Sensor Tower collects analytics on mobile apps and games.
Sensor Tower collects analytics on mobile apps and games.
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Sensor Tower raises $45 million for mobile app market intelligence

Sensor Tower has raised $45 million from Riverwood Capital for its business of providing market intelligence for mobile apps. The companies said the strategic partnership marks a new phase in Sensor Tower’s operations: developing an analytics platform that delivers the industry’s most accurate data on the mobile ecosystem.

San Francisco-based Sensor Tower previously raised a total of $1 million in seed investment and has been profitable since its founding in 2013. Sensor Tower saw record annual recurring revenue (ARR) in 2019, with 65% growth year-over-year. The company did not disclose the actual figure.

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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.