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New Enterprise Associates

New Enterprise Associates is a venture capital firm founded in 1977 and based in Menlo Park, California, with offices in the United States, India and China. It makes investments across technology and healthcare startups at multiple stages, from seed to growth, including software, cloud, data, internet services, fintech, AI, e-commerce, and enterprise technology, as well as healthcare information technology, life sciences, medical devices, and biopharma. It also considers energy technology and infrastructure opportunities, such as solar, batteries and smart grids. The firm pursues a global approach, with activity in the United States, Asia and other regions, and supports companies through rounds of financing ranging from small to sizable investments as they scale. NEA focuses on building portfolios in software, IT services, consumer technology, and healthcare technology, backing ambitious entrepreneurs across sectors and geographies.
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Michael Albert

Associate

Kate Barrett

Partner, Communications

James Buxton MD

Principal

Pamela Clark

General Partner

Vanessa Deng

Associate

Chris Doppman

Managing Director, LP Relations

Jay Graf

Venture Partner

Arjun Jain

Senior Associate

Nick Kline

Partner, LP Relations

Mohamad Makhzoumi

General Partner, Global Head of Healthcare Services

Jake Nunn

Partner

Greg Papadopoulos

Venture Partner

Arno Penzias Ph.D

Venture Partner

Tim Schaller

CFO

George Stamas

Venture Partner

Brad Thawley

Partner, Limited Partner Relations

Lulu Xu

Principal

Edison Zhang

Associate

Past deals in Social Media

Meeno

Seed Round in 2023
Meeno is a technology company specializing in an AI-driven relationship mentoring app tailored for young adults, particularly Generation Z. It offers personalized coaching exercises and guidance to help users strengthen their close relationships and improve overall well-being.

Modyfi

Seed Round in 2023
Modyfi is an image editing platform that leverages artificial intelligence to enable real-time, multi-user collaboration on photo editing. It provides AI-native design tools, supports commenting and markups, includes integrated video chat, and centralizes projects and resources to streamline feedback and progress sharing within teams.

Fizz

Series B in 2023
Fizz is an authorized platform designed to enhance community social structures, particularly within institutions. It develops online social media software that facilitates communication and the sharing of ideas, events, and experiences among users. The platform allows individuals to post secret confessions and ask questions within a closed community, promoting social interaction while maintaining anonymity. By leveraging these features, Fizz aims to foster a more connected and engaged community environment.

OP3N

Series A in 2023
Founded in 2021, OP3N is a global Web3 superapp that serves as a one-stop-shop for communication, connection, and commerce with on-chain interactions. It aims to create a more frictionless, decentralized, and democratized creator economy by consolidating tools needed for minting, sharing, and engaging with digital goods and tokens into one unified interface. Co-led by Jaeson Ma and Eric Tu, OP3N is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Fizz

Series A in 2022
Fizz is an authorized platform designed to enhance community social structures, particularly within institutions. It develops online social media software that facilitates communication and the sharing of ideas, events, and experiences among users. The platform allows individuals to post secret confessions and ask questions within a closed community, promoting social interaction while maintaining anonymity. By leveraging these features, Fizz aims to foster a more connected and engaged community environment.

Modyfi

Venture Round in 2022
Modyfi is an image editing platform that leverages artificial intelligence to enable real-time, multi-user collaboration on photo editing. It provides AI-native design tools, supports commenting and markups, includes integrated video chat, and centralizes projects and resources to streamline feedback and progress sharing within teams.

ZeroFOX

Post in 2022
ZeroFOX is a cybersecurity company that provides external threat intelligence and protection against social media–based threats. It operates a cloud-based platform delivering real-time social threat analytics, protection, and monitoring to safeguard brands, people, and data across the public attack surface. Its solutions address phishing, credential compromise, impersonation, information leakage, brand hijacking, and physical or reputational risks to executives and high-profile individuals, with services including managed monitoring and protection. The company supports industries such as financial services, retail, government, healthcare, technology, education, media, and sports, and offers specialized protections for elections and high-value personnel.

Change

Seed Round in 2022
Change is a technology platform that facilitates corporate giving by simplifying the process for businesses to donate to nonprofits. Brands can integrate Change into their checkout systems with minimal effort, as the platform handles the complexities of connecting, vetting, and integrating with charitable organizations. Change provides real-time analytics on donations, allowing brands to track their impact and engage customers through shareable content. The company's services enable businesses to streamline their philanthropic efforts while appealing to socially conscious consumers.

