Native ads system for GenAI applications. We put context-aware and dynamically generated ads.
Claim operates a social shopping app that lets brands invest directly in customer acquisition through weekly Drops, helping Gen Z discover products with friends. The platform turns brand discovery into a social experience by linking consumer credit cards and social habits, enabling users to earn cash back for finding and sharing places they love. This approach aims to attract and engage the next generation of shoppers for brands in a scalable, low-risk way.
Claim operates a social shopping app that lets brands invest directly in customer acquisition through weekly Drops, helping Gen Z discover products with friends. The platform turns brand discovery into a social experience by linking consumer credit cards and social habits, enabling users to earn cash back for finding and sharing places they love. This approach aims to attract and engage the next generation of shoppers for brands in a scalable, low-risk way.
Dedalo
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Dedalo is an innovative startup that employs artificial intelligence to assist corporations and banks in minimizing their digital carbon footprint and making more impact-focused decisions.
Tianyigou
Series A in 2022
Tianyigou is a supplier of international marketing services targeted at Chinese eCommerce companies. The business offers international marketing strategies, such as brand positioning, advertising, brand cooperation, and live streaming eCommerce, to Chinese retailers and merchants, allowing customers to expand their online sales channels.
Creable
Angel Round in 2022
Creable is an influencer marketing platform designed to assist brands in discovering, analyzing, and connecting with over 300 million creators across major social media channels like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. It streamlines the influencer selection process, enhancing return on investment for brands. The platform offers a suite of workspace services that allows users to manage their business effectively. Creable's specialized system enables the sharing of social media accounts, affiliate links, and promo codes through a single link known as a super link. This feature helps creators and their managers reduce repetitive tasks, allowing them to concentrate on business growth, securing more brand partnerships, and overseeing those collaborations in one centralized location.
Drawbridge
Venture Round in 2018
Drawbridge operates as a technology company specializing in identity management solutions. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, the company employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop scalable identity technologies. Its primary product is a platform designed to connect brands with consumers across various devices, supporting applications such as advertising, personalization, authentication, and risk detection. Drawbridge serves clients from diverse industries, aiming to enhance customer experiences through better understanding of users. The company has received backing from notable investors like Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Northgate Capital, and has been recognized for its growth and innovation by publications such as CNBC, Fortune, and Inc.
Beyond One, an AR tech startup, is bringing people together by developing cutting edge Augmented Reality software for mobile devices and researching AR consumer content. Beyond One offers mobile AR content development and consulting services. We create mobile apps that advertise a brand’s product via interactive 3D product placement in Augmented Reality. Our advertisement strategy enables brands to reach highly targeted audiences through content relevancy and interactive gameplay, thus yielding higher customer conversions. We work with brands to create a marketing strategy, develop the AR app in house, and deploy it through the brand’s marketing networks.
Beyond One created the Local Position Sync (LPS) system, which enables several people to see and interact with virtual objects in AR at the same time. Through LPS, Beyond One has conducted research on AR consumer content development to identify compelling use-cases for mobile AR.
Drawbridge
Series C in 2016
Drawbridge operates as a technology company specializing in identity management solutions. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, the company employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop scalable identity technologies. Its primary product is a platform designed to connect brands with consumers across various devices, supporting applications such as advertising, personalization, authentication, and risk detection. Drawbridge serves clients from diverse industries, aiming to enhance customer experiences through better understanding of users. The company has received backing from notable investors like Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Northgate Capital, and has been recognized for its growth and innovation by publications such as CNBC, Fortune, and Inc.
Kahuna, Inc. is a marketing automation software company based in Redwood City, California, founded in 2012. The company specializes in creating highly personalized experiences for both buyers and sellers within various marketplaces. Utilizing advanced machine-learning technology, Kahuna provides solutions for cross-channel marketing, optimization, and analytics, enabling clients to enhance engagement, product, and pricing strategies. Its notable clientele includes major brands such as The Dollar Shave Club, Yahoo, Yelp, Overstock.com, and Travelzoo. With a substantial user base of over 144 million engaged users and billions of messages and optimized events processed, Kahuna has established itself as a leading solution for marketplaces of all sizes.
