Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a prominent venture capital firm, founded in 1911 and based in Redwood City, California. With approximately $4 billion in assets under management, the firm invests globally in startups across various sectors, including consumer, enterprise, healthcare, information technology, and deep tech, from seed stage to growth. Bessemer's partners are dedicated to supporting founders by providing guidance and resources throughout the company's lifecycle. The firm has a notable track record of backing early-stage investments in companies such as Pinterest, Skype, and Twitch, and has played a significant role in the development of 117 IPOs, including notable names like Twilio and LinkedIn. With funds targeting a range of sectors, Bessemer Venture Partners exemplifies a commitment to fostering innovation and building enduring businesses.

Anurag Begwani

Investor

Kent Bennett

Partner

Tom Berger

Partner

Charles Birnbaum

Partner

Sam Bondy

Investor

William Burgin

Partner

Sara Byrne

Partner and CFO

Aparna Chaganty

Investor

Morgan Cheatham

Vice President

Justina Chung

Vice President

David Cowan

Partner

Brian Cramer

Operating Partner

Mary D'Onofrio

Partner

Byron Deeter

Partner

Sameer Dholakia

Partner

John Drake

Investor

Mike Droesch

Partner

Jeff Epstein

Operating Partner

Adam Ferrara

Partner

Libbie Frost

Investor

Andrew Geisse

Operating Partner

Talia Goldberg

Partner

Bob Goodman

Partner

Alexa Grabelle

Investor

Sandy Grippo

COO and Partner

Sofia Guerra

Vice President, Cambridge office

Vishal Gupta

Managing Director, Partner

Tess Hatch

Partner

Andrew Hedin

Partner

Sachin Jain

Investor

Nithin Kaimal

COO

Eric Kaplan

Investor

Stephen Kraus

Partner

Ethan Kurzweil

Partner

Lindsey Li

Vice President

Grace Ma

Investor

Maha Malik

Investor

Bhavik Nagda

Investor

Aditya Nidmarti

Investor

Bob O'Neil

Venture Partner

Darsh Patel

Investor

Anant Vidur Puri

Partner

Caty Rea

Vice President

Raj Sabhlok

Operating Partner

Jason Scheller

Investor

Yael Schiff

Vice President

Andrew Schmitt

Investor

Madeline Shue

Investor

Scott Smith

Operating Partner

Robert Stavis

Partner

Mayo Stuntz

Operating Partner

Vatsalya Tandon

Investor

Janice Teng

Vice President

Christopher Wan

Vice President

Bryan Wu

Partner

Alex Yuditski

Investor

Moksha .

Investor

Past deals in Social Network

Gamefam

Series A in 2022
Developer of video game platform designed to increase the monetization of games through increased engagement. The company's platform combines the efforts of experienced developers, mobile free-to-play producers, and live ops managers to produce games, enabling the gaming community to have a rich and diverse gaming experience.

Netography

Series A in 2021
Netography, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that offers cloud-based network security solutions for organizations. Founded in 2018, the company operates a network security platform designed to detect and block malicious traffic, thereby safeguarding networks. By utilizing data generated by existing network devices, along with advanced cloud processing and algorithms, Netography's platform identifies early indicators of potential attacks. This proactive approach enables clients to respond automatically to threats, effectively preventing network attacks and enhancing overall security.

Alloy

Series C in 2021
Alloy Online is a prominent digital media and marketing company based in New York, catering primarily to the 12-34 demographic. It operates as an e-commerce destination site and apparel cataloger for teens, combining a robust online shopping experience with a highly trafficked community platform that features interactive elements such as email, chat, and social networking. Additionally, Alloy's services include nontraditional media programs that effectively reach targeted consumer segments through various channels, including interactive and display advertising, direct mail, content production, and educational programming. By focusing on entertainment and lifestyle trends, Alloy Online provides its audience with inspiration and recommendations across a range of interests, including shows, movies, health, and fitness.

SoleSavy

Series A in 2021
SoleSavy is building the next generation of paid communities and marketplace. Our mission is to make collecting sneakers accessible and bring like-minded communities together.

SoleSavy

Series A in 2021
SoleSavy is building the next generation of paid communities and marketplace. Our mission is to make collecting sneakers accessible and bring like-minded communities together.

