Ditto is a technology company delivering consumer-facing and enterprise software solutions that combine augmented reality, machine learning, and mobile-edge capabilities. It offers an eyewear personalization platform for retailers, brands, and eye care professionals that uses facial data and style preferences to provide precise fit recommendations and realistic virtual try-ons. In addition, Ditto develops an edge-native mobile database and connectivity platform that maintains operations across varying network conditions, enabling real-time data synchronization through peer-to-peer and mesh networks without relying on cloud services. The platform targets industries such as point-of-sale, aviation, industrial operations, and restaurants to improve operational resilience. By combining AR-based shopping experiences with resilient edge computing, Ditto helps retailers and other enterprises deliver personalized customer experiences and maintain mission-critical systems online where connectivity is limited or unreliable.
PayNearMe
Series D in 2023
PayNearMe is a provider of a web and mobile-based cash payments platform that facilitates online purchases and bill payments. The company's technology enables users to make cash payments for various goods and services across sectors such as e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation. By offering a streamlined solution for cash transactions, PayNearMe allows businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection processes, minimizing the complexities associated with traditional cash and money order acceptance. Additionally, the platform includes features like payment reminders and mobile wallet integration to enhance the user experience and promote timely payments.
Ditto is a technology company delivering consumer-facing and enterprise software solutions that combine augmented reality, machine learning, and mobile-edge capabilities. It offers an eyewear personalization platform for retailers, brands, and eye care professionals that uses facial data and style preferences to provide precise fit recommendations and realistic virtual try-ons. In addition, Ditto develops an edge-native mobile database and connectivity platform that maintains operations across varying network conditions, enabling real-time data synchronization through peer-to-peer and mesh networks without relying on cloud services. The platform targets industries such as point-of-sale, aviation, industrial operations, and restaurants to improve operational resilience. By combining AR-based shopping experiences with resilient edge computing, Ditto helps retailers and other enterprises deliver personalized customer experiences and maintain mission-critical systems online where connectivity is limited or unreliable.
Almond is a digital platform offering telehealth and in-person services for women's obstetrics and gynecology care. Their comprehensive services include pregnancy planning, birth control counseling, general wellness, period management, and sexual health.
Handshake
Series F in 2022
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.
Less
Venture Round in 2022
Less is an app created to track alcohol intake and to set weekly goals to reduce it. It is a companion for the voyage toward more mindful drinking. Less transforms drinking data into elegant graphs so users can keep tabs on key stats like an average number of drinks-per-week and money spent on alcohol each year.
Ditto is a technology company delivering consumer-facing and enterprise software solutions that combine augmented reality, machine learning, and mobile-edge capabilities. It offers an eyewear personalization platform for retailers, brands, and eye care professionals that uses facial data and style preferences to provide precise fit recommendations and realistic virtual try-ons. In addition, Ditto develops an edge-native mobile database and connectivity platform that maintains operations across varying network conditions, enabling real-time data synchronization through peer-to-peer and mesh networks without relying on cloud services. The platform targets industries such as point-of-sale, aviation, industrial operations, and restaurants to improve operational resilience. By combining AR-based shopping experiences with resilient edge computing, Ditto helps retailers and other enterprises deliver personalized customer experiences and maintain mission-critical systems online where connectivity is limited or unreliable.
Handshake
Series E in 2021
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.
Handshake
Series D in 2020
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.
Handshake
Series C in 2018
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.
Airship empowers brands to create seamless mobile-first customer experiences. Since 2009, it has pioneered technologies like push notifications and mobile wallet boarding passes. Today, its platform unifies experiences across apps, websites, email, SMS, and more. It offers a no-code editor for swift experience creation, AI-driven journeys, app store optimization, and customer journey orchestration.
Renovo Auto
Venture Round in 2017
Renovo Auto specializes in developing technology for Automated Mobility on Demand systems, focusing on creating a robust operating system tailored for autonomous vehicles. Its platform integrates self-driving software, data analytics, and automotive-grade safety systems, enabling commercial fleets of autonomous vehicles to efficiently manage vast amounts of data and maintain cybersecurity. Renovo's technology leverages hundreds of sensors that generate multiple terabytes of data hourly, providing a safe, secure, and scalable solution designed for demanding environments. By facilitating seamless communication and service management, Renovo enables car manufacturers to deploy fully autonomous vehicles with ease.
