WPP

WPP is a leading global communications services group based in the United Kingdom, specializing in advertising, media investment, public relations, and consulting. Established in 1985, it has evolved into the world's largest advertising holding company by revenue, with a significant portion of its income generated from developed markets such as North America and Western Europe. WPP focuses on creative transformation, delivering innovative solutions through an integrated approach encompassing communications, experience, commerce, and technology. Its subsidiary, WPP Digital, enhances the group's capabilities in digital marketing and organizational transformation through strategic acquisitions and investments in innovative companies. Additionally, WPP Ventures serves as the group's corporate venture capital fund, targeting investments in commercial services and software sectors to further strengthen its market position. The company has received numerous accolades for its creativity and effectiveness, underscoring its leadership in the industry.

Barry Jones

Co-Founder and CEO of Hogarth

David Mayo

CEO, Bates CHI and Partners

Past deals in Media

mitú

Series D in 2018
mitú connect brands, content buyers, and creators to Latino youth in America. It is a home away from home for Latinos in the U.S. They are young, edgy, smart, loud, funny, relevant, proud, and united.They are what it means to be Latino.

Gimlet

Series B in 2017
Gimlet Media Inc. is a digital media company based in Brooklyn, New York, specializing in the production of narrative podcasts. Founded in 2014, Gimlet focuses on creating high-quality audio content that engages listeners and fosters a deeper understanding of various subjects. The company operates a platform that allows users to share, subscribe to, and download its podcast episodes, thereby enhancing audience reach for brands and storytellers. In February 2019, Gimlet Media became a subsidiary of Spotify Technology S.A., further integrating its innovative storytelling approach within the broader digital audio landscape.

Mic

Venture Round in 2017
Mic Network Inc. operates an online platform dedicated to publishing news, focusing on issues relevant to society's changemakers. Established in 2011 and headquartered in New York, the company provides original reporting across various topics, including politics, business, culture, science, and the environment. Mic aims to reach an audience of 50 million monthly, delivering diverse perspectives that challenge conventional viewpoints. As of November 2018, Mic Network Inc. is a subsidiary of BDG Media Inc.

Celtra

Series C in 2017
Celtra Inc. is a Boston-based company that develops a creative management platform designed to streamline the lifecycle of digital advertising. Founded in 2006, Celtra provides a self-service, cloud-based software solution that empowers advertisers, publishers, and agencies to create, manage, and optimize rich media display ads across various devices, including mobile, tablets, and desktops. The platform, known as AdCreator 4, facilitates large-scale and complex advertising campaigns by offering tools for data-driven ad creation, performance optimization, and consolidated reporting. With additional locations in New York, San Francisco, London, Ljubljana, and Singapore, Celtra operates as a subsidiary of The Unilever Group, serving clients globally.

88rising

Funding Round in 2017
88rising is a multi-platform digital media company dedicated to promoting Asian culture through various forms of content. It has produced over 500 hours of original content, accumulating more than 80 million views on platforms like Facebook and YouTube. The company serves a predominantly young audience, with a significant portion of its viewers aged 16-34 located in the Asia Pacific region. In addition to content production, 88rising operates as a music label and offers fashion services, representing diverse artistic expressions and facilitating collaborations with brands in music and fashion.

UPROXX

Series B in 2016
UPROXX is a digital media company founded in 2008, based in the United States, that focuses on bridging web culture with traditional entertainment. It operates an online platform that fosters community discussions and provides editorial and video content. UPROXX covers a range of subjects including entertainment, music, sports, and current events, appealing primarily to young male audiences. Its flagship site, Uproxx.com, features original programming such as HUMAN, LUMINARIES, UNCHARTED, and UNDERBELLY, which explore various aspects of culture and humanity. Furthermore, UPROXX facilitates live Q&A sessions for celebrities and content creators to engage with audiences about their latest projects. Through its innovative storytelling and digital video production, UPROXX seeks to impact culture and highlight stories often overlooked by mainstream media.