Flite
Venture Round in 2014
Flite, Inc., established in 2006, is a technology company based in San Francisco with offices in New York and Chicago. It operates as a subsidiary of Snap Inc. Flite develops and runs a cloud-based platform that empowers advertisers to create, manage, and optimize digital ad campaigns in real-time. The platform enables creative professionals to design visually appealing, interactive ads and allows marketers to respond to real-time performance metrics and daily events by updating their paid media creatives with relevant content and functionality. Flite's offerings include a Programmatic Creative platform, Design Studio, and responsive ad creation for mobile, tablet, and desktop browsers.
Kahuna, Inc. is a marketing automation software company based in Redwood City, California, founded in 2012. The company specializes in creating highly personalized experiences for both buyers and sellers within various marketplaces. Utilizing advanced machine-learning technology, Kahuna provides solutions for cross-channel marketing, optimization, and analytics, enabling clients to enhance engagement, product, and pricing strategies. Its notable clientele includes major brands such as The Dollar Shave Club, Yahoo, Yelp, Overstock.com, and Travelzoo. With a substantial user base of over 144 million engaged users and billions of messages and optimized events processed, Kahuna has established itself as a leading solution for marketplaces of all sizes.
Hearsay Systems
Series C in 2013
Hearsay Systems, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in digital communication solutions for the financial services industry. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in cities such as New York and London, the company develops a client engagement platform aimed at assisting financial advisors in enhancing their business relationships. Hearsay's offerings include Hearsay Social, which automates social selling; Hearsay Sites for local website management; Hearsay Relate for SMS supervision; and the Hearsay Platform that connects various advisor engagement tools. The platform processes and prioritizes data from multiple digital channels, providing actionable insights that guide advisors in client interactions. Hearsay Systems serves a diverse range of sectors, including asset management, insurance, and wealth management, and also offers training, support, and compliance advisory services to its clients.
Drawbridge
Series B in 2013
Drawbridge operates as a technology company specializing in identity management solutions. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, the company employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop scalable identity technologies. Its primary product is a platform designed to connect brands with consumers across various devices, supporting applications such as advertising, personalization, authentication, and risk detection. Drawbridge serves clients from diverse industries, aiming to enhance customer experiences through better understanding of users. The company has received backing from notable investors like Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Northgate Capital, and has been recognized for its growth and innovation by publications such as CNBC, Fortune, and Inc.
Chartboost
Series B in 2013
Chartboost, Inc. is a prominent mobile games growth and advertisement monetization platform founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Amsterdam. The company enables mobile game developers to connect directly with each other to buy and sell advertising, facilitating an efficient exchange of ad inventory. Reaching over 800 million unique users monthly across more than 300,000 mobile games, Chartboost serves approximately 90% of the top-grossing iOS and Android game developers. Its platform includes Chartboost Exchange and Ad Network, which help developers maximize their advertising revenue through optimized inventory management. By providing tools that connect advertisers to highly engaged audiences, Chartboost enhances the advertising experience for both developers and marketers.
Decolar.com
Venture Round in 2012
Decolar.com is an online travel agency that offers complete travel services, including tickets, tour packages, accommodation, and car rental. Since 1999, more than 2,000,000 people have bought their air tickets through this platform.
Decolar.com is present in 21 countries, including Argentina, the U.S., and Spain. It has a partnership of more than 500 airlines and 150,000 hotels worldwide. When purchasing an airline ticket or travel package, Decolar.com’s customers also receive discounts at restaurants and shops in the chosen destination, plus 10% discount on purchases in Duty Free.
Decolar.com was launched in 1999 and is based in Guarulhos, Sao Paulo.
Drawbridge
Series A in 2012
Drawbridge operates as a technology company specializing in identity management solutions. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, the company employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop scalable identity technologies. Its primary product is a platform designed to connect brands with consumers across various devices, supporting applications such as advertising, personalization, authentication, and risk detection. Drawbridge serves clients from diverse industries, aiming to enhance customer experiences through better understanding of users. The company has received backing from notable investors like Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins, and Northgate Capital, and has been recognized for its growth and innovation by publications such as CNBC, Fortune, and Inc.
Hearsay Systems
Series B in 2011
Hearsay Systems, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in digital communication solutions for the financial services industry. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in cities such as New York and London, the company develops a client engagement platform aimed at assisting financial advisors in enhancing their business relationships. Hearsay's offerings include Hearsay Social, which automates social selling; Hearsay Sites for local website management; Hearsay Relate for SMS supervision; and the Hearsay Platform that connects various advisor engagement tools. The platform processes and prioritizes data from multiple digital channels, providing actionable insights that guide advisors in client interactions. Hearsay Systems serves a diverse range of sectors, including asset management, insurance, and wealth management, and also offers training, support, and compliance advisory services to its clients.