Handshake
Series B in 2016
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.
Helpshift
Series B in 2016
Helpshift develops a customer service platform designed for mobile-first environments. It offers an in-app support system that enables businesses to proactively assist and engage users, featuring functionalities like in-app FAQs, chat, CRM ticketing, campaigns, and surveys. Helpshift pioneered automated in-app messaging, serving over 820 million active consumers monthly across top mobile apps and games worldwide.
Airship empowers brands to create seamless mobile-first customer experiences. Since 2009, it has pioneered technologies like push notifications and mobile wallet boarding passes. Today, its platform unifies experiences across apps, websites, email, SMS, and more. It offers a no-code editor for swift experience creation, AI-driven journeys, app store optimization, and customer journey orchestration.
Handshake
Series A in 2016
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.
Vital Labs
Seed Round in 2015
Vital Labs is a mobile "digital therapeutics" platform for the cardiology industry. It operates a healthcare platform for patients and clinical care professionals to communicate, participate, and analyze data for better decision making.
The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Burlingame, California.
Twin Prime
Series A in 2015
Twin Prime is a technology company focused on enhancing the performance of mobile applications. It addresses the complexities of mobile app performance, which are influenced by various factors including wireless network technology, device models, and operating system software. By leveraging machine learning, Twin Prime optimizes data transfer and content delivery across diverse network environments, ensuring that mobile apps operate more efficiently and quickly. The company specializes in mobile data acceleration services, enabling faster data delivery regardless of the underlying network conditions.
Handshake
Seed Round in 2015
Handshake is a career network for students and recent graduates that connects them with employers and career resources. It serves a user base of more than 10 million across about 1,400 educational institutions, including colleges and boot camps, and links users with more than 750,000 employers across diverse sectors. The platform aims to democratize access to opportunities by expanding visibility and insights for young workers, while giving employers broader, more efficient access to talent and helping colleges enhance student engagement and employment outcomes.
Airship empowers brands to create seamless mobile-first customer experiences. Since 2009, it has pioneered technologies like push notifications and mobile wallet boarding passes. Today, its platform unifies experiences across apps, websites, email, SMS, and more. It offers a no-code editor for swift experience creation, AI-driven journeys, app store optimization, and customer journey orchestration.
Renovo Auto
Seed Round in 2014
Renovo Auto specializes in developing technology for Automated Mobility on Demand systems, focusing on creating a robust operating system tailored for autonomous vehicles. Its platform integrates self-driving software, data analytics, and automotive-grade safety systems, enabling commercial fleets of autonomous vehicles to efficiently manage vast amounts of data and maintain cybersecurity. Renovo's technology leverages hundreds of sensors that generate multiple terabytes of data hourly, providing a safe, secure, and scalable solution designed for demanding environments. By facilitating seamless communication and service management, Renovo enables car manufacturers to deploy fully autonomous vehicles with ease.
Helpshift
Series A in 2014
Helpshift develops a customer service platform designed for mobile-first environments. It offers an in-app support system that enables businesses to proactively assist and engage users, featuring functionalities like in-app FAQs, chat, CRM ticketing, campaigns, and surveys. Helpshift pioneered automated in-app messaging, serving over 820 million active consumers monthly across top mobile apps and games worldwide.
Message Bus
Venture Round in 2014
Mail Bypass, Inc., doing business as Message Bus, provides a cloud-native application service for enabling and powering messaging across email and mobile channels. Its service enables enterprises and application developers to deliver transactional and marketing messages, including emails, SMS, push mails, and social messages. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Corte Madera, California.
Kiip, Inc., established in San Francisco in 2010 by Brian Wong, Courtney Guertin, and Amadeus Demarzi, operates a platform that facilitates automated rewards from brands to consumers during relevant moments within brand-owned applications or across social networks. The company has raised $15.4 million in funding since its inception.
PayNearMe
Venture Round in 2014
PayNearMe is a provider of a web and mobile-based cash payments platform that facilitates online purchases and bill payments. The company's technology enables users to make cash payments for various goods and services across sectors such as e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation. By offering a streamlined solution for cash transactions, PayNearMe allows businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection processes, minimizing the complexities associated with traditional cash and money order acceptance. Additionally, the platform includes features like payment reminders and mobile wallet integration to enhance the user experience and promote timely payments.
