In a major strategic pivot, IMVU is shifting away from its virtual world roots to social games and entertainment. In doing so, it is swimming in the same stream as companies that are adapting ...

IMVU, a social networking and instant messaging client which uses 3D avatars to represent its users, announced Thursday that they have hired David Fleck to serve as vice president of marketing for ...

I can see now what many of you might say about IMVU, especially after watching the embedded video. I know that many players will find the game, the world, and the virtual social connection nothing ...

IMVU has been late to Zuckerberg’s party— the company’s only footprint on the site is a relatively young profile page. Rosenzweig says the gaming component is critical to the long term strategy.

IMVU has raised more than $77 million from five rounds since it was co-founded by “The Lean Startup” author Eric Ries back in 2004. The company declined to disclose its post-money valuation.

Phonebites, the San Francisco start-up that sells “bites” for audio clips which mobile phone users can download and then play during phone calls, has raised $7 million in a second round of ...