First Round Capital

First Round Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that concentrates on seed- and early-stage investments, often supporting pre-revenue startups across sectors including enterprise software, fintech, healthcare, consumer, hardware, artificial intelligence, and web3. The firm emphasizes a community-driven approach, providing founder-focused services, mentorship, and access to a broad founder network to help companies grow. It operates nationally with offices in San Francisco and New York and seeks to take an active role in portfolio companies to aid scaling and access to follow-on funding.

Meka Asonye

Partner

Brett Berson

VP, Platform

Jeffrey Donnon

CFO

Annie Duke

Special Partner

Amy Fu

Vice President

Rob Hayes

Partner

Todd Jackson

Partner

Josh Kopelman

Founder and Partner

Whitnie Narcisse

Operating Partner

Cory Perkins

Partner Operations Manager

Bill Trenchard

Partner

Liz Wessel

Partner

James Wu

Investor

Past deals in Marketing

Clay

Series B in 2025
Clay offers advanced tools for growth teams to conduct comprehensive customer research. By integrating over 100 data sources, including first-party, intent, and third-party data, Clay enables deep insights into ideal customers.

Clay

Series B in 2024
Clay offers advanced tools for growth teams to conduct comprehensive customer research. By integrating over 100 data sources, including first-party, intent, and third-party data, Clay enables deep insights into ideal customers.

Mercantile

Venture Round in 2022
Mercantile provides credit card services and related financial products for small and medium-sized businesses. The company offers a premium credit card program designed to monetize client payables and create a high-margin revenue stream for client organizations, helping them compete with larger firms in markets dominated by big companies and improve their resilience.

&open

Series A in 2022
&Open is a gifting platform that facilitates the distribution of digital and physical gifts from brands to individuals worldwide. By enhancing customer loyalty, retention, and engagement, the platform serves sales, marketing, and customer experience teams through a unified system. It offers branded communication capabilities and integrates seamlessly into existing workflows, allowing brands to effectively track the impact of their gifting strategies. This approach enables companies to strengthen their relationships with customers, fostering increased retention and advocacy.

&open

Seed Round in 2021
&Open is a gifting platform that facilitates the distribution of digital and physical gifts from brands to individuals worldwide. By enhancing customer loyalty, retention, and engagement, the platform serves sales, marketing, and customer experience teams through a unified system. It offers branded communication capabilities and integrates seamlessly into existing workflows, allowing brands to effectively track the impact of their gifting strategies. This approach enables companies to strengthen their relationships with customers, fostering increased retention and advocacy.

Stensul

Series B in 2020
Stensul streamlines enterprise marketing by offering a centralized email generation platform. It enables marketers to create mobile-responsive emails that adhere to brand guidelines, bypassing the need for designer, developer, and QA involvement. Emails can be instantly sent through popular ESPs or Marketing Clouds.

Clay

Series A in 2019
Clay offers advanced tools for growth teams to conduct comprehensive customer research. By integrating over 100 data sources, including first-party, intent, and third-party data, Clay enables deep insights into ideal customers.

Stensul

Series A in 2018
Stensul streamlines enterprise marketing by offering a centralized email generation platform. It enables marketers to create mobile-responsive emails that adhere to brand guidelines, bypassing the need for designer, developer, and QA involvement. Emails can be instantly sent through popular ESPs or Marketing Clouds.

Clay

Seed Round in 2017
Clay offers advanced tools for growth teams to conduct comprehensive customer research. By integrating over 100 data sources, including first-party, intent, and third-party data, Clay enables deep insights into ideal customers.

Zenreach

Series C in 2017
Zenreach, Inc., founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in online marketing solutions tailored for businesses with physical locations. The company's flagship product, Walk-Through Marketing, integrates digital marketing efforts with in-store results to enhance customer acquisition and lifetime value. Zenreach Engage tracks customer visits and builds detailed customer profiles, while Zenreach Attract optimizes ad performance by targeting audiences based on a business's best customers. The effectiveness of these campaigns is measured using the Walk-Through Rate™, a proprietary metric that indicates when someone exposed to an ad visits a location. Zenreach serves thousands of independent merchants and notable brands such as Peet’s Coffee, Ruth’s Chris, and BCBG Max Azria.

Stensul

Seed Round in 2016
Stensul streamlines enterprise marketing by offering a centralized email generation platform. It enables marketers to create mobile-responsive emails that adhere to brand guidelines, bypassing the need for designer, developer, and QA involvement. Emails can be instantly sent through popular ESPs or Marketing Clouds.

Zenreach

Series B in 2016
Zenreach, Inc., founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in online marketing solutions tailored for businesses with physical locations. The company's flagship product, Walk-Through Marketing, integrates digital marketing efforts with in-store results to enhance customer acquisition and lifetime value. Zenreach Engage tracks customer visits and builds detailed customer profiles, while Zenreach Attract optimizes ad performance by targeting audiences based on a business's best customers. The effectiveness of these campaigns is measured using the Walk-Through Rate™, a proprietary metric that indicates when someone exposed to an ad visits a location. Zenreach serves thousands of independent merchants and notable brands such as Peet’s Coffee, Ruth’s Chris, and BCBG Max Azria.

