Silicon Valley Bank is a commercial bank headquartered in Santa Clara, California, that specializes in providing financial services to technology, life science, cleantech, venture capital, private equity, and premium wine businesses. Established in 2023, the bank offers a range of services including banking for startups, debt financing, treasury management, and international banking. With 27 offices across the United States and operations in several international locations, Silicon Valley Bank combines industry expertise with a global network to support its clients' strategic needs and enhance their chances of success. The bank is recognized for its commitment to innovation and client service, making it a notable institution in the financial landscape.
Managing Director of National Healthcare Sponsor Finance and Life Sciences
Matt Garrity
Senior Vice President
Dennis Grunt
Director
Rob Helm
Managing Director
Oscar Jazdowski
Technology and Venture Capital Banking
Dale Kirkland
Managing Director - Origination / Relationship Management
Christopher Morrison
Managing Director and Head of Boston Enterprise Software
Andrew Oddo
Managing Director, Startup Banking
Eric Otterson
Managing Director
Andrew Parker
Director
Joan Parsons
Executive Vice President, Corporate Banking
Sameer Paul
Director
Marisa Phan
Managing Director - Enterprise Software
Priya Rajan
Managing Director - India and Middle East and North Africa
Laura Scott
Managing Director
Vera Shokina
Managing Director
Peter Sletteland
Associate
Ben Tickler
Managing Director - Enterprise Software
Andrew Tsao
Managing Director. Founder / Head of Global Gateway
John Benetti
Managing Director
Past deals in Advertising
Civis Analytics
Series B in 2021
Civis Analytics, Inc. is a data science software company that empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions. Founded in 2013 and based in Chicago, Illinois, Civis offers a range of tools designed to enhance data analysis and audience engagement. Its Civis platform provides predictive analytics capabilities, facilitating end-to-end data science workflows. Key offerings include the Community Outreach and Engagement Hub, which assists government and nonprofit teams in effectively reaching and influencing their target audiences, and the Census Intelligence Center, a resource for supporting census efforts. Additionally, the company features tools such as the Audience Center for customer targeting, Creative Focus for message testing, and Civis Media Optimizer for optimizing TV advertising strategies. Civis Analytics also delivers consumer insights, market research, and data science consulting services, helping clients leverage data to gain a competitive edge in their operations.
CoolerX
Series C in 2020
CoolerX is a company that develops interactive digital displays designed to replace traditional glass doors in retail store aisles. Founded in Chicago in 2017, CoolerX's platform enhances the shopping experience by providing consumers with easy access to information, helping them make informed decisions based on their budgets, tastes, and health preferences. By integrating IoT technology into cooler and freezer surfaces, CoolerX enables retailers to improve sales through personalized advertising and smart merchandising. Additionally, the platform offers consumer product companies a new avenue for brand awareness and product visibility at the point-of-sale, supported by real-time analytics.
Illumin
Post in 2020
Illumin Holdings Inc is a journey advertising platform that empowers marketers to engage consumers at every stage of their purchasing journey. Launched in 2020 as part of AcuityAds and rebranded in 2023, illumin leverages advanced machine learning algorithms and real-time data analytics to enhance digital advertising efficiency. The platform specializes in programmatic advertising, allowing for the automated buying and selling of advertising inventory. By utilizing proprietary technology, illumin helps advertisers make informed media buying decisions, fostering better connections with customers while emphasizing trust and transparency throughout the advertising process.
FastForward.ai
Seed Round in 2020
FastForward.ai is a company that specializes in social media engagement and commerce, providing a platform that allows enterprises to interact with customers within social media and messaging applications. Founded in Mountain View, California, the company offers a social media software as a service (SaaS) platform that modernizes user experiences by facilitating one-click digital commerce and payment options. This platform enables businesses to efficiently advertise and re-market to customers, presenting personalized offers and promotions through popular messaging apps. Customers can easily make purchases, review their transaction history, and access tailored content, including videos and sports highlights. FastForward.ai aims to enhance the digital engagement and commerce experience for enterprises and their customers by integrating these services into the environments where users are most active.
