Amino Payments
Seed Round in 2017
Amino Payments, Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company that develops software utilizing blockchain technology to enhance transparency in the digital advertising industry. Founded in 2017, Amino Payments offers solutions such as Amino Lens, which verifies entities within the media supply chain and tracks advertisements, impressions, and financial transactions. Additionally, the company provides Amino Pay, a tool that empowers marketers to maintain control over the supply chain and enforce vendor agreements through smart contracts. By addressing issues of fraud, waste, and lack of transparency, Amino Payments aims to create a more efficient and trustworthy online advertising environment for brands, agencies, publishers, and adtech companies.
Zenreach, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides online marketing solutions aimed at improving customer acquisition and lifetime value for businesses with physical locations. Founded in 2011, Zenreach developed Walk-Through Marketing to integrate digital marketing with in-store outcomes. Their Zenreach Engage platform automatically tracks customer visits, creating and updating detailed customer profiles. Additionally, Zenreach Attract enhances advertising effectiveness by targeting audiences based on existing customer data, reportedly improving ad performance by four times. The company measures success through its proprietary Walk-Through Rate™, which indicates when an individual exposed to an advertisement subsequently visits a location. Zenreach serves a diverse clientele, including thousands of independent merchants and well-known brands.
Arbor (formerly known as Pippio) operates the first marketplace for people-based data. Publishers and app developers are empowered to surface, value, and fully monetize their data asset in a privacy-friendly, transparent manner. Marketers gain accurate insights on their customers and the tools to reach them more precisely. Founded in 2014, Arbor is headquartered in New York City with offices in San Francisco. We’re backed by First Round, Canaan Partners, and Great Oaks.
Zenreach, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides online marketing solutions aimed at improving customer acquisition and lifetime value for businesses with physical locations. Founded in 2011, Zenreach developed Walk-Through Marketing to integrate digital marketing with in-store outcomes. Their Zenreach Engage platform automatically tracks customer visits, creating and updating detailed customer profiles. Additionally, Zenreach Attract enhances advertising effectiveness by targeting audiences based on existing customer data, reportedly improving ad performance by four times. The company measures success through its proprietary Walk-Through Rate™, which indicates when an individual exposed to an advertisement subsequently visits a location. Zenreach serves a diverse clientele, including thousands of independent merchants and well-known brands.
Curalate, Inc. operates an online platform that helps brands facilitate consumer discovery and purchase decisions. The platform transforms images and videos into digital storefronts across websites, social media, advertisements, and emails. Curalate provides tools for brands to link products from social media, automate content posting, and gain insights into engagement metrics. Additionally, it allows brands to monitor their campaigns, competitors, and influencers. Founded in 2011 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with offices in New York, Seattle, and London, Curalate serves hundreds of leading brands, including Gap, Neiman Marcus, and Sephora. The company's services enhance the connection between off-site discovery and on-site conversion, driving revenue growth on platforms such as Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook. Curalate was previously known as Storably, Inc. and became a subsidiary of Bazaarvoice, Inc. in July 2020.
Circulate
Venture Round in 2015
Circulate, Inc. is a Philadelphia-based company that specializes in developing a data supply side platform (DSSP) tailored for the data, advertising, technology, and publishing sectors. The company focuses on assisting publishers, networks, and SDK providers in optimizing their first-party data monetization strategies through a straightforward integration that prioritizes privacy. Circulate enhances targeting and media attribution by enabling industry partners to leverage match Data as a Service. This capability empowers marketers and their agencies to deliver a cohesive consumer experience, accurately attribute marketing success, prioritize investments, expand their reach, and personalize content effectively.
Jelli, Inc. is a cloud-based advertising company specializing in the radio market in the United States. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company offers several key products, including SpotPlan, a programmatic buying platform for radio advertising; RadioSpot, an advertising server designed for broadcast radio that automates terrestrial radio advertising; and RadioDash, a dashboard for managing radio campaigns. Jelli's platform aims to enhance the audio advertising ecosystem by connecting publishers with listeners, thereby improving the overall quality of audio advertising experiences. As of December 31, 2018, Jelli operates as a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, Inc.
LiveIntent
Series D in 2015
LiveIntent is a technology platform that enhances email as a marketing tool, allowing brands to effectively connect with customers. The company specializes in people-based targeting, email monetization, and identity resolution, providing solutions that benefit both marketers and publishers. By facilitating targeted outreach and maximizing revenue opportunities, LiveIntent helps businesses engage their audiences while prioritizing user privacy.
Arbor (formerly known as Pippio) operates the first marketplace for people-based data. Publishers and app developers are empowered to surface, value, and fully monetize their data asset in a privacy-friendly, transparent manner. Marketers gain accurate insights on their customers and the tools to reach them more precisely. Founded in 2014, Arbor is headquartered in New York City with offices in San Francisco. We’re backed by First Round, Canaan Partners, and Great Oaks.
Say Media
Venture Round in 2014
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that provides a platform for creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. With its Tempest content management system, Say Media supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. The company offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, which enhance reader engagement by allowing users to opt-in to the ad experience, as well as Portable Creative, which extends these capabilities beyond Say Media’s inventory. Headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland, Say Media reaches an audience of over 400 million worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and was formerly known as VideoEgg, Inc. It has operated as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since December 2018.