Relay Network

Series B in 2016
Relay Network, LLC is a technology company headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, specializing in customer engagement through a private messaging application. Founded in 2009, Relay Network enables businesses to send proactive and personalized communications to their customers, enhancing the way companies interact with their clientele. The platform supports various industries, including healthcare, financial services, insurance, cable, energy, travel, and hospitality, by allowing customers to opt-in for messages from their service providers. The company's innovative approach empowers businesses to design and automate customer engagement, helping them scale their support efforts and meet the growing demand for personalized service.

Zodiac

Seed Round in 2016
Zodiac Inc. is a predictive analytics company that specializes in forecasting individualized customer lifetime value using real-time sales data. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Zodiac provides a cloud-based analytics platform that enables businesses to make informed marketing decisions based on accurate predictions of future sales volumes and customer behavior. By employing advanced data models and behavioral analysis, the company helps organizations optimize their marketing campaigns, enhance sales forecasting, and focus resources on acquiring and retaining high-value customers. Initially known as CLVMetrics, Inc., Zodiac operates as a subsidiary of NIKE, Inc. as of March 2018.

Curalate

Series C in 2016
Curalate, Inc. is a technology company that operates an online platform focused on enhancing the connection between visual content and e-commerce. Founded in 2011 and based in Philadelphia, with additional offices in New York, Seattle, and London, the company enables brands to convert images and videos into interactive digital storefronts across various online channels, including social media and advertisements. Curalate's platform offers tools for brands to automate content posting, track social media engagement, and gain insights into campaign performance, competitors, and influencers. By leveraging image recognition algorithms, Curalate facilitates a seamless transition from consumer discovery of products to actual purchases, working with prominent brands such as Gap, Neiman Marcus, and Sephora to drive revenue through visual-driven commerce. Curalate, previously known as Storably, became a subsidiary of Bazaarvoice in July 2020.

LiveIntent

Series D in 2015
LiveIntent is a technology platform that enhances email as a marketing tool, allowing brands to effectively connect with their customers. The company specializes in people-based targeting, email monetization, and identity resolution, providing solutions that benefit both marketers and publishers. By facilitating direct engagement with audiences, LiveIntent helps businesses drive sales and increase revenue while ensuring user privacy is respected. The platform aims to bridge the gaps between brands and their target audiences, maximizing the potential of email marketing.

GumGum

Series C in 2015
GumGum, Inc. is a technology company based in Santa Monica, California, that specializes in artificial intelligence, particularly in computer vision and natural language processing. Founded in 2006, the company focuses on unlocking the value of visual content generated across various platforms, including the web and broadcast television. GumGum provides a range of services, such as in-image advertising, influencer marketing, targeted media buying, and site monetization. Its flagship products include GumGum Visual Intelligence, a platform for real-time visual listening that assists brands in identifying and activating online imagery, and AdBuilder, which allows brands to create and manage in-image and in-screen advertisements. By using advanced machine learning and deep learning technologies, GumGum enhances contextual advertising and aids marketers in maximizing the media value of their investments. The company maintains a presence with additional offices in major cities across the United States, as well as locations in London and Sydney.

Percolate

Series C in 2015
Percolate is a provider of a content marketing platform that enhances global marketing visibility and collaboration. The company's software integrates various marketing functions, including governance, planning, content creation, audience acquisition, customer management, and analytics. By uniting brand narratives, data, and customer interactions, Percolate empowers marketers to effectively build and manage complex marketing programs. This enables brands to efficiently organize integrated campaigns and deliver personalized content, ensuring that marketing efforts are aligned with customer engagement across all platforms and locations. With a focus on increasing productivity and driving sales, Percolate facilitates comprehensive control and agility for marketing teams.

Say Media

Venture Round in 2014
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that specializes in creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. The company operates the Tempest publishing platform, which empowers independent content creators to develop engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. Say Media offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, an expandable media ad unit designed to enhance reader engagement, and Portable Creative, which allows advertisers to utilize AdFrames on any trading desk. With a global reach exceeding 400 million people, Say Media provides brands with effective and accountable ways to connect with target audiences. Founded in 2004 and originally known as VideoEgg, Say Media is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland. The company operates as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc.

Curalate

Series B in 2014
Curalate, Inc. is a technology company that operates an online platform focused on enhancing the connection between visual content and e-commerce. Founded in 2011 and based in Philadelphia, with additional offices in New York, Seattle, and London, the company enables brands to convert images and videos into interactive digital storefronts across various online channels, including social media and advertisements. Curalate's platform offers tools for brands to automate content posting, track social media engagement, and gain insights into campaign performance, competitors, and influencers. By leveraging image recognition algorithms, Curalate facilitates a seamless transition from consumer discovery of products to actual purchases, working with prominent brands such as Gap, Neiman Marcus, and Sephora to drive revenue through visual-driven commerce. Curalate, previously known as Storably, became a subsidiary of Bazaarvoice in July 2020.