Founded in London in 2008, Betable enables game developers to integrate real-money gambling into their mobile and social games legally and securely. It offers platforms for processing transactions, ensuring compliance, and providing player protection services.
Applauze, previously known as 955Dreams Inc., is a mobile application developer focused on enhancing the event discovery and ticket purchasing experience. Launched in March 2013, the Applauze app provides users access to a vast array of events, including concerts, theater productions, sports games, and community gatherings across 41 U.S. cities and 5 Canadian cities. Utilizing data analytics and machine learning, the application intelligently recommends events tailored to users' preferences, facilitating the purchase of tickets from both primary sellers and secondary markets. Applauze aims to create engaging and immersive mobile products, combining high-quality design with educational content to foster meaningful connections between artists and their audiences. The company is composed of a dedicated team of designers and developers passionate about delivering innovative solutions in the event industry.
Schematic Labs
Venture Round in 2013
Schematic Labs is a mobile technology company focused on creating entertainment applications for Android and iOS platforms. It specializes in developing mobile social entertainment software that allows users to share music and engage with content in a social context. By combining technology with entertainment, Schematic Labs aims to enhance the user experience in mobile applications, fostering community interaction through music sharing and related activities.
Airship empowers brands to create seamless mobile-first customer experiences. Since 2009, it has pioneered technologies like push notifications and mobile wallet boarding passes. Today, its platform unifies experiences across apps, websites, email, SMS, and more. It offers a no-code editor for swift experience creation, AI-driven journeys, app store optimization, and customer journey orchestration.
PayNearMe
Venture Round in 2013
PayNearMe is a provider of a web and mobile-based cash payments platform that facilitates online purchases and bill payments. The company's technology enables users to make cash payments for various goods and services across sectors such as e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation. By offering a streamlined solution for cash transactions, PayNearMe allows businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection processes, minimizing the complexities associated with traditional cash and money order acceptance. Additionally, the platform includes features like payment reminders and mobile wallet integration to enhance the user experience and promote timely payments.
MobileSpan
Venture Round in 2013
MobileSpan, based in Santa Clara, California, was founded in 2011 to aid enterprises in adapting to a mobile-centric work environment. The company develops a remote access platform that allows employees to securely access corporate content behind firewalls. Its Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) system integrates seamlessly with existing corporate infrastructures, extending access to document repositories and web applications on personal devices. This capability enables a flexible workforce to operate from any location while ensuring compliance with data governance standards and maintaining integration with company management systems.
Helpshift
Seed Round in 2012
Helpshift develops a customer service platform designed for mobile-first environments. It offers an in-app support system that enables businesses to proactively assist and engage users, featuring functionalities like in-app FAQs, chat, CRM ticketing, campaigns, and surveys. Helpshift pioneered automated in-app messaging, serving over 820 million active consumers monthly across top mobile apps and games worldwide.
Message Bus
Series B in 2012
Mail Bypass, Inc., doing business as Message Bus, provides a cloud-native application service for enabling and powering messaging across email and mobile channels. Its service enables enterprises and application developers to deliver transactional and marketing messages, including emails, SMS, push mails, and social messages. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Corte Madera, California.
Kiip, Inc., established in San Francisco in 2010 by Brian Wong, Courtney Guertin, and Amadeus Demarzi, operates a platform that facilitates automated rewards from brands to consumers during relevant moments within brand-owned applications or across social networks. The company has raised $15.4 million in funding since its inception.
Betable
Convertible Note in 2012
Founded in London in 2008, Betable enables game developers to integrate real-money gambling into their mobile and social games legally and securely. It offers platforms for processing transactions, ensuring compliance, and providing player protection services.
Singly is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2010 that specializes in providing an open-source personal data platform. The company offers solutions that enable developers, startups, and agencies to integrate third-party services seamlessly into their web and mobile applications. By streamlining the process of user authentication and data management, Singly's platform allows clients to avoid the complexities of writing custom code for user tables, data syncing, and normalization. This results in faster time to market, reduced infrastructure costs, and minimized maintenance efforts. Singly's products are designed to enhance user experiences across applications by facilitating better data sharing and engagement.
Quake Labs
Venture Round in 2012
Quake Labs is a stealth startup that develops software for mobile devices, computers, TVs, and the internet. It is based in Mountain View, California.
