Mux is building the future of online video infrastructure. They started off by building Mux Data, a best-in-class performance analytics tool that’s trusted by developers at companies like Vimeo, Robinhood, CBS Interactive, Discovery, PBS, and TED. Billions of monitored streams later, they launched Mux Video, a simple API for video hosting, encoding, and streaming. Take any video file or live stream and make it play beautifully at scale on any device, powered by magical-feeling features like automatic thumbnails, animated GIFs, and data-driven encoding decisions. Mux measures the performance metrics that actually matter to viewers: rebuffering, startup time, video quality, and errors. Its intuitive dashboard quickly gives users the insight to find issues and make improvements through features like A/B testing, industry-wide scores, alerts, and detailed information about every single video view.
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Tonal is a smart home gym that uses artificial intelligence and expert-led coaching to provide strength training. It manufactures and provides Tonal, fitness training equipment. The equipment is installed on walls and offers personalized workouts through it. It also provides workout plans, such as building muscles, balancing strength, and athletic performance based on individual requirements. It also offers live-recorded classes by coaches. Aly Orady founded Tonal in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Calm offers an application designed to help its users meditate and relax. The company is driven by a mission to make the world happier and healthier by developing a range of digital and physical products that enhance mental fitness and alleviate some of the most important mental health issues of the modern age including anxiety, depression, insomnia, and stress. Calm was named by Apple as the 2017 iPhone App of the Year and by Google Play as an Editors’ Choice in 2018. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Epic is an internet company that specializes in books, eBooks learning, and educational technology. Epic is a well-known children's digital media company that promotes learning in an enjoyable, secure, and kid-friendly environment while allowing youngsters to explore their hobbies. Their digital reading platform is designed to help users to read a wide range of books online.
The Athletic is an online media company that specializes in online news publishing for the sports industry. It features a web-based platform that utilizes news and updates about athletes and season updates for sports such as basketball and football. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
MasterClass is the streaming platform where anyone can learn. It offers a wide range of subjects, including arts and entertainment, business, design and style, sports and gaming, writing, and more.
The Athletic is an online media company that specializes in online news publishing for the sports industry. It features a web-based platform that utilizes news and updates about athletes and season updates for sports such as basketball and football. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Vision Esports is an esports investment fund and management company. Vision Esports is a special purpose investment vehicle (SPV) established by Vision Venture Partners, a private equity firm based in Los Angeles and founded by Rick Fox, Amit Raizada and Stratton Sclavos. Vision Esports has a mandate to raise a substantial amount of capital to directly invest in Echo Fox, Twin Galaxies, and Vision Entertainment with the intent of becoming the single largest shareholder in each company. The General Partners of Vision Esports, LP are Stratton Sclavos, Jace Hall and Chris Nordling.
LiveLike develops an audience engagement platform that transforms digital users into engaged fans through customized interactive experiences. Its platform allows broadcasters to transform streaming into fan-driven interactive experiences. LiveLike’s audience engagement platform and gamification engine help sports organizations and media companies to enhance the fan experience, increase the time spent interacting with their content, and unlock the power of first-party data.
The Clio Awards is one of the world’s most recognized global awards competition for advertising, design, and communications. Clio maintains its original commitment to celebrate and reward creative excellence, while continuing to evolve with the industry to acknowledge the most current, breakthrough work.
From live sports & local radio to news, music & podcasts, TuneIn has the perfect thing to “hear” wherever “here” might be. With 75 million monthly active users, TuneIn is one of the most widely used streaming audio platforms in the world. TuneIn broadcasts over 100,000 owned & operated and partner radio stations, in addition to boasting more than 5.7 million podcasts. TuneIn Premium subscribers unlock exclusive access to live commercial-free news from top networks like CNBC, CNN, FOX News Radio and MSNBC, commercial-free music channels for every mood and activity, and less ads throughout the platform. TuneIn can be accessed in 197 countries and on more than 200 different major platforms and connected devices, including voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, Samsung Bixby and Cortana, and key integrations with Sonos, Bose and Tesla. With venture funding from Sequoia Capital, Comcast Ventures, IVP, Innovation Endeavors, Causeway, General Catalyst Partners, Icon Ventures and Marker LLC, TuneIn is headquartered in San Francisco, California. We are currently working and hiring remotely across the United States, as well as in parts of Europe and South America. Come join us in reinventing radio for a connected world!
iflix is the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets, offering users unlimited access to thousands of TV shows, movies and more. With a vast selection everyone’s favourite comedies, drama, K-drama, Turkish drama, Bollywood, Nollywood, cartoons, movies and more from Hollywood, The UK, Asia, The Middle East and Africa, iflix places the entertainment people want at their fingertips to either stream or download. For one low monthly fee, iflix subscribers can watch on their mobile phone, laptop, tablet, TV… wherever, whenever.
Private Equity Round in 2017
Platform One Media is the Los Angeles-based global television production and distribution studio formed by TPG Growth's Evolution Media and Liberty Global.
Stem Disintermedia Inc. develops a distribution platform and payments solution tailored for independent musicians, teams, and record labels. The platform, known as Stem, simplifies the management of revenue splits among collaborators, providing artists with valuable insights into their earnings and performance data across multiple streaming services. It allows users to customize their dashboards and offers assistance with release strategies and connections to a broader creative community. Additionally, Stem aggregates earnings from various platforms, facilitates contract creation, and ensures timely payments and statements to all stakeholders involved in a project. Founded in 2015 in Los Angeles, California, Stem Disintermedia aims to clarify the complexities of revenue management in the music industry, ensuring fair compensation for all contributors.
iflix is the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets, offering users unlimited access to thousands of TV shows, movies and more. With a vast selection everyone’s favourite comedies, drama, K-drama, Turkish drama, Bollywood, Nollywood, cartoons, movies and more from Hollywood, The UK, Asia, The Middle East and Africa, iflix places the entertainment people want at their fingertips to either stream or download. For one low monthly fee, iflix subscribers can watch on their mobile phone, laptop, tablet, TV… wherever, whenever.
With a foundation in creative instigation, Mass Appeal magazine was spawned from the tattooed walls and ink stained subways of a now bygone era. Founded by Patrick Elasik (1979-2005) and Adrian Moeller in 1996, what began as a graffiti zine evolved into much more, a publication truly by and for opinion leaders, trendsetters, risk takers and rule breakers. With a rich heritage in culture, Mass Appeal is a nod to the past while discovering and championing what’s next. Our content spans the worlds of music, art, and style, reflecting the cultural zeitgeist from our street view perspective. Naturally, the magazine founded by vandals went on to leave an indelible mark on culture.
Makeblock provides a do-it-yourself (DIY) robotics construction and programming learning platform designed to develop modular and programmable starter drone. Its DIY robotics construction and programming learning platform offer mechanical parts, multiple electronic modules and graphical programming software, enabling STEM learners, educators and hobbyists to construct robots that can be turned into a hovercraft, car and more. Jasen Wang founded Makeblock in 2013. Its headquarters is in Shenzhen in China.
Mobcrush is a technology and entertainment company at the epicenter of mobile gaming, live streaming and the creator-driven media revolution. We empower creators to stream anywhere, play everywhere.
Baobab Studios, headquartered in Redwood City, Calif., is a virtual reality company that creates story and character-driven cinematic experiences. The company was founded by Maureen Fan, who was most recently VP of Games at Zynga; and Eric Darnell, the director of such DreamWorks animated features as the four "Madagascar” franchise films and “Antz.” Baobab is funded by Comcast Ventures, HTC, Samsung, Advancit Capital, The Chernin Group and Freelands Ventures, along with individuals including Zynga co-founder Mark Pincus and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel.
LiveLike develops an audience engagement platform that transforms digital users into engaged fans through customized interactive experiences. Its platform allows broadcasters to transform streaming into fan-driven interactive experiences. LiveLike’s audience engagement platform and gamification engine help sports organizations and media companies to enhance the fan experience, increase the time spent interacting with their content, and unlock the power of first-party data.
