Catch+Release
Series A in 2023
Catch&Release, Inc. operates an online platform that facilitates the search and licensing of web content for videos and commercials. Founded in 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, the company specializes in streamlining the clearance and licensing process through its Content Exchange platform. This platform allows users to organize shots from various online sources, receive Clearance Ratings to identify licensable content, and initiate the licensing process easily. Catch&Release handles negotiations for copyright and model clearances, provides indemnification, and maintains all necessary documentation and transaction records. By curating a diverse portfolio of story-driven content from artists and creators, the company enables brands and advertisers to efficiently license film, photography, and audio, enhancing their promotional efforts.
Mason is a no-code, headless content toolkit that streamlines the creation, editing, and organization of graphic designs for eCommerce storefronts. By leveraging AI and an API-based infrastructure, Mason enables brands to efficiently produce personalized content, such as videos, GIFs, and high-quality product images. This capability allows brand content teams to maintain a consistent and engaging shopping experience across diverse channels, including webstores, apps, and social media platforms. Mason's platform is designed to facilitate scalable creative production, allowing clients to concentrate on developing original ideas and effectively bringing them to market.
Passionfruit
Seed Round in 2022
Passionfruit is bringing together the next generation of leading independent marketing talent and providing a digital home where they can work, learn and earn, so startups and enterprises can work with them on-demand.
Amagi Media Labs
Venture Round in 2022
Amagi Media Labs is a media technology company that offers cloud-based solutions for broadcast and connected TV. The company facilitates the geographic targeting of TV advertisements. It is a unique mix of media and innovation that has made way for a new TV-media advertising platform. Amagi brings services that are cost-effective, powerful, focused, and result-oriented. Headquartered in New York, Amagi was founded in 2008.
Amagi Media Labs
Private Equity Round in 2021
Amagi Media Labs is a media technology company that offers cloud-based solutions for broadcast and connected TV. The company facilitates the geographic targeting of TV advertisements. It is a unique mix of media and innovation that has made way for a new TV-media advertising platform. Amagi brings services that are cost-effective, powerful, focused, and result-oriented. Headquartered in New York, Amagi was founded in 2008.
CreatorStack
Seed Round in 2021
CreatorStack is a digital media platform that supports content creators in launching and managing their creative careers. The company provides tools for online streaming and content creation, empowering creators to take control of their growth and achieve self-sufficiency. By enabling clients to build their brands, CreatorStack helps them unlock new and existing revenue streams, ensuring that they are not exploited by social media platforms for their work. The focus is on fostering an environment where creators can thrive and monetize their passions effectively.
MyGlamm is a direct-to-consumer beauty brand that offers an online beauty products marketplace with international spa and salon products. The company uses a combination of technology, content, and social media to allow consumers to not only discover its products but also create rich, personalized, content and tutorial. MyGlamm was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
koodos labs
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Koodos operates a digital platform focused on empowering users to manage their personal data and enhance their online experiences. The company develops innovative products that facilitate personal data management and secure integrations, allowing individuals and developers to take control over their digital lives. By promoting data portability, Koodos aims to enable users to navigate the complexities of the digital landscape with greater autonomy and security.
Simsim is building a horizontal e-commerce platform keeping in mind the shopping behaviour of the Indian consumer and the need for trust and solutions in the local language. Lack of models catering to these needs of the customers has led to low overall penetration of online sales in the country. The next wave of online commerce in India will be enabled by solving for these unmet needs of the customer. Simsim uses a unique combination of content and commerce to help customers discover the right products for themselves.
Mason
Funding Round in 2019
Mason is a no-code, headless content toolkit that streamlines the creation, editing, and organization of graphic designs for eCommerce storefronts. By leveraging AI and an API-based infrastructure, Mason enables brands to efficiently produce personalized content, such as videos, GIFs, and high-quality product images. This capability allows brand content teams to maintain a consistent and engaging shopping experience across diverse channels, including webstores, apps, and social media platforms. Mason's platform is designed to facilitate scalable creative production, allowing clients to concentrate on developing original ideas and effectively bringing them to market.
Visto
Private Equity Round in 2016
Visto is a technology company focused on enhancing transparency, interoperability, and accountability in digital advertising. Its Visto Enterprise Advertising Hub serves as a vendor-agnostic platform that consolidates the entire ad tech stack into a single, user-friendly interface. This platform enables brands, media companies, and agencies to manage execution partners effectively, optimize advertising spend, measure performance, and leverage analytics to improve operational efficiencies and return on investment. Additionally, Visto's solutions facilitate the unification of the programmatic advertising ecosystem, allowing users to control audience reach and frequency while coordinating messaging across various media channels. Through its offerings, Visto aims to provide clarity and control in data-driven advertising.
Pond5 is the world’s largest, most vibrant video-first content marketplace, providing filmmakers, creators, and producers of all kinds with the content, inspiration, and tools they need to improve their projects. As the only content marketplace that meaningfully shares licensing revenue with its contributing artists, Pond5 is driven by a commitment to its passionate and growing global community of more than 60,000 professional visual and audio creators, providing a platform where their creative work can flourish, and helping them to make a sustainable living. With groundbreaking features like visual search for video and integrations into all major video-editing software, Pond5 is innovating daily, making it easier to find and use the content that creatives need to bring their vision to life. Pond5 is a venture-backed company funded by Accel Partners and Stripes Group with offices in New York, Dublin, Prague, London, and LA.
Krux helps companies deliver personalized commerce, media, and marketing experiences to the right people, in the right way, at the right time across all devices, browsers, and operating systems. Krux’s cloud-based data management platform (DMP) unifies people data from multiple screens and sources into a single view of the individual, analyzes the data to understand each individual’s preferences, and activates the data across every channel (desktop, mobile, social, display, web, set-top) in real time. Founded in 2010, Krux interacts with over two billion browsers and devices worldwide, serves over 20 billion page views per month, and processes more than 1.5 billion CRM records per month. Krux is a venture-backed company headquartered in San Francisco with offices across four continents. Krux clients such as Kellogg, Time Warner, and Meredith have achieved a 10x return or higher on their investment. Follow Krux on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+.