Super

Series C in 2022
Super is a social commerce platform that enables leaders to become self-made entrepreneurs and builds logistics networks. The company features Superagen, an agent-led commerce group buying that enables community leaders to become retailers within their communities.

Genies

Series C in 2022
Genies empowers individuals to create personalized digital avatars for expression across social media and messaging platforms. It offers tools for users to design avatars, avatar fashion lines, worlds, and interactive experiences, enabling brands to drive engagement through exclusive digital goods.

Genies

Series B in 2021
Genies empowers individuals to create personalized digital avatars for expression across social media and messaging platforms. It offers tools for users to design avatars, avatar fashion lines, worlds, and interactive experiences, enabling brands to drive engagement through exclusive digital goods.

Patreon

Series F in 2021
Patreon operates a platform that connects content creators and artists with their patrons. It enables creators to fund their work through recurring payments from patrons, who gain access to exclusive content and benefits in return.

Patreon

Series E in 2020
Patreon operates a platform that connects content creators and artists with their patrons. It enables creators to fund their work through recurring payments from patrons, who gain access to exclusive content and benefits in return.

ZeroFOX

Series D in 2020
ZeroFOX is a cybersecurity company that provides external threat intelligence and protection against social media–based threats. It operates a cloud-based platform delivering real-time social threat analytics, protection, and monitoring to safeguard brands, people, and data across the public attack surface. Its solutions address phishing, credential compromise, impersonation, information leakage, brand hijacking, and physical or reputational risks to executives and high-profile individuals, with services including managed monitoring and protection. The company supports industries such as financial services, retail, government, healthcare, technology, education, media, and sports, and offers specialized protections for elections and high-value personnel.

Genies

Venture Round in 2019
Genies empowers individuals to create personalized digital avatars for expression across social media and messaging platforms. It offers tools for users to design avatars, avatar fashion lines, worlds, and interactive experiences, enabling brands to drive engagement through exclusive digital goods.

Dandelion

Series A in 2019
Dandelion is a developer and provider of a marketing platform designed to facilitate the seamless discovery of content and commerce. The company enables sellers and service providers to utilize existing content, such as product catalogs and marketplace listings, to create effective advertisements. These ads can be deployed across social media channels, thereby enhancing marketing efforts. Dandelion's vision is to empower individuals and businesses to easily engage in marketing activities, fostering an environment where anyone can participate as a marketer in addition to being a seller.

Sprout Social

Series D in 2018
Sprout Social is a cloud software company that offers a unified platform for social messaging, data, and workflows. The platform centralizes communications, analytics, and actions to help brands engage with customers, prospects, and audiences, fostering meaningful conversations and lasting relationships. It is designed to scale across an organization, providing a secure, centralized system of record that can support broad deployment. Revenue primarily comes from software subscriptions.

Genies

Venture Round in 2018
Genies empowers individuals to create personalized digital avatars for expression across social media and messaging platforms. It offers tools for users to design avatars, avatar fashion lines, worlds, and interactive experiences, enabling brands to drive engagement through exclusive digital goods.

MissMalini Entertainment

Seed Round in 2018
MissMalini Publishing Pvt. Ltd., established in 2008 and based in Mumbai, India, operates the popular platform MissMalini.com, which focuses on entertainment and lifestyle content. The platform provides a diverse range of material, including news, gossip, movie reviews, interviews, and features spanning Bollywood, television, fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. Aimed at engaging the aspirations of a new generation of Indians, the website caters to the interests of the internet-savvy audience by delivering content that resonates with contemporary cultural trends and preferences.

Choosy

Seed Round in 2018
Choosy is an on-demand social shopping platform where users influence every collection to match their favorite style inspirations. Through social tagging and a team of Style Scouts, Choosy identifies and manufactures trend-driven fashion delivered to shoppers in as little as two weeks. It’s the modern-day equivalent of the ultimate window-shopping experience, creating a new generation of social commerce. All looks are designed and produced in-house, so women sizes 0-20 can get today’s most covetable looks without the ticket price of labels. You see it, you like it, we make it - it’s time to #GetChoosy with your wardrobe.

ByteDance

Venture Round in 2018
ByteDance develops global digital content platforms like TikTok and Douyin, fostering user connection and creativity through short videos. It also offers enterprise collaboration tools and AI services, driven by advanced recommendation engines.

