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Unity

Unity is a leading software solution for creating and operating real-time 3D digital content for gaming, film, architecture, and automotive industries.

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OverviewProductsCreate with UnityUnity gaming services and game optimizationIndustrial applicationsCreative workflowLearningMerger with ironSourceLocationsHistoryTimelineTable: Funding RoundsTable: ProductsTable: AcquisitionsTable: SBIR/STTR AwardsTable: PatentsTable: Further ResourcesReferences
unity.com
Is a
Company
Company
Software
Software
Organization
Organization

Company attributes

Industry
Video game industry
Video game industry
3
Animation
Animation
3
Technology
Technology
Software
Software
3
Location
Spain
Spain
2
San Francisco
San Francisco
2
Belgium
Belgium
2
Colombia
Colombia
2
China
China
2
Finland
Finland
2
Germany
Germany
2
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
2
...
B2X
B2B
B2B
CEO
John Riccitiello
John Riccitiello
4
Founder
Nicholas Francis
Nicholas Francis
11
David Helgason
David Helgason
11
Joachim Ante
Joachim Ante
11
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles.../51156-64
Legal Name
Unity Software Inc.2
Date Incorporated
May 28, 2009
2
Number of Employees (Ranges)
5,001 – 10,0001
Phone Number
+141553931622
Number of Employees
5,2452
Full Address
30 3rd Street San Francisco, California 94103‑31042
CIK Number
1,810,80613
Place of Incorporation
Delaware
Delaware
2
Investors
FREES FUND
FREES FUND
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)
DFJ
DFJ
D1 Capital Partners
D1 Capital Partners
Diane Greene
Diane Greene
David Gardner (entrepreneur)
David Gardner (entrepreneur)
Max Levchin
Max Levchin
China Investment Corporation
China Investment Corporation
...
IRS Number
270,334,8035
Founded Date
2004
2
Total Funding Amount (USD)
1,418,500,000
Latest Funding Round Date
July 25, 2019
Competitors
Mixamo
Mixamo
18
Rooom
Rooom
19
Mapped
Mapped
Chartboost
Chartboost
20
Edgegap
Edgegap
21
Superscale
Superscale
IronSource
IronSource
Threedium
Threedium
...
Stock Symbol
U5
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
5
Board of Directors
Roelof Botha
Roelof Botha
4
Keisha Smith Jeremie
Keisha Smith Jeremie
4
Alyssa Henry
Alyssa Henry
4
Robynne Sisco
Robynne Sisco
4
David Helgason
David Helgason
4
Michelle K. Lee
Michelle K. Lee
4
John Riccitiello
John Riccitiello
4
Barry Schuler
Barry Schuler
4
...
CTO
Joachim Ante
Joachim Ante
23
CFO
Luis Felipe Visoso
Luis Felipe Visoso
12
Former CEO
David Helgason
David Helgason
25
Also Known As
Unity Technologies2
Unity Software Inc.2
Unity2
Latest Funding Type
Private equity
Private equity

Software attributes

License
Proprietary
First Release
June 6, 2005
24

Other attributes

Blog
blog.unity.com
Company Operating Status
Active3
Strategic Partnerships
Crypto Pirates
Crypto Pirates
14
CryptoMines
CryptoMines
15
Juego Studios Private Limited
Juego Studios Private Limited
16
Prime Chain
Prime Chain
17
FarmerCrypto
FarmerCrypto
Latest Funding Round Amount (USD)
525,000,000
Partner Organizations
Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics
26
Tech Mahindra
Tech Mahindra
27
Arm Holdings
Arm Holdings
26
Tata Elxsi
Tata Elxsi
27
Oculus VR
Oculus VR
28
Magic Leap
Magic Leap
28
Appearition Pty Ltd
Appearition Pty Ltd
27
Google
Google
28
...
Published Date
June 8, 2005
Public/Private
Public2
Wikidata ID
Q63966
Overview

Unity is a leading global software platform for creating and operating real-time 3D digital content. The company is also referred to as Unity Technologies and Unity Software Inc., its legal name.