Curalate, Inc. operates an online platform that helps brands facilitate consumer discovery and purchase decisions. The platform transforms images and videos into digital storefronts across websites, social media, advertisements, and emails. Curalate provides tools for brands to link products from social media, automate content posting, and gain insights into engagement metrics. Additionally, it allows brands to monitor their campaigns, competitors, and influencers. Founded in 2011 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with offices in New York, Seattle, and London, Curalate serves hundreds of leading brands, including Gap, Neiman Marcus, and Sephora. The company's services enhance the connection between off-site discovery and on-site conversion, driving revenue growth on platforms such as Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook. Curalate was previously known as Storably, Inc. and became a subsidiary of Bazaarvoice, Inc. in July 2020.
URX is a company that specializes in mobile commerce solutions by providing a platform that connects users to relevant content within mobile applications through deeplinks. This technology allows publishers to effectively monetize their mobile content and helps advertisers enhance their mobile marketing strategies. By delivering targeted, interactive display advertisements, URX aims to increase the value of mobile applications for retailers. The company's innovative approach enables forward-thinking brands to engage users directly with tailored commerce experiences, ultimately driving mobile sales and improving user engagement.
Zefr is a video advertising company that specializes in creating targeted video ad placements through its proprietary technology and content rights management platform. The company focuses on aligning the right advertisements with appropriate content on popular platforms, ensuring that brands can safely and effectively scale their video marketing campaigns. By combining advanced technology with human review, Zefr offers customized packages that enhance the precision and impact of video advertising. The company's name pays homage to the Zephyr skate team of the 1970s, reflecting a spirit of innovation and boundary-pushing that is central to its mission.
Flurry, Inc. is a mobile application analytics and advertising platform that helps businesses build, measure, advertise, and monetize their mobile applications. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Flurry offers a suite of products, including Flurry Analytics, which enables businesses to analyze consumer interactions across over 400,000 applications. The platform tracks more than 1 billion end-user sessions monthly and provides insights into audience reach, engagement, retention, and revenue. Flurry also offers solutions such as AppSpot, which serves targeted ads to enhance click-through rates and revenue, and Flurry Personas, which identifies consumer segments with shared interests. Additionally, Flurry Marketplace connects publishers with advertisers through a single SDK integration. With a user-friendly setup that takes just five minutes, Flurry's services are utilized by over 125,000 companies and are compatible with various mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
Solve Media
Series B in 2013
Solve Media, Inc. is an advertising company that specializes in providing a digital media platform designed for publishers, advertisers, and agencies. The company offers various advertising solutions, including online and mobile formats such as CAPTCHA, display ads, videos, and skippable pre-rolls. These services aim to enhance brand engagement and improve key performance metrics like message delivery, recall rates, and return on investment for advertisers. Additionally, Solve Media's platform serves to protect website publishers from automated submissions and fraudulent activities. Founded in 2009 and originally known as AdCopy, Inc., the company rebranded to Solve Media in 2010 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with additional offices in major cities including New York, Chicago, and London. Since 2015, Solve Media has operated as a subsidiary of Adiant.
Manifest
Seed Round in 2013
Manifest, Inc. operates a product feed-based advertising platform designed to assist retailers and e-commerce companies in optimizing their product catalogs. The platform facilitates the addition of product feeds and the creation of product groups, enabling users to identify customer preferences and promote relevant products across various channels, including Facebook and Google Shopping. Manifest's Matching Engine enhances this process by not only retargeting existing customers but also helping retailers discover and engage new audiences. The effectiveness of the platform is demonstrated by its clients, who have optimized over 14 million products in 4 billion ads, generating significant revenue. Established in 2011 and based in San Francisco, Manifest was previously known as SocialWire, Inc. and is a subsidiary of Rakuten Marketing LLC. Notable clients include leading retailers such as Neiman Marcus, Gilt, One Kings Lane, and LivingSocial.
Flurry
Venture Round in 2013
Flurry, Inc. is a mobile application analytics and advertising platform that helps businesses build, measure, advertise, and monetize their mobile applications. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Flurry offers a suite of products, including Flurry Analytics, which enables businesses to analyze consumer interactions across over 400,000 applications. The platform tracks more than 1 billion end-user sessions monthly and provides insights into audience reach, engagement, retention, and revenue. Flurry also offers solutions such as AppSpot, which serves targeted ads to enhance click-through rates and revenue, and Flurry Personas, which identifies consumer segments with shared interests. Additionally, Flurry Marketplace connects publishers with advertisers through a single SDK integration. With a user-friendly setup that takes just five minutes, Flurry's services are utilized by over 125,000 companies and are compatible with various mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
Curalate, Inc. operates an online platform that helps brands facilitate consumer discovery and purchase decisions. The platform transforms images and videos into digital storefronts across websites, social media, advertisements, and emails. Curalate provides tools for brands to link products from social media, automate content posting, and gain insights into engagement metrics. Additionally, it allows brands to monitor their campaigns, competitors, and influencers. Founded in 2011 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with offices in New York, Seattle, and London, Curalate serves hundreds of leading brands, including Gap, Neiman Marcus, and Sephora. The company's services enhance the connection between off-site discovery and on-site conversion, driving revenue growth on platforms such as Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook. Curalate was previously known as Storably, Inc. and became a subsidiary of Bazaarvoice, Inc. in July 2020.