Genies

Venture Round in 2017
Genies empowers individuals to create personalized digital avatars for expression across social media and messaging platforms. It offers tools for users to design avatars, avatar fashion lines, worlds, and interactive experiences, enabling brands to drive engagement through exclusive digital goods.

Peanut App

Seed Round in 2017
Peanut App Limited is a London-based company that has developed a social networking application designed to connect mothers with similar interests and children of comparable ages. Launched in 2016, the app provides a platform for women to create group chats and organize face-to-face meetings, fostering a sense of community and support among users. Peanut aims to offer a safe space for women to build friendships, share experiences, and learn from one another, making it a unique resource for mothers navigating similar life stages. The application is available for free on both iOS and Android devices.

Some Spider Studios

Venture Round in 2017
Some Spider Inc. is a media and entertainment company focused on creating iconic, identity-based brands across various platforms. It specializes in developing multimedia channels on social media, streaming services, and audio platforms. By producing original content that resonates with audiences, the company aims to enhance brand presence and foster deeper engagement. Through its innovative approach, Some Spider Inc. seeks to connect people with compelling narratives and experiences, establishing a strong foothold in the digital landscape.

Vidme

Series A in 2016
Vidme is a startup video lab that operates a video-sharing platform aimed at fostering a community for expressing and sharing ideas. The platform allows users to upload videos across various categories, including gaming, animation, movies, and entertainment. Users can share their content within relevant community sections, and notably, Vidme enables uploads without requiring users to create an account. This accessibility encourages broader participation and engagement within its community, making it a versatile space for video content creators.

BuzzFeed

Series G in 2016
BuzzFeed, Inc. is a tech-driven media company that specializes in delivering breaking news, original reporting, and entertainment content across various digital platforms. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, BuzzFeed engages a global audience with its diverse offerings, which include articles, quizzes, videos, and lifestyle content through well-known brands such as Tasty. The company also emphasizes investigative journalism through BuzzFeed News and produces original content for multiple formats via BuzzFeed Studios. Additionally, BuzzFeed Commerce focuses on social commerce products, licensing, and strategic partnerships. With a reach of over 200 million users, BuzzFeed aims to create shareable content that resonates across the social web.

Sprout Social

Series C in 2016
Sprout Social is a cloud software company that offers a unified platform for social messaging, data, and workflows. The platform centralizes communications, analytics, and actions to help brands engage with customers, prospects, and audiences, fostering meaningful conversations and lasting relationships. It is designed to scale across an organization, providing a secure, centralized system of record that can support broad deployment. Revenue primarily comes from software subscriptions.

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.

ZeroFOX

Series B in 2015
ZeroFOX is a cybersecurity company that provides external threat intelligence and protection against social media–based threats. It operates a cloud-based platform delivering real-time social threat analytics, protection, and monitoring to safeguard brands, people, and data across the public attack surface. Its solutions address phishing, credential compromise, impersonation, information leakage, brand hijacking, and physical or reputational risks to executives and high-profile individuals, with services including managed monitoring and protection. The company supports industries such as financial services, retail, government, healthcare, technology, education, media, and sports, and offers specialized protections for elections and high-value personnel.

Sochat

Seed Round in 2015
Sochat is an iOS and Android mobile messaging application and connection platform. It allows its users to publish groups nearby with a PIN to quickly gather up and share GIFs, photos, videos, disappearing messages, and drawings among its users. It also allows sending songs and YouTube videos, play rock paper scissors game, and poll friends and groups. Sochat is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2014 by Lukens Orthwein.

Broadly

Seed Round in 2015
Broadly is a company that specializes in enhancing the online presence of businesses, ensuring they are easily found and chosen by potential customers. The platform simplifies the process for customers to leave positive reviews on major sites like Google, Yelp, Facebook, and directly on the business's website with just one click. Broadly's services are relied upon daily by thousands of business owners, managers, and team members who need to manage their operations in real-time from any location. The platform integrates various functionalities, including lead capture, communication tools via email and text, and mobile payment processing, all within a single application.

Genies

Series A in 2015
Genies empowers individuals to create personalized digital avatars for expression across social media and messaging platforms. It offers tools for users to design avatars, avatar fashion lines, worlds, and interactive experiences, enabling brands to drive engagement through exclusive digital goods.

