X (formerly Twitter)
Venture Round in 2025
Twitter is a social networking platform that facilitates the exchange of micro-blogs, known as "tweets," which can be up to 280 characters in length. Launched in 2006, it allows users to send and read tweets through various means, including web browsers, SMS, and mobile applications. With over 400 million monthly visitors and 255 million active users, Twitter serves as a global real-time communications platform. Its diverse user base includes world leaders, athletes, entertainers, and news organizations, contributing to its role as a significant source of information and engagement. The platform is available in more than 35 languages and has a strong presence in major cities worldwide, with headquarters in San Francisco and offices across the United States and internationally.
Cognitive
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Cognitive was founded by a group of Media Scientists who were inspired by the unknown and driven to solve issues that no one else had ever solved before. We can maximize results, refine business models, and expedite our clients' development by combining media and business intelligence efforts with scientific methodologies.
OnMovie
Venture Round in 2022
OnMovie is a platform that connects producers and video editors. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Recife Pernambuco.
Metropole 4
Venture Round in 2022
Metropole 4 is an advertising services company that connects brands to digital influencers with different profiles. The company has a technological tool capable of identifying protagonists for campaigns and actions, and connects you, your product, company, or service to these influencers, who “talk” daily with a captive audience eager to reproduce the same tastes and the same pattern of life displayed in digital media.
It was founded in 2018 and is located in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Digipix
Debt Financing in 2022
Digipix is a São Paulo-based company founded in 2004 that specializes in providing customization services for the photography sector. It offers a comprehensive range of products, including photobooks, photo gifts, graphic materials, and decorative items, catering primarily to photographers, image professionals, and retailers. The company's modern photo printing laboratory is one of the leading facilities in Latin America, emphasizing quality, convenience, and ease of service. Digipix aims to deliver creative and innovative solutions that help customers preserve memories and share unique moments, with a commitment to consistency, predictability, and transparency in its operations.
Range is a full-service marketing communications company that specializes in providing a wide array of services, including strategy, technology, creative services, digital and print solutions, as well as promotional and fulfillment services. The firm focuses on delivering tailored, custom solutions to meet the unique needs of its clients across various industries, including financial services and dealer networks. Range is known for its ability to integrate cross-media campaigns and leverage creative services to effectively solve problems and enhance client engagement.
WePlayed
Seed Round in 2021
WePlayed is a sports media technology company that automatically converts full-length game film into ready-to-share short-form highlights. Its platform uses machine learning-assisted recognition and crowdsourcing to extract meaningful moments, catalog and activate unpublished post-game footage, and enable teams, leagues, and other sports organizations to create, comment on, and share clips for fans. By combining analytics with streamlined content workflows, the company aims to meet the rising demand for bite-sized video and to boost fan engagement across digital channels. WePlayed collaborates with colleges, conferences, and sports entities to streamline production and distribution of highlight content, helping athletes showcase performances and fans access timely, shareable moments from games.
Encantos
Seed Round in 2021
Encantos Media Studios is an entertainment and educational company based in Culver City, California, with additional offices in Los Angeles and New York. Founded in 2015, Encantos creates a diverse range of content, including apps, books, toys, and videos, aimed at empowering creatives to tell their stories. The company connects children with skilled storytellers through an online platform designed to teach essential 21st-century skills. Encantos has garnered recognition through numerous awards and accolades from prestigious organizations such as CNN, Forbes, and The New York Times, highlighting its commitment to quality educational content and innovation in children's media.
Memo
Pre Seed Round in 2021
We’re a creative agency that specialises in running press & social media campaigns and making original digital content.
Memo
Venture Round in 2021
Memo is a data-driven company focused on measuring and unlocking the value of earned media in the public relations and communications space. It partners with publishers to surface readership data on earned articles, establishing a standard for PR measurement and enabling brands to assess the reach and impact of their narratives. Memo operates a media marketplace that collects impressions and proxy metrics across campaigns, competitive analyses, content strategy, and crisis management, presenting findings as reports to guide strategic decisions. By turning earned media data into actionable insights, Memo supports large brands and institutions seeking data-led communications and helps publishers grow through clearer, measurable audience engagement.
Jet Media Network
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Jet Media Network develops data-driven, next-generation media networks and creates bespoke mobile destinations that enable direct-to-fan experiences for high-profile athletes and celebrities, while empowering communities through digital platforms.
turntable.fm
Venture Round in 2021
Turntable.fm is a project of [Seth Goldstein](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/seth-goldstein) and [Billy Chasen](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/billy-chasen), the two guys who brought us [Stickybits](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/stickybits).
Users in each dance room has an avatar and can chat with each other. Users can create their own playlist and get up in the DJ booth to battle it out.