All Def

Series B in 2016
All Def Digital, Inc. operates as a multi platform media company that engages in finding, producing, distributing and marketing hip-hop culture in all its forms. It also manages social video stars, writers, actors, and hip hop artists. The company also produces and distributes its own original content through its own media properties, as well as TV, movies, social channels, live events and, via brand partnerships. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Los Angeles, California. As of December 19, 2019, All Def Digital, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Culture Genesis Inc.

Refinery29

Series D in 2015
Refinery29 Inc. is a digital media and entertainment company that focuses on lifestyle content for women. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York, the company also has operations in Los Angeles, London, and Berlin. Refinery29 connects its audience with a wide range of topics, including fashion, beauty, health, work, entertainment, and food, through engaging stories and original video programming. The platform aims to inspire women to lead independent, stylish, and informed lives, offering tools and insights that resonate with their interests and aspirations.

Medialets

Acquisition in 2015
Medialets, Inc. specializes in mobile advertising solutions, providing a comprehensive platform designed for smartphones and tablets. The company offers tools such as the Medialets Private Marketplace for planning and executing brand advertising, Medialets Muse for campaign management and communication, and Medialets Create for custom creative training. Its services encompass mobile display advertising, including banners, rich media, and video, alongside advanced features like precise targeting, third-party pixel tracking, and extensive campaign analytics. Medialets also developed Servo, a unique technology that allows marketers to manage and measure the return on investment of mobile ad campaigns, gaining accreditation from the Media Rating Council for its performance. The company's clientele includes major advertisers, agencies, and global brands like P&G and American Express. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York City, Medialets operates additional offices in London, Chicago, and Los Angeles, and it functions as a subsidiary of WPP plc.

Indigenous Media

Seed Round in 2014
Indigenous Media is a next generation digital studio focused on producing original content for digital and emerging platforms.

Twist Image

Acquisition in 2014
Twist Image is a digital marketing agency known for its extensive experience in helping major brands capitalize on significant opportunities. With over a decade in the industry, the agency specializes in creating fully integrated digital marketing platforms and campaigns. Its services encompass a wide range of digital marketing capabilities, including social media, mobile marketing, interactive experiences, and content creation. Twist Image has established itself as a trusted partner for sophisticated marketers seeking to enhance their digital presence and engagement.

Candyspace

Corporate Round in 2013
Candyspace Media is a UK-based multi-platform agency, established in 2005 in London. Employing 25 individuals, the agency specializes in providing comprehensive digital marketing services. Its offerings encompass strategy and planning, user experience design, development, testing, analytics, and project and campaign management. Candyspace focuses on delivering tailored solutions that address the diverse needs of its clients in the digital landscape.

Muzy

Angel Round in 2013
Muzy is a new kind of blog for creative and visual people, where you can post, enhance, create, and share photos, thoughts, drawings, animations, collages, and all kinds of creative stuff. Your Muzy is a customizable blog to post text, art, videos, photos, and more that comes with easy apps for photo effects, text, collaging, drawing, captioning, and more.

Miaozhen

Series C in 2013
Miaozhen Systems is the leading third-party advertising technology company in China. Founded in 2006, with more than 280 employees, Miaozhen is a novel high-tech enterprise. Miaozhen headquarters in Beijing, with branch offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Singapore, providing products and solutions in Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Miaozhen has data processing capability of 100 billion ad requests every day. The cumulative data storage is over 2PB. The exclusive Moment Tracking Technology helps advertisers, agencies and publishers in efficiently measuring online campaign impact (including reach, frequency and demography of target audience), and enhance their online advertising returns. Various leading multinational brands including P&G, Microsoft, Volkswagen, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, YUM!, are using tools and solutions provided by Miaozhen.

Miaozhen

Series C in 2013
Miaozhen Systems is the leading third-party advertising technology company in China. Founded in 2006, with more than 280 employees, Miaozhen is a novel high-tech enterprise. Miaozhen headquarters in Beijing, with branch offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Singapore, providing products and solutions in Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Miaozhen has data processing capability of 100 billion ad requests every day. The cumulative data storage is over 2PB. The exclusive Moment Tracking Technology helps advertisers, agencies and publishers in efficiently measuring online campaign impact (including reach, frequency and demography of target audience), and enhance their online advertising returns. Various leading multinational brands including P&G, Microsoft, Volkswagen, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, YUM!, are using tools and solutions provided by Miaozhen.