Sift

Series B in 2014
Sift Limited, established in 1996, is a digital media solutions provider headquartered in Bristol, UK, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and the United States. The company offers online business consultancy and services to various organizations, including member bodies, not-for-profits, publishers, and corporates. Sift's portfolio comprises nine online business communities, such as AccountingWEB and BusinessCloud9, and it organizes related face-to-face business events. Additionally, Sift provides PracticeWEB, a SaaS platform for UK accounting firms, and SiftGroups, which offers hosted online community solutions to publishers, corporates, and public sector bodies. Since 2011, Sift has expanded its services to include digital trust and safety solutions, helping over 34,000 sites and apps prevent fraud and build customer trust.

elicit

Series A in 2014
Elicit, Inc. is a SaaS software company based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in enhancing on-site search capabilities for marketers and retailers. Founded in 2011 and originally named Elevation, Inc., Elicit provides a platform that allows users to transform the search box into a powerful branding and conversion tool. Its software features a drag-and-drop interface, enabling businesses to prioritize and customize search results based on various criteria, such as context, time, keyword, and location. This functionality helps marketers effectively curate search results, align their branding with marketing calendars, and support promotional initiatives, ultimately driving better engagement and conversions for their online businesses.

Relay Network

Series A in 2014
Relay Network, LLC is a technology company headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, specializing in customer engagement through a private messaging application. Founded in 2009, Relay Network enables businesses to send proactive and personalized communications to their customers, enhancing the way companies interact with their clientele. The platform supports various industries, including healthcare, financial services, insurance, cable, energy, travel, and hospitality, by allowing customers to opt-in for messages from their service providers. The company's innovative approach empowers businesses to design and automate customer engagement, helping them scale their support efforts and meet the growing demand for personalized service.

Percolate

Series B in 2014
Percolate is a provider of a content marketing platform that enhances global marketing visibility and collaboration. The company's software integrates various marketing functions, including governance, planning, content creation, audience acquisition, customer management, and analytics. By uniting brand narratives, data, and customer interactions, Percolate empowers marketers to effectively build and manage complex marketing programs. This enables brands to efficiently organize integrated campaigns and deliver personalized content, ensuring that marketing efforts are aligned with customer engagement across all platforms and locations. With a focus on increasing productivity and driving sales, Percolate facilitates comprehensive control and agility for marketing teams.

Nomi

Series A in 2013
Nomi is an omni-channel marketing platform designed to enhance customer engagement for retailers. By analyzing and optimizing the return on investment from offline marketing and store operations, Nomi quantifies the effectiveness of marketing campaigns in driving foot traffic and assesses customer lifetime value. The platform helps retailers evaluate how well stores convert visitors into buyers, identify underperforming staff, and measure the impact of training and management investments on customer behavior. Nomi offers a comprehensive view of the customer conversion funnel, enabling retailers to predict store performance and diagnose operational issues proactively. Founded in September 2012 by Marc Ferrentino, Corey Capasso, Wesley Barrow, Peter Quintas, and Robert Balousek, the company is headquartered in New York, United States.

Solve Media

Series B in 2013
Solve Media, Inc. is an advertising technology company that specializes in providing a hosted security platform tailored for publishers, advertisers, and agencies. The company develops an online and mobile advertising platform that creates branding opportunities through various formats, including CAPTCHA, displays, videos, and skippable pre-rolls. Solve Media's solutions are designed to protect website publishers from automated submissions, spam, and other fraudulent activities, while enhancing brand message delivery and recall rates for advertisers. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with additional offices in major U.S. cities and London, Solve Media aims to meet diverse advertising and monetization needs through its comprehensive product offerings.

Sift

Series A in 2013
Sift Limited, established in 1996, is a digital media solutions provider headquartered in Bristol, UK, with offices in Dublin, Ireland, and the United States. The company offers online business consultancy and services to various organizations, including member bodies, not-for-profits, publishers, and corporates. Sift's portfolio comprises nine online business communities, such as AccountingWEB and BusinessCloud9, and it organizes related face-to-face business events. Additionally, Sift provides PracticeWEB, a SaaS platform for UK accounting firms, and SiftGroups, which offers hosted online community solutions to publishers, corporates, and public sector bodies. Since 2011, Sift has expanded its services to include digital trust and safety solutions, helping over 34,000 sites and apps prevent fraud and build customer trust.

Nomi

Seed Round in 2013
Nomi is an omni-channel marketing platform designed to enhance customer engagement for retailers. By analyzing and optimizing the return on investment from offline marketing and store operations, Nomi quantifies the effectiveness of marketing campaigns in driving foot traffic and assesses customer lifetime value. The platform helps retailers evaluate how well stores convert visitors into buyers, identify underperforming staff, and measure the impact of training and management investments on customer behavior. Nomi offers a comprehensive view of the customer conversion funnel, enabling retailers to predict store performance and diagnose operational issues proactively. Founded in September 2012 by Marc Ferrentino, Corey Capasso, Wesley Barrow, Peter Quintas, and Robert Balousek, the company is headquartered in New York, United States.

Curalate

Series A in 2013
Curalate, Inc. is a technology company that operates an online platform focused on enhancing the connection between visual content and e-commerce. Founded in 2011 and based in Philadelphia, with additional offices in New York, Seattle, and London, the company enables brands to convert images and videos into interactive digital storefronts across various online channels, including social media and advertisements. Curalate's platform offers tools for brands to automate content posting, track social media engagement, and gain insights into campaign performance, competitors, and influencers. By leveraging image recognition algorithms, Curalate facilitates a seamless transition from consumer discovery of products to actual purchases, working with prominent brands such as Gap, Neiman Marcus, and Sephora to drive revenue through visual-driven commerce. Curalate, previously known as Storably, became a subsidiary of Bazaarvoice in July 2020.

