Overwolf
{{Short description|Software platform for developers of video game design}}
{{Infobox website
| name = Overwolf
| logo = {{mim|align=center|border=infobox|image_style=background-color:#060606|image1=overwolf vertical.svg}}
| headquarters = Tel Aviv, Israel
| author = Uri Marchand, Gil Or, Alon Rabinowitz, Nir Finkelstein
| type = User-generated content platform
| website = {{URL|https://www.overwolf.com}}
}}
Overwolf is a software platform designed to help developers create extensions for video games, which are then offered to users through Overwolf's App Store.
History
Overwolf was founded in 2010 by Uri Marchand, Gil Or, Alon Rabinowitz and Nir Finkelstein with a cash seed investment from Joseph (Yossi) Vardi. In September 2013, another $5.3 million was invested by Venture Capital Marker LLC.{{cite web|url = https://venturebeat.com/2013/09/17/israels-overwolf-raises-5-3m-for-user-generated-game-add-on-tools/ |title = Israel's Overwolf raises $5.3M for user-generated game add-on tools | first = Dean | last = Takahashi | date = September 17, 2013 | access-date = September 17, 2013 | work = VentureBeat }} At the start of their Beta release in 2011,{{cite web|url = https://venturebeat.com/2011/08/02/overwolf-launches-social-overlay-for-online-games/ |title = Overwolf launches social overlay for online games| first = Dean | last = Takahashi | date = August 2, 2011 | access-date = August 2, 2011 | work = VentureBeat }} Overwolf had 50,000 users. As of early 2013, Overwolf had reached 1 million users.{{cite web|url = http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/175167/Overwolf_Surpasses_One_Million_Users_Launches_InGameAppstore.php |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205751/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/175167/Overwolf_Surpasses_One_Million_Users_Launches_InGameAppstore.php |url-status = dead |archive-date = March 3, 2016 |title = Overwolf Surpasses One Million Users, Launches In-Game Appstore | date = August 1, 2012 | access-date = August 1, 2012 | work = Gamasutra }} In September 2012, Overwolf opened its Software Development Kit.{{cite web|url = https://venturebeat.com/2012/08/01/overwolf-opens-an-in-game-appstore-for-player-created-goods-for-online-games/ |title = Overwolf opens its in-game app store to publishers and code-savvy gamers | first = Dean | last = Takahashi | date = August 1, 2012 | access-date = August 1, 2012 | work = VentureBeat }}
In June 2020, Overwolf acquired CurseForge, for an undisclosed sum,{{cite web |title=CurseForge Mods and Addons - FAQ |url=https://curseforge.overwolf.com/faq/ |publisher=Overwolf |access-date=22 June 2020}} from Twitch.{{cite web |last1=Shieber |first1=Jonathan |title=In-game app-development platform Overwolf acquires CurseForge assets from Twitch to get into mods |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/22/in-game-app-development-platform-overwolf-acquires-curseforge-assets-from-twitch-to-get-into-mods/ |website=TechCrunch |publisher=Verizon Media |access-date=22 June 2020}}
In March 2022, Overwolf acquired the UK-based payment platform software specialist Tebex in a $29 million deal.{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Insider |title=Payment platform specialist acquired in $29m deal |url=https://www.insidermedia.com/news/midlands/payment-platform-specialist-acquired-in-29m-deal |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=Insider Media Ltd |language=en}}