Jelli
Venture Round in 2012
Jelli, Inc. is a cloud-based advertising company specializing in the radio market in the United States. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company offers several key products, including SpotPlan, a programmatic buying platform for radio advertising; RadioSpot, an advertising server designed for broadcast radio that automates terrestrial radio advertising; and RadioDash, a dashboard for managing radio campaigns. Jelli's platform aims to enhance the audio advertising ecosystem by connecting publishers with listeners, thereby improving the overall quality of audio advertising experiences. As of December 31, 2018, Jelli operates as a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, Inc.
Zefr is a video advertising company that specializes in creating targeted video ad placements through its proprietary technology and content rights management platform. The company focuses on aligning the right advertisements with appropriate content on popular platforms, ensuring that brands can safely and effectively scale their video marketing campaigns. By combining advanced technology with human review, Zefr offers customized packages that enhance the precision and impact of video advertising. The company's name pays homage to the Zephyr skate team of the 1970s, reflecting a spirit of innovation and boundary-pushing that is central to its mission.
Say Media
Venture Round in 2012
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that provides a platform for creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. With its Tempest content management system, Say Media supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. The company offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, which enhance reader engagement by allowing users to opt-in to the ad experience, as well as Portable Creative, which extends these capabilities beyond Say Media’s inventory. Headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland, Say Media reaches an audience of over 400 million worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and was formerly known as VideoEgg, Inc. It has operated as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since December 2018.
33Across Inc. is a New York-based company that operates a social sharing and content discovery platform designed to enhance programmatic advertising in a cookieless environment. Founded in 2007, the company provides innovative marketing technologies such as SocialDNA Targeting, which helps clients identify and engage with social networks related to their brands. Its offerings include the BRAND GRAPH, which predicts consumer behavior to deliver brand and direct response ROI, Social Personas for real-time audience insights, and the Real Platform, which ensures the quality of ads by verifying viewability and mitigating fraudulent traffic. 33Across aims to empower marketers by helping them identify high-potential prospects connected to existing customers and brand loyalists. The company also has offices in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Salt Lake City, and Chicago, further extending its reach in the advertising ecosystem.
Curalate
Seed Round in 2012
Curalate, Inc. operates an online platform that helps brands facilitate consumer discovery and purchase decisions. The platform transforms images and videos into digital storefronts across websites, social media, advertisements, and emails. Curalate provides tools for brands to link products from social media, automate content posting, and gain insights into engagement metrics. Additionally, it allows brands to monitor their campaigns, competitors, and influencers. Founded in 2011 and based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with offices in New York, Seattle, and London, Curalate serves hundreds of leading brands, including Gap, Neiman Marcus, and Sephora. The company's services enhance the connection between off-site discovery and on-site conversion, driving revenue growth on platforms such as Pinterest, Instagram, and Facebook. Curalate was previously known as Storably, Inc. and became a subsidiary of Bazaarvoice, Inc. in July 2020.
Moat, Inc. develops analytics solutions tailored for brand advertisers and publishers, focusing on measuring customer attention and advertising effectiveness. Its flagship product, Moat Analytics, serves as an attention measurement platform that offers insights into ad campaigns and website inventory. Additionally, Moat Pro provides real-time ad intelligence, allowing users to visualize relationships between brands, publishers, and programmatic platforms, while offering brand alerts and prospecting reports. Moat also features a dedicated ad search engine that enables users to search for display ads, discover new advertisers, and access creative resources. This centralized ad search utilizes a specialized web crawler to index ads for easy retrieval. Established in 2007 and based in New York, Moat operates internationally and is a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation.
Yieldex is a leading provider of digital advertising management and analytics tools designed for online publishers and advertisers. The company offers a range of services, including advertising inventory management, forecasting, and yield optimization. Its flagship products, DynamicIQ and BusinessIQ, deliver decision support for sales and operations, providing insights into available inventory and revenue forecasts while enabling efficient management of digital advertising strategies. Yieldex's programmatic marketplace, YieldexDirect, allows advertisers and publishers to buy and sell targeted inventory conveniently. Prominent media companies, including The New York Times, CBS, and ESPN, utilize Yieldex's solutions to enhance their advertising operations, streamline processes, and maximize revenue potential.
LiveIntent
Series B in 2011
LiveIntent is a technology platform that enhances email as a marketing tool, allowing brands to effectively connect with customers. The company specializes in people-based targeting, email monetization, and identity resolution, providing solutions that benefit both marketers and publishers. By facilitating targeted outreach and maximizing revenue opportunities, LiveIntent helps businesses engage their audiences while prioritizing user privacy.
DoubleVerify
Series C in 2011
DoubleVerify is a software platform specializing in digital media measurement, data, and analytics. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York City, the company offers solutions for online media verification and campaign effectiveness aimed at brand marketers, agencies, advertising networks, and digital publishers. Its technology ensures that digital advertisements are delivered in a brand-safe environment, are fully viewable, reach real individuals, and appear in the intended geographic locations. By providing consistent and unbiased data, DoubleVerify helps advertisers optimize the quality and return on their digital ad investments. The company generates revenue by charging a fee based on the volume of media transactions measured on its platform.
Moat, Inc. develops analytics solutions tailored for brand advertisers and publishers, focusing on measuring customer attention and advertising effectiveness. Its flagship product, Moat Analytics, serves as an attention measurement platform that offers insights into ad campaigns and website inventory. Additionally, Moat Pro provides real-time ad intelligence, allowing users to visualize relationships between brands, publishers, and programmatic platforms, while offering brand alerts and prospecting reports. Moat also features a dedicated ad search engine that enables users to search for display ads, discover new advertisers, and access creative resources. This centralized ad search utilizes a specialized web crawler to index ads for easy retrieval. Established in 2007 and based in New York, Moat operates internationally and is a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation.