PandoDaily
Series A in 2014
PandoDaily is an online publication based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in technology news, analysis, and commentary, with a particular emphasis on Silicon Valley and startup companies. Founded in 2011, the company provides a range of content, including published articles, monthly events, live video streams, and an extensive video archive. Additionally, PandoDaily features PandoTicker, a service that delivers daily news updates related to the startup ecosystem. Through its various offerings, PandoDaily aims to inform and engage its audience on developments within the technology sector.
Amplify.LA
Venture Round in 2014
Amplify.LA is a venture capital firm and startup accelerator based in Venice, California, founded in December 2011. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, focusing on sectors such as social media, mobile applications, consumer internet, software as a service (SaaS), digital media, and technology. Amplify.LA typically invests between $0.1 million and $0.25 million in its portfolio companies, aiming to acquire an equity stake of eight to ten percent. The firm does not invest in hardware, cleantech, heavy research and development, service-based businesses, physical goods, creative projects, or small markets. Amplify.LA provides its portfolio companies with free workspace in Venice, supporting strong teams from their initial funding rounds through to exit opportunities. The firm has successfully backed numerous companies that have collectively raised over half a billion dollars, achieving notable exits to major companies like Apple and Google.
SureWaves
Series B in 2014
SureWaves MediaTech Private Limited, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, provides innovative media convergence solutions aimed at transforming television advertising. The company operates Skynet, a programmatic advertising marketplace that allows marketers to efficiently plan and purchase audience-targeted ads on broadcast TV. Additionally, SureWaves Spot TV Network enables brands to connect with diverse audiences through local cable and regional satellite channels. The organization is leveraging advances in cloud computing to develop the SureWaves Media Grid, an integrated platform for ad aggregation, content delivery, and media management. With a leadership team comprised of experienced professionals from various sectors, SureWaves has filed over 40 patents related to its technology. The company has successfully entered the digital out-of-home market and expanded its services to local television advertising, making advertising more accessible and measurable for clients.
Eventifier
Seed Round in 2013
Eventifier is a Bangalore-based startup that aggregates and then creates archives of social media content from conferences, providing a smarter way to archive all your event photos, videos, slides, tweets, conversations and much more from the entire Web.
Vox Media
Series E in 2013
Vox Media is a prominent media company that specializes in creating, publishing, and distributing online content tailored to young adults globally. Founded in 2012, it operates a diverse portfolio of brands, including SB Nation, which focuses on sports and fan communities; The Verge, a technology publication; Polygon, aimed at adult gamers; Vox.com, which covers news and interests; Eater, centered on food and dining; Racked, which focuses on shopping, beauty, and fashion; Curbed, dedicated to real estate and home; and Re/code, a tech business publication. Additionally, Vox Media encompasses Vox Creative, a division that develops marketing narratives for brands, and offers advertising services through Vox Advertising and the Concert advertising solution. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in New York City, Vox Media is committed to sustainable editorial practices and responsible industry leadership.
Visto
Venture Round in 2013
Visto is a technology company focused on enhancing transparency, interoperability, and accountability in digital advertising. Its Visto Enterprise Advertising Hub serves as a vendor-agnostic platform that consolidates the entire ad tech stack into a single, user-friendly interface. This platform enables brands, media companies, and agencies to manage execution partners effectively, optimize advertising spend, measure performance, and leverage analytics to improve operational efficiencies and return on investment. Additionally, Visto's solutions facilitate the unification of the programmatic advertising ecosystem, allowing users to control audience reach and frequency while coordinating messaging across various media channels. Through its offerings, Visto aims to provide clarity and control in data-driven advertising.
Spotify Limited is a leading digital music-streaming service that offers users on-demand access to a vast library of songs across various devices, including computers, mobile phones, and home entertainment systems. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Spotify allows users to search for and discover music from friends, artists, and celebrities, while also enabling them to create, share, and edit playlists collaboratively. The platform includes features like personalized recommendations and radio playlists based on users' listening habits. Spotify operates on a freemium model, with revenue generated primarily from its premium subscription service and a secondary ad-supported service. As of 2023, the company boasts 602 million monthly active users, with a significant portion of its revenue derived from subscriptions. Additionally, Spotify provides tools for artists to promote their music through advertising and social media integration.
MoPub, a division of Twitter, specializes in mobile app monetization by providing a comprehensive platform for app publishers. Founded in 2010 by former engineers and product managers from Google and AdMob, MoPub offers tools that enable real-time bidding, ad serving, and ad network mediation. This platform facilitates cross-promotion and allows advertisers to access billions of ad impressions, leveraging hyper-targeted data from app publishers to enhance ad performance and user engagement. MoPub aims to simplify the monetization process for mobile application developers, thereby optimizing their advertising strategies.
YuMe
Venture Round in 2012
YuMe, Inc. is a provider of digital video brand advertising solutions, operating both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company specializes in helping advertisers reach targeted audiences across various internet-connected devices. YuMe's technology platform addresses the complexities of running effective digital video advertising campaigns, enabling brands to enhance favorability and drive sales. The company also offers software to monetize professionally-produced content and applications for digital media properties. By aligning relevant audiences from its digital media property partners with suitable advertising campaigns, YuMe facilitates digital video advertising that meets the specific needs of brand advertisers. As of February 2018, YuMe operates as a subsidiary of RhythmOne plc.