PearPop

Series A in 2021
Pearpop is the marketplace for social collaborations between the teeming hordes of musicians, craftspeople, chefs, clowns, diarists, dancers, artists, actors, acrobats, aspiring celebrities, and actual celebrities.

DriveNets

Series B in 2021
DriveNets Ltd. develops software solutions for communications service provider networks. It offers Network Cloud, a software-centric routing infrastructure that provides a routing stack, data-path control, central management capabilities, and interfaces to third party tools through standard northbound interfaces. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Ra’anana, Israel with an additional office in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Pager

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Pager is a New York-based software platform founded in 2020 that focuses on enhancing the way individuals capture and share their digital experiences. The platform allows users to generate interactive screenshots from various online sources, including Spotify, Netflix, Instagram, Twitter, and articles, effectively treating these screenshots as visual representations of their digital lives. By automatically linking these images to their source URLs, Pager simplifies the process of curating and sharing visual collections. This functionality empowers creators to concentrate on producing valuable content for their audiences while facilitating an intuitive and visually engaging sharing experience.

Bettermode

Seed Round in 2020
Tribe is a computer software company that offers a cloud-based platform empowering the new generation of online communities. It integrates with messengers and social media and helps its users to amplify the vibe around their business by allowing them and their customers to create content. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Alloy

Series B in 2020
Alloy Online is a prominent digital media and marketing company based in New York, catering primarily to the 12-34 demographic. It operates as an e-commerce destination site and apparel cataloger for teens, combining a robust online shopping experience with a highly trafficked community platform that features interactive elements such as email, chat, and social networking. Additionally, Alloy's services include nontraditional media programs that effectively reach targeted consumer segments through various channels, including interactive and display advertising, direct mail, content production, and educational programming. By focusing on entertainment and lifestyle trends, Alloy Online provides its audience with inspiration and recommendations across a range of interests, including shows, movies, health, and fitness.

Alloy

Series A in 2019
Alloy Online is a prominent digital media and marketing company based in New York, catering primarily to the 12-34 demographic. It operates as an e-commerce destination site and apparel cataloger for teens, combining a robust online shopping experience with a highly trafficked community platform that features interactive elements such as email, chat, and social networking. Additionally, Alloy's services include nontraditional media programs that effectively reach targeted consumer segments through various channels, including interactive and display advertising, direct mail, content production, and educational programming. By focusing on entertainment and lifestyle trends, Alloy Online provides its audience with inspiration and recommendations across a range of interests, including shows, movies, health, and fitness.

ScaleMonk

Series A in 2019
ScaleMonk helps mobile-first companies scale distribution while maintaining a target return. By collecting post-install data from its clients, ScaleMonk is able to optimize in real-time the ad spend that goes to different campaigns across hundreds of mobile advertising channels.

DriveNets

Series A in 2019
DriveNets Ltd. develops software solutions for communications service provider networks. It offers Network Cloud, a software-centric routing infrastructure that provides a routing stack, data-path control, central management capabilities, and interfaces to third party tools through standard northbound interfaces. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Ra’anana, Israel with an additional office in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Highrise

Seed Round in 2018
Highrise is a creative mobile community where people create avatars, express themselves, and make friends. Its platform includes built-in user-generated avatars that let its users engage in real-time virtual chats, read reviews, surf across the latest news feed and keep in touch with their friends to customize and self-designed games, enabling users to make new friends, host real-time games and create fun contents for publicizing. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Highrise

Seed Round in 2018
Highrise is a creative mobile community where people create avatars, express themselves, and make friends. Its platform includes built-in user-generated avatars that let its users engage in real-time virtual chats, read reviews, surf across the latest news feed and keep in touch with their friends to customize and self-designed games, enabling users to make new friends, host real-time games and create fun contents for publicizing. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Rabbit

Series B in 2017
Rabbit, Inc. is a technology company based in San Mateo, California, that has developed a web and mobile application designed for users to share and watch shows and videos with friends in real-time or asynchronously. Founded in 2011, Rabbit enables users to connect through social media platforms like Facebook, facilitating group chats and content sharing. The platform allows users to create virtual rooms where they can watch YouTube videos, TV shows, movies, and listen to music together, regardless of their physical locations. This innovative approach to video communication fosters social interaction and content discovery, making it easier for friends to engage with each other while enjoying their favorite media. Rabbit has received backing from notable venture capital firms, indicating strong investor confidence in its potential for growth.