ScoreStream

Seed Round in 2015
ScoreStream, Inc. is a communication platform that specializes in mobile applications designed for sharing information about sporting events, particularly high school sports. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Diego, California, the company’s platform includes both iOS and Android applications, as well as a website. ScoreStream engages fans by allowing them to crowd-source scores, photos, videos, and conversations from numerous games each week. This user-generated content not only enhances the experience for fans but also provides accurate reporting and coverage of local sports, catering to consumers and media companies alike. The company's former name was Crowdscores, Inc., and it has collaborated with notable clients such as ESPN and Walt Disney Internet Group.

Snap

Venture Round in 2015
Snap Inc. is a United States technology and social media company best known for Snapchat, a multimedia messaging app that enables users to send ephemeral photos and videos, share Stories, and access augmented reality features. The company also offers Camera, Chat, Memories, Discover, and Snap Map to enhance communication and content discovery, and has produced Spectacles, a line of wearable camera hardware. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Snap Inc. was founded in 2010 and focuses on camera-based experiences that blend messaging, AR effects, and interactive media for a global audience.

TrackMaven

Debt Financing in 2014
TrackMaven, Inc. is a marketing analytics and attribution software company based in Washington, D.C., founded in 2012. The company provides a comprehensive platform that enables marketers to measure and optimize their performance across various digital channels. Its software integrates with existing tools, including social networks, web analytics, and marketing automation platforms, offering a unified view of marketing metrics such as website traffic, conversions, and revenue. TrackMaven also delivers competitive intelligence, allowing users to benchmark their performance against competitors, peers, and industry influencers. Additionally, the platform offers insights into content optimization, campaign strategy, and executive reporting, thus helping marketers demonstrate their value and enhance their results. As of October 2018, TrackMaven operates as a subsidiary of Skyword Inc.

TrackMaven

Series B in 2014
TrackMaven, Inc. is a marketing analytics and attribution software company based in Washington, D.C., founded in 2012. The company provides a comprehensive platform that enables marketers to measure and optimize their performance across various digital channels. Its software integrates with existing tools, including social networks, web analytics, and marketing automation platforms, offering a unified view of marketing metrics such as website traffic, conversions, and revenue. TrackMaven also delivers competitive intelligence, allowing users to benchmark their performance against competitors, peers, and industry influencers. Additionally, the platform offers insights into content optimization, campaign strategy, and executive reporting, thus helping marketers demonstrate their value and enhance their results. As of October 2018, TrackMaven operates as a subsidiary of Skyword Inc.

ScoreStream

Convertible Note in 2014
ScoreStream, Inc. is a communication platform that specializes in mobile applications designed for sharing information about sporting events, particularly high school sports. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Diego, California, the company’s platform includes both iOS and Android applications, as well as a website. ScoreStream engages fans by allowing them to crowd-source scores, photos, videos, and conversations from numerous games each week. This user-generated content not only enhances the experience for fans but also provides accurate reporting and coverage of local sports, catering to consumers and media companies alike. The company's former name was Crowdscores, Inc., and it has collaborated with notable clients such as ESPN and Walt Disney Internet Group.

Sprout Social

Series B in 2014
Sprout Social is a cloud software company that offers a unified platform for social messaging, data, and workflows. The platform centralizes communications, analytics, and actions to help brands engage with customers, prospects, and audiences, fostering meaningful conversations and lasting relationships. It is designed to scale across an organization, providing a secure, centralized system of record that can support broad deployment. Revenue primarily comes from software subscriptions.

Sprout Social

Series B in 2014
Sprout Social is a cloud software company that offers a unified platform for social messaging, data, and workflows. The platform centralizes communications, analytics, and actions to help brands engage with customers, prospects, and audiences, fostering meaningful conversations and lasting relationships. It is designed to scale across an organization, providing a secure, centralized system of record that can support broad deployment. Revenue primarily comes from software subscriptions.

CrowdChat

Seed Round in 2014
CrowdChat is a provider of a social engagement and big data analytics platform that enables real-time public group conversations through the use of hashtags across various social media platforms. The company's innovative cloud-based platform allows both consumers and businesses to participate in discussions centered around specific topics, facilitating maximum reach and engagement. Utilizing its 1-Click Community technology, CrowdChat applies data science to analyze the followers of social handles, delivering timely social analytics and insights that measure social impact and engagement effectively. By fostering a free community for users to share their comments publicly, CrowdChat enhances the value of social data engagement and encourages dynamic interactions.

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.