Legendary Entertainment
Private Equity Round in 2012
Legendary Entertainment is a media company that specializes in creating and distributing content for television and digital platforms globally. The company engages in the development, co-production, co-financing, and distribution of motion pictures, often collaborating with other production studios. Legendary Entertainment focuses on producing content that appeals to mainstream audiences, particularly targeting the influential fandom demographic. Its portfolio includes box-office films, television shows, and comic storylines, showcasing a commitment to delivering diverse entertainment options to viewers around the world.
Animoca Brands
Series A in 2011
Animoca Brands is a metaverse and gaming venture capital firm that focuses on driving digital property rights to gamers and internet users through NFTs. It utilizes gamification and blockchain to develop and market a portfolio of mobile applications, games, and additional products oriented to educational learning to ensure transparency, security, and new business models.
Krux helps companies deliver personalized commerce, media, and marketing experiences to the right people, in the right way, at the right time across all devices, browsers, and operating systems. Krux’s cloud-based data management platform (DMP) unifies people data from multiple screens and sources into a single view of the individual, analyzes the data to understand each individual’s preferences, and activates the data across every channel (desktop, mobile, social, display, web, set-top) in real time. Founded in 2010, Krux interacts with over two billion browsers and devices worldwide, serves over 20 billion page views per month, and processes more than 1.5 billion CRM records per month. Krux is a venture-backed company headquartered in San Francisco with offices across four continents. Krux clients such as Kellogg, Time Warner, and Meredith have achieved a 10x return or higher on their investment. Follow Krux on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+.
SureWaves
Series A in 2011
SureWaves MediaTech Private Limited, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, provides innovative media convergence solutions aimed at transforming television advertising. The company operates Skynet, a programmatic advertising marketplace that allows marketers to efficiently plan and purchase audience-targeted ads on broadcast TV. Additionally, SureWaves Spot TV Network enables brands to connect with diverse audiences through local cable and regional satellite channels. The organization is leveraging advances in cloud computing to develop the SureWaves Media Grid, an integrated platform for ad aggregation, content delivery, and media management. With a leadership team comprised of experienced professionals from various sectors, SureWaves has filed over 40 patents related to its technology. The company has successfully entered the digital out-of-home market and expanded its services to local television advertising, making advertising more accessible and measurable for clients.
MoPub, a division of Twitter, specializes in mobile app monetization by providing a comprehensive platform for app publishers. Founded in 2010 by former engineers and product managers from Google and AdMob, MoPub offers tools that enable real-time bidding, ad serving, and ad network mediation. This platform facilitates cross-promotion and allows advertisers to access billions of ad impressions, leveraging hyper-targeted data from app publishers to enhance ad performance and user engagement. MoPub aims to simplify the monetization process for mobile application developers, thereby optimizing their advertising strategies.
Spotify Limited is a leading digital music-streaming service that offers users on-demand access to a vast library of songs across various devices, including computers, mobile phones, and home entertainment systems. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Spotify allows users to search for and discover music from friends, artists, and celebrities, while also enabling them to create, share, and edit playlists collaboratively. The platform includes features like personalized recommendations and radio playlists based on users' listening habits. Spotify operates on a freemium model, with revenue generated primarily from its premium subscription service and a secondary ad-supported service. As of 2023, the company boasts 602 million monthly active users, with a significant portion of its revenue derived from subscriptions. Additionally, Spotify provides tools for artists to promote their music through advertising and social media integration.
OpenX Limited, based in Pasadena, California, specializes in digital advertising technology that aids businesses in managing ad revenue. Through its advanced platform, OpenX empowers brands to effectively reach their target audiences across various connected screens and ad formats. The company operates one of the world's largest and highest quality ad exchanges, where it aggregates and curates consumer interest in real time. This capability allows OpenX to serve over 30,000 recognized brands, more than 1,200 websites, and over 2,000 premium mobile apps. By providing insights into audience engagement, OpenX enables clients to optimize their advertising strategies and navigate the complexities of the open web efficiently.
Legendary Entertainment
Venture Round in 2011
Legendary Entertainment is a media company that specializes in creating and distributing content for television and digital platforms globally. The company engages in the development, co-production, co-financing, and distribution of motion pictures, often collaborating with other production studios. Legendary Entertainment focuses on producing content that appeals to mainstream audiences, particularly targeting the influential fandom demographic. Its portfolio includes box-office films, television shows, and comic storylines, showcasing a commitment to delivering diverse entertainment options to viewers around the world.
UberMedia
Series B in 2011
UberMedia’s diverse suite of products process billions of social, demographic, and location signals daily to understand and influence modern consumers with the most accurate business decision science. Targeted mobile advertising campaigns reach beyond generic visibility to solve real-world business objectives, including customer conquests, improved in-store visits, and increased sales. UberMedia delivers dynamic advertising solutions for Fortune 500 companies across retail, automotive, entertainment, and consumer markets. Recognized as a pioneer in targeted mobile advertising, UberMedia was listed as Fast Company’s “50 Most Innovative Companies” and The Wall Street Journal’s Top “50 Startups.” UberMedia is headquartered in Pasadena, CA as a network company of Idealab, a world-renowned operator of leading technology businesses. For more information, visit www.ubermedia.com.
MoPub, a division of Twitter, specializes in mobile app monetization by providing a comprehensive platform for app publishers. Founded in 2010 by former engineers and product managers from Google and AdMob, MoPub offers tools that enable real-time bidding, ad serving, and ad network mediation. This platform facilitates cross-promotion and allows advertisers to access billions of ad impressions, leveraging hyper-targeted data from app publishers to enhance ad performance and user engagement. MoPub aims to simplify the monetization process for mobile application developers, thereby optimizing their advertising strategies.
Migme Limited is a global digital media company focused on emerging markets offers migme, a fan-based social entertainment platform that offers chat, content, and microblogging services. It enables users to post bite-sized blogs, send messages, and exchange virtual gifts with each other. The site’s revenue is generated via gifts, games, avatar items, emoticons, and stickers. Migme Limited was founded in 2005 and is listed and registered in Australia, with headquarters in Singapore.