Zefr is a video advertising company that specializes in creating targeted video ad placements through its proprietary technology and content rights management platform. The company focuses on aligning the right advertisements with appropriate content on popular platforms, ensuring that brands can safely and effectively scale their video marketing campaigns. By combining advanced technology with human review, Zefr offers customized packages that enhance the precision and impact of video advertising. The company's name pays homage to the Zephyr skate team of the 1970s, reflecting a spirit of innovation and boundary-pushing that is central to its mission.
Adaptly, Inc. specializes in digital advertising solutions, focusing on enabling large advertisers to effectively manage and scale their campaigns across various social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and Pinterest. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York City, Adaptly provides a range of services that encompass personalized planning and strategy, media buying, execution, and comprehensive analysis. The company utilizes proprietary technology to deliver real-time insights and automated optimization, enhancing advertisers' ability to meet their marketing objectives. With additional offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and London, Adaptly employs over 120 professionals and has developed strong relationships with notable investors. In December 2018, Adaptly became a subsidiary of Accenture plc.
33Across Inc. is a New York-based company that operates a social sharing and content discovery platform designed to enhance programmatic advertising in a cookieless environment. Founded in 2007, the company provides innovative marketing technologies such as SocialDNA Targeting, which helps clients identify and engage with social networks related to their brands. Its offerings include the BRAND GRAPH, which predicts consumer behavior to deliver brand and direct response ROI, Social Personas for real-time audience insights, and the Real Platform, which ensures the quality of ads by verifying viewability and mitigating fraudulent traffic. 33Across aims to empower marketers by helping them identify high-potential prospects connected to existing customers and brand loyalists. The company also has offices in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Salt Lake City, and Chicago, further extending its reach in the advertising ecosystem.
Keep Holdings
Series B in 2011
Keep Holdings offers products focusing on advertising, commercial email, and e-commerce to enhance the link between consumers and brands. The company's products empower consumers and brands to better connect and engage. Keep Holdings' suite of services focuses on commercial email and e-commerce with an emphasis on how the social web can bring brands and consumers together in new productive ways.
Flurry, Inc. is a mobile application analytics and advertising platform that helps businesses build, measure, advertise, and monetize their mobile applications. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Flurry offers a suite of products, including Flurry Analytics, which enables businesses to analyze consumer interactions across over 400,000 applications. The platform tracks more than 1 billion end-user sessions monthly and provides insights into audience reach, engagement, retention, and revenue. Flurry also offers solutions such as AppSpot, which serves targeted ads to enhance click-through rates and revenue, and Flurry Personas, which identifies consumer segments with shared interests. Additionally, Flurry Marketplace connects publishers with advertisers through a single SDK integration. With a user-friendly setup that takes just five minutes, Flurry's services are utilized by over 125,000 companies and are compatible with various mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
Zefr is a video advertising company that specializes in creating targeted video ad placements through its proprietary technology and content rights management platform. The company focuses on aligning the right advertisements with appropriate content on popular platforms, ensuring that brands can safely and effectively scale their video marketing campaigns. By combining advanced technology with human review, Zefr offers customized packages that enhance the precision and impact of video advertising. The company's name pays homage to the Zephyr skate team of the 1970s, reflecting a spirit of innovation and boundary-pushing that is central to its mission.
AppNexus Inc. is a technology company that specializes in a cloud-based platform designed to enhance programmatic online advertising. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York City, the company provides tools for both advertisers and publishers to maximize campaign performance and revenue. Its offerings include a comprehensive digital advertising delivery platform, the AppNexus Publisher Suite for ad serving and campaign management, and PriceCheck, a header bidding solution for various ad formats. AppNexus also features an application platform that allows third-party vendors and existing clients to develop customized features. By leveraging data and machine learning, AppNexus aims to optimize the real-time buying and selling of digital advertising, catering to the needs of marketers, agencies, and publishers. The company operates as a subsidiary of Xandr, Inc., with additional offices located in the United States and internationally.
Keep Holdings
Series A in 2010
Keep Holdings offers products focusing on advertising, commercial email, and e-commerce to enhance the link between consumers and brands. The company's products empower consumers and brands to better connect and engage. Keep Holdings' suite of services focuses on commercial email and e-commerce with an emphasis on how the social web can bring brands and consumers together in new productive ways.
Transpera
Series C in 2010
Transpera is a mobile technology company specializing in video monetization for mobile devices. The company offers a comprehensive platform that facilitates the deployment of mobile video services, catering to online content owners, network operators, and advertisers. Through its patent-pending advertising platform and bridging technology, Transpera connects the various components necessary for successful mobile video initiatives. It empowers video publishers to mobilize and distribute content effectively, while also providing brand owners and advertisers with direct channels to reach their target audiences. Additionally, Transpera enhances video offerings for mobile carriers, serving a diverse range of clients, including well-known media brands and networks.