Fullscreen

Series A in 2013
Fullscreen Media is a leading media company that specializes in social-first entertainment experiences, catering to creators, brands, and consumers. Founded in 2011 and based in Culver City, California, Fullscreen provides technology and services that enable the creation and sharing of video content for a connected audience. The company's offerings include marketing services that help brands engage and monetize their social audiences through effective social and creative strategies. Additionally, Fullscreen supports artists and creators by facilitating audience engagement and providing merchandise for men, women, and children, alongside various accessories available online. As a subsidiary of Otter Media, Fullscreen continues to innovate in the digital media landscape.

MRC

Private Equity Round in 2013
Valence is a diversified media company, with divisions or strategic investments in premium television, wide release film, specialty film, live events and digital media.

SAY Media

Venture Round in 2012
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that specializes in creating, distributing, and monetizing content through its innovative Tempest platform. This platform supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interests such as Style, Living, Food, and Tech. Say Media offers services that enhance audience engagement, such as AdFrames, which are interactive media ad units, and Portable Creative, which allows for flexible advertising across different platforms. The company reaches over 400 million people globally, providing brands with effective ways to connect with these audiences. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York and other locations, Say Media operates as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since 2018.

41?29! Media Internet

Acquisition in 2012
41?29! Media Internet is an independent digital communications agency based in Istanbul. Founded in 2007 by Alemsah Ozturk, Bora Akman and Omer Ersoy, 41?29! offers digital communications services to clients across all business sectors. The agency employs 48 people and clients include Diageo, Garanti Bank, Kraft, Microsoft, Nokia, Renault, Ulker and Unilever.

Miaozhen

Series B in 2011
Miaozhen Systems is the leading third-party advertising technology company in China. Founded in 2006, with more than 280 employees, Miaozhen is a novel high-tech enterprise. Miaozhen headquarters in Beijing, with branch offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Singapore, providing products and solutions in Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Miaozhen has data processing capability of 100 billion ad requests every day. The cumulative data storage is over 2PB. The exclusive Moment Tracking Technology helps advertisers, agencies and publishers in efficiently measuring online campaign impact (including reach, frequency and demography of target audience), and enhance their online advertising returns. Various leading multinational brands including P&G, Microsoft, Volkswagen, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, YUM!, are using tools and solutions provided by Miaozhen.

Miaozhen

Series B in 2011
Miaozhen Systems is the leading third-party advertising technology company in China. Founded in 2006, with more than 280 employees, Miaozhen is a novel high-tech enterprise. Miaozhen headquarters in Beijing, with branch offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Singapore, providing products and solutions in Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Miaozhen has data processing capability of 100 billion ad requests every day. The cumulative data storage is over 2PB. The exclusive Moment Tracking Technology helps advertisers, agencies and publishers in efficiently measuring online campaign impact (including reach, frequency and demography of target audience), and enhance their online advertising returns. Various leading multinational brands including P&G, Microsoft, Volkswagen, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, YUM!, are using tools and solutions provided by Miaozhen.

MRC

Debt Financing in 2011
Valence is a diversified media company, with divisions or strategic investments in premium television, wide release film, specialty film, live events and digital media.

VICE Media

Venture Round in 2011
Vice Media is a global youth-oriented media company founded in 1994, with its headquarters located in Brooklyn, New York. The company engages in a diverse range of activities, including print, online content, television, and feature films, catering to a young audience. It publishes a magazine that covers various topics such as music, fashion, travel, sports, technology, and social issues, while also focusing on investigative journalism and documentaries. Vice Media produces and licenses content for multiple platforms, including mobile devices and television, and offers video content across various genres online. Additionally, the company provides magazine subscriptions, books, and DVDs through its online store. Vice France SARL, a subsidiary of Vice Media, operates a television channel and publishes news articles in France.