Turntable.fm a social music platform that encourages hanging out with people and discovering music. If a DJ is playing a song you like, you can add it to your playlist, buy it on iTunes, find it on Last.fm, or launch Spotify.
In November 2013, Turntable announced they would be shutting down turntable.fm to focus on their live events platform.
Piraporiando
Pre Seed Round in 2021
Piraporiando is a publisher of children's literature and a provider of art-education consulting and educational programs focused on cultural diversity. The organization develops projects and actions that promote reading and contribute to children's rights, aiming to combat prejudice, racism, bullying, and gender inequity. Through its educational initiatives, Piraporiando supports inclusive learning environments and strives to empower children and communities to read, learn, and participate in a more just society.
Pix Mídia
Venture Round in 2021
Founded in Brazil in 2013, Pix Mídia specializes in digital signage software and solutions for television distribution. Its flagship product, ImidiaTV, caters to Corporate TV networks, Digital Menu Boards, Digital Showcases, and the MDOOH market. The company aims to connect people and businesses through effective corporate TV solutions.
Revery Media
Venture Round in 2021
Revery Media, established in 2019 and headquartered in Los Angeles, specializes in developing and producing narrative content for smart speakers. The company leverages podcasts and AI-driven narrative analysis to cultivate engaged audiences around intellectual properties (IP), with a strategic focus on adaptation opportunities in TV, film, and location-based entertainment. Revery Media's interactive voice experiences transform traditional storytelling into two-way conversations, enabling artists, brands, and publishers to forge deep connections with their audiences through continuous, entertaining, and engaging interactions.
Runway, established in 2018, specializes in applied AI research and development. It offers an innovative video editing platform for professionals, utilizing AI-powered tools that enable intuitive manipulation and creation of visual content through text-based commands.
Ladorian is a technology company that specializes in enhancing digital communication within retail environments. The organization focuses on delivering intelligent messaging solutions tailored to individual customer profiles, ensuring that the right message reaches the right person at the optimal time. Ladorian's platform adapts content displayed on various physical media to suit different types of businesses and customers, identifying key moments to promote products or services effectively. Additionally, the company provides installation, maintenance of equipment at points of sale, and produces content to help businesses achieve significant offline advertising impact.
Buzzer Media Inc., established in 2020 and headquartered in New York, specializes in a live sports streaming platform. It offers a mobile-based service, also named Buzzer, which aggregates sports content and rights, sends custom notifications, and provides subscription services. The company's technology supports partners' direct-to-consumer platforms, making them more efficient, personalized, and cost-effective, catering to a content-saturated and evolving consumer environment.
turntable.fm
Seed Round in 2020
Turntable.fm is a project of [Seth Goldstein](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/seth-goldstein) and [Billy Chasen](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/billy-chasen), the two guys who brought us [Stickybits](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/stickybits).
Users in each dance room has an avatar and can chat with each other. Users can create their own playlist and get up in the DJ booth to battle it out.
Turntable.fm a social music platform that encourages hanging out with people and discovering music. If a DJ is playing a song you like, you can add it to your playlist, buy it on iTunes, find it on Last.fm, or launch Spotify.
In November 2013, Turntable announced they would be shutting down turntable.fm to focus on their live events platform.
Tripscout
Seed Round in 2020
TripScout provides innovative travel marketing content created by social media influencers and amplified across a vast social network. The company specializes in media sales and destination partnerships within the tourism space. TripScout's app is recognized as essential for modern travelers, offering local insights and travel inspiration. The company focuses on delivering captivating travel content through awe-inspiring imagery and narratives.
WePlayed
Seed Round in 2020
WePlayed is a sports media technology company that automatically converts full-length game film into ready-to-share short-form highlights. Its platform uses machine learning-assisted recognition and crowdsourcing to extract meaningful moments, catalog and activate unpublished post-game footage, and enable teams, leagues, and other sports organizations to create, comment on, and share clips for fans. By combining analytics with streamlined content workflows, the company aims to meet the rising demand for bite-sized video and to boost fan engagement across digital channels. WePlayed collaborates with colleges, conferences, and sports entities to streamline production and distribution of highlight content, helping athletes showcase performances and fans access timely, shareable moments from games.
Digipix
Venture Round in 2019
Digipix is a São Paulo-based company founded in 2004 that specializes in providing customization services for the photography sector. It offers a comprehensive range of products, including photobooks, photo gifts, graphic materials, and decorative items, catering primarily to photographers, image professionals, and retailers. The company's modern photo printing laboratory is one of the leading facilities in Latin America, emphasizing quality, convenience, and ease of service. Digipix aims to deliver creative and innovative solutions that help customers preserve memories and share unique moments, with a commitment to consistency, predictability, and transparency in its operations.