Flite, Inc., established in 2006, is a technology company based in San Francisco with offices in New York and Chicago. It operates as a subsidiary of Snap Inc. Flite develops and runs a cloud-based platform that empowers advertisers to create, manage, and optimize digital ad campaigns in real-time. The platform enables creative professionals to design visually appealing, interactive ads and allows marketers to respond to real-time performance metrics and daily events by updating their paid media creatives with relevant content and functionality. Flite's offerings include a Programmatic Creative platform, Design Studio, and responsive ad creation for mobile, tablet, and desktop browsers.
Hearsay Systems
Series A in 2011
Hearsay Systems, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in digital communication solutions for the financial services industry. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in cities such as New York and London, the company develops a client engagement platform aimed at assisting financial advisors in enhancing their business relationships. Hearsay's offerings include Hearsay Social, which automates social selling; Hearsay Sites for local website management; Hearsay Relate for SMS supervision; and the Hearsay Platform that connects various advisor engagement tools. The platform processes and prioritizes data from multiple digital channels, providing actionable insights that guide advisors in client interactions. Hearsay Systems serves a diverse range of sectors, including asset management, insurance, and wealth management, and also offers training, support, and compliance advisory services to its clients.
Meebo is a consumer internet company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in enhancing user engagement across the web through an advertising-supported embedded social media platform. Launched in September 2005 by Sandy Jen, Seth Sternberg, and Elaine Wherry, Meebo's flagship product, the Meebo Bar, is integrated into various websites, allowing publishers and advertisers to weave content engagement and brand experiences into users' online interactions. The platform enables users to share pictures, videos, websites, and articles across multiple social networks, including Twitter and Facebook, while also providing insights into the performance of their shared content. Meebo has expanded its operations to six offices across major U.S. cities, including San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, and aims to connect people and facilitate real-time communication through a simple, user-friendly solution.
Cdream Network
Series A in 2008
Cdream Network is an internet value-added service platform dedicated to the development and operation of CERNET internet services. The company has independently researched and expanded four key business lines: the Shutter desktop terminal for campus new media, the Monternet Alliance which is the largest campus network advertisement alliance, the Dream Team for campus activities management, and Cdream Outdoor Media, an outdoor media platform for campuses. Additionally, Cdream Network creates integrated marketing platforms that facilitate communication, academics, employment, entertainment, and community services, helping enterprises effectively enter the campus market. Through these initiatives, the company leverages its expertise in internet resources to provide valuable services tailored to the educational environment.
AdMob is a mobile advertising network that enables app developers to monetize and promote their mobile and tablet apps through ads. It offers discovery, branding, and monetization solutions for the mobile Web, including support for mobile sites, a Mobile Analytics solution that provides traffic and usage insights to inform decisions, and a Mobile Metrics Report that tracks trends in the mobile ecosystem.
PopularMedia
Series C in 2008
PopularMedia, Inc. specializes in social media marketing services, offering tools designed to enhance consumer engagement and interaction. Its key products include Influencer Ads, which fosters connections among consumers to create shared experiences around brands and content; SocialNotes, which enables instant social interactivity on any webpage; and Importer, a tool that allows users to import their existing web-based address books from various platforms. The company caters to advertisers, website marketers, and publishers, enhancing their marketing capabilities through innovative social media solutions. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, PopularMedia has formed a strategic partnership with Contagion and has been operating as a subsidiary of StrongMail Systems, Inc. since June 30, 2009.
Meebo is a consumer internet company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in enhancing user engagement across the web through an advertising-supported embedded social media platform. Launched in September 2005 by Sandy Jen, Seth Sternberg, and Elaine Wherry, Meebo's flagship product, the Meebo Bar, is integrated into various websites, allowing publishers and advertisers to weave content engagement and brand experiences into users' online interactions. The platform enables users to share pictures, videos, websites, and articles across multiple social networks, including Twitter and Facebook, while also providing insights into the performance of their shared content. Meebo has expanded its operations to six offices across major U.S. cities, including San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, and aims to connect people and facilitate real-time communication through a simple, user-friendly solution.
Skyrider, Inc. designs and markets Peer to Peer (P2P) networking solutions. Its platform enables online content delivery and publishing, data analysis, report generation, and online marketing and advertising services. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California with an additional office in Kfar Saba, Israel.