Percolate

Series A in 2012
Percolate is a provider of a content marketing platform that enhances global marketing visibility and collaboration. The company's software integrates various marketing functions, including governance, planning, content creation, audience acquisition, customer management, and analytics. By uniting brand narratives, data, and customer interactions, Percolate empowers marketers to effectively build and manage complex marketing programs. This enables brands to efficiently organize integrated campaigns and deliver personalized content, ensuring that marketing efforts are aligned with customer engagement across all platforms and locations. With a focus on increasing productivity and driving sales, Percolate facilitates comprehensive control and agility for marketing teams.

RebelMouse

Seed Round in 2012
RebelMouse, Inc. is a social media aggregator and digital publishing platform founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City. The platform enables brands, media companies, and individuals to create engaging content experiences that foster community building and audience growth across various social media channels. RebelMouse's innovative approach transcends conventional content management by liberating content across multiple sites, apps, and advertisements. It enhances audience engagement through intelligent recommendations, real-time trending alerts, and social calls to action. The company has been instrumental in generating significant online traffic for various publishers, including Axios and The Dodo, while also revitalizing established brands like PAPER Magazine. Additionally, RebelMouse assists organizations, such as United Airlines, in adopting media-centric strategies to enhance their online presence.

Say Media

Venture Round in 2012
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that specializes in creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. The company operates the Tempest publishing platform, which empowers independent content creators to develop engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. Say Media offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, an expandable media ad unit designed to enhance reader engagement, and Portable Creative, which allows advertisers to utilize AdFrames on any trading desk. With a global reach exceeding 400 million people, Say Media provides brands with effective and accountable ways to connect with target audiences. Founded in 2004 and originally known as VideoEgg, Say Media is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland. The company operates as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc.

Jirafe

Series A in 2012
Jirafe is a New York City-based company that specializes in providing analytics for eCommerce retailers, enabling them to enhance their revenue through data-driven marketing and merchandising strategies. By offering real-time actionable insights, Jirafe helps merchants understand customer behavior, identify best-selling products, and make informed decisions to grow their businesses. The company's goal is to automate essential tasks that eCommerce stores face, allowing retailers to focus on driving their business forward. With a team passionate about big data, analytics, and machine learning, Jirafe continually seeks to innovate and expand its offerings to support the success of tens of thousands of merchants.

Curalate

Seed Round in 2012
Curalate, Inc. is a technology company that operates an online platform focused on enhancing the connection between visual content and e-commerce. Founded in 2011 and based in Philadelphia, with additional offices in New York, Seattle, and London, the company enables brands to convert images and videos into interactive digital storefronts across various online channels, including social media and advertisements. Curalate's platform offers tools for brands to automate content posting, track social media engagement, and gain insights into campaign performance, competitors, and influencers. By leveraging image recognition algorithms, Curalate facilitates a seamless transition from consumer discovery of products to actual purchases, working with prominent brands such as Gap, Neiman Marcus, and Sephora to drive revenue through visual-driven commerce. Curalate, previously known as Storably, became a subsidiary of Bazaarvoice in July 2020.

elicit

Series A in 2012
Elicit, Inc. is a SaaS software company based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in enhancing on-site search capabilities for marketers and retailers. Founded in 2011 and originally named Elevation, Inc., Elicit provides a platform that allows users to transform the search box into a powerful branding and conversion tool. Its software features a drag-and-drop interface, enabling businesses to prioritize and customize search results based on various criteria, such as context, time, keyword, and location. This functionality helps marketers effectively curate search results, align their branding with marketing calendars, and support promotional initiatives, ultimately driving better engagement and conversions for their online businesses.

Moat

Series B in 2012
Moat, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing software-as-a-service analytics solutions for brand advertisers and publishers. Founded in 2007 and now a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation, Moat offers a range of tools designed to enhance advertising effectiveness. Its Moat Analytics platform provides insights into ad campaigns and website inventory, while Moat Pro delivers real-time ad intelligence, enabling users to visualize relationships between brands, publishers, and programmatic platforms. Additionally, Moat offers a search engine dedicated to display ads, allowing users to discover and explore advertisements from various brands. This comprehensive approach positions Moat as a key player in measuring and driving customer attention across digital marketing channels.

Percolate

Seed Round in 2011
Percolate is a provider of a content marketing platform that enhances global marketing visibility and collaboration. The company's software integrates various marketing functions, including governance, planning, content creation, audience acquisition, customer management, and analytics. By uniting brand narratives, data, and customer interactions, Percolate empowers marketers to effectively build and manage complex marketing programs. This enables brands to efficiently organize integrated campaigns and deliver personalized content, ensuring that marketing efforts are aligned with customer engagement across all platforms and locations. With a focus on increasing productivity and driving sales, Percolate facilitates comprehensive control and agility for marketing teams.

GumGum

Series B in 2011
GumGum, Inc. is a technology company based in Santa Monica, California, that specializes in artificial intelligence, particularly in computer vision and natural language processing. Founded in 2006, the company focuses on unlocking the value of visual content generated across various platforms, including the web and broadcast television. GumGum provides a range of services, such as in-image advertising, influencer marketing, targeted media buying, and site monetization. Its flagship products include GumGum Visual Intelligence, a platform for real-time visual listening that assists brands in identifying and activating online imagery, and AdBuilder, which allows brands to create and manage in-image and in-screen advertisements. By using advanced machine learning and deep learning technologies, GumGum enhances contextual advertising and aids marketers in maximizing the media value of their investments. The company maintains a presence with additional offices in major cities across the United States, as well as locations in London and Sydney.