Fam

Convertible Note in 2017
Fam's mission is to build products that revolutionize the way teens and millennials communicate. They believe in a calculated combination of live group video and group chat messaging to execute this. It is the world’s first group video chat app for iMessage, with over 7 million users. Their app instantly connects with the family and friends closest to its user through group video calling, right from their iPhone, and Android text message app.

Social Tables

Series B in 2016
Social Tables, Inc. is a cloud-based software company that serves the hospitality, events, and catering industries. Founded in 2011 and based in Washington, D.C., the company provides a comprehensive platform that includes sales and catering CRM software, management tools, interactive floor plans, and lead capture services. Its solutions facilitate the booking and management of events for hoteliers and event managers, while also enhancing the connection between sales and operations for caterers. By streamlining the event planning process—covering aspects such as floor plan design, seating chart creation, and guest engagement—Social Tables aims to simplify and enhance the experience for event professionals. The company operates as a subsidiary of Cvent, Inc. since October 2018.

Vasona Networks

Series C in 2016
Vasona Networks, Inc. specializes in developing solutions for mobile network operators to enhance subscriber experiences. Founded in 2006 and based in San Jose, California, the company offers a suite of products including smartAir, a mobile-edge computing platform that addresses data traffic challenges at the individual cell level, and smartVISION, which provides insights into mobile network performance and user experiences. Additionally, Vasona Networks provides video shaping and dynamic rate control traffic management solutions, utilizing its RateControl technology to allocate bandwidth based on user needs and application demands. As of September 2018, Vasona Networks operates as a subsidiary of Zephyr Telecommunications, Inc.

Rabbit

Series A in 2015
Rabbit, Inc. is a technology company based in San Mateo, California, that has developed a web and mobile application designed for users to share and watch shows and videos with friends in real-time or asynchronously. Founded in 2011, Rabbit enables users to connect through social media platforms like Facebook, facilitating group chats and content sharing. The platform allows users to create virtual rooms where they can watch YouTube videos, TV shows, movies, and listen to music together, regardless of their physical locations. This innovative approach to video communication fosters social interaction and content discovery, making it easier for friends to engage with each other while enjoying their favorite media. Rabbit has received backing from notable venture capital firms, indicating strong investor confidence in its potential for growth.

GroupAhead

Seed Round in 2015
GroupAhead, Inc. is a company that develops a mobile application designed to enhance communication and connection among members of various organizations. The platform enables groups to create their own dedicated mobile apps, allowing members to post updates, share photos, and engage in conversations. Key features include automatic push notifications that inform members about new posts and upcoming events, as well as an easy-to-use calendar to facilitate event attendance. GroupAhead serves a wide range of organizations, including clubs, professional associations, faith-based groups, non-profits, schools, and sports teams. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California, GroupAhead aims to simplify member engagement and improve the overall organizational experience.

Singularity Networks

Seed Round in 2015
Singularity Networks, Inc. is a provider of real-time visibility and analytics aimed at enhancing IT security for businesses. Founded in 2014 and based in Lone Tree, Colorado, the company specializes in an innovative software platform that offers professional services in network engineering and security. Its services include data-center and cloud environment engineering, abuse detection and mitigation, network automation, and incident response. By delivering context-driven data, Singularity Networks enables organizations to identify security breaches and improve their operational efficiency. As of February 2019, the company operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Wikia

Series D in 2014
Wikia, the developer of Fandom, is a global entertainment media brand dedicated to serving the interests of fans across various pop culture domains. The platform allows users to explore, contribute to, and celebrate their favorite fandoms, promoting interaction through the collaborative addition and updating of content. Fandom is recognized as a trusted source for in-depth information and insights on entertainment, offering a blend of fan-expert knowledge and original content across multiple platforms. This focus on community engagement enables both personal and collective creativity, making Fandom a vibrant hub for fans to connect and share their passions.

Social Tables

Series A in 2014
Social Tables, Inc. is a cloud-based software company that serves the hospitality, events, and catering industries. Founded in 2011 and based in Washington, D.C., the company provides a comprehensive platform that includes sales and catering CRM software, management tools, interactive floor plans, and lead capture services. Its solutions facilitate the booking and management of events for hoteliers and event managers, while also enhancing the connection between sales and operations for caterers. By streamlining the event planning process—covering aspects such as floor plan design, seating chart creation, and guest engagement—Social Tables aims to simplify and enhance the experience for event professionals. The company operates as a subsidiary of Cvent, Inc. since October 2018.