Captora

Series B in 2014
Captora is a marketing platform that specializes in targeting and launching high-performing campaigns across search, advertising, and social channels. The platform enables marketing teams to confidently identify which opportunities, content, and channels will yield the best conversion rates. Captora facilitates the launch and optimization of personalized campaigns at scale, ensuring that businesses can deliver the most relevant content to each target audience. Additionally, it provides insights and access to templates that help accelerate growth and improve campaign performance. Companies such as DocuSign, Marketo, Cvent, MongoDB, and Acquia utilize Captora to enhance their revenue generation and increase conversion rates across various digital channels.

ZeroFOX

Series A in 2014
ZeroFOX is a cybersecurity company that provides external threat intelligence and protection against social media–based threats. It operates a cloud-based platform delivering real-time social threat analytics, protection, and monitoring to safeguard brands, people, and data across the public attack surface. Its solutions address phishing, credential compromise, impersonation, information leakage, brand hijacking, and physical or reputational risks to executives and high-profile individuals, with services including managed monitoring and protection. The company supports industries such as financial services, retail, government, healthcare, technology, education, media, and sports, and offers specialized protections for elections and high-value personnel.

Genies

Seed Round in 2014
Genies empowers individuals to create personalized digital avatars for expression across social media and messaging platforms. It offers tools for users to design avatars, avatar fashion lines, worlds, and interactive experiences, enabling brands to drive engagement through exclusive digital goods.

Lithium Technologies

Venture Round in 2014
Lithium Technologies builds trusted relationships between leading brands and their customers, enabling companies such as Microsoft, HP, Sephora, Virgin, and Barclaycard to connect, engage, and understand their communities. With more than 100 million monthly visits across its communities and 750 million online profiles scored by Klout, the company’s platform helps clients boost sales, reduce service costs, spark innovation, and foster long‑term loyalty and advocacy.

TrackMaven

Series A in 2014
TrackMaven, Inc. is a marketing analytics and attribution software company based in Washington, D.C., founded in 2012. The company provides a comprehensive platform that enables marketers to measure and optimize their performance across various digital channels. Its software integrates with existing tools, including social networks, web analytics, and marketing automation platforms, offering a unified view of marketing metrics such as website traffic, conversions, and revenue. TrackMaven also delivers competitive intelligence, allowing users to benchmark their performance against competitors, peers, and industry influencers. Additionally, the platform offers insights into content optimization, campaign strategy, and executive reporting, thus helping marketers demonstrate their value and enhance their results. As of October 2018, TrackMaven operates as a subsidiary of Skyword Inc.

Weidian Group

Venture Round in 2014
Weidian Group is a platform developer that provides e-commerce and social shopping services. The company's platform offers a digital marketplace for WeChat users to shop, allowing businesses to develop SaaS stores and connect with customers. It allows local community stores to sell their products on WeChat/SNS, where vendors may upload product information across many social media channels. It includes functions including product listings, inventory management, payment processing, and customer assistance.

Lithium Technologies

Series E in 2013
Lithium Technologies builds trusted relationships between leading brands and their customers, enabling companies such as Microsoft, HP, Sephora, Virgin, and Barclaycard to connect, engage, and understand their communities. With more than 100 million monthly visits across its communities and 750 million online profiles scored by Klout, the company’s platform helps clients boost sales, reduce service costs, spark innovation, and foster long‑term loyalty and advocacy.

SocialRadar

Series A in 2013
SocialRadar is a technology company focused on enhancing social interactions through innovative mobile applications. By leveraging advancements in mobile, social, and location technologies, SocialRadar develops software that provides users with real-time information about the people and connections around them. Its mobile application enables users to discover who is nearby and understand their relationships, thereby transforming the way individuals connect and engage with one another. The company's offerings extend to popular platforms such as iPhone, Android, and Google Glass, aiming to change the dynamics of social networking.

Wedding Party

Seed Round in 2013
Wedding Party, developed by WedPics, is a mobile application designed to enhance the wedding planning experience for brides and their guests. It serves as a comprehensive platform that offers practical planning advice, creative wedding hacks, and the latest trends to make each wedding unique and personal. The application enables wedding guests, friends, and family to contribute to a shared digital album, allowing them to upload photos and notes from the celebration. This collaborative feature enriches the couple's memories and facilitates easy sharing on social media. Positioned as a digital Maid of Honor, Wedding Party aims to simplify the planning process while providing inspiration and tools that help brides create memorable and distinctive celebrations.

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.