LiveIntent

Series B in 2011
LiveIntent is a technology platform that enhances email as a marketing tool, allowing brands to effectively connect with their customers. The company specializes in people-based targeting, email monetization, and identity resolution, providing solutions that benefit both marketers and publishers. By facilitating direct engagement with audiences, LiveIntent helps businesses drive sales and increase revenue while ensuring user privacy is respected. The platform aims to bridge the gaps between brands and their target audiences, maximizing the potential of email marketing.

Moat

Series A in 2011
Moat, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in developing software-as-a-service analytics solutions for brand advertisers and publishers. Founded in 2007 and now a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation, Moat offers a range of tools designed to enhance advertising effectiveness. Its Moat Analytics platform provides insights into ad campaigns and website inventory, while Moat Pro delivers real-time ad intelligence, enabling users to visualize relationships between brands, publishers, and programmatic platforms. Additionally, Moat offers a search engine dedicated to display ads, allowing users to discover and explore advertisements from various brands. This comprehensive approach positions Moat as a key player in measuring and driving customer attention across digital marketing channels.

elicit

Series A in 2011
Elicit, Inc. is a SaaS software company based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in enhancing on-site search capabilities for marketers and retailers. Founded in 2011 and originally named Elevation, Inc., Elicit provides a platform that allows users to transform the search box into a powerful branding and conversion tool. Its software features a drag-and-drop interface, enabling businesses to prioritize and customize search results based on various criteria, such as context, time, keyword, and location. This functionality helps marketers effectively curate search results, align their branding with marketing calendars, and support promotional initiatives, ultimately driving better engagement and conversions for their online businesses.

SinglePlatform

Series A in 2011
SinglePlatform, LLC is a New York-based company that provides local listing enhancement services, allowing small businesses to manage and update their information across a wide range of platforms. Founded in 2009, SinglePlatform specializes in helping local businesses, particularly restaurants, publish essential details such as menus, products, services, photos, and prices. By enabling businesses to distribute this information across popular media companies, search engines, mobile applications, and local review sites, SinglePlatform enhances their visibility to potential customers. The company has formed strategic partnerships, including one with Belly Inc., and operates as a subsidiary of Constant Contact, Inc. Since its acquisition by Constant Contact in 2012, SinglePlatform has positioned itself as a leader in the online management of restaurant menus and local business storefronts.

PerformLine

Series A in 2011
PerformLine is a SaaS platform that specializes in sales and marketing compliance, catering to a diverse range of industries, including banking, fintech, mortgage lending, and technology. The platform offers an end-to-end solution for compliance teams, enabling them to review documents before publication and monitor live consumer interactions across various channels such as the web, social media, calls, messaging, and emails. By providing automated compliance systems, PerformLine helps enterprises mitigate regulatory risks and ensure brand safety. Its tools and insights allow companies to efficiently manage compliance activities, thereby saving time and reducing costs while enhancing oversight across all consumer interaction points.

Altruik

Series B in 2011
Altruik specializes in providing automated Search Engine Optimization (SEO) services tailored for eCommerce companies and online businesses. Their technology aims to enhance visibility on search engines, driving more traffic to websites, increasing visits to content and product pages, and boosting click-through rates. Altruik's solution integrates seamlessly with various Content Management Systems (CMS) and legacy systems, streamlining the SEO process. The platform handles labor-intensive tasks associated with site-wide SEO changes, ensuring compliance with search engine best practices. It also addresses infrastructure barriers such as inflexible CMS or limited technology resources, making it easier for companies to maintain visible and optimized online content without extensive manual effort.

Relay Network

Series A in 2011
Relay Network, LLC is a technology company headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, specializing in customer engagement through a private messaging application. Founded in 2009, Relay Network enables businesses to send proactive and personalized communications to their customers, enhancing the way companies interact with their clientele. The platform supports various industries, including healthcare, financial services, insurance, cable, energy, travel, and hospitality, by allowing customers to opt-in for messages from their service providers. The company's innovative approach empowers businesses to design and automate customer engagement, helping them scale their support efforts and meet the growing demand for personalized service.

Adaptly

Series A in 2011
Adaptly, Inc. is a digital advertising solutions provider based in New York City, with additional offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Detroit, and London. Established in 2010, the company specializes in enabling large advertisers to effectively scale their campaigns across various social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and Pinterest. Adaptly offers a comprehensive suite of services that includes personalized planning and strategy, media buying, campaign execution, and performance analysis. Utilizing proprietary technology, the firm provides real-time insights and automated optimization to help clients achieve their advertising goals. As of December 2018, Adaptly operates as a subsidiary of Accenture plc and employs over 120 professionals dedicated to enhancing digital marketing effectiveness for its clientele.