HYP3R
Series A in 2018
HYP3R is a marketing platform focused on the travel industry, aimed at acquiring high-value travelers efficiently. The company's offerings leverage location insights and real-time engagement to facilitate direct bookings at scale. By analyzing geosocial data, HYP3R enables marketers to identify unique audiences and deliver timely, relevant campaigns. This approach not only enhances customer relationship management but also helps clients lower customer acquisition costs and improve return on advertising spend. Through its innovative platform, HYP3R partners with customers to optimize their marketing efforts and drive growth in the competitive travel sector.
Illumin
Post in 2018
Illumin Holdings Inc is a journey advertising platform that empowers marketers to engage consumers at every stage of their purchasing journey. Launched in 2020 as part of AcuityAds and rebranded in 2023, illumin leverages advanced machine learning algorithms and real-time data analytics to enhance digital advertising efficiency. The platform specializes in programmatic advertising, allowing for the automated buying and selling of advertising inventory. By utilizing proprietary technology, illumin helps advertisers make informed media buying decisions, fostering better connections with customers while emphasizing trust and transparency throughout the advertising process.
SpotRight
Venture Round in 2017
SpotRight, Inc. specializes in developing a marketing insights application that enables brands to create on-demand custom audiences for digital, social, and mobile targeting. The company offers a software platform powered by an artificial intelligence engine and patented technology, utilizing over 60 billion consumer-level data points to analyze and build audiences. This platform allows users to design and activate high-performing audiences efficiently, integrating with more than 300 media-buying platforms. SpotRight's innovative approach minimizes waste in the marketing process by connecting strategy with media activation, providing agencies and national advertisers with the ability to identify targets that are significantly more likely to engage with their offerings. Founded in 2009 and based in Little Rock, Arkansas, with an additional office in Niwot, Colorado, SpotRight operates as a subsidiary of Wiland, Inc.
PebblePost
Debt Financing in 2017
PebblePost is the leading digital-to-direct mail marketing platform. They capture online interest and intent data to send relevant direct mail that activates buying decisions at home and drives conversions everywhere. The company invented Programmatic Direct Mail to help brands convert more shoppers into buyers using advanced targeting, algorithmic optimization, attribution, and quantitative analysis. PebblePost is a venture-backed company based in New York.
NovoRoll
Debt Financing in 2017
NovoRoll is an advertising technology company based in San Francisco, with additional offices in Seattle, Tel-Aviv, and Eastern Europe. It specializes in cross-platform video monetization and advertising solutions, catering to publishers, supply-side platforms (SSPs), and ad networks. NovoRoll's technology enables seamless distribution of video ads across various devices and formats, including auto-play options, allowing clients to enhance their traffic monetization and improve fill rates for video advertisements. Through its innovative platform, NovoRoll supports hundreds of leading industry players in optimizing their advertising strategies.
Wunderkind
Series A in 2017
Wunderkind, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in cloud-based solutions for customer acquisition and behavioral marketing automation. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in New York City, with an additional office in London, Wunderkind offers a platform known as BounceX, which focuses on people-based marketing. This platform enables online publishers and retail website owners to engage visitors through targeted messaging and timely advertising, ultimately enhancing conversion rates and increasing revenue. Wunderkind's technology leverages real-time user behavior data, such as mouse movements and intent signals, to identify potential customers and deliver personalized experiences across various channels, including websites, email, and advertisements. The company's impressive client roster includes well-known brands like Uniqlo, Lufthansa, and CNN, and it is recognized for driving significant revenue growth for these businesses through its innovative marketing solutions.