Simply Measured

Series C in 2014
Simply Measured is a social analytics platform that assists marketers in maximizing their effectiveness by providing insights from various social media networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Tumblr. The platform enables over 100,000 marketers, including 50 percent of the Interbrand 100 companies, to identify opportunities, plan social campaigns, optimize their activities, and report on their outcomes. Simply Measured is uniquely certified by Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr, ensuring it delivers reliable insights from these popular platforms. Its robust analytics solution features visual dashboards that facilitate easy sharing of data across organizations, helping companies demonstrate the value of their social media efforts. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Simply Measured has received recognition as a fast-growing company and employs more than 130 staff members.

Piazza

Series B in 2014
Piazza Technologies, Inc. develops and operates an online collaboration and social learning network platform for students and teachers to communicate about problems in real time. It connects students, TAs, and professors. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Twitch

Series C in 2013
Twitch is a leading social video platform dedicated to gamers, with over 100 million users engaging monthly to broadcast, watch, and discuss video games. It serves as a crucial hub for the video game ecosystem, connecting game developers, publishers, media outlets, esports events, and user-generated content. By facilitating both live and on-demand video distribution, Twitch has established itself as a central player in the gaming community and entertainment industry. Its popularity is underscored by recognition as one of the largest websites in terms of peak internet traffic, solidifying its role as the epicenter of social video for gamers.

Vasona Networks

Series B in 2013
Vasona Networks, Inc. specializes in developing solutions for mobile network operators to enhance subscriber experiences. Founded in 2006 and based in San Jose, California, the company offers a suite of products including smartAir, a mobile-edge computing platform that addresses data traffic challenges at the individual cell level, and smartVISION, which provides insights into mobile network performance and user experiences. Additionally, Vasona Networks provides video shaping and dynamic rate control traffic management solutions, utilizing its RateControl technology to allocate bandwidth based on user needs and application demands. As of September 2018, Vasona Networks operates as a subsidiary of Zephyr Telecommunications, Inc.

Discoverly

Seed Round in 2013
Discoverly is a tool to navigate and employ your social data. It's about time we put social to work.

Simply Measured

Series B in 2013
Simply Measured is a social analytics platform that assists marketers in maximizing their effectiveness by providing insights from various social media networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Tumblr. The platform enables over 100,000 marketers, including 50 percent of the Interbrand 100 companies, to identify opportunities, plan social campaigns, optimize their activities, and report on their outcomes. Simply Measured is uniquely certified by Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr, ensuring it delivers reliable insights from these popular platforms. Its robust analytics solution features visual dashboards that facilitate easy sharing of data across organizations, helping companies demonstrate the value of their social media efforts. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Simply Measured has received recognition as a fast-growing company and employs more than 130 staff members.

Wikia

Series C in 2012
Wikia, the developer of Fandom, is a global entertainment media brand dedicated to serving the interests of fans across various pop culture domains. The platform allows users to explore, contribute to, and celebrate their favorite fandoms, promoting interaction through the collaborative addition and updating of content. Fandom is recognized as a trusted source for in-depth information and insights on entertainment, offering a blend of fan-expert knowledge and original content across multiple platforms. This focus on community engagement enables both personal and collective creativity, making Fandom a vibrant hub for fans to connect and share their passions.

Twitch

Series B in 2012
Twitch is a leading social video platform dedicated to gamers, with over 100 million users engaging monthly to broadcast, watch, and discuss video games. It serves as a crucial hub for the video game ecosystem, connecting game developers, publishers, media outlets, esports events, and user-generated content. By facilitating both live and on-demand video distribution, Twitch has established itself as a central player in the gaming community and entertainment industry. Its popularity is underscored by recognition as one of the largest websites in terms of peak internet traffic, solidifying its role as the epicenter of social video for gamers.