Vox Media
Series C in 2010
Vox Media is a prominent media company that specializes in creating, publishing, and distributing online content tailored to young adults globally. Founded in 2012, it operates a diverse portfolio of brands, including SB Nation, which focuses on sports and fan communities; The Verge, a technology publication; Polygon, aimed at adult gamers; Vox.com, which covers news and interests; Eater, centered on food and dining; Racked, which focuses on shopping, beauty, and fashion; Curbed, dedicated to real estate and home; and Re/code, a tech business publication. Additionally, Vox Media encompasses Vox Creative, a division that develops marketing narratives for brands, and offers advertising services through Vox Advertising and the Concert advertising solution. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in New York City, Vox Media is committed to sustainable editorial practices and responsible industry leadership.
Brightcove
Series D in 2010
Brightcove is a video technology company established in 2004 that provides cloud-based streaming solutions for a diverse range of sectors, including media, broadcasting, digital publishing, sports, entertainment, retail, and education. The company's flagship product, Brightcove Video Cloud, enables organizations to publish and distribute video content across various internet-connected devices. By leveraging innovative technologies and a robust global infrastructure, Brightcove empowers businesses in over 70 countries to enhance their engagement with audiences through professional video experiences. The company operates on a subscription-based software-as-a-service model, offering reliable customer support to ensure effective utilization of its services.
YuMe
Venture Round in 2010
YuMe, Inc. is a provider of digital video brand advertising solutions, operating both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company specializes in helping advertisers reach targeted audiences across various internet-connected devices. YuMe's technology platform addresses the complexities of running effective digital video advertising campaigns, enabling brands to enhance favorability and drive sales. The company also offers software to monetize professionally-produced content and applications for digital media properties. By aligning relevant audiences from its digital media property partners with suitable advertising campaigns, YuMe facilitates digital video advertising that meets the specific needs of brand advertisers. As of February 2018, YuMe operates as a subsidiary of RhythmOne plc.
Complex
Venture Round in 2009
Complex is a media platform that focuses on music, style, pop culture, sports, and sneakers. It serves as a hub for news and features, offering articles, interviews, and updates on music and sneaker releases. Additionally, Complex leverages social media to enhance its reach and engage with a global audience. It operates as a youth entertainment company, catering to diverse interests within the realms of style, food, music, and pop culture.
YuMe, Inc. is a provider of digital video brand advertising solutions, operating both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company specializes in helping advertisers reach targeted audiences across various internet-connected devices. YuMe's technology platform addresses the complexities of running effective digital video advertising campaigns, enabling brands to enhance favorability and drive sales. The company also offers software to monetize professionally-produced content and applications for digital media properties. By aligning relevant audiences from its digital media property partners with suitable advertising campaigns, YuMe facilitates digital video advertising that meets the specific needs of brand advertisers. As of February 2018, YuMe operates as a subsidiary of RhythmOne plc.
Vox Media
Series B in 2009
Vox Media is a prominent media company that specializes in creating, publishing, and distributing online content tailored to young adults globally. Founded in 2012, it operates a diverse portfolio of brands, including SB Nation, which focuses on sports and fan communities; The Verge, a technology publication; Polygon, aimed at adult gamers; Vox.com, which covers news and interests; Eater, centered on food and dining; Racked, which focuses on shopping, beauty, and fashion; Curbed, dedicated to real estate and home; and Re/code, a tech business publication. Additionally, Vox Media encompasses Vox Creative, a division that develops marketing narratives for brands, and offers advertising services through Vox Advertising and the Concert advertising solution. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in New York City, Vox Media is committed to sustainable editorial practices and responsible industry leadership.
OpenX Limited, based in Pasadena, California, specializes in digital advertising technology that aids businesses in managing ad revenue. Through its advanced platform, OpenX empowers brands to effectively reach their target audiences across various connected screens and ad formats. The company operates one of the world's largest and highest quality ad exchanges, where it aggregates and curates consumer interest in real time. This capability allows OpenX to serve over 30,000 recognized brands, more than 1,200 websites, and over 2,000 premium mobile apps. By providing insights into audience engagement, OpenX enables clients to optimize their advertising strategies and navigate the complexities of the open web efficiently.
Visto is a technology company focused on enhancing transparency, interoperability, and accountability in digital advertising. Its Visto Enterprise Advertising Hub serves as a vendor-agnostic platform that consolidates the entire ad tech stack into a single, user-friendly interface. This platform enables brands, media companies, and agencies to manage execution partners effectively, optimize advertising spend, measure performance, and leverage analytics to improve operational efficiencies and return on investment. Additionally, Visto's solutions facilitate the unification of the programmatic advertising ecosystem, allowing users to control audience reach and frequency while coordinating messaging across various media channels. Through its offerings, Visto aims to provide clarity and control in data-driven advertising.
Ludic Labs
Venture Round in 2009
Ludic Labs is a technology development firm specializing in social media software for both internet and mobile platforms. The company is known for its flagship product, Diddit, an online community designed to connect individuals around shared goals and experiences. Through Diddit, users can discover engaging activities and express themselves, fostering connections based on mutual interests.
Vox Media
Series A in 2009
Vox Media is a prominent media company that specializes in creating, publishing, and distributing online content tailored to young adults globally. Founded in 2012, it operates a diverse portfolio of brands, including SB Nation, which focuses on sports and fan communities; The Verge, a technology publication; Polygon, aimed at adult gamers; Vox.com, which covers news and interests; Eater, centered on food and dining; Racked, which focuses on shopping, beauty, and fashion; Curbed, dedicated to real estate and home; and Re/code, a tech business publication. Additionally, Vox Media encompasses Vox Creative, a division that develops marketing narratives for brands, and offers advertising services through Vox Advertising and the Concert advertising solution. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in New York City, Vox Media is committed to sustainable editorial practices and responsible industry leadership.
Kosmix is a web navigation platform that allows users to explore the Internet by topic, presenting an organized dashboard of relevant videos, photos, news, commentary, and links. Founded in 2005 by Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman in Mountain View, California, Kosmix employs a content categorization engine to filter and organize information, helping users navigate the web effectively even when they are unsure of their specific interests. The company's initial foray into vertical search was marked by the launch of RightHealth.com, which has since become a leading health site. In 2008, Kosmix expanded its focus to provide a broader range of topic-based exploration. The company has received funding from notable investors, including Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Bezos Expeditions, and aims to streamline the way users discover and interact with online content amidst the overwhelming volume of information available.
Vox Media
Venture Round in 2008
Vox Media is a prominent media company that specializes in creating, publishing, and distributing online content tailored to young adults globally. Founded in 2012, it operates a diverse portfolio of brands, including SB Nation, which focuses on sports and fan communities; The Verge, a technology publication; Polygon, aimed at adult gamers; Vox.com, which covers news and interests; Eater, centered on food and dining; Racked, which focuses on shopping, beauty, and fashion; Curbed, dedicated to real estate and home; and Re/code, a tech business publication. Additionally, Vox Media encompasses Vox Creative, a division that develops marketing narratives for brands, and offers advertising services through Vox Advertising and the Concert advertising solution. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in New York City, Vox Media is committed to sustainable editorial practices and responsible industry leadership.
Mochi Media
Series B in 2008
Mochi Media, based in San Francisco, California, specializes in supporting game developers by providing tools and services for monetization and distribution. Its primary product, MochiAds, offers independent game developers access to game analytics and distribution channels, facilitating effective monetization strategies. Additionally, the company provides Mochi Social, a platform that enables Flash game developers to create and monetize social games efficiently. By connecting developers with advertisers, Mochi Media enhances opportunities for engagement within the online gaming community, targeting the significant proportion of internet users who engage with online games.
Wetpaint is a technology platform company that uses its proprietary state-of-the-art technology and expertise in social media to build and monetize audiences for digital publishers. Wetpaint’s own online property, Wetpaint Entertainment, an entertainment news site that attracts more than 12 million unique visitors monthly and has over 2 million Facebook fans, is a proof point to the company’s success in building and engaging audiences. Media companies can license Wetpaint’s platform which includes a dynamic playbook tailored to their individual needs and comprehensive training. Founded by Internet pioneer Ben Elowitz, and with offices in New York and Seattle, Wetpaint is backed by Accel Partners, the investors behind Facebook.
Mochi Media
Series A in 2008
Mochi Media, based in San Francisco, California, specializes in supporting game developers by providing tools and services for monetization and distribution. Its primary product, MochiAds, offers independent game developers access to game analytics and distribution channels, facilitating effective monetization strategies. Additionally, the company provides Mochi Social, a platform that enables Flash game developers to create and monetize social games efficiently. By connecting developers with advertisers, Mochi Media enhances opportunities for engagement within the online gaming community, targeting the significant proportion of internet users who engage with online games.
Migme Limited is a global digital media company focused on emerging markets offers migme, a fan-based social entertainment platform that offers chat, content, and microblogging services. It enables users to post bite-sized blogs, send messages, and exchange virtual gifts with each other. The site’s revenue is generated via gifts, games, avatar items, emoticons, and stickers. Migme Limited was founded in 2005 and is listed and registered in Australia, with headquarters in Singapore.
OpenX Limited, based in Pasadena, California, specializes in digital advertising technology that aids businesses in managing ad revenue. Through its advanced platform, OpenX empowers brands to effectively reach their target audiences across various connected screens and ad formats. The company operates one of the world's largest and highest quality ad exchanges, where it aggregates and curates consumer interest in real time. This capability allows OpenX to serve over 30,000 recognized brands, more than 1,200 websites, and over 2,000 premium mobile apps. By providing insights into audience engagement, OpenX enables clients to optimize their advertising strategies and navigate the complexities of the open web efficiently.
Kosmix is a web navigation platform that allows users to explore the Internet by topic, presenting an organized dashboard of relevant videos, photos, news, commentary, and links. Founded in 2005 by Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman in Mountain View, California, Kosmix employs a content categorization engine to filter and organize information, helping users navigate the web effectively even when they are unsure of their specific interests. The company's initial foray into vertical search was marked by the launch of RightHealth.com, which has since become a leading health site. In 2008, Kosmix expanded its focus to provide a broader range of topic-based exploration. The company has received funding from notable investors, including Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Bezos Expeditions, and aims to streamline the way users discover and interact with online content amidst the overwhelming volume of information available.
Dapper is a technology company that enables users to extract and structure data from various online sources, facilitating the creation of services based on this organized information. Users can generate RSS feeds for any website, even those they do not own, and develop Flash widgets that showcase specific data queries. This capability allows users to create APIs for any web service, enabling the easy construction of data mashups. Additionally, Dapper addresses intellectual property concerns by providing a system that allows content owners to manage how their content is utilized on the platform. The company has also applied its technology to the advertising sector, offering a platform that creates dynamic display advertisements. These ads leverage machine learning and real-time optimization to deliver relevant, intent-driven content that enhances user engagement, such as displaying live hotel availability in response to user queries in the travel domain.
On Networks
Series B in 2007
ON Networks is a independent distributor and producer of original, episodic HD programming. The ON Networks AllScreen Syndication Network is one of the largest multi-screen TV show and video advertising distribution networks in the world. It's the first to deliver sponsored programs of any format from any content creator to a guaranteed number of global viewers wherever they watch shows – including TVs, computers, mobile phones, gaming or other devices as well as hotel, business and retail networks. The AllScreen Syndication Network can distribute TV shows and accompanying advertisements to millions of viewers each month across the United States and Europe through distribution partners including Verizon, AT&T, iTunes, TiVo, Telecom Italia and more. In addition to helping reach viewers on many screens, the AllScreen Network provides services that allow customers to directly publish video content and track audience engagement metrics and data. ON Networks also works with budding and professional content creators to produce a range of original video content, with shows such as Smart Girls at the Party, Play Value, The 5-Minute Drill, BackPack Picnic, Budget Health Nut, Cocktails on the Fly, Golf Tips, and Stump the Chef.
YuMe, Inc. is a provider of digital video brand advertising solutions, operating both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company specializes in helping advertisers reach targeted audiences across various internet-connected devices. YuMe's technology platform addresses the complexities of running effective digital video advertising campaigns, enabling brands to enhance favorability and drive sales. The company also offers software to monetize professionally-produced content and applications for digital media properties. By aligning relevant audiences from its digital media property partners with suitable advertising campaigns, YuMe facilitates digital video advertising that meets the specific needs of brand advertisers. As of February 2018, YuMe operates as a subsidiary of RhythmOne plc.
Global Grind
Series B in 2007
Globalgrind.com is a digital media company that promotes the broadest and deepest array of content of interest to the hip hop community from the most authoritative sources across the web. The platform features exclusive blogs, video, music, news, gossip and politics, which users can submit, vote and comment on, and syndicate using Facebook, Twitter and other social media tools. Headquartered in New York City, Global Grind is a privately held firm funded by Accel Partners and Russell Simmons.
Metacafe is a San Francisco-based website that specializes in short-form video entertainment across various categories, including movies, video games, sports, music, and television. The platform has evolved from its initial model, distinguishing itself by offering curated and original premium content. Metacafe collaborates with notable content providers such as major movie studios, video game publishers, and broadcast networks to deliver exclusive video content. The site features a dedicated Video Games hub, providing trailers, reviews, news, and interviews related to gaming releases. As a privately held company, Metacafe is supported by investors like Accel Partners and Benchmark Capital. It operates on an advertising-supported model, partnering with brands across multiple sectors, including entertainment, consumer electronics, and automotive.
Mochi Media
Series A in 2007
Mochi Media, based in San Francisco, California, specializes in supporting game developers by providing tools and services for monetization and distribution. Its primary product, MochiAds, offers independent game developers access to game analytics and distribution channels, facilitating effective monetization strategies. Additionally, the company provides Mochi Social, a platform that enables Flash game developers to create and monetize social games efficiently. By connecting developers with advertisers, Mochi Media enhances opportunities for engagement within the online gaming community, targeting the significant proportion of internet users who engage with online games.
Momio
Venture Round in 2007
Momio is an international interactive media company based in Copenhagen, Denmark, founded in 2004. The company focuses on developing social online products specifically for children, aiming to provide a positive first social media experience in a safe and engaging environment. Momio's offerings include an online software application, gaming platforms, and educational tools that promote creativity and healthy online behavior. By fostering a playful atmosphere, Momio enables children to connect with friends while allowing parents to support their learning and social interaction in a secure manner. With a team of approximately 25 digital professionals, Momio continues to innovate in the realm of child-focused social media.
EveryZing
Series B in 2007
EveryZing is a media merchandising platform that helps content producers and web publishers dynamically increase the volume of consumable online multimedia content while simultaneously enhancing its monetary value. Unlike other general web search and aggregation services that work only on meta data and tags, EveryZing leverages its unique speech to text, search, and optimization technologies to unlock the content within multimedia and automatically process and organize it to power a compelling ecosystem which easily connects media companies with publishers, consumers, and advertisers.
Migme Limited is a global digital media company focused on emerging markets offers migme, a fan-based social entertainment platform that offers chat, content, and microblogging services. It enables users to post bite-sized blogs, send messages, and exchange virtual gifts with each other. The site’s revenue is generated via gifts, games, avatar items, emoticons, and stickers. Migme Limited was founded in 2005 and is listed and registered in Australia, with headquarters in Singapore.
YuMe, Inc. is a provider of digital video brand advertising solutions, operating both in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company specializes in helping advertisers reach targeted audiences across various internet-connected devices. YuMe's technology platform addresses the complexities of running effective digital video advertising campaigns, enabling brands to enhance favorability and drive sales. The company also offers software to monetize professionally-produced content and applications for digital media properties. By aligning relevant audiences from its digital media property partners with suitable advertising campaigns, YuMe facilitates digital video advertising that meets the specific needs of brand advertisers. As of February 2018, YuMe operates as a subsidiary of RhythmOne plc.
Brightcove
Series C in 2007
Brightcove is a video technology company established in 2004 that provides cloud-based streaming solutions for a diverse range of sectors, including media, broadcasting, digital publishing, sports, entertainment, retail, and education. The company's flagship product, Brightcove Video Cloud, enables organizations to publish and distribute video content across various internet-connected devices. By leveraging innovative technologies and a robust global infrastructure, Brightcove empowers businesses in over 70 countries to enhance their engagement with audiences through professional video experiences. The company operates on a subscription-based software-as-a-service model, offering reliable customer support to ensure effective utilization of its services.
Wetpaint is a technology platform company that uses its proprietary state-of-the-art technology and expertise in social media to build and monetize audiences for digital publishers. Wetpaint’s own online property, Wetpaint Entertainment, an entertainment news site that attracts more than 12 million unique visitors monthly and has over 2 million Facebook fans, is a proof point to the company’s success in building and engaging audiences. Media companies can license Wetpaint’s platform which includes a dynamic playbook tailored to their individual needs and comprehensive training. Founded by Internet pioneer Ben Elowitz, and with offices in New York and Seattle, Wetpaint is backed by Accel Partners, the investors behind Facebook.