Buddy Media

Series C in 2010
Buddy Media is a leading provider of social media marketing and customer engagement software, designed to help brands connect with consumers effectively. The platform supports eight of the world's top ten global advertisers, enabling them to cultivate and sustain meaningful relationships in a digitally connected environment. With a scalable and secure architecture, Buddy Media's suite of tools offers data-driven insights that guide brands from initial consumer interaction to the point of purchase. Headquartered in New York City, the company also has offices in Asia, London, and San Francisco, enhancing its global reach and service capabilities.

Miaozhen

Series A in 2010
Miaozhen Systems is the leading third-party advertising technology company in China. Founded in 2006, with more than 280 employees, Miaozhen is a novel high-tech enterprise. Miaozhen headquarters in Beijing, with branch offices in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Singapore, providing products and solutions in Taiwan, Japan and Australia. Miaozhen has data processing capability of 100 billion ad requests every day. The cumulative data storage is over 2PB. The exclusive Moment Tracking Technology helps advertisers, agencies and publishers in efficiently measuring online campaign impact (including reach, frequency and demography of target audience), and enhance their online advertising returns. Various leading multinational brands including P&G, Microsoft, Volkswagen, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, YUM!, are using tools and solutions provided by Miaozhen.

Smart Media Joint Stock Company

Venture Round in 2009
Smart Media Joint Stock Company is a marketing and communications company in Vietnam. SMJ has operations in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and employs 30 people. SMJ's key clients include Mobifone, Vietnam Mobile, Vinaphone, VNPost and VNPT.

HdtMEDIA

Venture Round in 2008
HdtMEDIA is a Chinese digital advertisement network that offers technological marketing solutions to enhance online advertising efforts. The company has established partnerships with major online media in China, including leading portals and search engines, as well as over 90% of premium vertical sites. HdtMEDIA operates a comprehensive digital media advertisement platform, which includes innovative products like iCast and iFocus, designed to improve the effectiveness of digital and mobile advertising. Through its services, HdtMEDIA enables clients to reach their target audiences more effectively, ultimately helping them increase their profitability.
IMMI, a San Mateo, CA-based mobile-based ad tracking and research firm. The IMMI phone randomly samples 10 seconds of room audio every 30 seconds...these sample are uploaded continuously to the IMMI servers. IMMI also tracks all local TV and radio outlets, and then compares mobile-uploaded signatures with the IMMI-monitored TV and radio broadcasts. The mobile phone also receives a signal from an IMMI "Bluetooth beacon" when the panel member is at home, so the servers can interpret media exposure as "in" or "out-of-home."

Audience Measurement Technologies

Series C in 2008
Provides consumer behavior and audience exposure data to media companies and advertisers.

Quasar Media

Acquisition in 2007
Quasar Media Private offers clients a fully comprehensive range of specialist digital skills including digital media,creative, ebusiness solutions, search marketing and optimization, mobile marketing, ecommerce, social media and eCRM among others. Based in New Delhi, with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, Quasar employs 73 people. Clients include LG Electronics, MakeMyTrip.com, Microsoft, Monster.com, VISA, Motorola, Zapak and Airtel. Quasar will continue to be managed by its founding team, led by CEO Harish Bahl and Manish Vij, Chief Business Officer.

Plano.Trio Comunicacao

Acquisition in 2007
Plano.Trio Comunicacao is a specialist in trade and channel marketing, events, promotions and design, in Brazil. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in São Paulo, with offices in Curitiba and Porto Alegre in a network spanning some of the major markets of Brazil, Plano.Trio employs 350 full time professionals and over 3800 field marketing representatives. Plano.Trio’s clients include Grendene, Nokia, Procter & Gamble, Vivo and Whirlpool.

SAY Media

Series D in 2007
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that specializes in creating, distributing, and monetizing content through its innovative Tempest platform. This platform supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interests such as Style, Living, Food, and Tech. Say Media offers services that enhance audience engagement, such as AdFrames, which are interactive media ad units, and Portable Creative, which allows for flexible advertising across different platforms. The company reaches over 400 million people globally, providing brands with effective ways to connect with these audiences. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York and other locations, Say Media operates as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since 2018.

24/7 Real Media UK

Acquisition in 2007
24/7 Real Media UK Ltd is a digital marketing agency based in Bristol. We are not 24/7 Real Media based in New York. We work with marketing strategies, SEO and social media. Social media offers our clients the chance to engage with their customers. Many elements of companies are being improved by social media. Through Twitter, Facebook and the like, our clients are able to publish positive information regarding their business and their services, connect with customers instantly, gain customer feedback and monitor buzz surrounding their brand. To do, so we use a wide range of proven services including: •Situational Assessment •Competitor Analysis •Strategy Creation & Advice •Implementation Guidelines •Branding •Social Media Management •Weekly and Monthly Reporting •Software/Tool recommendations •Social Profile Creation •Website Integration At 247 Real Media we’re always happy to chat so do give us a call if you’re interested.

Real Media

Acquisition in 2007
24/7 Real Media, Inc., a WPP company, provides digital display marketing solutions for advertisers, agencies and publishers globally. Behind every insight, there's the experience of 18 offices in 12 countries, billions of global advertising impressions served every month and a stellar reputation as a leader in the digital marketing industry. 24/7 Real Media continues to empower advertisers and publishers to engage their audiences. With its award winning Open AdStream® ad management platform that powers its Global Web Alliance media network, 24/7 Real Media takes targeting, tracking, and analytics to the next level across digital media. The 24/7 Real Media Global Web Alliance reaches hundreds of millions of unique users every month. The media network the most advanced targeting capabilities, which include behavioral targeting, demographic targeting, daypart targeting, retargeting, geodemographic, and psychographic targeting. The Global Web Alliance also delivers advertising in any format, including the most advanced rich media and video formats. 24/7 Real Media introduced Open AdStream technology in 1995 and offered ad serving into applications in 1999. By 2000, 24/7 Real Media was serving ads into games and first implemented two-screen integrated ad delivery into DTV and Web. In September 2004, 24/7 Real Media developed Behavioral Targeting applications and a Behavioral Targeting Network. Advanced developments in prioritization and yield management, as well as automated yield management in Open AdStream were introduced in March 2005. On July 12th, 2007, WPP, the largest global communications groups, completed its acquisition of 24/7 Real Media. Regularly scheduling updates to its technology, 24/7 Real Media announced Open AdStream 11 for seamless online revenue optimization in 2011.

SAY Media

Series C in 2007
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that specializes in creating, distributing, and monetizing content through its innovative Tempest platform. This platform supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interests such as Style, Living, Food, and Tech. Say Media offers services that enhance audience engagement, such as AdFrames, which are interactive media ad units, and Portable Creative, which allows for flexible advertising across different platforms. The company reaches over 400 million people globally, providing brands with effective ways to connect with these audiences. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York and other locations, Say Media operates as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since 2018.

SAY Media

Corporate Round in 2007
Say Media, Inc. is a digital publishing company that specializes in creating, distributing, and monetizing content through its innovative Tempest platform. This platform supports independent content creators in building engaged communities across various consumer interests such as Style, Living, Food, and Tech. Say Media offers services that enhance audience engagement, such as AdFrames, which are interactive media ad units, and Portable Creative, which allows for flexible advertising across different platforms. The company reaches over 400 million people globally, providing brands with effective ways to connect with these audiences. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York and other locations, Say Media operates as a subsidiary of TheMaven, Inc. since 2018.

MediaPro

Corporate Round in 2003
MEDIAPRO is a prominent group in the European audiovisual sector, specializing in content integration, production, and distribution. The company provides a wide range of services, including the production and distribution of audiovisual content, management of sporting events, and film and interactive content creation. Additionally, MEDIAPRO offers post-production services, technical engineering, transmission services, and communications consultancy. It also engages in advertising trading and the design of themed television channels. With a focus on innovation, MEDIAPRO leverages its skilled staff and advanced technical resources to enhance the audiovisual landscape in Europe.

Media Club SpA

Acquisition in 2002
Media Club SpA is the Italy's independent media agency.
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