Verve
Debt Financing in 2016
Verve Wireless, Inc. is a mobile marketing platform that specializes in location-based advertising solutions for various industries, including retail, automotive, consumer packaged goods, and restaurants. Founded in 2005 and based in Carlsbad, California, the company utilizes proprietary location intelligence and advanced technology to create unique consumer profiles by combining real-world location data with offline demographic and transactional information. Verve offers a Local Merchant Offers platform, enabling multi-location retailers and small to medium-sized businesses to develop and manage dynamic mobile advertisements targeting consumers in close proximity to their stores. The company's omnichannel advertising platform connects advertisers, agencies, brands, and publishers, facilitating real-time engagement while prioritizing user privacy. Verve serves over 5,000 advertisers and maintains direct relationships with more than 4,000 publishers and apps worldwide, enhancing the effectiveness and reach of mobile advertising campaigns.
Innovid
Debt Financing in 2015
Innovid is an independent omni-channel advertising and analytics platform designed specifically for television. The company offers a comprehensive software solution that enables advertisers to personalize, deliver, and measure innovative advertising experiences across various devices and media outlets. Its services encompass ad serving, measurement, and creative optimization for TV advertisements, catering to advertisers, publishers, and media agencies. With a strong presence in the U.S., Canada, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM, Innovid focuses on enhancing the effectiveness of TV advertising by providing tools that facilitate the creation and analysis of ads in connected TV, mobile TV, and desktop environments.
Integral Ad Science
Debt Financing in 2015
Integral Ad Science operates as a media valuation platform that helps digital buyers and sellers evaluate the quality and effectiveness of their advertising opportunities across various channels and devices. The company provides a range of solutions designed to enhance the digital advertising ecosystem, including customizable verification tools that help advertisers block unwanted impressions and assess return on investment. Its offerings include dynamic data solutions for programmatic buying and API integration tools for inventory quality insights. Integral Ad Science also focuses on ensuring brand safety, viewability, and fraud prevention in digital advertising placements. By delivering independent measurement and verification across all media formats, the company aims to establish trust and transparency in digital media quality for brands, publishers, and advertising platforms worldwide. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York City, Integral Ad Science has expanded its presence globally with offices in multiple countries.
AdStage
Debt Financing in 2015
AdStage, Inc. is a cloud-based advertisement management platform that allows advertisers to design, launch, and oversee custom campaigns across various social networks. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the platform facilitates the consolidation, analysis, and optimization of advertising efforts. It offers features such as automated task management, customizable dashboards, and comprehensive reporting to help marketers assess campaign performance and make data-driven decisions. Users can schedule campaign actions, set time zones, and utilize modules for automation and data integration. As a subsidiary of TapClicks, AdStage serves a wide range of industries by providing a trusted resource for paid marketers seeking to enhance their advertising strategies and measure return on investment effectively.
Ahalogy
Series B in 2015
Ahalogy, now part of Quotient, operates as a digital marketing platform focused on connecting brands with consumers through their interests. It provides services that include category trend data, authentic influencer content, and social optimization technology. This enables brands and agencies to enhance user engagement and drive sales by leveraging proven return on investment strategies. Ahalogy is recognized as an official Pinterest Marketing Partner and collaborates with other major social networks to optimize marketing efforts. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Ahalogy also maintains offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, positioning itself in key markets for brand marketing.
Skimlinks
Series C in 2015
Skimlinks is a prominent commerce content monetization platform that enables publishers to generate new revenue streams, reducing their reliance on traditional advertising. The platform automatically generates income for publishers by monetizing product links within commerce-related content, earning them a share of sales when readers make purchases through these links. Skimlinks provides access to over 60 affiliate networks, allowing publishers to earn commissions from approximately 27,000 merchants globally. The technology is designed to enhance click-through rates and earnings per click, thereby maximizing revenue potential. In 2017, the annual e-commerce transactions facilitated through Skimlinks' network reached $1 billion. The company serves a diverse clientele, including many of the top publishers in the US and UK, such as Conde Nast, Hearst, Buzzfeed, and the Huffington Post.
