SOFTWARE SECTOR: Internet & New Media
STATUS: Current Portfolio Company
WEBSITE: www.jagex.com

Jagex Limited is a global leader in massive multiplayer online gaming (MMORPG). Jagex’s offerings range from smaller, free-to-play “mini-games” to its flagship game, RuneScape, which is one of the most popular MMORPGs. Jagex has proprietary network communication and graphics compression technologies which are utilized in all its games. These technologies are continually evolving and form the backbone of Jagex’s development plans. Jagex intends to become a significant online operator in all the major gaming markets worldwide; developing and commercializing highly compelling persistent character games that appeal to as wide an audience as possible, based on cutting edge technologies developed in house. Jagex was founded in 2001.