The Mippin App Factory is an online tool that enables beautiful, feature-rich, native apps to be built in just five minutes. Anyone can create a fully-branded app for their content using our easy, step-by-step process, with no developing skills required. It’s the perfect solution for any digital publisher, from big brands to niche blogs. When a content owner creates an app, the App Factory produces purpose-built, optimised derivatives for all major device platforms (iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, etc), each as a native app. The end result is content owners gain a comprehensive portfolio of mobile apps, all with consistent branding and content, but each optimised to use the native functionality of the different platforms. App Factory apps can be distributed in a number of ways, including via install link (or QR code) as well as via any major app store.
Dapper is a technology company that enables users to extract and structure data from various online sources, facilitating the creation of services based on this organized information. Users can generate RSS feeds for any website, even those they do not own, and develop Flash widgets that showcase specific data queries. This capability allows users to create APIs for any web service, enabling the easy construction of data mashups. Additionally, Dapper addresses intellectual property concerns by providing a system that allows content owners to manage how their content is utilized on the platform. The company has also applied its technology to the advertising sector, offering a platform that creates dynamic display advertisements. These ads leverage machine learning and real-time optimization to deliver relevant, intent-driven content that enhances user engagement, such as displaying live hotel availability in response to user queries in the travel domain.
On Networks
Series A in 2006
ON Networks is a independent distributor and producer of original, episodic HD programming. The ON Networks AllScreen Syndication Network is one of the largest multi-screen TV show and video advertising distribution networks in the world. It's the first to deliver sponsored programs of any format from any content creator to a guaranteed number of global viewers wherever they watch shows – including TVs, computers, mobile phones, gaming or other devices as well as hotel, business and retail networks. The AllScreen Syndication Network can distribute TV shows and accompanying advertisements to millions of viewers each month across the United States and Europe through distribution partners including Verizon, AT&T, iTunes, TiVo, Telecom Italia and more. In addition to helping reach viewers on many screens, the AllScreen Network provides services that allow customers to directly publish video content and track audience engagement metrics and data. ON Networks also works with budding and professional content creators to produce a range of original video content, with shows such as Smart Girls at the Party, Play Value, The 5-Minute Drill, BackPack Picnic, Budget Health Nut, Cocktails on the Fly, Golf Tips, and Stump the Chef.
Metacafe is a San Francisco-based website that specializes in short-form video entertainment across various categories, including movies, video games, sports, music, and television. The platform has evolved from its initial model, distinguishing itself by offering curated and original premium content. Metacafe collaborates with notable content providers such as major movie studios, video game publishers, and broadcast networks to deliver exclusive video content. The site features a dedicated Video Games hub, providing trailers, reviews, news, and interviews related to gaming releases. As a privately held company, Metacafe is supported by investors like Accel Partners and Benchmark Capital. It operates on an advertising-supported model, partnering with brands across multiple sectors, including entertainment, consumer electronics, and automotive.
AdECN operates as a neutral exchange for online display advertising, utilizing an automated, real-time auction model. The company provides an open market where advertisers and advertising networks can present their ads through the Experclick platform. AdECN facilitates a sealed bid auction for ad impressions, enabling dynamic pricing and competition among advertisers. Additionally, the company employs various methods to match ads to potential viewers, including behavioral, contextual, and profile-based approaches, ensuring that advertisements are relevant and effectively targeted. By streamlining the buying and selling process of online ads, AdECN enhances efficiency for both advertisers and publishers in the digital advertising landscape.
Kosmix is a web navigation platform that allows users to explore the Internet by topic, presenting an organized dashboard of relevant videos, photos, news, commentary, and links. Founded in 2005 by Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman in Mountain View, California, Kosmix employs a content categorization engine to filter and organize information, helping users navigate the web effectively even when they are unsure of their specific interests. The company's initial foray into vertical search was marked by the launch of RightHealth.com, which has since become a leading health site. In 2008, Kosmix expanded its focus to provide a broader range of topic-based exploration. The company has received funding from notable investors, including Accel Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Bezos Expeditions, and aims to streamline the way users discover and interact with online content amidst the overwhelming volume of information available.
Brightcove
Series B in 2005
Brightcove is a video technology company established in 2004 that provides cloud-based streaming solutions for a diverse range of sectors, including media, broadcasting, digital publishing, sports, entertainment, retail, and education. The company's flagship product, Brightcove Video Cloud, enables organizations to publish and distribute video content across various internet-connected devices. By leveraging innovative technologies and a robust global infrastructure, Brightcove empowers businesses in over 70 countries to enhance their engagement with audiences through professional video experiences. The company operates on a subscription-based software-as-a-service model, offering reliable customer support to ensure effective utilization of its services.
Brightcove
Series A in 2005
Brightcove is a video technology company established in 2004 that provides cloud-based streaming solutions for a diverse range of sectors, including media, broadcasting, digital publishing, sports, entertainment, retail, and education. The company's flagship product, Brightcove Video Cloud, enables organizations to publish and distribute video content across various internet-connected devices. By leveraging innovative technologies and a robust global infrastructure, Brightcove empowers businesses in over 70 countries to enhance their engagement with audiences through professional video experiences. The company operates on a subscription-based software-as-a-service model, offering reliable customer support to ensure effective utilization of its services.
