# Kihon: Computer games, Tucson, United States

> Kihon: Kihon is a collection of industry veterans who specialize in micro-transactional games with integrated social features. Based in Tucson, United States.

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# Kihon

Kihon is a collection of industry veterans who specialize in micro-transactional games with integrated social features.

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Funding reported Last round: Seed

Computer games Tucson, United States

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Company summary

- **Founded:** 2011 15 years old
- **Team:** 3 1 to 10 people
- **Funding reported:** $2.2M in dollars
- **Last round:** Seed May 2014

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- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

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## About Kihon

Kihon is a collection of industry veterans who specialize in micro-transactional games with integrated social features.

Kihon has released three iOS titles to date: "Baby Monkey (going backwards on a pig)", "SketchPhrase", and "Dojo Danger". Each title is extremely polished, highly reviewed, and drastically unique. Combined they give a sense of the breadth of our skill-set which ranges from freemium to premium; casual to core; single player to asynchronous multiplayer. Prior to Kihon, the team was making large-scale micro-transactional Facebook game titles for Sony Online Entertainment. Key members of the team brought the award-winning game "PoxNora" to market.

## What company datasets say Kihon raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$2.2M** in dollars

Rounds **2**

Last round **Seed**

Last round size **$660K**

Last round date **May 2014**

Investors listed **2**

SEC Form D **$2.2M sold, 3 filings, last Jun 2014**

## Funding filed with regulators

Kihon filed 3 raises, $2.2M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- May 2014 **$385K** 6 investors equity, other of $700K offered SEC Form D
- Aug 2013 **$275K** 7 investors equity of $400K offered SEC Form D
- Feb 2012 **$1.5M** 1 investor equity SEC Form D

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

- **Bryan Rypkowski** Executive Officer i
- **Daniel Kopycienski** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Mark Grossnickle** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Bryan Dhillon* *Dan Fiden*

## The company, in detail

What they build

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- **Sector:** Computer games
- **Industry code:** NAICS 51, SIC 7375
- **Region:** Arizona
- **Revenue:** $2.7M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/kihon)

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