Grow Mobile

Seed Round in 2012
Grow Mobile provides a single mobile ad buying solution across multiple ad networks and traffic sources with transparent ROI analytics and optimization. We offer a campaign creation and management wizard, which will allow advertisers to create mobile ad campaigns and run them across our large number of partner networks. We’ll also show attribution of how your marketing dollars are being spent and mapping ROI data back to each networks and traffic source. This allows for fast and more efficient campaign management and optimization for companies to better spend their money and scale spends with ad networks. Simplified mobile marketing.

Piazza

Series A in 2012
Piazza Technologies, Inc. develops and operates an online collaboration and social learning network platform for students and teachers to communicate about problems in real time. It connects students, TAs, and professors. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Palo Alto, California.

Zoosk

Series E in 2012
Zoosk, Inc. operates a prominent online dating platform that enables users to browse profiles, connect with potential matches, and communicate through various applications, including mobile versions for iPhone and Android. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, Zoosk employs Behavioral Matchmaking™ technology, which adapts to user interactions to enhance match quality in real time. The platform serves over 27 million active members across more than 80 countries and is available in 25 languages, making it a global leader in mobile dating. As of July 2019, Zoosk operates as a subsidiary of Spark Networks SE. Its mission is to help individuals achieve fulfilling romantic connections.

Traffix Systems

Series B in 2011
Traffix is the 4G network-signaling expert, leading the market with a range of Diameter products deployed at over 100 locations worldwide. Traffix supports telecommunications service providers as they build high-capacity, high-performance data networks for a cost-efficient path to 4G.

Vasona Networks

Series A in 2011
Vasona Networks, Inc. specializes in developing solutions for mobile network operators to enhance subscriber experiences. Founded in 2006 and based in San Jose, California, the company offers a suite of products including smartAir, a mobile-edge computing platform that addresses data traffic challenges at the individual cell level, and smartVISION, which provides insights into mobile network performance and user experiences. Additionally, Vasona Networks provides video shaping and dynamic rate control traffic management solutions, utilizing its RateControl technology to allocate bandwidth based on user needs and application demands. As of September 2018, Vasona Networks operates as a subsidiary of Zephyr Telecommunications, Inc.

Supernova

Seed Round in 2011
Supernova, formerly known as Viddy, offers a platform for users to easily capture, enhance, and share videos. It allows individuals to record significant moments and instantly transform them into visually appealing videos. The platform provides cinematic production packs for the creation of high-quality clips, which can be shared with a single click on popular social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Supernova fosters meaningful interactions by enabling users to receive feedback from friends and family on their creations. Additionally, it features real-time video discovery, encouraging exploration within a dynamic community. The company emphasizes creativity, inspiration, and personal expression in the realm of mobile video sharing.

Involver

Series C in 2010
Involver is the web's most trusted social marketing platform, supporting 700,000 brands and agencies who manage audiences of more than 1.6 Billion fans. Involver provides marketers with everything they need to create rich experiences across the social web. Involver SML is the World's First Markup Language For Social Media, enabling front-end developers to create rich social experiences. Our Audience Management Platform is the most effective way for agencies and their clients to publish, monitor, measure, and manage social media content across multiple social networks from one central dashboard. Involver also has over two dozen applications built specifically to help marketers engage their audiences across the social web. Involver is a Facebook Preferred Developer and a technology provider for Facebook's internal marketing team (having built campaigns for the World Cup, Stories, US Elections, and many other projects). We're helping many of the world's biggest brands expand their influence through social media. Learn more at www.involver.com.

Playdom

Series A in 2010
Playdom is a game developer with a focus on social, online games. The company has a number of popular titles on the iPhone, Myspace, and Facebook.

Hunch

Series B in 2010
Hunch is a consumer web application that aims to create a comprehensive "taste graph" of the internet, linking individuals to various entities based on their preferences. These entities can include websites, cookbooks, hotel rooms, celebrities, and restaurants. By engaging users with a series of thought-provoking questions, Hunch builds personalized taste profiles that inform tailored recommendations. The topics covered in these questions can range from light-hearted themes, like identifying with a superhero, to practical inquiries, such as switching operating systems. Utilizing the responses, Hunch generates personalized suggestions, or "hunches," to help users discover what they might enjoy, effectively functioning as a collective intelligence decision-making system that connects people through shared interests.