TrackMaven
Debt Financing in 2014
Marketers report on their results for two reasons: to prove their value, and to improve results. TrackMaven is the only marketing analytics platform that gives marketers the ability to do both across all of their digital channels. TrackMaven’s marketing analytics platform integrates with all the tools marketers are already using to measure their performance — including social networks, web analytics providers, and all major advertising, marketing automation, and CRM platforms — so it’s clear to see what works and what doesn’t in one centralized view. TrackMaven can also show where its customers are winning and losing in their industry by tracking your results against competitors, peers, and influencers. Marketing leaders from hundreds of the world’s best brands use TrackMaven to understand the full impact of their marketing on over 20 digital channels. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in Washington, D.C. To learn more, visit www.trackmaven.com or follow us on Twitter @TrackMaven.
Advice Interactive Group
Series A in 2014
Advice Interactive Group is a full-service Dallas based Interactive Marketing Agency comprised of experienced advertising and marketing professionals that provide clients with a clear and distinct voice in the marketplace. Web Site Design and Internet Marketing experts at their Dallas location specialize in developing Online Marketing Strategies, Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay Per Click (PPC), Web Site Design, Development, and Online Reputation Management.
TrackMaven
Series B in 2014
Marketers report on their results for two reasons: to prove their value, and to improve results. TrackMaven is the only marketing analytics platform that gives marketers the ability to do both across all of their digital channels. TrackMaven’s marketing analytics platform integrates with all the tools marketers are already using to measure their performance — including social networks, web analytics providers, and all major advertising, marketing automation, and CRM platforms — so it’s clear to see what works and what doesn’t in one centralized view. TrackMaven can also show where its customers are winning and losing in their industry by tracking your results against competitors, peers, and influencers. Marketing leaders from hundreds of the world’s best brands use TrackMaven to understand the full impact of their marketing on over 20 digital channels. Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in Washington, D.C. To learn more, visit www.trackmaven.com or follow us on Twitter @TrackMaven.
Hootsuite
Series C in 2014
Hootsuite is a social media management platform that assists businesses in engaging with their customers across various social networks. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to simplify marketing efforts, enhance sales, and improve customer service. Users can create, schedule, publish, and manage their content and advertising campaigns from a single, secure web-based dashboard. This functionality allows organizations to efficiently manage multiple profiles, discover and schedule effective content, and gain insights into relevant data and trends, ultimately facilitating better connections with their audience.
GroundTruth
Series D in 2014
GroundTruth is a global location technology company focused on leveraging real-world data to enhance marketing and advertising strategies. By utilizing its proprietary Blueprints technology, GroundTruth enables brands to understand audience behavior and improve outcomes through insights derived from their extensive first-party database, which includes 95 million active monthly users and 17 million daily users across 100 million places and points of interest. The company offers valuable in-store visitation insights that help marketers boost brand awareness, drive both website and in-store visits, and ultimately increase sales. GroundTruth operates in 21 countries, positioning itself as a leader in location-based marketing solutions.
MediaMath
Debt Financing in 2014
MediaMath, Inc. is a digital advertising technology company that specializes in providing solutions for advertisers globally. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, the company offers its TerminalOne platform, which facilitates data activation, automated execution, and optimization of advertising interactions across various media channels. MediaMath's programmatic marketing platform enhances customer engagement by utilizing predictive audience targeting and machine learning to ensure relevant messaging. In addition to its technology offerings, the company provides professional services that include programmatic strategy, analytics, technology support, and advertising operations, as well as training and certification programs in digital marketing. MediaMath operates additional offices in several cities across the United States and internationally, including London, Madrid, Berlin, Singapore, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Melbourne, and Bengaluru.
Q1Media
Debt Financing in 2014
Q1Media serves national, regional, and local brands by reaching custom audiences on high-performing, highly viewable ad inventory across mobile, video, display and connected tv. Our best-in class mobile location based targeting and measurement, high-performing cross device ad units and in-house optimization teams afford advertisers a powerful platform to place and manage their digital advertising efforts.