Jelli, Inc. is a cloud-based advertising company specializing in the radio market in the United States. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, the company offers several key products, including SpotPlan, a programmatic buying platform for radio advertising; RadioSpot, an advertising server designed for broadcast radio that automates terrestrial radio advertising; and RadioDash, a dashboard for managing radio campaigns. Jelli's platform aims to enhance the audio advertising ecosystem by connecting publishers with listeners, thereby improving the overall quality of audio advertising experiences. As of December 31, 2018, Jelli operates as a subsidiary of iHeartMedia, Inc.
Flurry, Inc. is a mobile application analytics and advertising platform that helps businesses build, measure, advertise, and monetize their mobile applications. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Flurry offers a suite of products, including Flurry Analytics, which enables businesses to analyze consumer interactions across over 400,000 applications. The platform tracks more than 1 billion end-user sessions monthly and provides insights into audience reach, engagement, retention, and revenue. Flurry also offers solutions such as AppSpot, which serves targeted ads to enhance click-through rates and revenue, and Flurry Personas, which identifies consumer segments with shared interests. Additionally, Flurry Marketplace connects publishers with advertisers through a single SDK integration. With a user-friendly setup that takes just five minutes, Flurry's services are utilized by over 125,000 companies and are compatible with various mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
LiveIntent
Series A in 2009
LiveIntent is a technology platform that enhances email as a marketing tool, allowing brands to effectively connect with customers. The company specializes in people-based targeting, email monetization, and identity resolution, providing solutions that benefit both marketers and publishers. By facilitating targeted outreach and maximizing revenue opportunities, LiveIntent helps businesses engage their audiences while prioritizing user privacy.
AppNexus Inc. is a technology company that specializes in a cloud-based platform designed to enhance programmatic online advertising. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York City, the company provides tools for both advertisers and publishers to maximize campaign performance and revenue. Its offerings include a comprehensive digital advertising delivery platform, the AppNexus Publisher Suite for ad serving and campaign management, and PriceCheck, a header bidding solution for various ad formats. AppNexus also features an application platform that allows third-party vendors and existing clients to develop customized features. By leveraging data and machine learning, AppNexus aims to optimize the real-time buying and selling of digital advertising, catering to the needs of marketers, agencies, and publishers. The company operates as a subsidiary of Xandr, Inc., with additional offices located in the United States and internationally.
ScanScout
Series B in 2009
ScanScout is a leading online video advertising network that collaborates with major advertisers and publishers to enhance video advertising opportunities. By partnering with publishers, ScanScout generates significant revenue streams, enabling them to effectively monetize their video content while maintaining a user-friendly experience. For advertisers, the platform offers capabilities to target, optimize, and deliver ad messages tailored to specific content and audiences, thereby increasing user engagement. As one of the largest online video networks, ScanScout serves hundreds of millions of ad impressions monthly and is headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York and Los Angeles.
ClickEquations
Venture Round in 2009
ClickEquations offers a comprehensive pay-per-click software platform designed to help advertisers and agencies efficiently manage extensive paid search campaigns. The platform integrates access to campaigns across major search engines such as Google, Yahoo!, and MSN within a single web interface. It features tools for bid management, campaign editing, and detailed reporting. Additionally, ClickEquations provides an advanced Excel plug-in known as ClickEquations Analyst, which enhances analytical capabilities by offering customizable and shareable reports and dashboards. The platform's services also include browser-based reporting, metric analysis, and the ability to manually adjust bids through defined rules, making it a versatile solution for search professionals.
GumGum, Inc. is a company specializing in in-image advertising and visual intelligence solutions for brands and publishers. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, GumGum leverages artificial intelligence, particularly computer vision and natural language processing, to unlock the value of visual content across various platforms, including social media and broadcast television. The company offers a range of services, including influencer marketing, in-screen and native advertising, site monetization, community management, and targeted media buying. Additionally, GumGum provides a visual listening platform that enables brands to identify and activate relevant online images and an online portal for customizing and launching advertisements. With multiple offices across the United States and internationally, GumGum aims to enhance contextual marketing and improve the effectiveness of advertising investments through advanced technology.
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.
StumbleUpon
Series A in 2009
StumbleUpon is a content discovery platform that helps users find new and interesting web and mobile content tailored to their preferences. With over 25 million users, the service allows individuals to explore, share, and provide ratings and reviews on various web pages. Additionally, StumbleUpon offers a Paid Discovery platform that enables brands, publishers, and marketers to promote their stories and products to a broader audience. By recommending personalized content, StumbleUpon aims to inform, entertain, and surprise its users while facilitating engagement with a diverse range of online material.
33Across
Seed Round in 2009
33Across Inc. is a New York-based company that operates a social sharing and content discovery platform designed to enhance programmatic advertising in a cookieless environment. Founded in 2007, the company provides innovative marketing technologies such as SocialDNA Targeting, which helps clients identify and engage with social networks related to their brands. Its offerings include the BRAND GRAPH, which predicts consumer behavior to deliver brand and direct response ROI, Social Personas for real-time audience insights, and the Real Platform, which ensures the quality of ads by verifying viewability and mitigating fraudulent traffic. 33Across aims to empower marketers by helping them identify high-potential prospects connected to existing customers and brand loyalists. The company also has offices in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Salt Lake City, and Chicago, further extending its reach in the advertising ecosystem.