BuzzFeed

Series D in 2013
BuzzFeed, Inc. is a tech-driven media company that specializes in delivering breaking news, original reporting, and entertainment content across various digital platforms. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, BuzzFeed engages a global audience with its diverse offerings, which include articles, quizzes, videos, and lifestyle content through well-known brands such as Tasty. The company also emphasizes investigative journalism through BuzzFeed News and produces original content for multiple formats via BuzzFeed Studios. Additionally, BuzzFeed Commerce focuses on social commerce products, licensing, and strategic partnerships. With a reach of over 200 million users, BuzzFeed aims to create shareable content that resonates across the social web.

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.

Upworthy

Venture Round in 2012
Upworthy is an online social media platform focused on changing public attention towards significant issues through impactful storytelling. The company aims to connect individuals by sharing compelling narratives that highlight important topics, fostering a sense of community and engagement. By prioritizing stories that resonate broadly, Upworthy seeks to create a shared understanding among diverse audiences and inspire positive change in the world. Its platform serves as a medium for users to access and discuss essential stories, ultimately promoting a more informed and connected society.

Referly

Seed Round in 2012
Referly is an online referral system designed for social networks that enables users to share links to products and services while earning rewards based on their friends' actions. By tracking shared links, Referly allows individuals to cultivate a reputation as knowledgeable sources for their favorite items, incentivizing them to promote products they value. The platform effectively combines social sharing with a rewards mechanism, encouraging users to engage with their networks and generate purchases through their recommendations.

Popdust

Series A in 2012
Founded in 2010 by Craig Marks, former top editor of Spin, Blender, and Billboard magazines, Popdust is an online platform dedicated to pop music culture. It connects fans with popular artists through voting competitions, revealing interviews, shareable content, and real-time news feeds. The company is headquartered in New York.

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.

Supernova

Series B in 2012
Supernova (formerly Viddy) is a simple way for anyone to capture, beautify, and share amazing videos with the world. Capture key moments of your life, instantly produce it into a beautiful video, and share it with those who matter most. We've imagined a better way to experience mobile videos: + Instantly create visually stunning clips using our cinematic production packs. + One-click sharing to the social web, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. + Meaningful feedback from those who matter most -- friends, family and more. + Realtime video discovery and exploration from a vibrant community. + An endless source of creativity, inspiration and personal expression.

AVOS Systems

Series A in 2012
AVOS Systems is an Internet company founded by YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in Beijing and Dunedin. The company focuses on developing a video sharing application that allows users to collaboratively create and edit videos by remixing public video clips, eliminating the need for original content. This innovative approach simplifies the video creation process, making it accessible to a wider audience. AVOS Systems is dedicated to producing high-quality products that enhance the everyday lives of its users while maintaining a commitment to excellence in both its offerings and its team.

Compass Labs

Venture Round in 2012
Compass Labs provides a self-service or fully managed advertising platform called CLIQ (Compass Labs IQ) that makes targeted, scalable social media ad campaigns easy to execute and measure for agencies and brands.

Fantasy Shopper

Series A in 2012
Fantasy Shopper is a social shopping platform which integrates online and offline fashion retail in a unique and entertaining environment.

BuzzFeed

Series C in 2012
BuzzFeed, Inc. is a tech-driven media company that specializes in delivering breaking news, original reporting, and entertainment content across various digital platforms. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, BuzzFeed engages a global audience with its diverse offerings, which include articles, quizzes, videos, and lifestyle content through well-known brands such as Tasty. The company also emphasizes investigative journalism through BuzzFeed News and produces original content for multiple formats via BuzzFeed Studios. Additionally, BuzzFeed Commerce focuses on social commerce products, licensing, and strategic partnerships. With a reach of over 200 million users, BuzzFeed aims to create shareable content that resonates across the social web.

Lithium Technologies

Series D in 2012
Lithium Technologies builds trusted relationships between leading brands and their customers, enabling companies such as Microsoft, HP, Sephora, Virgin, and Barclaycard to connect, engage, and understand their communities. With more than 100 million monthly visits across its communities and 750 million online profiles scored by Klout, the company’s platform helps clients boost sales, reduce service costs, spark innovation, and foster long‑term loyalty and advocacy.

newBrandAnalytics

Series B in 2011
newBrandAnalytics, Inc. operates a social media intelligence platform designed to support service-focused industries by delivering tools that extract insights from online conversations. The company offers a range of products, including its flagship solution, nBA Insight, which helps organizations enhance customer satisfaction by analyzing guest feedback from social media and internal sources. Its platform includes tools for online reputation management, social engagement, and real-time customer feedback, enabling users to derive competitive intelligence from social reviews and connect directly with reviewers. Serving sectors such as hospitality, retail, and healthcare, as well as government agencies, newBrandAnalytics aims to facilitate operational improvements, marketing strategies, and revenue growth. Founded in 2010 and based in Washington, D.C., the company became a subsidiary of Sprinklr Inc. in 2015.