InMobi
Debt Financing in 2014
InMobi provides mobile advertising services in Asia and Africa. It develops an advertisement serving algorithm that helps in optimizing the ranking of the advertisements served on mobile phones. InMobi also provides campaign management services, such as strategy, designing, executing, managing, and optimizing campaigns, and advertisement creation, format, and targeting services for advertisers. Moreover, it offers monetization strategies to monetize site traffic by using a combination of performance and branding advertisements, and an advertisement serving algorithm to rank the advertisements available based on user targeting and past performance for publishers. Further, InMobi provides advertisers and publishers with access to near real-time reports to monitor the performance of advertisement campaigns and the status of site monetization. Furthermore, it offers InMobi Ad Tracker, a mobile campaign conversion tracking solution; and Lifetime Value Platform, a platform that identifies in-application user groups and provides behavior insight to publishers or application developers. InMobi has a strategic partnership with TalkingData. Naveen Tewari, Mohit Saxena, Amit Gupta, and Abhay Singhal founded mKhoj Solutions Private Limited in 2006 that became InMobi Technologies in August 2009, with its headquarters in Bengaluru in India and additional offices in New Delhi and Mumbai in India.
The Mobile Majority
Venture Round in 2013
The Mobile Majority is a rapidly growing ad tech startup headquartered in sunny Santa Monica, with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Sao Paulo. We’re a vertically integrated, end-to-end mobile advertising platform. We built mobile first, and from the ground up, our advanced technology reduces redundancy and eliminates waste. As a result, our campaigns run better at a more cost effective price. TMM is led by a team of experienced serial entrepreneurs and media industry veterans - all with a shared passion for eliminating what clients have identified as the biggest issues in mobile today.
PaeDae
Venture Round in 2013
PaeDae partners with local and international non-profits to create pro-bono campaigns for charitable causes. PaeDae is the world's largest mobile ad engagement network. Based in Santa Monica, California with satellite offices in New York and San Francisco. They has to date raised more than $12M in funding to expand its unique user-centric advertising platform, which includes mobile video, rich media, and app discovery.
Ezoic
Seed Round in 2013
Ezoic, Inc. is a technology company that provides a comprehensive suite of tools designed to assist small website owners in managing and optimizing their sites. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Carlsbad, California, with additional offices in Gateshead and London, Ezoic offers a multivariate testing platform that enhances website layout based on user interactions across various devices, including mobile, tablet, and desktop. The platform utilizes machine learning to personalize user experiences, improve site speed, and increase revenue through effective ad monetization strategies. Ezoic's services cater to a diverse range of clients, including publishers, bloggers, and ad operation professionals, enabling them to optimize their websites for better performance, user experience, and revenue generation. The platform is available as a self-serve solution, subscription model, or enterprise service, and it optimizes billions of user experiences each month.
Martini Media Network
Series D in 2013
Martini Media Network, Inc. is a digital media and content platform based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on engaging affluent audiences through tailored brand campaigns. Established in 2007, the company specializes in delivering media solutions that integrate content, videos, and social features across niche sites frequented by its target demographic. Martini Media operates invitation-only platforms centered on business and lifestyle categories, offering a range of services including advertising, publishing, and storytelling. By partnering with brands and agencies, the company crafts customized programs designed to meet specific marketing goals and effectively reach influential consumers. As of June 2015, Martini Media operates as a subsidiary of Evolve Media, LLC.
Cognitive Networks
Debt Financing in 2013
Cognitive Networks partners with TV set manufacturers to enable content providers, advertisers, and others to provide greater engagement and interactivity to TV programming. Cognitive Networks’ ACR platform makes Smart TVs aware of the programming that they are displaying, enabling transactions, informational requests, or personalization of the viewing experience. It was founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Optimal
Debt Financing in 2013
Optimal Inc. is the leading social media advertising and analytics platform. Optimal helps brands and advertisers manage social advertising campaigns in real-time with its media acquisition and optimization platform and proprietary analytics tools.
CrowdOptic
Venture Round in 2013
CrowdOptic specializes in interactive live stream technology that leverages real-time sensor data from electronic devices. By utilizing its patented algorithms, the company identifies and tracks device focus and groups of users with shared attention. Its technology includes features like sensor data smoothing, EXIF data mining, and focal analytics, making it applicable across various mobile applications and technology environments. This versatility enhances capabilities in broadcasting, security, social media sharing, and advertising. Additionally, CrowdOptic offers solutions tailored for medical device training, integrating video from medical devices with pan-tilt-zoom camera feeds. This system, supported by a dedicated cloud server and web interface, enables physician educators to conduct collaborative remote training globally, enhancing medical training accessibility and effectiveness.