The company provides a comprehensive set of software solutions to create, run, and monetize interactive, real-time 2D and 3D content for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, consoles, and augmented and virtual reality devices. Game developers, artists, architects, automotive designers, filmmakers, and others use Unity to make their creations, and the industries Unity serves include gaming, film, architecture, and automotive.

Brilliant, breathtaking games made with Unity | Unity (March 2021)

In 2021, 72 percent of the top one thousand mobile games and over 50 percent of games across mobile, PC, and console were made with Unity. Unity products can run on over twenty different platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, PS4, and Xbox, and are used in over 190 countries.

Unity is a public company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "U." The company had its IPO on September 18, 2020, with its shares jumping up from its premarket price of $52 to $75 at open and ending the trading day at $68. In the fourth quarter of 2021, Unity had, on average, 3.9 billion monthly active end users who consumed content, created content, or operated with its solutions. The applications developed by these creators were downloaded, on average, five billion times per month in 2021.

Products

Unity is a content creation and operating platform made up of two complementary and interconnected solutions: Create Solutions and Operate Solutions. Used together, customers can create, run, and monetize their content across a broad range of third-party content distribution platforms.

Create with Unity

Unity Pro is the flagship product from Unity for creative design. The company offers a more affordable version called Unity Plus for companies that have made or raised under $200,000. Unity's other products in its creative suite include Unity Enterprise, Backtrace, Plastic SCM Cloud Edition, Cloudbuild, Parsec, Unity Build Server, Unity Essential Success, Optimization Accelerator, Odin Enterprise, and Automated QA.

Unity gaming services and game optimization

Unity gaming services include a variety of products: Game Server Hosting, Matchmaker, Multiplay, Vivox, Relay, Lobby, Cloud Code, Cloud Save, Cloud Content Delivery, Economy, Unity Analytics, Cloud Diagnostics, Monetize, Unity Ads, User Acquisition, Mediation, Unity Distribution Portal, deltaDNA, and Remote Config. Game optimization products are Machine Learning Agents and Helpshift.

Industrial applications

Unity's industrial applications include Unity Industrial Collection, Unity Reflect Review, Unity Reflect Develop, VisualLive, Pixyz, Unity Simulation Pro, Furioos, Interact, Pacelab WEAVR, Unity Forma, Computer Vision, and Perspective.

Creative workflow

Unity has a suite of products dedicated to workflow: Unity MARS, OTOY OctaneRender, Asset Store, SpeedTree, and Ziva.

Learning

Unity offers products for students and classrooms, including Unity Edlab, Unity Academic Alliance, Unity Education Grant License, Unity Educator, Unity Student, Unity Personal, Unity Certifications, Unity Learn, and On-Demand Training.

Merger with ironSource

In July 2022, Unity announced plans to merge with ironSource, (NYSE: IS), a leading business platform that empowers mobile content creators to turn their apps into scalable, successful businesses. The deal would be all-stock with ironSource valued at $4.4 billion, and the merger is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2022. ironSource plans to merge into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Unity.

Locations

Unity is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and has operations in the United States, Denmark, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Lithuania, Portugal, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

History

Unity was founded by David Helgason, Joachim Ante, and Nicholas Francis. The company was founded as Over the Edge Entertainment in Denmark in 2004. In May 2009, the company reorganized as a Delaware corporation, as Unity Software Inc.

Timeline

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Funding Rounds

Products

Acquisitions

SBIR/STTR Awards

Patents

Further Resources

Title
Author
Link
Type
Date

Unity

https://www.youtube.com/c/unity/featured

Web

Unity Announces Merger Agreement with ironSource

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220713005473/en/Unity-Announces-Merger-Agreement-with-ironSource

Web

July 13, 2022

Unity UPO: Driving the Next Generation of Content Creation, in Gaming and Beyond

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https://www.sequoiacap.com/article/unity-upo-driving-the-next-generation-of-content-creation-in-gaming-and-beyond/

Web

September 22, 2020

Video-Game Technology Maker Unity Software Is Cutting More Than 200 Jobs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-30/unity-maker-of-video-game-building-tools-cuts-over-200-workers

Web

June 29, 2022

https://digital.wpi.edu/concern/student_works/tx31qh96p?locale=en

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