Jingle Networks
Series D in 2009
Jingle Networks is the leading provider of advertising and technology solutions for voice and mobile business search. By tapping into the thriving business search market, Jingle Networks provides a powerful new media channel to connect businesses with consumers ready to transact. Jingle Networks offers solutions that cater to carriers, network operators, adverting agencies, brand marketers and small businesses. Thousands of national brand marketers and local businesses use Jingle Network solutions to leverage brief in-call audio or text advertisements to acquire new customers via phone or during mobile app or online searches. Network operators and telecom carriers have also discovered the power of Jingle Networks technology and advertising solutions. Many select Jingle Networks as their search provider of choice. Whether you want to build a brand, create awareness or maximize business search, Jingle Networks has a solution that will guarantee success. Jingle Networks invented the free directory assistance service called 1-800-FREE411. Consumers dial 1-800-FREE411 (1-800-373-3411) from any phone in the United States to use the toll-free service, which allows callers to obtain any residential, business, or government phone number for no charge. Sponsors cover the service cost by playing short advertising messages, about 12 seconds long, customized based on the number the customer is looking up. The company was founded by veteran advertising and technology executives.
AppNexus Inc. is a technology company that specializes in a cloud-based platform designed to enhance programmatic online advertising. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York City, the company provides tools for both advertisers and publishers to maximize campaign performance and revenue. Its offerings include a comprehensive digital advertising delivery platform, the AppNexus Publisher Suite for ad serving and campaign management, and PriceCheck, a header bidding solution for various ad formats. AppNexus also features an application platform that allows third-party vendors and existing clients to develop customized features. By leveraging data and machine learning, AppNexus aims to optimize the real-time buying and selling of digital advertising, catering to the needs of marketers, agencies, and publishers. The company operates as a subsidiary of Xandr, Inc., with additional offices located in the United States and internationally.
MeetMe is a prominent social networking platform in the United States that facilitates connections among users through engaging social games and applications. Originally established as MyYearbook, it has evolved to focus on social discovery, providing an enjoyable environment for users to meet new people. The platform operates both a website and mobile applications available in multiple languages, with a significant portion of its traffic originating from mobile devices. MeetMe's revenue model is based on advertising and virtual currency, allowing it to monetize its offerings effectively. Additionally, the company has expanded its services to include livestreaming video solutions and opportunities for brands to engage with their audiences, further enhancing its portfolio and community-building capabilities.
BiggerBoat
Series A in 2008
BiggerBoat is an online advertising network that is focused on advertising online through entertainment.
GumGum, Inc. is a company specializing in in-image advertising and visual intelligence solutions for brands and publishers. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, GumGum leverages artificial intelligence, particularly computer vision and natural language processing, to unlock the value of visual content across various platforms, including social media and broadcast television. The company offers a range of services, including influencer marketing, in-screen and native advertising, site monetization, community management, and targeted media buying. Additionally, GumGum provides a visual listening platform that enables brands to identify and activate relevant online images and an online portal for customizing and launching advertisements. With multiple offices across the United States and internationally, GumGum aims to enhance contextual marketing and improve the effectiveness of advertising investments through advanced technology.
Pinch Media
Seed Round in 2008
Pinch Media is a New York-based startup that assists mobile application developers in enhancing their businesses through free developer tools, primarily focusing on the iPhone SDK. Its flagship product, Pinch Analytics, is a free analytics library that tracks essential metrics for optimizing iPhone applications. Launched prior to the App Store, Pinch Analytics is embedded in numerous iPhone applications, including some of the most popular ones. The aggregated data from Pinch Analytics, which comes from millions of application downloads, is invaluable for developers in strategizing their releases and updates. The platform has reportedly contributed to significant increases in application sales. In addition to analytics, Pinch Media has partnered with JumpTap to create the Pinch Advertising program, which delivers unobtrusive mobile banner ads from reputable brands for free, ad-supported applications. The company is actively seeking new clients for both its analytics and advertising services.
Jingle Networks
Series C in 2008
Jingle Networks is the leading provider of advertising and technology solutions for voice and mobile business search. By tapping into the thriving business search market, Jingle Networks provides a powerful new media channel to connect businesses with consumers ready to transact. Jingle Networks offers solutions that cater to carriers, network operators, adverting agencies, brand marketers and small businesses. Thousands of national brand marketers and local businesses use Jingle Network solutions to leverage brief in-call audio or text advertisements to acquire new customers via phone or during mobile app or online searches. Network operators and telecom carriers have also discovered the power of Jingle Networks technology and advertising solutions. Many select Jingle Networks as their search provider of choice. Whether you want to build a brand, create awareness or maximize business search, Jingle Networks has a solution that will guarantee success. Jingle Networks invented the free directory assistance service called 1-800-FREE411. Consumers dial 1-800-FREE411 (1-800-373-3411) from any phone in the United States to use the toll-free service, which allows callers to obtain any residential, business, or government phone number for no charge. Sponsors cover the service cost by playing short advertising messages, about 12 seconds long, customized based on the number the customer is looking up. The company was founded by veteran advertising and technology executives.
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.
AppNexus
Seed Round in 2007
AppNexus Inc. is a technology company that specializes in a cloud-based platform designed to enhance programmatic online advertising. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York City, the company provides tools for both advertisers and publishers to maximize campaign performance and revenue. Its offerings include a comprehensive digital advertising delivery platform, the AppNexus Publisher Suite for ad serving and campaign management, and PriceCheck, a header bidding solution for various ad formats. AppNexus also features an application platform that allows third-party vendors and existing clients to develop customized features. By leveraging data and machine learning, AppNexus aims to optimize the real-time buying and selling of digital advertising, catering to the needs of marketers, agencies, and publishers. The company operates as a subsidiary of Xandr, Inc., with additional offices located in the United States and internationally.
