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Ouya

HardwareUSAClosed 2015

Total Raised

$33M

Peak Valuation

Undisclosed

Employees

Year Collapsed

2015

Business model

Low-cost, open Android-based gaming console sold direct to consumers.

In brief

Launched via one of the most successful Kickstarter campaigns of its time, promising an affordable, open gaming console for independent developers to reach TV screens. The console's hardware quickly fell behind more powerful competitors, its software store struggled to attract ma…

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Key facts

Founded
2012
Closed
2015
Headquarters
Los Angeles, USA
Industry
Hardware
Employees
Revenue
Undisclosed
Founders
Julie Uhrman

Related failures

Often compared with: Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck.