Entertainment Media Ventures

Entertainment Media Ventures, Inc. is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California, that specializes in seed and early-stage investments. The firm focuses on sectors such as marketing, media, advertising, entertainment, and technology, typically investing between $0.5 million and $5 million. In addition to its investment activities, Entertainment Media Ventures is engaged in strategic advisory work, concentrating on innovative technologies and emerging entities that are redefining the traditional boundaries of business, media, and entertainment.

13 past transactions

Zigazoo

Seed Round in 2022
Zigazoo is a prominent platform in the realm of children's short-form video content, allowing kids to create and share video responses to engaging challenges. The platform is designed to enhance screen time by promoting healthier, educational interactions through a user-friendly application. Inspired by children's creativity, Zigazoo encourages self-expression and confidence among young users while also fostering diverse perspectives. The challenges are crafted in collaboration with leading institutions such as museums and zoos, as well as educators and media personalities, ensuring that the content is both entertaining and educational. Recognized for its commitment to safety and positive engagement, Zigazoo has received praise from children's media advocacy organizations, positioning it as a valuable resource for families seeking enriching digital experiences.

Relegence

Series D in 2002
Relegence offers subscription-based services that deliver real-time discovery, notification, and delivery of information, connecting clients to diverse media content from various sources. Utilizing proprietary technology, Relegence monitors, indexes, and filters live content streams, including local and international newswires, television networks, regulatory feeds, and corporate websites. This service ensures that users receive only the information relevant to their specific search criteria directly on their desktops. Additionally, Relegence integrates internal content streams with external sources, enhancing the management and utilization of information for daily business activities. Acquired by AOL in 2006, Relegence continues to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary, providing valuable market and business intelligence to financial institutions.

Relegence

Series C in 2001
Relegence offers subscription-based services that deliver real-time discovery, notification, and delivery of information, connecting clients to diverse media content from various sources. Utilizing proprietary technology, Relegence monitors, indexes, and filters live content streams, including local and international newswires, television networks, regulatory feeds, and corporate websites. This service ensures that users receive only the information relevant to their specific search criteria directly on their desktops. Additionally, Relegence integrates internal content streams with external sources, enhancing the management and utilization of information for daily business activities. Acquired by AOL in 2006, Relegence continues to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary, providing valuable market and business intelligence to financial institutions.

Hypnotic

Venture Round in 2001
Hypnotic is an entertainment and marketing services company that leverages its relationships with emerging filmmakers to acquire, develop, produce and distribute independent films, episodic content and television properties as well as commercials, sponsored productions and events for advertisers and brands looking to target the 18-34 year old demographic.

Earthnoise

Series A in 2000
As of May 22, 2001, Earthnoise, Inc. was acquired by CastUP Inc. Earthnoise, Inc. is an operator of an Internet community bringing various interest groups together to interact and exchange information online. The company provide incubator solutions for large enterprises, small businesses, web-builders. earthnoise.com is a one-stop, easy-to-use solution for online video publishing and distribution. The company's services include digitizing video content, hosting it on the web, web-based video editing, template-based creation of finished video clips, publishing clips to any number of public or private channels, allowing members to create channels based around specific topics and indexing the video in a searchable database. Earthnoise, Inc. was established in June 1999. It is headquartered at San Francisco, California and has a research and development center in Tel-Aviv as well as a west coast office in San Francisco.

Express Digital Graphics

Series B in 2000
Express Digital Graphics, based in Englewood, Colorado, specializes in digital imaging and connectivity software tailored for photographers and printing labs. The company's flagship platform, PhotoReflect.com, enables photographers to easily upload and sell their images online, allowing customers to place orders at any time. This innovative approach enhances the efficiency of the photography business by streamlining the processes of archiving, editing, enhancing, printing, and selling digital images. By leveraging this technology, photographers can focus on capturing new sessions while simultaneously fulfilling orders, effectively increasing their sales potential without additional effort.

Nibblebox

Series A in 2000
An operator of an internet-based entertainment community for students.

Next Generation Gaming

Venture Round in 2000
Next Generation Gaming, an independent design studio specializing in games for online casinos.

Supertracks

Series B in 2000
Supertracks provides software and services for secure digital content delivery and develops innovative technology for the digital distribution of music. The company’s flagship product BridgePort, provides a cost effective, quality solution for Internet radio streaming.

Post Communications

Venture Round in 2000
Post Communications provides customized email marketing services. It is a marketing company that engages in the design, development, implementation, and operations of internet marketing solutions. It offers its users with a wide range of promotional campaigns. Post Communications was founded in 1996 and it was acquired by Yesmail on December 5, 2001.

Kasenna

Series A in 2000
Kasenna specializes in IPTV solutions designed for broadband service providers, enabling them to offer multi-play services to consumers. The company develops video delivery software that supports video-on-demand (VOD) content and MPEG-4 compatible IPTV applications, facilitating triple-play services across broadband networks. By emphasizing open standards and a robust management infrastructure, Kasenna empowers service providers and enterprises to establish commercial-grade IP video networks, enhancing their ability to deliver quality video services effectively.

eNutrition

Venture Round in 1999
eNutrition offers an online resource that enables individuals to find information about nutritional products. eNutrition was acquired by HealthZone.com in June 2000. eNutrition was founded in 1998 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

cSafe

Series B in 1999
cSafe is the first solution provider to offer tools for the safe and profitable sharing of digital content on the Internet. Founded in 1998, cSafe is a privately held, VC-backed company that is revolutionizing the way people view images, display digital content and do business on the Web. The company's flagship product, PixSafe, is an application that protects digital images on the Web. PixSafe makes it possible to post proprietary material without giving it away for free.
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