Appconomy
Series B in 2011
Appconomy Inc. is a software company specializing in mobile marketing solutions that enhance shopping experiences for consumers and provide valuable tools for retailers. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company develops a range of mobile applications tailored for both Chinese retailers and global brands. Its offerings include the Carrefour Shopping Guide, which features smart shopping lists and in-store navigation, as well as white-label applications for loyalty and gifting programs. Appconomy also operates the Jinjin Loyalty Marketplace to strengthen customer relationships and boost engagement, and Zhangyingbao, which transforms online e-commerce stores into mobile applications for Taobao merchants. Additionally, the company leverages sensor technology to enhance interactions across various smart environments, including commercial spaces and healthcare facilities. Its AppWallet technology facilitates app monetization by integrating features such as promotions, loyalty programs, and social sharing, primarily targeting the US and China markets.
BrightRoll
Series D in 2011
BrightRoll Inc. is a programmatic video advertising platform based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2006, the company specializes in automating video advertising across desktop, mobile, and connected TV, making it a significant player in the digital advertising landscape. BrightRoll serves a diverse clientele, including over 80 of the top 100 U.S. advertisers and 18 of the top 20 advertising technology firms. Its platform allows advertisers to effectively reach approximately 80% of online video viewers, offering various ad formats such as pre-roll, mid-roll, and click-to-play video advertisements. By analyzing hundreds of billions of data points monthly, BrightRoll enables real-time decision-making that enhances return on investment for advertisers. The company is recognized as one of the leading video ad platforms in terms of ads served, underscoring its influence and capability in the digital marketing sector.
Schematic Labs
Series A in 2011
Schematic Labs is a mobile technology company focused on creating entertainment applications for Android and iOS platforms. It specializes in developing mobile social entertainment software that allows users to share music and engage with content in a social context. By combining technology with entertainment, Schematic Labs aims to enhance the user experience in mobile applications, fostering community interaction through music sharing and related activities.
Airship empowers brands to create seamless mobile-first customer experiences. Since 2009, it has pioneered technologies like push notifications and mobile wallet boarding passes. Today, its platform unifies experiences across apps, websites, email, SMS, and more. It offers a no-code editor for swift experience creation, AI-driven journeys, app store optimization, and customer journey orchestration.
Pose is a mobile-first fashion platform that enhances the shopping experience by allowing users to share and discover outfits in real time. Founded in 2010 and based in Santa Monica, California, Pose enables women worldwide to upload and showcase their fashion choices, while also facilitating the buying, selling, and trading of clothing items within a trusted peer-to-peer network. The platform features over 3.5 million interactive fashion photos contributed by influencers and everyday users alike, creating a vibrant community focused on self-expression and style. By tracking the latest releases from top brands and retailers, Pose empowers users to curate a personal style feed and engage in discussions about fashion. This unique blend of social interaction and commerce positions Pose at the intersection of the sharing economy and fashion, fostering meaningful connections among like-minded shoppers.
Kiip, Inc., established in San Francisco in 2010 by Brian Wong, Courtney Guertin, and Amadeus Demarzi, operates a platform that facilitates automated rewards from brands to consumers during relevant moments within brand-owned applications or across social networks. The company has raised $15.4 million in funding since its inception.
Milk is a mobile development lab established by Kevin Rose, Jeff Hodsdon, and Daniel Burka. The company focuses on fostering creativity and collaboration with innovative brands and industry talent. It operates through a diverse ecosystem comprising seven divisions, including an agency, studio spaces, production services, and a makeup line. Milk gained prominence with the launch of its first mobile app, Oink, which debuted in the fall prior to its acquisition by Google. This acquisition has further positioned Milk as a key player in the mobile development landscape.
Message Bus
Series A in 2011
Mail Bypass, Inc., doing business as Message Bus, provides a cloud-native application service for enabling and powering messaging across email and mobile channels. Its service enables enterprises and application developers to deliver transactional and marketing messages, including emails, SMS, push mails, and social messages. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is based in Corte Madera, California.
Yobongo
Seed Round in 2011
Yobongo is a mobile communication startup that focuses on enabling authentic interactions among users in close proximity. Currently in private beta testing, the company offers an iPhone application that facilitates chatroom-like environments for nearby individuals to connect. By emphasizing real identities and requiring users to provide genuine photos and names, Yobongo aims to foster meaningful conversations and relationships in a digital age where superficial connections are common. The service leverages the capabilities of mobile devices, such as real-time communication and location awareness, to create a more engaging and enjoyable communication experience. Yobongo seeks to redefine how people interact on their mobile devices, prioritizing authenticity and real-world connections.
Pose.com
Venture Round in 2011
Pose is a mobile-first fashion platform that enhances the shopping experience by allowing users to share and discover outfits in real time. Founded in 2010 and based in Santa Monica, California, Pose enables women worldwide to upload and showcase their fashion choices, while also facilitating the buying, selling, and trading of clothing items within a trusted peer-to-peer network. The platform features over 3.5 million interactive fashion photos contributed by influencers and everyday users alike, creating a vibrant community focused on self-expression and style. By tracking the latest releases from top brands and retailers, Pose empowers users to curate a personal style feed and engage in discussions about fashion. This unique blend of social interaction and commerce positions Pose at the intersection of the sharing economy and fashion, fostering meaningful connections among like-minded shoppers.
Appconomy
Series A in 2010
Appconomy Inc. is a software company specializing in mobile marketing solutions that enhance shopping experiences for consumers and provide valuable tools for retailers. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company develops a range of mobile applications tailored for both Chinese retailers and global brands. Its offerings include the Carrefour Shopping Guide, which features smart shopping lists and in-store navigation, as well as white-label applications for loyalty and gifting programs. Appconomy also operates the Jinjin Loyalty Marketplace to strengthen customer relationships and boost engagement, and Zhangyingbao, which transforms online e-commerce stores into mobile applications for Taobao merchants. Additionally, the company leverages sensor technology to enhance interactions across various smart environments, including commercial spaces and healthcare facilities. Its AppWallet technology facilitates app monetization by integrating features such as promotions, loyalty programs, and social sharing, primarily targeting the US and China markets.
PayNearMe
Series A in 2010
PayNearMe is a provider of a web and mobile-based cash payments platform that facilitates online purchases and bill payments. The company's technology enables users to make cash payments for various goods and services across sectors such as e-commerce, property management, consumer finance, and transportation. By offering a streamlined solution for cash transactions, PayNearMe allows businesses, government agencies, and retail stores to digitize their cash collection processes, minimizing the complexities associated with traditional cash and money order acceptance. Additionally, the platform includes features like payment reminders and mobile wallet integration to enhance the user experience and promote timely payments.
Airship empowers brands to create seamless mobile-first customer experiences. Since 2009, it has pioneered technologies like push notifications and mobile wallet boarding passes. Today, its platform unifies experiences across apps, websites, email, SMS, and more. It offers a no-code editor for swift experience creation, AI-driven journeys, app store optimization, and customer journey orchestration.
Kiip, Inc., established in San Francisco in 2010 by Brian Wong, Courtney Guertin, and Amadeus Demarzi, operates a platform that facilitates automated rewards from brands to consumers during relevant moments within brand-owned applications or across social networks. The company has raised $15.4 million in funding since its inception.
Schematic Labs
Seed Round in 2010
Schematic Labs is a mobile technology company focused on creating entertainment applications for Android and iOS platforms. It specializes in developing mobile social entertainment software that allows users to share music and engage with content in a social context. By combining technology with entertainment, Schematic Labs aims to enhance the user experience in mobile applications, fostering community interaction through music sharing and related activities.
Airship empowers brands to create seamless mobile-first customer experiences. Since 2009, it has pioneered technologies like push notifications and mobile wallet boarding passes. Today, its platform unifies experiences across apps, websites, email, SMS, and more. It offers a no-code editor for swift experience creation, AI-driven journeys, app store optimization, and customer journey orchestration.
BrightRoll
Series C in 2010
BrightRoll Inc. is a programmatic video advertising platform based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2006, the company specializes in automating video advertising across desktop, mobile, and connected TV, making it a significant player in the digital advertising landscape. BrightRoll serves a diverse clientele, including over 80 of the top 100 U.S. advertisers and 18 of the top 20 advertising technology firms. Its platform allows advertisers to effectively reach approximately 80% of online video viewers, offering various ad formats such as pre-roll, mid-roll, and click-to-play video advertisements. By analyzing hundreds of billions of data points monthly, BrightRoll enables real-time decision-making that enhances return on investment for advertisers. The company is recognized as one of the leading video ad platforms in terms of ads served, underscoring its influence and capability in the digital marketing sector.