Flite, Inc., established in 2006, is a technology company based in San Francisco with offices in New York and Chicago. It operates as a subsidiary of Snap Inc. Flite develops and runs a cloud-based platform that empowers advertisers to create, manage, and optimize digital ad campaigns in real-time. The platform enables creative professionals to design visually appealing, interactive ads and allows marketers to respond to real-time performance metrics and daily events by updating their paid media creatives with relevant content and functionality. Flite's offerings include a Programmatic Creative platform, Design Studio, and responsive ad creation for mobile, tablet, and desktop browsers.
Nazara Technologies
Series B in 2007
Nazara Technologies is a prominent mobile content and gaming company based in Mumbai, India, founded in 2000. It specializes in developing a diverse range of interactive gaming experiences, including popular titles such as World Cricket Championship and CarromClash. The company also operates in the eSports sector with offerings like Nodwin and Sportskeeda, and provides gamified early learning solutions through its platform Kiddopia. Additionally, Nazara Technologies is involved in ad-tech with services such as Datawrkz, which supports digital advertising strategies. Its business segments encompass Gaming, eSports, and Ad tech, with a significant portion of revenue coming from the eSports segment, primarily generated from a strong presence in the United States market.
Osen Media is a professional railway media that focuses on channel media operations. Its primary focus is advertising, and it owns three magazines, Lvban, Baolin and Lvbao, which are targeted at high-speed railway passengers as well as airline passengers.
On February 28, 2011, Osen Media was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
adBrite is the largest independent advertising exchange. adBrite first started taking advertising for external sites in 2003, and raised $4 million in venture capital from Sequoia in 2004. In 2006, adBrite raised another $8 million from Sequoia and Artis Capital, the same pair that invested together in YouTube. In 2008, adBrite changed its business model and became an ad exchange. adBrite maximizes selection and control for advertisers and publishers by providing site-level transparency, display and video capabilities, and an open platform for data providers and real-time bidders. adBrite now reaches more than 160 million U.S. unique visitors each month.
Yueqing Easythink Media
Series A in 2007
Yueqing Easythink Media (乐清我乐网) is a local network focused on providing online media advertising solutions. Through integration of online and offline resources, it reasonably uses advertisement sites and eventually became the top-ranking media in Yueqing.
Currently, the company is building a restroom advertising platform, and the website is also being maintained.
Flite, Inc., established in 2006, is a technology company based in San Francisco with offices in New York and Chicago. It operates as a subsidiary of Snap Inc. Flite develops and runs a cloud-based platform that empowers advertisers to create, manage, and optimize digital ad campaigns in real-time. The platform enables creative professionals to design visually appealing, interactive ads and allows marketers to respond to real-time performance metrics and daily events by updating their paid media creatives with relevant content and functionality. Flite's offerings include a Programmatic Creative platform, Design Studio, and responsive ad creation for mobile, tablet, and desktop browsers.
Joost is a pioneering internet television service founded by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström, the creators of Skype and Kazaa. It offers on-demand, legal video content, similar to traditional television, but accessible online at users' convenience. The service is free and ad-supported, with video and display advertisements. Joost has secured significant backing from media giants CBS and Viacom, and has content deals with prominent partners such as CNN, NHL, and Sony. It provides a desktop client for watching on-demand TV over the internet, enhancing the viewing experience with interactive tools like chat and interactive displays. Joost's peer-to-peer technology reduces server data streaming, lowering costs for content owners. Initially requiring a download, Joost now streams its entire catalog via Adobe's Flash Player, making it accessible on various platforms.
CTS Media
Series B in 2007
CTS Media (Click To See Media) is a Sequoia-backed instream online video advertising network. It serves ads at the beginning, middle or end of any video programming. As of January 2008 the company has over 100 partner video publishers and remains the largest ad provider in China.
AdMob is a mobile advertising network that enables app developers to monetize and promote their mobile and tablet apps through ads. It offers discovery, branding, and monetization solutions for the mobile Web, including support for mobile sites, a Mobile Analytics solution that provides traffic and usage insights to inform decisions, and a Mobile Metrics Report that tracks trends in the mobile ecosystem.