Appia
Debt Financing in 2013
Appia is the leading mobile user acquisition network; delivering mobile app downloads to over 1 billion users across 200 countries. Its platform was built to best serve the needs of mobile advertisers today, and Appia guarantees more app installs and the highest profit per install for its customers. Appia's robust network and advanced technology ensure apps are delivered to the best quality, largest audience possible. Brands like ngmoco, AppBrain, Fiksu, Playtika, Cupid and Zedge trust Appia with their mobile app discovery. Appia's extensive network of publishers and advertisers is constantly developing and its product portfolio continues to evolve, allowing it to bring quality apps to highly engaged consumers. Appia has raised $30M in funding from Venrock, DCM’s A-Fund, Trident Capital, Eric Schmidt’s TomorrowVentures, Relay Ventures, the Social Internet Fund, Noro-Moseley Partners, and Wakefield Group. The Wall Street Journal ranked Appia #22 on its list of the Top 50 Venture Backed Companies in 2012, the second year in a row that Appia has made the WSJ list of the Top 50, known as “The Next Big Thing”. With offices in San Francisco, CA and Durham, NC, as well as global sales offices, Appia has quickly become the largest, non-incentivized network. For additional information, visit appia.com or follow @Appia.
CrowdOptic
Debt Financing in 2012
CrowdOptic specializes in interactive live stream technology that leverages real-time sensor data from electronic devices. By utilizing its patented algorithms, the company identifies and tracks device focus and groups of users with shared attention. Its technology includes features like sensor data smoothing, EXIF data mining, and focal analytics, making it applicable across various mobile applications and technology environments. This versatility enhances capabilities in broadcasting, security, social media sharing, and advertising. Additionally, CrowdOptic offers solutions tailored for medical device training, integrating video from medical devices with pan-tilt-zoom camera feeds. This system, supported by a dedicated cloud server and web interface, enables physician educators to conduct collaborative remote training globally, enhancing medical training accessibility and effectiveness.
PubMatic
Series D in 2012
PubMatic, Inc. is a leading provider of cloud infrastructure for real-time programmatic advertising transactions, headquartered in Redwood City, California. Founded in 2006, the company offers an extensive suite of solutions that facilitate digital advertising, including PubMatic Cloud, an adaptable platform as a service, and various tools for header bidding and in-app bidding. The platform supports a diverse range of ad formats across multiple devices, including mobile, desktop, and connected television. PubMatic's publisher-first approach allows advertisers to access premium inventory at scale while helping publishers optimize ad fill rates and maximize revenue. With a global infrastructure that processes nearly one trillion ad impressions monthly, PubMatic plays a crucial role in connecting consumers, content, and brands in the evolving landscape of digital advertising. The company operates 12 offices and nine data centers worldwide, reflecting its commitment to data and technology innovation in the programmatic advertising industry.
Vubiquity
Private Equity Round in 2012
Vubiquity, formerly Avail-TVN, is the largest global provider of multiplatform video services. The company manages more than 28,000 hours of content monthly from over 340 content providers and reaches over 75 million households through close to 300 service providers. Vubiquity's services, including Video On Demand (VOD), Multiplatform, Advanced Advertising, Creative Services and Data Analytics, are available in 39 territories and 15 languages.
Martini Media Network
Venture Round in 2011
Martini Media Network, Inc. is a digital media and content platform based in San Francisco, California, that focuses on engaging affluent audiences through tailored brand campaigns. Established in 2007, the company specializes in delivering media solutions that integrate content, videos, and social features across niche sites frequented by its target demographic. Martini Media operates invitation-only platforms centered on business and lifestyle categories, offering a range of services including advertising, publishing, and storytelling. By partnering with brands and agencies, the company crafts customized programs designed to meet specific marketing goals and effectively reach influential consumers. As of June 2015, Martini Media operates as a subsidiary of Evolve Media, LLC.