Umami

Seed Round in 2011
Umami is a NYC-based startup founded to deliver on the promise of interactive TV for consumers, networks and advertisers. Umami for iPad, a free app available now in the App Store (umami.tv/download), automatically detects what you’re watching and brings you info, bios, photos, news, gossip and social conversation while you watch. The app is part of a broader publishing platform which simplifies the process for TV networks, content partners and advertisers to create rich, enhanced TV experiences. Umami is led by veterans of interactive TV, broadband video and advertising with experience building platforms and selling media at firms like TV Guide, Aol, CBS, and Comcast. Download - umami.tv/download Check out our video - umami.tv/video On Twitter - @umamitv On Facebook - umamitv

Pulse

Series A in 2011
Pulse is an elegant news reading application for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. It incorporates colorful panning story bars and fills them with content from your favorite sources. Pulse redefines news, giving you the opportunity to experience the news you desire from traditional sources, your favorite blogs and social networks all in one beautiful interface. Pulse is developed by Alphonso Labs.

AddThis

Series D in 2011
AddThis operates a social sharing and analytics platform that enables users to distribute and track digital content across various networks. It serves publishers, brands, consumers, and advertisers worldwide.

Sprout Social

Venture Round in 2011
Sprout Social is a cloud software company that offers a unified platform for social messaging, data, and workflows. The platform centralizes communications, analytics, and actions to help brands engage with customers, prospects, and audiences, fostering meaningful conversations and lasting relationships. It is designed to scale across an organization, providing a secure, centralized system of record that can support broad deployment. Revenue primarily comes from software subscriptions.

ValueFirst

Venture Round in 2011
ValueFirst, founded in 2003, is a company that specializes in connecting businesses with consumers through various telecom and internet channels. It offers a range of communication solutions, including Apple Business Messaging, chatbots, email, Google Business Messaging, Instagram, RCS Business Messaging, SMS, voice, and WhatsApp, enabling brands to create engaging conversational experiences. With a focus on providing enterprise digital services, ValueFirst assists clients in enhancing customer interactions and streamlining communication. The company employs approximately 500 individuals and has a presence in India, Indonesia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Through its innovative platforms and smart APIs, ValueFirst aims to support businesses in driving revenue growth and improving customer satisfaction.

Compass Labs

Venture Round in 2009
Compass Labs provides a self-service or fully managed advertising platform called CLIQ (Compass Labs IQ) that makes targeted, scalable social media ad campaigns easy to execute and measure for agencies and brands.

Buzz Media

Series D in 2009
Buzzmedia is an entertainment publisher focused on pop culture, music, and celebrity content. Based on concepts on social media, its platform enables brand advertisers to access and engage audiences using a combination of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions.

ValueFirst

Series A in 2008
ValueFirst, founded in 2003, is a company that specializes in connecting businesses with consumers through various telecom and internet channels. It offers a range of communication solutions, including Apple Business Messaging, chatbots, email, Google Business Messaging, Instagram, RCS Business Messaging, SMS, voice, and WhatsApp, enabling brands to create engaging conversational experiences. With a focus on providing enterprise digital services, ValueFirst assists clients in enhancing customer interactions and streamlining communication. The company employs approximately 500 individuals and has a presence in India, Indonesia, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Through its innovative platforms and smart APIs, ValueFirst aims to support businesses in driving revenue growth and improving customer satisfaction.

Pressmart

Series A in 2008
Pressmart is a developer of a global content distribution platform that specializes in publishing electronic editions of journals, newspapers, and magazines. The company offers a versatile solution that allows publications to be distributed across multiple channels, including web, mobile, RSS, podcasts, blogs, search engines, article directories, and social networking sites. By transforming static online replicas into interactive mediums, Pressmart enhances the reading experience with features such as podcasts, blogs, opinion polls, and online shopping. The platform is designed to provide customizable and integrated revenue and cost-saving capabilities, ensuring that readers can access knowledge anytime and anywhere while fostering community interaction through collaboration with Web 2.0 services.