PopularMedia
Series B in 2007
PopularMedia, Inc. specializes in social media marketing services, offering tools designed to enhance consumer engagement and interaction. Its key products include Influencer Ads, which fosters connections among consumers to create shared experiences around brands and content; SocialNotes, which enables instant social interactivity on any webpage; and Importer, a tool that allows users to import their existing web-based address books from various platforms. The company caters to advertisers, website marketers, and publishers, enhancing their marketing capabilities through innovative social media solutions. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, PopularMedia has formed a strategic partnership with Contagion and has been operating as a subsidiary of StrongMail Systems, Inc. since June 30, 2009.
Skyrider
Venture Round in 2006
Skyrider, Inc. designs and markets Peer to Peer (P2P) networking solutions. Its platform enables online content delivery and publishing, data analysis, report generation, and online marketing and advertising services. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California with an additional office in Kfar Saba, Israel.
Waps.cn
Venture Round in 2006
WAPS is a Chinese mobile marketing service provider founded in 2005. The company specializes in mobile internet-based advertising and integrated marketing services tailored for mobile developers and advertisers. WAPS is focused on constructing a comprehensive intelligent mobile advertisement network and offers a mobile internet marketing platform. Its platform features tools for advertising management and monitoring, including a WAP advertising affiliation and eSite application, enabling users to create mobile internet marketing portals and build WAP sites. Through its services, WAPS aims to enhance the effectiveness of mobile marketing strategies for its clients.
AdMob is a mobile advertising network that enables app developers to monetize and promote their mobile and tablet apps through ads. It offers discovery, branding, and monetization solutions for the mobile Web, including support for mobile sites, a Mobile Analytics solution that provides traffic and usage insights to inform decisions, and a Mobile Metrics Report that tracks trends in the mobile ecosystem.
CTS Media
Series A in 2006
CTS Media (Click To See Media) is a Sequoia-backed instream online video advertising network. It serves ads at the beginning, middle or end of any video programming. As of January 2008 the company has over 100 partner video publishers and remains the largest ad provider in China.
Celles
Venture Round in 2006
Celles New Media (北京盛思新媒广告有限公司) is an advertising platform and provider of media integrated marketing services for global advertising clients for placing advertisements on the wireless internet media. It provides wireless internet advertisement services for over a thousand clients including HP, Nokia, JNJ, Microsoft, and more.
Celles New Media has professional wireless internet media resources and wireless advertisement operation experience accumulated throughout the years. It has established long-term corperate relationship with over ten thousand WAP sites like Sina, Souhu, Tecent, Kongzhong, 3g.cn, and more. Celles New Media was founded in 2005.
adBrite is the largest independent advertising exchange. adBrite first started taking advertising for external sites in 2003, and raised $4 million in venture capital from Sequoia in 2004. In 2006, adBrite raised another $8 million from Sequoia and Artis Capital, the same pair that invested together in YouTube. In 2008, adBrite changed its business model and became an ad exchange. adBrite maximizes selection and control for advertisers and publishers by providing site-level transparency, display and video capabilities, and an open platform for data providers and real-time bidders. adBrite now reaches more than 160 million U.S. unique visitors each month.
PopularMedia
Series A in 2006
PopularMedia, Inc. specializes in social media marketing services, offering tools designed to enhance consumer engagement and interaction. Its key products include Influencer Ads, which fosters connections among consumers to create shared experiences around brands and content; SocialNotes, which enables instant social interactivity on any webpage; and Importer, a tool that allows users to import their existing web-based address books from various platforms. The company caters to advertisers, website marketers, and publishers, enhancing their marketing capabilities through innovative social media solutions. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, PopularMedia has formed a strategic partnership with Contagion and has been operating as a subsidiary of StrongMail Systems, Inc. since June 30, 2009.
Meebo is a consumer internet company based in Mountain View, California, that specializes in enhancing user engagement across the web through an advertising-supported embedded social media platform. Launched in September 2005 by Sandy Jen, Seth Sternberg, and Elaine Wherry, Meebo's flagship product, the Meebo Bar, is integrated into various websites, allowing publishers and advertisers to weave content engagement and brand experiences into users' online interactions. The platform enables users to share pictures, videos, websites, and articles across multiple social networks, including Twitter and Facebook, while also providing insights into the performance of their shared content. Meebo has expanded its operations to six offices across major U.S. cities, including San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, and aims to connect people and facilitate real-time communication through a simple, user-friendly solution.
Skyrider, Inc. designs and markets Peer to Peer (P2P) networking solutions. Its platform enables online content delivery and publishing, data analysis, report generation, and online marketing and advertising services. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California with an additional office in Kfar Saba, Israel.
