Hands-On Mobile
Founded2000[1]
FounderDavid Bluhm(co-founder)[2]
Headquarters
San Francisco Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
50[3] (2002)

Hands-On Mobile, formally known as Mforma, is a wireless entertainment company established in 2000.

The company develops, publishes and distributes mobile content via network operators and portals. It offers its content in or via Java ME, BREW, SMS, MMS, and WAP in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Czech, Chinese and Korean.

Hands-On Mobile is a private company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It has further offices in San Diego, London and Manchester (UK), Madrid (Spain), Paris (France), Munich (Germany), Beijing and Shanghai (China), and São Paulo (Brazil).

Hands-On Mobile's investors include eFund International,[1][4] Draper Fisher Jurvetson, General Catalyst Partners, Institutional Venture Partners and Bessemer Venture Partners.

History

Mforma was founded in 2000.[1] The company changed its name to Hands-On Mobile in April 2006.[5]

Senior officers

  • Judy Wade, CEO
  • Harjeet Singh Director

Partners

Notable customers

AT&T,[6] Sprint/Nextel, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, Alltel, US Cellular, Bell Mobility,

Notable media partners

Activision, Billboard, CBS, NASCAR, NBA, and World Poker Tour.

Published applications

References

  1. 1 2 3 Meisner, Jeff. "Exclusive Reports". The Business Journals. Archived from the original on May 25, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Exclusive Reports". The Business Journals. Archived from the original on March 2, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Meisner, Jeff (August 1, 2003). "Mforma a hit in Hollywood". The Business Journals. Archived from the original on February 9, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mforma seeks to buy wireless-tech firms". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. July 6, 2001. Archived from the original on February 16, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  5. ↑ "MFORMA Becomes Hands-On". IGN. April 7, 2006. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ Winters, Chris (2001). "Follow the Money: Building a tech startup, Lego style". King County Journal. Archived from the original on February 4, 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ Caldwell, Patrick (July 26, 2006). "Hands-On Mobile finds top exec". GameSpot. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
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