Simply Measured

Seed Round in 2010
Simply Measured is a social analytics platform that assists marketers in maximizing their effectiveness by providing insights from various social media networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Tumblr. The platform enables over 100,000 marketers, including 50 percent of the Interbrand 100 companies, to identify opportunities, plan social campaigns, optimize their activities, and report on their outcomes. Simply Measured is uniquely certified by Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr, ensuring it delivers reliable insights from these popular platforms. Its robust analytics solution features visual dashboards that facilitate easy sharing of data across organizations, helping companies demonstrate the value of their social media efforts. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Simply Measured has received recognition as a fast-growing company and employs more than 130 staff members.

Zoosk

Series D in 2009
Zoosk, Inc. operates a prominent online dating platform that enables users to browse profiles, connect with potential matches, and communicate through various applications, including mobile versions for iPhone and Android. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, Zoosk employs Behavioral Matchmaking™ technology, which adapts to user interactions to enhance match quality in real time. The platform serves over 27 million active members across more than 80 countries and is available in 25 languages, making it a global leader in mobile dating. As of July 2019, Zoosk operates as a subsidiary of Spark Networks SE. Its mission is to help individuals achieve fulfilling romantic connections.

Hunch

Series A in 2009
Hunch is a consumer web application that aims to create a comprehensive "taste graph" of the internet, linking individuals to various entities based on their preferences. These entities can include websites, cookbooks, hotel rooms, celebrities, and restaurants. By engaging users with a series of thought-provoking questions, Hunch builds personalized taste profiles that inform tailored recommendations. The topics covered in these questions can range from light-hearted themes, like identifying with a superhero, to practical inquiries, such as switching operating systems. Utilizing the responses, Hunch generates personalized suggestions, or "hunches," to help users discover what they might enjoy, effectively functioning as a collective intelligence decision-making system that connects people through shared interests.

OMGPOP

Series B in 2009
OMGPOP is a leading developer of social games for facebook, iphone and the open web. With games on multiple social networks as well as its own destination site, the company is recognized as a leader in creating real-time game experiences.

LinkedIn

Series D in 2008
LinkedIn is a leading professional networking platform that facilitates business connections, job searches, and client acquisition for its members. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, it enables users to build and engage with their professional networks while accessing shared knowledge and insights. The platform offers mobile applications across various operating systems, allowing users to connect on-the-go. LinkedIn provides a range of services, including talent solutions that help organizations find and hire qualified candidates, job advertising for enterprises, and premium subscriptions for individuals to manage their professional identities. Additionally, it features a self-service advertising platform for businesses to target and reach its members effectively. Through these offerings, LinkedIn supports professional networking and career development, making it a vital resource for both job seekers and employers.

Flock

Series D in 2008
Flock is a software as a service platform that enhances team communication and collaboration, primarily targeting businesses looking to onboard freelancers and new employees effectively. Founded in 2005 and based in Menlo Park, California, Flock offers a range of features including one-on-one chat, public and private channels, multi-party video and audio calling, and screen sharing. The platform integrates with over forty third-party applications such as Google Drive and Trello, and provides in-app tools like shared to-dos and polls. Flock supports multiple languages, including Russian, Portuguese, and Spanish, making it accessible to diverse teams. With a user base of over 25,000 companies, Flock has reported significant productivity improvements for its users, including reduced email traffic and fewer in-person meetings. The platform is available across various devices, including mobile and desktop, with a free version and premium upgrades.

Fuego Nation

Series A in 2008
Fuego Nation was founded to build a social platform for the engagement, expression and discovery of individual passions. By deploying next-generation, 3D-like web interfaces to large, highly scalable and targeted social communities, the company believes its communities of passion will better meet the discerning needs of adult audiences. Additionally, the approach will provide an ideal platform for lifestyle brands to showcase their products in a high production quality environment and in a context that more seamlessly conveys the social value and meaning of their product.

Smilebox

Series B in 2007
Smilebox, a division of Perion Network (NASDAQ: PERI), provides interactive, animated online cards, invitations, and slideshows direct to consumers at smilebox.com and through creative SaaS solutions that connect eCommerce, marketing automation and CRM platforms to the Smilebox SDK.

