Skillz Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2012

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 240

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • SKLZ

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 4

  • Share Price
  • $6.44
  • (As of Tuesday Closing)

Skillz General Information

Description

Skillz Inc is a mobile game development company. It is engaged in re-inventing competitive mobile gaming and thereby expanding the mobile gaming market.

Contact Information

Website
www.skillz.com
Formerly Known As
Lookout Gaming
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Primary Industry
Entertainment Software
Stock Exchange
NYS
Corporate Office
  • P.O. Box 445
  • San Francisco, CA 94104
  • United States
+1 (415) 000-0000

Skillz Timeline

2021202220232024
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

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Skillz Stock Performance

(As of Tuesday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$6.44 $5.92 $3.96 - $14.78 $116M 18M 139K -$5.11

Skillz Financials Summary

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Dec-2023 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022 FY 2021 31-Dec-2021
EV (64,357) (64,357) 36,559 2,499,557
Revenue 150,113 150,113 269,709 380,154
EBITDA (101,334) (101,334) (397,357) (194,178)
Net Income (106,694) (106,694) (438,875) (187,925)
Total Assets 395,504 395,504 621,295 1,021,124
Total Debt 135,872 135,872 288,381 297,013
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Skillz Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA
Post-Val Status Debt

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Skillz Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion
Price
% Owned

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Skillz Comparisons

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Skillz Competitors (12)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Playtika Formerly PE-Backed Herzliya, Israel 0000 00.000 00000000000 00.000
DraftKings Formerly VC-backed Boston, MA 0000 00.000 000000000 00.000
Herosphere Formerly VC-backed Vienna, Austria 0 00000 000000&0 00000
Zynga Corporate Backed or Acquired San Mateo, CA 0000 00.000 000000&0 00.000
Roblox Formerly VC-backed San Mateo, CA 0000 00.000 000000000 00.000
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Skillz Patents

Skillz Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240137425-A1 System and method for remotely controlling cloud-based client applications Pending 20-Oct-2022 000000000
US-20240135349-A1 System and method for remotely modifying cloud-based client applications Pending 20-Oct-2022 000000000
US-20230385856-A1 System and method for determining lifetime value of users of client applications Pending 31-May-2022 00000000000
US-20230216933-A1 System and method for remotely interacting with cloud-based client applications Active 30-Dec-2021 0000000000 00
US-20230214876-A1 System and method for real-time user response prediction for content presentations on client devices Pending 30-Dec-2021 G06Q30/0243 0
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Skillz Executive Team (30)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Andrew Paradise Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman
Gaetano Franceschi Chief Financial Officer
Elly Ryu Chief Accounting Officer, Accounting & Controller, Finance
Casey Chafkin Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Revenue Officer & Board Member
Stanley Mbugua Chief Accounting Officer, Accounting
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Skillz Board Members (10)

Name Representing Role Since
Alexander Mandel Self Board Member 000 0000
Andrew Paradise Skillz Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman 000 0000
Casey Chafkin Skillz Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Revenue Officer & Board Member 000 0000
Harry Sloan JD Flying Eagle Acquisition Board Member 000 0000
Kent Wakeford JD Self Board Member 000 0000
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Skillz Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Skillz Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Skillz Investments & Acquisitions (4)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Aarki 16-Jul-2021 0000000000 00000 Media and Information Services (B2B) 000000 00
Exit Games 13-Jul-2021 000000000 000.00 Entertainment Software 000000 00
Flying Eagle Acquisition 16-Dec-2020 0000000000 Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) 000000 00
FiveAlive 30-Dec-2019 Merger/Acquisition Entertainment Software
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Skillz Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Aarki Media and Information Services (B2B) San Francisco, CA 0000
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Skillz ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated September, 07, 2023

19.8 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

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Management

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Peers Analysis

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Skillz FAQs

  • When was Skillz founded?

    Skillz was founded in 2012.

  • Who is the founder of Skillz?

    Andrew Paradise and Casey Chafkin are the founders of Skillz.

  • Who is the CEO of Skillz?

    Andrew Paradise is the CEO of Skillz.

  • Where is Skillz headquartered?

    Skillz is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

  • What is the size of Skillz?

    Skillz has 240 total employees.

  • What industry is Skillz in?

    Skillz’s primary industry is Entertainment Software.

  • Is Skillz a private or public company?

    Skillz is a Public company.

  • What is Skillz’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Skillz is SKLZ.

  • What is the current stock price of Skillz?

    As of 14-May-2024 the stock price of Skillz is $6.44.

  • What is the current market cap of Skillz?

    The current market capitalization of Skillz is $116M.

  • What is Skillz’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Skillz is $150M.

  • Who are Skillz’s competitors?

    Playtika, DraftKings, Herosphere, Zynga, and Roblox are some of the 12 competitors of Skillz.

  • What is Skillz’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Skillz’s EPS for 12 months was -$5.11.

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