Nazara Technologies
Series A in 2005
Nazara Technologies is a prominent mobile content and gaming company based in Mumbai, India, founded in 2000. It specializes in developing a diverse range of interactive gaming experiences, including popular titles such as World Cricket Championship and CarromClash. The company also operates in the eSports sector with offerings like Nodwin and Sportskeeda, and provides gamified early learning solutions through its platform Kiddopia. Additionally, Nazara Technologies is involved in ad-tech with services such as Datawrkz, which supports digital advertising strategies. Its business segments encompass Gaming, eSports, and Ad tech, with a significant portion of revenue coming from the eSports segment, primarily generated from a strong presence in the United States market.
adBrite is the largest independent advertising exchange. adBrite first started taking advertising for external sites in 2003, and raised $4 million in venture capital from Sequoia in 2004. In 2006, adBrite raised another $8 million from Sequoia and Artis Capital, the same pair that invested together in YouTube. In 2008, adBrite changed its business model and became an ad exchange. adBrite maximizes selection and control for advertisers and publishers by providing site-level transparency, display and video capabilities, and an open platform for data providers and real-time bidders. adBrite now reaches more than 160 million U.S. unique visitors each month.
eMadison is a business-to-business e-commerce company that is revolutionizing the buying and selling of traditional media advertising.
eMadison will benefit all constituencies in the media buying value chain, including media outlets, media representation firms and media buying companies.
linkexchange
Venture Round in 1997
LinkExchange was the web's largest banner exchange network and expanded to become the web's first small-business portal before being acquired by Microsoft for US $265 million in 1998: http://news.cnet.com/Microsoft-acquires-LinkExchange/2100-1033_3-217516.html
LinkExchange was founded in the spring of 1996 by 23-year-old Harvard grads [Tony Hsieh](/people/tony-hsieh) and [Sanjay Madan](/people/sanjay-madan). 24-year-old Harvard grad [Ali Partovi](/people/ali-partovi) joined them a few months later as a third partner.
At its peak, the LinkExchange banner network reached over half of Internet-enabled households every month, according to Media Metrix. In June, 1998, LinkExchange acquired Submit It! Inc. (makers of Submit It!, ClickTrade, and ListBot), and MerchantPlanet (a turnkey e-commerce solution for merchants). In November, 1998, LinkExchange was acquired by Microsoft for US$265 million.
Other notable LinkExchange people included CFO [Alfred Lin](/people/alfred-lin), and via acquisition of Submit-it, [Scott Banister](/people/scott-banister), and contractor [Max Levchin](/people/max-levchin).
PlanetOut
Series A in 1996
PlanetOut, Inc. is a leading global online media company serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered, or LGBT, community, a market with reported buying power of approximately $485 billion annually in the United States alone. Their network of websites, including their flagship websites Gay.com and PlanetOut allows their members, or those visitors who registered on their websites by providing them with a name, e-mail address and other personal data, to connect with other members of the LGBT community around the world. According to Nielsen NetRatings, in June 2004, Gay.com ranked second in terms of average time online per person and sixteenth in terms of visits per person among all websites measured. They generate most of their revenue from subscription fees for premium membership services that they offer in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish to their members who identify themselves as residing in more than 100 countries. They also generate revenue from online advertising and e-commerce targeted to the LGBT community.
Yahoo is a media technology company that connects people with their passions through a web portal and ecosystem of services. It offers a full-stack platform for businesses to reach audiences across advertising, search, and media, and operates core consumer products such as Yahoo Search, Yahoo Mail, and Yahoo News. The company provides advertising and media solutions that cover entertainment, finance, sports, shopping, and games, supporting publishers and advertisers with tools for content discovery and user engagement. Based in New York, Yahoo combines internet services, technology, and consumer experiences to facilitate online advertising, information discovery, and interoperable digital services for users and partners.
Yahoo is a media technology company that connects people with their passions through a web portal and ecosystem of services. It offers a full-stack platform for businesses to reach audiences across advertising, search, and media, and operates core consumer products such as Yahoo Search, Yahoo Mail, and Yahoo News. The company provides advertising and media solutions that cover entertainment, finance, sports, shopping, and games, supporting publishers and advertisers with tools for content discovery and user engagement. Based in New York, Yahoo combines internet services, technology, and consumer experiences to facilitate online advertising, information discovery, and interoperable digital services for users and partners.