Sendori specializes in digital marketing solutions designed to benefit both advertisers and publishers by reducing costs, generating revenue, and safeguarding brand equity. The company offers a diverse range of high-converting traffic through its proprietary and third-party network sources. Additionally, Sendori utilizes patented one-click redirect technology and a robust ad serving platform to enhance digital advertising campaigns, focusing on driving conversions and lowering customer acquisition costs. Furthermore, Sendori provides internet navigation support that improves the customer experience by facilitating faster access to popular websites and enhancing security by minimizing the risk of typos leading to malicious sites.
Say Media
Series D in 2007
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that provides a platform for creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. With its Tempest content management system, Say Media supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. The company offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, which enhance reader engagement by allowing users to opt-in to the ad experience, as well as Portable Creative, which extends these capabilities beyond Say Media’s inventory. Headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland, Say Media reaches an audience of over 400 million worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and was formerly known as VideoEgg, Inc. It has operated as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since December 2018.
Say Media
Series D in 2007
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that provides a platform for creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. With its Tempest content management system, Say Media supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. The company offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, which enhance reader engagement by allowing users to opt-in to the ad experience, as well as Portable Creative, which extends these capabilities beyond Say Media’s inventory. Headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland, Say Media reaches an audience of over 400 million worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and was formerly known as VideoEgg, Inc. It has operated as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since December 2018.
Transpera
Series A in 2007
Transpera is a mobile technology company specializing in video monetization for mobile devices. The company offers a comprehensive platform that facilitates the deployment of mobile video services, catering to online content owners, network operators, and advertisers. Through its patent-pending advertising platform and bridging technology, Transpera connects the various components necessary for successful mobile video initiatives. It empowers video publishers to mobilize and distribute content effectively, while also providing brand owners and advertisers with direct channels to reach their target audiences. Additionally, Transpera enhances video offerings for mobile carriers, serving a diverse range of clients, including well-known media brands and networks.
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.
ScanScout
Series A in 2007
ScanScout is a leading online video advertising network that collaborates with major advertisers and publishers to enhance video advertising opportunities. By partnering with publishers, ScanScout generates significant revenue streams, enabling them to effectively monetize their video content while maintaining a user-friendly experience. For advertisers, the platform offers capabilities to target, optimize, and deliver ad messages tailored to specific content and audiences, thereby increasing user engagement. As one of the largest online video networks, ScanScout serves hundreds of millions of ad impressions monthly and is headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York and Los Angeles.
MeetMe is a prominent social networking platform in the United States that facilitates connections among users through engaging social games and applications. Originally established as MyYearbook, it has evolved to focus on social discovery, providing an enjoyable environment for users to meet new people. The platform operates both a website and mobile applications available in multiple languages, with a significant portion of its traffic originating from mobile devices. MeetMe's revenue model is based on advertising and virtual currency, allowing it to monetize its offerings effectively. Additionally, the company has expanded its services to include livestreaming video solutions and opportunities for brands to engage with their audiences, further enhancing its portfolio and community-building capabilities.
RockYou, Inc. is an interactive media and entertainment company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in in-game video advertising and social gaming. Founded in 2005, RockYou developed a platform that connects premium brands with users through a network of cross-platform video advertisements. The company’s offerings include a diverse portfolio of free-to-play games across various genres and platforms, including Facebook and mobile. RockYou Media amplifies the voices of multicultural millennials by providing brands and publishers with engaging content designed for a diverse audience. However, in February 2019, RockYou filed for liquidation under Chapter 7 in the US Bankruptcy Court, marking a significant shift in its business operations.
BiggerBoat
Series A in 2006
BiggerBoat is an online advertising network that is focused on advertising online through entertainment.
ScanScout
Series A in 2006
ScanScout is a leading online video advertising network that collaborates with major advertisers and publishers to enhance video advertising opportunities. By partnering with publishers, ScanScout generates significant revenue streams, enabling them to effectively monetize their video content while maintaining a user-friendly experience. For advertisers, the platform offers capabilities to target, optimize, and deliver ad messages tailored to specific content and audiences, thereby increasing user engagement. As one of the largest online video networks, ScanScout serves hundreds of millions of ad impressions monthly and is headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York and Los Angeles.
Say Media
Series C in 2006
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that provides a platform for creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. With its Tempest content management system, Say Media supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. The company offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, which enhance reader engagement by allowing users to opt-in to the ad experience, as well as Portable Creative, which extends these capabilities beyond Say Media’s inventory. Headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland, Say Media reaches an audience of over 400 million worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and was formerly known as VideoEgg, Inc. It has operated as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since December 2018.
Aggregate Knowledge
Series A in 2006
Aggregate Knowledge is a media intelligence company that provides a platform designed to optimize advertising efforts for marketers and agencies. By integrating media and audience data, the company offers tools that enable advertisers to precisely identify and engage high-performing customers. This unique approach allows for real-time personalization and audience-centric display optimization, enhancing the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. As a result, clients can allocate their media budgets more efficiently, leading to increased reach and improved sales performance. Aggregate Knowledge's patented technology positions it as a leader in the field of media intelligence, delivering significant value to its users.
