AppOnBoard lets you try out an app or game in demo form.
AppOnBoard lets you try out an app or game in demo form.
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AppOnBoard raises $15 million to create playable demos for mobile apps

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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AppOnboard has raised $15 million for playable demos and games that let people experience an app before choosing to download it from an app store. AppOnboard calls these “full-fidelity” mobile demos for apps and games.

Korea Investment Partners, Mirae Asset Management, Mantaray, MTG, and Runa Capital led the round, with additional investment from existing investors London Venture Partners, Troy Capital Partners, and Ophir Capital Group. To date, the company has raised $20 million.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.