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UGO Networks, Incorporated is a website providing coverage of online media in entertainment for males age 18-34. Founded in April 1997, the company is based in New York City, New York, USA. With contributors spanning the globe, UGO has assembled a cast of experts for every dimension of entertainment - games, movies, TV, DVDs, animation, music, tech, sports, comics, and girls.

From Spider-Man to Tiger Woods, Everquest to The Matrix, franchises are emerging and attracting 18 - 34 year old guys in manic proportions. UGO is an integral part of that journey, feeding the frenzy of fantasy culture.

Reaching 1 in 10 men on the Web with approximately 10 million monthly unique U.S. visitors, UGO is a dominant force in the male focused online entertainment category, consistently placing among the Nielsen//NetRatings' Top 10 Entertainment Properties.

Since its inception in 1997, UGO Networks, Inc. has internally raised $83 million in equity capital, $24 million of which was raised in March of 2001. The company is headquartered in New York.

[edit] Features

Hero Machine lets you create your own hero and share it with friends.
Studio UGO features exclusive live performances by up and coming artists like 30 Seconds to Mars, Three Days Grace, The Wreckers, and many more.

[edit] Company Snapshot

Company Name: UGO Networks, Incorporated
Founded: April, 1997
Headquarters: New York, NY
Profile: UGO Networks, Inc. (pronounced "Yu-Ji-Oh") is an online entertainment network with channels dedicated to the diversions young men obsess over - games, movies, TV, DVDs, animation, music, tech, sports, comics, and girls. Reaching 1 in 10 men on the Web, UGO is a force in the male focused online entertainment category.

Management:

J Moses, Chief Executive Officer
Michael McCracken, President and Chief Operating Officer
Brian LaRock, Chief Financial Officer
Richard Kennedy, Vice President, Business Development

Board:

Steven Dietz, Principal, GRP
J Moses, Chief Executive Officer, UGO Networks, Inc.
Michael Raphael, Investment Manager, CMS Companies
Yves Sisteron, Principal, GRP
Strauss Zelnick, Founder, ZelnickMedia