SendMe Mobile specializes in direct-to-consumer mobile content subscriptions, offering a diverse array of products including ringtones, games, and wallpapers. The company gained significant traction in February 2008 when it secured a distribution deal with the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, which expanded its catalog to include ringtones from independent artists such as Snoop Dogg and Kottonmouth Kings. Founded by a team with extensive experience in senior management roles at CNET, SendMe Mobile focuses on delivering engaging and varied mobile content to its users.
appssavvy
Series A in 2008
appssavvy is a technology company that specializes in activity advertising, aiming to transform the way web and mobile advertising is delivered and received. By focusing on consumer engagement, appssavvy redefines how brands connect with their audience and creates native advertising experiences for publishers. The company emphasizes the use of data and insights to enhance advertising effectiveness, particularly by analyzing real-time consumer behavior. Through its innovative approach, appssavvy seeks to improve the overall advertising landscape for both brands and publishers.
XPD Media
Series A in 2008
XPD Media is a privately held company based in Silicon Valley and Beijing, focused on creating innovative enterprises that leverage Internet and mobile platforms. The company specializes in social gaming services, developing engaging games that are accessible through various online and mobile channels, as well as popular social media websites. XPD Media aims to enhance user experiences by combining cutting-edge technology with creative game design, positioning itself at the forefront of the digital gaming industry.
SendMe Mobile specializes in direct-to-consumer mobile content subscriptions, offering a diverse array of products including ringtones, games, and wallpapers. The company gained significant traction in February 2008 when it secured a distribution deal with the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, which expanded its catalog to include ringtones from independent artists such as Snoop Dogg and Kottonmouth Kings. Founded by a team with extensive experience in senior management roles at CNET, SendMe Mobile focuses on delivering engaging and varied mobile content to its users.
BrightRoll
Series B in 2007
BrightRoll Inc. is a programmatic video advertising platform based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2006, the company specializes in automating video advertising across desktop, mobile, and connected TV, making it a significant player in the digital advertising landscape. BrightRoll serves a diverse clientele, including over 80 of the top 100 U.S. advertisers and 18 of the top 20 advertising technology firms. Its platform allows advertisers to effectively reach approximately 80% of online video viewers, offering various ad formats such as pre-roll, mid-roll, and click-to-play video advertisements. By analyzing hundreds of billions of data points monthly, BrightRoll enables real-time decision-making that enhances return on investment for advertisers. The company is recognized as one of the leading video ad platforms in terms of ads served, underscoring its influence and capability in the digital marketing sector.
SendMe Mobile specializes in direct-to-consumer mobile content subscriptions, offering a diverse array of products including ringtones, games, and wallpapers. The company gained significant traction in February 2008 when it secured a distribution deal with the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, which expanded its catalog to include ringtones from independent artists such as Snoop Dogg and Kottonmouth Kings. Founded by a team with extensive experience in senior management roles at CNET, SendMe Mobile focuses on delivering engaging and varied mobile content to its users.
BrightRoll
Series A in 2006
BrightRoll Inc. is a programmatic video advertising platform based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2006, the company specializes in automating video advertising across desktop, mobile, and connected TV, making it a significant player in the digital advertising landscape. BrightRoll serves a diverse clientele, including over 80 of the top 100 U.S. advertisers and 18 of the top 20 advertising technology firms. Its platform allows advertisers to effectively reach approximately 80% of online video viewers, offering various ad formats such as pre-roll, mid-roll, and click-to-play video advertisements. By analyzing hundreds of billions of data points monthly, BrightRoll enables real-time decision-making that enhances return on investment for advertisers. The company is recognized as one of the leading video ad platforms in terms of ads served, underscoring its influence and capability in the digital marketing sector.
SendMe Mobile specializes in direct-to-consumer mobile content subscriptions, offering a diverse array of products including ringtones, games, and wallpapers. The company gained significant traction in February 2008 when it secured a distribution deal with the Independent Online Distribution Alliance, which expanded its catalog to include ringtones from independent artists such as Snoop Dogg and Kottonmouth Kings. Founded by a team with extensive experience in senior management roles at CNET, SendMe Mobile focuses on delivering engaging and varied mobile content to its users.