Omneon
Venture Round in 2004
Omneon Video Networks, Inc. provides digital content storage and processing systems for media companies to enable production and distribution of digital video and audio. It develops, markets, and sells a range of video servers, active storage systems, and related software applications to ingest, process, store, manage, and deliver digital media in various formats. The company's products include Spectrum video servers, MediaGrid active storage systems, and related software applications. Its Spectrum video server is optimized for real-time applications, such as multi-channel broadcast playout. The company's MediaGrid active storage system is used for file-based content storage and provides high-bandwidth simultaneous multi-user access to content, as well as incorporates grid computing capabilities, enabling integrated digital media processing functions, such as format conversion and quality control. Omneon Video Networks' products are integrated with complementary technologies and applications, and offers application programming interfaces. Its products are used by media companies, including multi-national media conglomerates, commercial and public broadcast television networks, content networks, satellite broadcasters, television service providers, local television stations, and mobile television providers. The company sells its products indirectly through system integrators and directly to end user customers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Omneon Video Networks was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Maven Networks
Series B in 2004
Maven Networks is an online video platform provider with end-to-end video syndication, content management and advertising solution. Maven helps media companies create, distribute and profit from direct-to-consumer Internet TV channels and networks. The Maven Internet TV Platform(TM) is used by organizations such as CanWest, CBS Sports, CBC, CNET, Gannett, The Financial Times, Fox Business Network, Fox News, Hearst, MediaNews Group, Ogilvy, Scripps Networks, Sony BMG, Sony Pictures Television, and TV Guide.
comScore, Inc. is an information and analytics company that specializes in measuring audiences, consumer behavior, and advertising across various media platforms globally. The company provides a range of ratings and planning products, including Media Metrix and Mobile Metrix for measuring website and app usage, Video Metrix for assessing digital video consumption alongside TV metrics, and Plan Metrix for understanding consumer lifestyles. Additionally, it offers validated Campaign Essentials (vCE) to ensure digital ad visibility and audience targeting, as well as Campaign Ratings for comprehensive campaign evaluation across platforms. Its services also include TV Essentials, StationView Essentials, and OnDemand Essentials, which analyze viewing patterns and transactional data. Furthermore, comScore delivers analytics for the film industry, measuring movie viewership and box office performance in real-time. Founded in 1999 and based in Reston, Virginia, comScore combines extensive digital, TV, and movie intelligence, helping over 3,200 clients worldwide optimize their advertising efforts and audience engagement.
comScore, Inc. is an information and analytics company that specializes in measuring audiences, consumer behavior, and advertising across various media platforms globally. The company provides a range of ratings and planning products, including Media Metrix and Mobile Metrix for measuring website and app usage, Video Metrix for assessing digital video consumption alongside TV metrics, and Plan Metrix for understanding consumer lifestyles. Additionally, it offers validated Campaign Essentials (vCE) to ensure digital ad visibility and audience targeting, as well as Campaign Ratings for comprehensive campaign evaluation across platforms. Its services also include TV Essentials, StationView Essentials, and OnDemand Essentials, which analyze viewing patterns and transactional data. Furthermore, comScore delivers analytics for the film industry, measuring movie viewership and box office performance in real-time. Founded in 1999 and based in Reston, Virginia, comScore combines extensive digital, TV, and movie intelligence, helping over 3,200 clients worldwide optimize their advertising efforts and audience engagement.
comScore, Inc. is an information and analytics company that specializes in measuring audiences, consumer behavior, and advertising across various media platforms globally. The company provides a range of ratings and planning products, including Media Metrix and Mobile Metrix for measuring website and app usage, Video Metrix for assessing digital video consumption alongside TV metrics, and Plan Metrix for understanding consumer lifestyles. Additionally, it offers validated Campaign Essentials (vCE) to ensure digital ad visibility and audience targeting, as well as Campaign Ratings for comprehensive campaign evaluation across platforms. Its services also include TV Essentials, StationView Essentials, and OnDemand Essentials, which analyze viewing patterns and transactional data. Furthermore, comScore delivers analytics for the film industry, measuring movie viewership and box office performance in real-time. Founded in 1999 and based in Reston, Virginia, comScore combines extensive digital, TV, and movie intelligence, helping over 3,200 clients worldwide optimize their advertising efforts and audience engagement.
comScore
Venture Round in 2000
comScore, Inc. is an information and analytics company that specializes in measuring audiences, consumer behavior, and advertising across various media platforms globally. The company provides a range of ratings and planning products, including Media Metrix and Mobile Metrix for measuring website and app usage, Video Metrix for assessing digital video consumption alongside TV metrics, and Plan Metrix for understanding consumer lifestyles. Additionally, it offers validated Campaign Essentials (vCE) to ensure digital ad visibility and audience targeting, as well as Campaign Ratings for comprehensive campaign evaluation across platforms. Its services also include TV Essentials, StationView Essentials, and OnDemand Essentials, which analyze viewing patterns and transactional data. Furthermore, comScore delivers analytics for the film industry, measuring movie viewership and box office performance in real-time. Founded in 1999 and based in Reston, Virginia, comScore combines extensive digital, TV, and movie intelligence, helping over 3,200 clients worldwide optimize their advertising efforts and audience engagement.
Omneon Video Networks, Inc. provides digital content storage and processing systems for media companies to enable production and distribution of digital video and audio. It develops, markets, and sells a range of video servers, active storage systems, and related software applications to ingest, process, store, manage, and deliver digital media in various formats. The company's products include Spectrum video servers, MediaGrid active storage systems, and related software applications. Its Spectrum video server is optimized for real-time applications, such as multi-channel broadcast playout. The company's MediaGrid active storage system is used for file-based content storage and provides high-bandwidth simultaneous multi-user access to content, as well as incorporates grid computing capabilities, enabling integrated digital media processing functions, such as format conversion and quality control. Omneon Video Networks' products are integrated with complementary technologies and applications, and offers application programming interfaces. Its products are used by media companies, including multi-national media conglomerates, commercial and public broadcast television networks, content networks, satellite broadcasters, television service providers, local television stations, and mobile television providers. The company sells its products indirectly through system integrators and directly to end user customers in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Omneon Video Networks was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.