SelectMinds

Series A in 2007
SelectMinds specializes in networking and referral technologies that assist businesses in nurturing relationships with current and former employees while fostering a strong corporate community. Its platform includes SelectMinds TalentVine, which enhances social sourcing and simplifies the referral recruiting process by utilizing the networks of existing employees. Additionally, SelectMinds AlumniConnect facilitates the creation of secure online communities, enabling organizations to maintain connections with alumni. The company serves a diverse clientele, including prominent firms such as J.P. Morgan, IBM, and Lockheed Martin. With its cloud-based application, SelectMinds leverages social networks for efficient employee recruitment and provides tools for automating the recruiting process.

LinkedIn

Series C in 2007
LinkedIn is a leading professional networking platform that facilitates business connections, job searches, and client acquisition for its members. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, it enables users to build and engage with their professional networks while accessing shared knowledge and insights. The platform offers mobile applications across various operating systems, allowing users to connect on-the-go. LinkedIn provides a range of services, including talent solutions that help organizations find and hire qualified candidates, job advertising for enterprises, and premium subscriptions for individuals to manage their professional identities. Additionally, it features a self-service advertising platform for businesses to target and reach its members effectively. Through these offerings, LinkedIn supports professional networking and career development, making it a vital resource for both job seekers and employers.

Wikia

Series B in 2006
Wikia, the developer of Fandom, is a global entertainment media brand dedicated to serving the interests of fans across various pop culture domains. The platform allows users to explore, contribute to, and celebrate their favorite fandoms, promoting interaction through the collaborative addition and updating of content. Fandom is recognized as a trusted source for in-depth information and insights on entertainment, offering a blend of fan-expert knowledge and original content across multiple platforms. This focus on community engagement enables both personal and collective creativity, making Fandom a vibrant hub for fans to connect and share their passions.

NextMedium

Series B in 2006
NextMedium, Inc. is an advertising platform that specializes in product placement for marketers and entertainment content providers. Established in 2004 and based in Los Angeles, the company offers a system called Embed, which facilitates the buying, selling, and measurement of product placements in television, film, and online video content. This platform allows marketers to access inventory that aligns with their campaign goals and provides analytics to evaluate the effectiveness and value of their integration efforts. NextMedium has formed strategic partnerships with notable entities such as NBC Universal, MTV Networks, and BET Networks, enhancing its reach and service offerings. As a subsidiary of Brand Affinity Technologies, Inc., NextMedium aims to help advertising companies monetize their audiences by delivering contextually relevant advertising across various entertainment mediums.

Wikia

Series A in 2006
Wikia, the developer of Fandom, is a global entertainment media brand dedicated to serving the interests of fans across various pop culture domains. The platform allows users to explore, contribute to, and celebrate their favorite fandoms, promoting interaction through the collaborative addition and updating of content. Fandom is recognized as a trusted source for in-depth information and insights on entertainment, offering a blend of fan-expert knowledge and original content across multiple platforms. This focus on community engagement enables both personal and collective creativity, making Fandom a vibrant hub for fans to connect and share their passions.

Flock

Series B in 2005
Flock is a software as a service platform that enhances team communication and collaboration, primarily targeting businesses looking to onboard freelancers and new employees effectively. Founded in 2005 and based in Menlo Park, California, Flock offers a range of features including one-on-one chat, public and private channels, multi-party video and audio calling, and screen sharing. The platform integrates with over forty third-party applications such as Google Drive and Trello, and provides in-app tools like shared to-dos and polls. Flock supports multiple languages, including Russian, Portuguese, and Spanish, making it accessible to diverse teams. With a user base of over 25,000 companies, Flock has reported significant productivity improvements for its users, including reduced email traffic and fewer in-person meetings. The platform is available across various devices, including mobile and desktop, with a free version and premium upgrades.

Flock

Series A in 2005
Flock is a software as a service platform that enhances team communication and collaboration, primarily targeting businesses looking to onboard freelancers and new employees effectively. Founded in 2005 and based in Menlo Park, California, Flock offers a range of features including one-on-one chat, public and private channels, multi-party video and audio calling, and screen sharing. The platform integrates with over forty third-party applications such as Google Drive and Trello, and provides in-app tools like shared to-dos and polls. Flock supports multiple languages, including Russian, Portuguese, and Spanish, making it accessible to diverse teams. With a user base of over 25,000 companies, Flock has reported significant productivity improvements for its users, including reduced email traffic and fewer in-person meetings. The platform is available across various devices, including mobile and desktop, with a free version and premium upgrades.