StumbleUpon

Series B in 2011
StumbleUpon is a content discovery platform designed to help users find new and interesting web and mobile content tailored to their preferences. With a user base exceeding 25 million, the platform allows individuals to share their favorite webpages, submit ratings and reviews, and receive personalized recommendations. StumbleUpon also offers a Paid Discovery service, utilized by over 80,000 brands and marketers to promote their products and services effectively. By combining user engagement with innovative content curation, StumbleUpon aims to enhance the online experience, making it easier for users to explore a diverse range of information and entertainment.

Gnip

Venture Round in 2010
Gnip is a data provider specializing in social media analytics, serving a diverse clientele that includes sectors such as social media monitoring, business intelligence, government, and finance. Founded in March 2008 by Eric Marcoullier and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Gnip operates additional offices in San Francisco, New York, and Washington. The company delivers over 120 billion real-time social media data activities each month, offering customers access to a wide array of data sources. Its services empower businesses to enhance their analytics capabilities, with clients that include more than 95% of the Fortune 500. Gnip's on-demand messaging platform facilitates the integration of social and business data, allowing companies to streamline their operations and identify new opportunities.

FanBridge

Series A in 2010
FanBridge, Inc. is a fan relationship management platform that integrates email marketing and social networking to help artists, brands, and influencers manage fan acquisition, retention, and engagement. Established in 2006 and based in New York, the company serves a diverse clientele, including musicians, comedians, YouTubers, and major brands. FanBridge facilitates the growth and monetization of fan bases through direct engagement tools, allowing clients to connect with their audiences across multiple digital channels. The platform supports over 600 million fan relationships, enabling users to craft targeted marketing campaigns and foster meaningful interactions. Additionally, FanBridge offers integrated advertising solutions that align brand messages with entertainment influencers, providing a measurable approach to audience outreach.

SinglePlatform

Seed Round in 2010
SinglePlatform, LLC is a New York-based company that provides local listing enhancement services, allowing small businesses to manage and update their information across a wide range of platforms. Founded in 2009, SinglePlatform specializes in helping local businesses, particularly restaurants, publish essential details such as menus, products, services, photos, and prices. By enabling businesses to distribute this information across popular media companies, search engines, mobile applications, and local review sites, SinglePlatform enhances their visibility to potential customers. The company has formed strategic partnerships, including one with Belly Inc., and operates as a subsidiary of Constant Contact, Inc. Since its acquisition by Constant Contact in 2012, SinglePlatform has positioned itself as a leader in the online management of restaurant menus and local business storefronts.

UberMedia

Series A in 2010
UberMedia is a technology company headquartered in Pasadena, California, that specializes in targeted mobile advertising. It processes billions of social, demographic, and location signals daily to provide businesses with insights that enhance decision-making and consumer engagement. By delivering dynamic advertising solutions, UberMedia helps Fortune 500 companies across various sectors, including retail, automotive, entertainment, and consumer markets, achieve specific business goals such as increasing customer visits and boosting sales. The company is recognized as a pioneer in its field and has received accolades for its innovative approach.

LiveIntent

Series A in 2009
LiveIntent is a technology platform that enhances email as a marketing tool, allowing brands to effectively connect with their customers. The company specializes in people-based targeting, email monetization, and identity resolution, providing solutions that benefit both marketers and publishers. By facilitating direct engagement with audiences, LiveIntent helps businesses drive sales and increase revenue while ensuring user privacy is respected. The platform aims to bridge the gaps between brands and their target audiences, maximizing the potential of email marketing.

Invite Media

Series A in 2009
Invite Media operates as a technology provider in the display advertising sector. It specializes in developing software that facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers and agencies seeking to purchase digital ad space efficiently. The company's platform enables users to establish automated strategies, optimizing campaigns across various real-time bidding inventory sources.

Altruik

Series A in 2009
Altruik specializes in providing automated Search Engine Optimization (SEO) services tailored for eCommerce companies and online businesses. Their technology aims to enhance visibility on search engines, driving more traffic to websites, increasing visits to content and product pages, and boosting click-through rates. Altruik's solution integrates seamlessly with various Content Management Systems (CMS) and legacy systems, streamlining the SEO process. The platform handles labor-intensive tasks associated with site-wide SEO changes, ensuring compliance with search engine best practices. It also addresses infrastructure barriers such as inflexible CMS or limited technology resources, making it easier for companies to maintain visible and optimized online content without extensive manual effort.

CoTweet

Series A in 2009
CoTweet is a business front-end for Twitter, enabling companies to engage in proactive marketing and response-oriented customer service activities. On March 2, 2010 CoTweet was acquired by ExactTarget.

GumGum

Series A in 2009
GumGum, Inc. is a technology company based in Santa Monica, California, that specializes in artificial intelligence, particularly in computer vision and natural language processing. Founded in 2006, the company focuses on unlocking the value of visual content generated across various platforms, including the web and broadcast television. GumGum provides a range of services, such as in-image advertising, influencer marketing, targeted media buying, and site monetization. Its flagship products include GumGum Visual Intelligence, a platform for real-time visual listening that assists brands in identifying and activating online imagery, and AdBuilder, which allows brands to create and manage in-image and in-screen advertisements. By using advanced machine learning and deep learning technologies, GumGum enhances contextual advertising and aids marketers in maximizing the media value of their investments. The company maintains a presence with additional offices in major cities across the United States, as well as locations in London and Sydney.