Radiate Media
Debt Financing in 2011
Radiate Media formerly Matchbin, provides software and services that empower local media and businesses to find and capture the audience that matters most. From local news, weather, and traffic information to online and broadcast marketing tools, Radiate Media’s technology and nationwide network allows clients to grow revenue by reaching customers on-air, online, and on the go.
Connexity
Debt Financing in 2011
Connexity, Inc. is a technology-driven marketing solutions company that specializes in price comparison shopping and customer acquisition for retailers. The company connects retailers with shoppers globally and manages various customer acquisition channels, including publisher and social influencer networks. Connexity provides a suite of services designed to help online retailers acquire new customers and drive sales, including search marketing, syndicated product listings, targeted display advertising, and audience targeting. Additionally, it offers a managed service that simplifies access to incremental sales and enhances customer insights through programs like Bizrate Insights. Founded in 1996 and originally known as Shopzilla, Connexity has its headquarters in Santa Monica, California, with additional offices in London and Karlsruhe.
W4
Debt Financing in 2011
W4 LLC, founded in 2009 and based in Los Angeles, California, specializes in managing and optimizing online response-based advertising campaigns. The company offers a diverse range of performance-based advertising solutions designed for brands, utilizing an extensive network of publishers across various channels including search, pay-per-click, display, social media, and email. W4 focuses on intelligent distribution of cost-per-action campaigns while adhering to best practices in affiliate media distribution. The company's commitment to campaign optimization, quality affiliate partnerships, and transparency has established it as a reliable player in the online advertising space. Since July 2018, W4 has operated as a subsidiary of Digital Media Solutions, LLC.
Auditude
Series B in 2011
Auditude is a leading video management and monetization technology company that helps content owners and aggregators grow their video revenues. The company's proprietary technology, Auditude Connect, is an innovative ad management system that allows premium video websites and content owners to manage their business requirements and ad serving needs around professional video. Auditude works with some of the largest names in online video as their ad serving and management platform. Clients include Comcast, Major League Baseball, MTV Networks, MySpace Music and Video, Universal Music Group and Yahoo!, among others. Auditude's executive and technology team is made up of talent from some of the world's most successful technology companies including DoubleClick, eBay, Google, PayPal, and Yahoo!, among others. Auditude is based in Palo Alto with offices in Los Angeles and New York City.
Zoopla
Series B in 2010
Zoopla is the UK's most comprehensive property website, focused on empowering users with the resources they need to make better-informed property decisions. They help consumers both find their next home and research the market by combining hundreds of thousands of property listings with market data, local information and community tools. At Zoopla they are fans of transparency and everything they do is aimed at making the market more efficient for both property consumers and advertisers alike. Zoopla has rapidly become the UK’s leading online destination for property consumers to search for homes and do their market research and the favoured online marketing partner for UK estate agents, letting agents and property developers. Launched in 2008, Zoopla has since been one of the fastest growing websites in the UK, now attracting over 40 million visits per month and they are proud to have collected numerous awards and accolades along the way, including being named one of the Top 10 UK Tech Companies (Guardian) and one of the Top 10 Most Innovative UK Companies (Smarta).
MediaMath
Debt Financing in 2009
MediaMath, Inc. is a digital advertising technology company that specializes in providing solutions for advertisers globally. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, the company offers its TerminalOne platform, which facilitates data activation, automated execution, and optimization of advertising interactions across various media channels. MediaMath's programmatic marketing platform enhances customer engagement by utilizing predictive audience targeting and machine learning to ensure relevant messaging. In addition to its technology offerings, the company provides professional services that include programmatic strategy, analytics, technology support, and advertising operations, as well as training and certification programs in digital marketing. MediaMath operates additional offices in several cities across the United States and internationally, including London, Madrid, Berlin, Singapore, Tokyo, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Melbourne, and Bengaluru.