Unsplash
Seed Round in 2019
Unsplash, Inc. is a photography community portal founded in 2013 and based in Montreal, Canada. The company operates an online platform that provides high-resolution photographs for free use under the Unsplash License, promoting an open creative ecosystem. Users can upload their photographs, which are then curated by a team of photo editors. This service allows clients to access a diverse collection of copyright-free images that can be utilized for various purposes, including album art, advertisements, and product designs. Unsplash aims to support creators and enhance accessibility to quality imagery for all.
Freeda Media
Series B in 2019
Freeda Media, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Milan, Italy, is a media content creation agency focused on inspiring and engaging women. The company aims to spread authentic stories of women to foster positive change in society. By creating content tailored for various screens and social platforms, Freeda highlights women's achievements, personal expression, and sisterhood. The agency is dedicated to addressing the passions, cultures, and news relevant to young women, enabling media professionals to effectively target and engage their audience while maximizing content reach and fostering deeper connections.
Pix Mídia
Seed Round in 2019
Founded in Brazil in 2013, Pix Mídia specializes in digital signage software and solutions for television distribution. Its flagship product, ImidiaTV, caters to Corporate TV networks, Digital Menu Boards, Digital Showcases, and the MDOOH market. The company aims to connect people and businesses through effective corporate TV solutions.
Keeward
Venture Round in 2018
Keeward is a digital production company based in Beirut, Lebanon, that specializes in designing and developing social media and content solutions. Founded in 2006, the company offers a comprehensive range of services, including venture development, editorial and media content production, consulting, and education. Keeward is focused on the media, art, and culture industries, leveraging technology to create value through innovation and diversity. Its platform encompasses various aspects of the value chain, including digital and physical distribution, content creation, and the utilization of machine learning and big data. Keeward also engages in project management, design, marketing, and knowledge sharing to support young businesses and nurture creative clusters globally. Through its multifaceted approach, Keeward aims to foster growth and development in the industries it serves.
Unsplash, Inc. is a photography community portal founded in 2013 and based in Montreal, Canada. The company operates an online platform that provides high-resolution photographs for free use under the Unsplash License, promoting an open creative ecosystem. Users can upload their photographs, which are then curated by a team of photo editors. This service allows clients to access a diverse collection of copyright-free images that can be utilized for various purposes, including album art, advertisements, and product designs. Unsplash aims to support creators and enhance accessibility to quality imagery for all.
Keeward is a digital production company based in Beirut, Lebanon, that specializes in designing and developing social media and content solutions. Founded in 2006, the company offers a comprehensive range of services, including venture development, editorial and media content production, consulting, and education. Keeward is focused on the media, art, and culture industries, leveraging technology to create value through innovation and diversity. Its platform encompasses various aspects of the value chain, including digital and physical distribution, content creation, and the utilization of machine learning and big data. Keeward also engages in project management, design, marketing, and knowledge sharing to support young businesses and nurture creative clusters globally. Through its multifaceted approach, Keeward aims to foster growth and development in the industries it serves.
Noalvo
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Noalvo is an advertising technology company that specializes in out-of-home media planning, delivery, and measurement. It operates an online media platform designed to unify and automate the purchase of offline media globally. The platform facilitates connections between advertisers, agencies, and communication vehicles, allowing users to search for media options based on specific campaign criteria. By automating offline media buying negotiations, Noalvo enables advertisers and advertising agencies to efficiently acquire various forms of offline media, including outdoor media, print, radio, and television. This streamlined approach enhances the overall effectiveness of media planning and purchasing for its clients.
Klipbox
Pre Seed Round in 2016
Klipbox is a Brazil-based online news monitoring and analysis platform that collects and delivers news in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, primarily via API. Launched in 2013 and based in Belo Horizonte, it uses cognitive technology to automate news searches, helping public relations professionals and other clients to consume in real time only the most relevant information about companies, products, brands, and competitors. This combination supports strategic PR and competitive intelligence by keeping users up to date with timely, filtered coverage.
Noalvo
Venture Round in 2016
Noalvo is an advertising technology company that specializes in out-of-home media planning, delivery, and measurement. It operates an online media platform designed to unify and automate the purchase of offline media globally. The platform facilitates connections between advertisers, agencies, and communication vehicles, allowing users to search for media options based on specific campaign criteria. By automating offline media buying negotiations, Noalvo enables advertisers and advertising agencies to efficiently acquire various forms of offline media, including outdoor media, print, radio, and television. This streamlined approach enhances the overall effectiveness of media planning and purchasing for its clients.