StumbleUpon

Series A in 2009
StumbleUpon is a content discovery platform designed to help users find new and interesting web and mobile content tailored to their preferences. With a user base exceeding 25 million, the platform allows individuals to share their favorite webpages, submit ratings and reviews, and receive personalized recommendations. StumbleUpon also offers a Paid Discovery service, utilized by over 80,000 brands and marketers to promote their products and services effectively. By combining user engagement with innovative content curation, StumbleUpon aims to enhance the online experience, making it easier for users to explore a diverse range of information and entertainment.

PerformLine

Seed Round in 2009
PerformLine is a SaaS platform that specializes in sales and marketing compliance, catering to a diverse range of industries, including banking, fintech, mortgage lending, and technology. The platform offers an end-to-end solution for compliance teams, enabling them to review documents before publication and monitor live consumer interactions across various channels such as the web, social media, calls, messaging, and emails. By providing automated compliance systems, PerformLine helps enterprises mitigate regulatory risks and ensure brand safety. Its tools and insights allow companies to efficiently manage compliance activities, thereby saving time and reducing costs while enhancing oversight across all consumer interaction points.

Gnip

Series B in 2008
Gnip is a data provider specializing in social media analytics, serving a diverse clientele that includes sectors such as social media monitoring, business intelligence, government, and finance. Founded in March 2008 by Eric Marcoullier and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Gnip operates additional offices in San Francisco, New York, and Washington. The company delivers over 120 billion real-time social media data activities each month, offering customers access to a wide array of data sources. Its services empower businesses to enhance their analytics capabilities, with clients that include more than 95% of the Fortune 500. Gnip's on-demand messaging platform facilitates the integration of social and business data, allowing companies to streamline their operations and identify new opportunities.

Gigya

Series C in 2008
Gigya, Inc. is a provider of a customer identity management platform that assists companies in transforming unknown site visitors into known, loyal, and engaged customers. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Gigya's platform enables businesses to collect, manage, and utilize customer identities at scale. This capability facilitates the creation of personalized experiences that drive growth and enhance customer relationships. The platform consolidates data into comprehensive customer profiles, allowing enterprises to recognize customers across various devices and improve service offerings. Additionally, Gigya provides developers with APIs for secure and scalable registration, authentication, profile management, data analytics, and third-party integrations. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including e-commerce, media, publishing, and travel, both in the United States and internationally. As of November 2017, Gigya operates as a subsidiary of hybris AG.

GumGum

Series A in 2008
GumGum, Inc. is a technology company based in Santa Monica, California, that specializes in artificial intelligence, particularly in computer vision and natural language processing. Founded in 2006, the company focuses on unlocking the value of visual content generated across various platforms, including the web and broadcast television. GumGum provides a range of services, such as in-image advertising, influencer marketing, targeted media buying, and site monetization. Its flagship products include GumGum Visual Intelligence, a platform for real-time visual listening that assists brands in identifying and activating online imagery, and AdBuilder, which allows brands to create and manage in-image and in-screen advertisements. By using advanced machine learning and deep learning technologies, GumGum enhances contextual advertising and aids marketers in maximizing the media value of their investments. The company maintains a presence with additional offices in major cities across the United States, as well as locations in London and Sydney.

Invite Media

Seed Round in 2008
Invite Media operates as a technology provider in the display advertising sector. It specializes in developing software that facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers and agencies seeking to purchase digital ad space efficiently. The company's platform enables users to establish automated strategies, optimizing campaigns across various real-time bidding inventory sources.

Gigya

Series B in 2008
Gigya, Inc. is a provider of a customer identity management platform that assists companies in transforming unknown site visitors into known, loyal, and engaged customers. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Gigya's platform enables businesses to collect, manage, and utilize customer identities at scale. This capability facilitates the creation of personalized experiences that drive growth and enhance customer relationships. The platform consolidates data into comprehensive customer profiles, allowing enterprises to recognize customers across various devices and improve service offerings. Additionally, Gigya provides developers with APIs for secure and scalable registration, authentication, profile management, data analytics, and third-party integrations. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including e-commerce, media, publishing, and travel, both in the United States and internationally. As of November 2017, Gigya operates as a subsidiary of hybris AG.

Gnip

Series A in 2008
Gnip is a data provider specializing in social media analytics, serving a diverse clientele that includes sectors such as social media monitoring, business intelligence, government, and finance. Founded in March 2008 by Eric Marcoullier and headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, Gnip operates additional offices in San Francisco, New York, and Washington. The company delivers over 120 billion real-time social media data activities each month, offering customers access to a wide array of data sources. Its services empower businesses to enhance their analytics capabilities, with clients that include more than 95% of the Fortune 500. Gnip's on-demand messaging platform facilitates the integration of social and business data, allowing companies to streamline their operations and identify new opportunities.

Invite Media

Seed Round in 2007
Invite Media operates as a technology provider in the display advertising sector. It specializes in developing software that facilitates real-time bidding for advertisers and agencies seeking to purchase digital ad space efficiently. The company's platform enables users to establish automated strategies, optimizing campaigns across various real-time bidding inventory sources.

Sendori

Series A in 2007
Sendori is a company focused on enhancing digital marketing solutions for advertisers and publishers, aiming to reduce costs, generate revenue, and protect brand equity. It offers a diverse range of high-converting traffic through both proprietary and third-party network sources. Sendori utilizes patented one-click redirect technology and a robust ad serving platform to optimize digital advertising campaigns, driving conversions while minimizing the cost per acquisition. Additionally, the company provides internet navigation support that improves the customer experience by facilitating faster access to popular websites and enhancing security by reducing the risk of typos that could lead to malicious sites.