Tumri
Debt Financing in 2009
Tumri, founded in 2004, specializes in online display advertising solutions aimed at enhancing the advertising experience. The company's primary offering, the AdPod, allows advertisers to create highly targeted marketing messages in real-time. Tumri's suite of services includes Dynamic Media, which optimizes media selection for user campaigns; Dynamic Messaging, which personalizes display advertising; Dynamic Response, focused on optimizing landing pages post-click; and Dynamic Insight, a marketing analytics solution that streamlines campaign launches and enhances performance. Additionally, Tumri Ensemble serves as a self-serve platform for dynamic creative and offer optimization. In July 2011, Tumri was acquired by Collective, expanding its capabilities in the online advertising sector.
Peer39
Series C in 2009
Peer39 Tech, LLC specializes in AI-driven contextual targeting, fraud detection, and reporting tools for digital advertising. Founded in 2006 and based in New York, the company harnesses natural language processing and machine learning to analyze web content, providing a comprehensive suite of page-level intelligence products that can be utilized across various demand-side platforms (DSPs). Peer39's offerings include intelligent page-level analysis, a keyword suggestion engine, and tools for category availability and volume prediction. Notably, the company has pioneered pre-bid, non-cookie-based data solutions, encompassing semantic contextual categories, brand safety, and page quality. By delivering relevant and reliable data, Peer39 enables brands and advertisers to enhance campaign performance and protect their media investments while ensuring the targeting of suitable and quality inventory.
Rubicon Project
Debt Financing in 2009
Rubicon Project is a technology company that specializes in the automation of digital advertising. The company automates the buying and selling of advertising by offering products to connect buyers and sellers.
LeadPoint
Series E in 2008
LeadPoint, Inc. is a provider of performance advertising solutions, specializing in online lead generation. Established in 2004 and headquartered in Los Angeles, the company operates the Lead MarketPlace, a trading platform that facilitates the auctioning and routing of leads between buyers and sellers. This platform supports transactions involving voice and text leads across various sectors, including consumer lending, automotive lending, education, and business services. LeadPoint also offers PrecisionAds, a consumer-focused vertical search platform that provides real-time rate information. Serving over 2,000 customers, including many Fortune 500 companies, LeadPoint has made a significant impact in the industry by connecting lead buyers and sellers through both public and private auctions, while also providing analytics tools to enhance campaign performance and integrate with lead management systems.
Mondo Media
Series C in 2001
Mondo Media, Inc. is a multi-platform distributor of animated content aimed at teens and young adults. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company produces animated short films that are distributed through various digital and traditional channels, including its YouTube animation channel and MondoMedia.com, which allows fan interaction with show creators. Additionally, Mondo Media operates the Mondo Mojo network, a community of animation-focused YouTube channels that receive tailored support to enhance their viewership. The company also utilizes CindyClips.com to insert pre-roll video advertising and licenses its intellectual property across television, online, home video, and mobile platforms globally. Furthermore, Mondo Media sells a range of merchandise online, including items such as bed sheets and T-shirts.
Mondo Media
Series B in 2000
Mondo Media, Inc. is a multi-platform distributor of animated content aimed at teens and young adults. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company produces animated short films that are distributed through various digital and traditional channels, including its YouTube animation channel and MondoMedia.com, which allows fan interaction with show creators. Additionally, Mondo Media operates the Mondo Mojo network, a community of animation-focused YouTube channels that receive tailored support to enhance their viewership. The company also utilizes CindyClips.com to insert pre-roll video advertising and licenses its intellectual property across television, online, home video, and mobile platforms globally. Furthermore, Mondo Media sells a range of merchandise online, including items such as bed sheets and T-shirts.
Powered
Series A in 2000
Powered is a social marketing consultancy that assists companies in enhancing their engagement in a digital and interconnected environment. The firm offers a comprehensive range of services, including strategy development, program execution, content marketing, and blogger outreach. Powered also focuses on influencer activation, advocacy programs, and the creation of branded communities and events. By leveraging effective practices and technologies, Powered aims to help brands and publishers establish and strengthen relationships with their customers through online communities.
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