ScanScout
Series A in 2006
ScanScout is a leading online video advertising network that collaborates with major advertisers and publishers to enhance video advertising opportunities. By partnering with publishers, ScanScout generates significant revenue streams, enabling them to effectively monetize their video content while maintaining a user-friendly experience. For advertisers, the platform offers capabilities to target, optimize, and deliver ad messages tailored to specific content and audiences, thereby increasing user engagement. As one of the largest online video networks, ScanScout serves hundreds of millions of ad impressions monthly and is headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York and Los Angeles.
Aggregate Knowledge
Seed Round in 2006
Aggregate Knowledge is a media intelligence company that provides a platform designed to optimize advertising efforts for marketers and agencies. By integrating media and audience data, the company offers tools that enable advertisers to precisely identify and engage high-performing customers. This unique approach allows for real-time personalization and audience-centric display optimization, enhancing the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. As a result, clients can allocate their media budgets more efficiently, leading to increased reach and improved sales performance. Aggregate Knowledge's patented technology positions it as a leader in the field of media intelligence, delivering significant value to its users.
Say Media
Series B in 2006
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that provides a platform for creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. With its Tempest content management system, Say Media supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. The company offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, which enhance reader engagement by allowing users to opt-in to the ad experience, as well as Portable Creative, which extends these capabilities beyond Say Media’s inventory. Headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland, Say Media reaches an audience of over 400 million worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and was formerly known as VideoEgg, Inc. It has operated as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since December 2018.
Jingle Networks
Series A in 2005
Jingle Networks is the leading provider of advertising and technology solutions for voice and mobile business search. By tapping into the thriving business search market, Jingle Networks provides a powerful new media channel to connect businesses with consumers ready to transact. Jingle Networks offers solutions that cater to carriers, network operators, adverting agencies, brand marketers and small businesses. Thousands of national brand marketers and local businesses use Jingle Network solutions to leverage brief in-call audio or text advertisements to acquire new customers via phone or during mobile app or online searches. Network operators and telecom carriers have also discovered the power of Jingle Networks technology and advertising solutions. Many select Jingle Networks as their search provider of choice. Whether you want to build a brand, create awareness or maximize business search, Jingle Networks has a solution that will guarantee success. Jingle Networks invented the free directory assistance service called 1-800-FREE411. Consumers dial 1-800-FREE411 (1-800-373-3411) from any phone in the United States to use the toll-free service, which allows callers to obtain any residential, business, or government phone number for no charge. Sponsors cover the service cost by playing short advertising messages, about 12 seconds long, customized based on the number the customer is looking up. The company was founded by veteran advertising and technology executives.
StumbleUpon
Seed Round in 2005
StumbleUpon is a content discovery platform that helps users find new and interesting web and mobile content tailored to their preferences. With over 25 million users, the service allows individuals to explore, share, and provide ratings and reviews on various web pages. Additionally, StumbleUpon offers a Paid Discovery platform that enables brands, publishers, and marketers to promote their stories and products to a broader audience. By recommending personalized content, StumbleUpon aims to inform, entertain, and surprise its users while facilitating engagement with a diverse range of online material.
Jingle Networks
Series A in 2005
Jingle Networks is the leading provider of advertising and technology solutions for voice and mobile business search. By tapping into the thriving business search market, Jingle Networks provides a powerful new media channel to connect businesses with consumers ready to transact. Jingle Networks offers solutions that cater to carriers, network operators, adverting agencies, brand marketers and small businesses. Thousands of national brand marketers and local businesses use Jingle Network solutions to leverage brief in-call audio or text advertisements to acquire new customers via phone or during mobile app or online searches. Network operators and telecom carriers have also discovered the power of Jingle Networks technology and advertising solutions. Many select Jingle Networks as their search provider of choice. Whether you want to build a brand, create awareness or maximize business search, Jingle Networks has a solution that will guarantee success. Jingle Networks invented the free directory assistance service called 1-800-FREE411. Consumers dial 1-800-FREE411 (1-800-373-3411) from any phone in the United States to use the toll-free service, which allows callers to obtain any residential, business, or government phone number for no charge. Sponsors cover the service cost by playing short advertising messages, about 12 seconds long, customized based on the number the customer is looking up. The company was founded by veteran advertising and technology executives.
Adchemy is a developer of digital advertising technology and a data management platform focused on enhancing online brands' e-commerce revenue acquisition. The company's software simplifies digital marketing campaigns, enabling clients to create effective ads with ease. Adchemy's platform automates best practices for keyword and product listing ads, leading to significant improvements in performance metrics. Clients typically see an increase of over 400 percent in impressions, more than 150 percent in clicks, and at least 100 percent in revenue, all while achieving or exceeding their target return on ad spend. The core of Adchemy's offering is the Adchemy IntentGraph, which allows marketers to structure campaigns using business language centered around products rather than keywords. This approach helps businesses gain insights into their online audiences, develop targeted segments, and deliver relevant advertising that enhances engagement and conversion rates.
Say Media
Series A in 2005
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that provides a platform for creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. With its Tempest content management system, Say Media supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. The company offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, which enhance reader engagement by allowing users to opt-in to the ad experience, as well as Portable Creative, which extends these capabilities beyond Say Media’s inventory. Headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland, Say Media reaches an audience of over 400 million worldwide. The company was founded in 2004 and was formerly known as VideoEgg, Inc. It has operated as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since December 2018.