AddThis

Series C in 2008
AddThis operates a social sharing and analytics platform that enables users to distribute and track digital content across various networks. It serves publishers, brands, consumers, and advertisers worldwide.

Teneros

Series D in 2008
Teneros is a Mountain View, California-based company that specializes in ensuring application and data continuity for Microsoft Exchange email servers. By providing comprehensive solutions, Teneros protects organizations from the disruptions caused by server crashes, technology failures, and site-wide outages, thereby maintaining the integrity of their messaging systems. The company offers a range of products, including its Velocity series, which delivers email application continuity in both local high availability and remote disaster recovery configurations. Additionally, Teneros develops Social Sentry, a tool that allows companies to monitor employee activity on public social media platforms.

Informative

Venture Round in 2007
Informative, established in 1999, is a marketing company based in South San Francisco, California. It specializes in providing online tools to help businesses understand their customers' priorities and build brand communities. Additionally, Informative offers marketing analytics services, including survey creation, community management, blog hosting, and customer profiling. Its clients span various industries such as advertising agencies, consumer products, media, financial services, pharmaceuticals, software, and electronics.

Minekey

Seed Round in 2006
Minekey, Inc. is a technology company based in Sunnyvale, California, founded in 2005, with additional research and development offices in Delhi and Kharagpur, India. The company operates an online discussion network that facilitates connections and conversations among users on a wide range of topics, including relationships, social and political issues, religion, pop culture, and lifestyle. Minekey's platform has attracted over 2.5 million participants, fostering a vibrant community for sharing opinions. Additionally, the company specializes in personalized search and social collaboration technologies, exemplified by its product Twezr, which serves as a personal organizer for managing contacts and shared content across various platforms. Minekey also offers a content discovery service that enhances user experience for online publishers by delivering relevant content tailored to individual interests and browsing behaviors.

Teneros

Series C in 2006
Teneros is a Mountain View, California-based company that specializes in ensuring application and data continuity for Microsoft Exchange email servers. By providing comprehensive solutions, Teneros protects organizations from the disruptions caused by server crashes, technology failures, and site-wide outages, thereby maintaining the integrity of their messaging systems. The company offers a range of products, including its Velocity series, which delivers email application continuity in both local high availability and remote disaster recovery configurations. Additionally, Teneros develops Social Sentry, a tool that allows companies to monitor employee activity on public social media platforms.

Teneros

Series B in 2005
Teneros is a Mountain View, California-based company that specializes in ensuring application and data continuity for Microsoft Exchange email servers. By providing comprehensive solutions, Teneros protects organizations from the disruptions caused by server crashes, technology failures, and site-wide outages, thereby maintaining the integrity of their messaging systems. The company offers a range of products, including its Velocity series, which delivers email application continuity in both local high availability and remote disaster recovery configurations. Additionally, Teneros develops Social Sentry, a tool that allows companies to monitor employee activity on public social media platforms.

Teneros

Series A in 2004
Teneros is a Mountain View, California-based company that specializes in ensuring application and data continuity for Microsoft Exchange email servers. By providing comprehensive solutions, Teneros protects organizations from the disruptions caused by server crashes, technology failures, and site-wide outages, thereby maintaining the integrity of their messaging systems. The company offers a range of products, including its Velocity series, which delivers email application continuity in both local high availability and remote disaster recovery configurations. Additionally, Teneros develops Social Sentry, a tool that allows companies to monitor employee activity on public social media platforms.

Informative

Venture Round in 2004
Informative, established in 1999, is a marketing company based in South San Francisco, California. It specializes in providing online tools to help businesses understand their customers' priorities and build brand communities. Additionally, Informative offers marketing analytics services, including survey creation, community management, blog hosting, and customer profiling. Its clients span various industries such as advertising agencies, consumer products, media, financial services, pharmaceuticals, software, and electronics.

Argon Networks

Venture Round in 1998
Argon Networks is a company that specializes in providing a diverse array of services, including social media marketing, mobile applications, interaction marketing, and content ecosystems. Founded in 2012, it serves media companies and brands, helping them enhance their online presence and engage with audiences effectively. Additionally, Argon Networks manufactures service-provider equipment, featuring capabilities in wire-speed internet protocol routing and ATM switching. The company operates in multiple regions, including Switzerland, the United States, and Hong Kong, positioning itself as a versatile player in both marketing and telecommunications sectors.
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