Say Media

Series D in 2007
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that specializes in creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. The company operates the Tempest publishing platform, which empowers independent content creators to develop engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. Say Media offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, an expandable media ad unit designed to enhance reader engagement, and Portable Creative, which allows advertisers to utilize AdFrames on any trading desk. With a global reach exceeding 400 million people, Say Media provides brands with effective and accountable ways to connect with target audiences. Founded in 2004 and originally known as VideoEgg, Say Media is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland. The company operates as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc.

Say Media

Series D in 2007
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that specializes in creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. The company operates the Tempest publishing platform, which empowers independent content creators to develop engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. Say Media offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, an expandable media ad unit designed to enhance reader engagement, and Portable Creative, which allows advertisers to utilize AdFrames on any trading desk. With a global reach exceeding 400 million people, Say Media provides brands with effective and accountable ways to connect with target audiences. Founded in 2004 and originally known as VideoEgg, Say Media is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland. The company operates as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc.

Gigya

Series A in 2007
Gigya, Inc. is a provider of a customer identity management platform that assists companies in transforming unknown site visitors into known, loyal, and engaged customers. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Gigya's platform enables businesses to collect, manage, and utilize customer identities at scale. This capability facilitates the creation of personalized experiences that drive growth and enhance customer relationships. The platform consolidates data into comprehensive customer profiles, allowing enterprises to recognize customers across various devices and improve service offerings. Additionally, Gigya provides developers with APIs for secure and scalable registration, authentication, profile management, data analytics, and third-party integrations. The company serves a diverse range of industries, including e-commerce, media, publishing, and travel, both in the United States and internationally. As of November 2017, Gigya operates as a subsidiary of hybris AG.

Say Media

Series C in 2006
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that specializes in creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. The company operates the Tempest publishing platform, which empowers independent content creators to develop engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. Say Media offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, an expandable media ad unit designed to enhance reader engagement, and Portable Creative, which allows advertisers to utilize AdFrames on any trading desk. With a global reach exceeding 400 million people, Say Media provides brands with effective and accountable ways to connect with target audiences. Founded in 2004 and originally known as VideoEgg, Say Media is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland. The company operates as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc.

Aggregate Knowledge

Series A in 2006
Aggregate Knowledge is a media intelligence company that specializes in providing advertisers and agencies with a comprehensive platform to identify and reach high-performing customers. Its patented media intelligence platform integrates both media and audience data, allowing marketers to optimize their advertising strategies effectively. By delivering real-time personalization and audience-centric display optimization services, Aggregate Knowledge enables clients to execute tailored advertising campaigns that enhance media spend efficiency, increase reach, and drive higher sales. The company's focus on combining data management solutions with actionable insights positions it as a pivotal player in the advertising technology landscape.

Say Media

Series B in 2006
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that specializes in creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. The company operates the Tempest publishing platform, which empowers independent content creators to develop engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. Say Media offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, an expandable media ad unit designed to enhance reader engagement, and Portable Creative, which allows advertisers to utilize AdFrames on any trading desk. With a global reach exceeding 400 million people, Say Media provides brands with effective and accountable ways to connect with target audiences. Founded in 2004 and originally known as VideoEgg, Say Media is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland. The company operates as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc.

Aggregate Knowledge

Seed Round in 2006
Aggregate Knowledge is a media intelligence company that specializes in providing advertisers and agencies with a comprehensive platform to identify and reach high-performing customers. Its patented media intelligence platform integrates both media and audience data, allowing marketers to optimize their advertising strategies effectively. By delivering real-time personalization and audience-centric display optimization services, Aggregate Knowledge enables clients to execute tailored advertising campaigns that enhance media spend efficiency, increase reach, and drive higher sales. The company's focus on combining data management solutions with actionable insights positions it as a pivotal player in the advertising technology landscape.

StumbleUpon

Seed Round in 2005
StumbleUpon is a content discovery platform designed to help users find new and interesting web and mobile content tailored to their preferences. With a user base exceeding 25 million, the platform allows individuals to share their favorite webpages, submit ratings and reviews, and receive personalized recommendations. StumbleUpon also offers a Paid Discovery service, utilized by over 80,000 brands and marketers to promote their products and services effectively. By combining user engagement with innovative content curation, StumbleUpon aims to enhance the online experience, making it easier for users to explore a diverse range of information and entertainment.

Say Media

Series A in 2005
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that specializes in creating, distributing, and monetizing digital content. The company operates the Tempest publishing platform, which empowers independent content creators to develop engaged communities across various consumer interest areas, including Style, Living, Food, and Tech. Say Media offers innovative advertising solutions such as AdFrames, an expandable media ad unit designed to enhance reader engagement, and Portable Creative, which allows advertisers to utilize AdFrames on any trading desk. With a global reach exceeding 400 million people, Say Media provides brands with effective and accountable ways to connect with target audiences. Founded in 2004 and originally known as VideoEgg, Say Media is headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York, Chicago, London, Toronto, and Portland. The company operates as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc.
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