Flock

Seed Round in 2005
Flock is a software as a service platform that enhances team communication and collaboration, primarily targeting businesses looking to onboard freelancers and new employees effectively. Founded in 2005 and based in Menlo Park, California, Flock offers a range of features including one-on-one chat, public and private channels, multi-party video and audio calling, and screen sharing. The platform integrates with over forty third-party applications such as Google Drive and Trello, and provides in-app tools like shared to-dos and polls. Flock supports multiple languages, including Russian, Portuguese, and Spanish, making it accessible to diverse teams. With a user base of over 25,000 companies, Flock has reported significant productivity improvements for its users, including reduced email traffic and fewer in-person meetings. The platform is available across various devices, including mobile and desktop, with a free version and premium upgrades.

Allegro Networks

Series B in 2002
Provider of network routing equipment

Catena Networks

Series D in 2002
Catena Networks develops broadband access systems that enable service providers to deploy voice, data, and video services. The company's products include The CNX-5 Broadband DSL System, a card-for-card upgrade solution for Lucent SLC-5 Digital Loop Carriers and The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier that enables service providers to deploy integrated plain old telephone service (POTS) and digital subscriber line (DSL) services and deliver voice, data and video services over copper and fiber infrastructures. It caters to local exchange carriers, postal telephone and telegraph operators, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in California, US with an additional office in Morrisville, North Carolina.

Allegro Networks

Series B in 2001
Provider of network routing equipment

Ishoni Networks

Series C in 2001
Ishoni Networks develops broadband engines for residential and business customers.

Catena Networks

Series C in 2000
Catena Networks develops broadband access systems that enable service providers to deploy voice, data, and video services. The company's products include The CNX-5 Broadband DSL System, a card-for-card upgrade solution for Lucent SLC-5 Digital Loop Carriers and The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier that enables service providers to deploy integrated plain old telephone service (POTS) and digital subscriber line (DSL) services and deliver voice, data and video services over copper and fiber infrastructures. It caters to local exchange carriers, postal telephone and telegraph operators, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in California, US with an additional office in Morrisville, North Carolina.

Allegro Networks

Series A in 2000
Provider of network routing equipment

WorldChain

Series A in 2000
WorldChain specializes in supply chain management and execution software, offering hosted Internet-based solutions that enhance collaborative operations across the value chain. The company provides a comprehensive extranet solution that facilitates trading partner collaboration and ensures real-time access to critical supply chain data. WorldChain's services include network transactions management and exception resolution, which empower organizations to optimize their inbound supply, outbound fulfillment, and service networks. By supporting manufacturing, distribution, and service operations, WorldChain enables businesses to improve their overall efficiency and working capital management within the extended enterprise.

Ishoni Networks

Series B in 2000
Ishoni Networks develops broadband engines for residential and business customers.

FootageNow

Venture Round in 2000
FootageNow is a broadband media company combining Broadband-ready content together with superior technology and connectivity. Incubated within Internet powerhouse iXL Enterprises, FootageNow facilitates Broadband Media management and commerce for business.

Catena Networks

Series B in 2000
Catena Networks develops broadband access systems that enable service providers to deploy voice, data, and video services. The company's products include The CNX-5 Broadband DSL System, a card-for-card upgrade solution for Lucent SLC-5 Digital Loop Carriers and The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier that enables service providers to deploy integrated plain old telephone service (POTS) and digital subscriber line (DSL) services and deliver voice, data and video services over copper and fiber infrastructures. It caters to local exchange carriers, postal telephone and telegraph operators, and other service providers. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in California, US with an additional office in Morrisville, North Carolina.

Ishoni Networks

Series A in 1999
Ishoni Networks develops broadband engines for residential and business customers.

NetGenesis

Private Equity Round in 1999
Net.Genesis Corp. provides software and professional services that help its customers understand, analyze and improve their online businesses. Its software enables companies to collect, store, organize, and analyze detailed information about the online behavior of customers and other visitors on their web sites. Net.Genesis software also enables its customers to import and analyze information about e-customers from other online and off-line software systems and databases. In addition, the company offers professional services including strategic analytic consulting, product implementation, application integration, training programs, and technical support services. The company markets its products and related services in United States, Europe, and Australia. It was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As of December 21, 2001, net.Genesis Corp. was acquired by SPSS Inc.
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