Gametime sells last-minute tickets to the most popular events in sports, music, and theater. It makes finding the perfect live experience remarkably fast and easy. They curate an epic list of the most amazing possibilities in the city has to offer. Once the client selects their event it will examine over 10,000 potential seats and present them with the 50 best values to select. Each curated seat option includes a panoramic high-resolution photo so their client can experience the actual view from their section. Navigate to the seat map to see price versus the location comparisons with true-to-life, full-color venue maps. Gametime delivers the tickets directly to the client's phone. Now they are offering sports, concerts, and theater events across the United States and Canada.
Scopely is an interactive entertainment and video game company, home to many top-grossing, award-winning franchises including “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “Stumble Guys”, and “Yahtzee With Buddies,” among others. Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience. Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami™ that supports one of the diversified portfolios in the mobile games industry. Recognized multiple times as Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years. Scopely has operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia-Pacific, including Bangalore and Shanghai, among others; EMEA, including Barcelona and Dublin, among others; and North America, including Boulder, Colorado, and Culver City, California, among others, with additional game studio partners across four continents.
ActionButton is software that is embedded with online content, making it convenient for readers to act right.The developer of interactive software designs it to permit users to take immediate action on content that inspires them.
iflix is the world’s leading entertainment service for emerging markets, offering users unlimited access to thousands of TV shows, movies and more. With a vast selection everyone’s favourite comedies, drama, K-drama, Turkish drama, Bollywood, Nollywood, cartoons, movies and more from Hollywood, The UK, Asia, The Middle East and Africa, iflix places the entertainment people want at their fingertips to either stream or download. For one low monthly fee, iflix subscribers can watch on their mobile phone, laptop, tablet, TV… wherever, whenever.
ATTN: is a content network that helps young people understand and impact the world around them. It was launched in June 2014.
WEVR is a developer of a technology platform used to offer virtual reality content. Its technology uses immersive computing and real-time massively scalable simulations to create immersive entertainment experiences that enable digital artists and developers to produce and publish digital media for virtual reality devices. It creates transcendent immersive stories and globally shared experiences. WEVR was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Venice, California.
From live sports & local radio to news, music & podcasts, TuneIn has the perfect thing to “hear” wherever “here” might be. With 75 million monthly active users, TuneIn is one of the most widely used streaming audio platforms in the world. TuneIn broadcasts over 100,000 owned & operated and partner radio stations, in addition to boasting more than 5.7 million podcasts. TuneIn Premium subscribers unlock exclusive access to live commercial-free news from top networks like CNBC, CNN, FOX News Radio and MSNBC, commercial-free music channels for every mood and activity, and less ads throughout the platform. TuneIn can be accessed in 197 countries and on more than 200 different major platforms and connected devices, including voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, Google Assistant, Samsung Bixby and Cortana, and key integrations with Sonos, Bose and Tesla. With venture funding from Sequoia Capital, Comcast Ventures, IVP, Innovation Endeavors, Causeway, General Catalyst Partners, Icon Ventures and Marker LLC, TuneIn is headquartered in San Francisco, California. We are currently working and hiring remotely across the United States, as well as in parts of Europe and South America. Come join us in reinventing radio for a connected world!
Swrve is the world's leading mobile marketing automation platform, pioneering the fast-growing mobile engagement marketing space. We are also proud to be the first mobile marketing company to combine predictive analytics with messaging for mobile apps in our Predictive Marketing Suite, which employs a continuously updated behavioral algorithm that determines an app user’s propensity for action or inaction. Swrve combines class-leading analytics, segmentation, AB testing and in-app messaging in a unified application that allows marketing managers to continually test their applications by tracking user behavior, targeting specific user segments, tuning in-app elements, and talking to users via in-app messages. In the first half of 2015, Swrve signed more than 40 new clients in a wide range of industries from retail, travel, hospitality, banking and insurance to sports, media, entertainment, games, and lifestyle. Among the notable customer wins were The Guardian, Condé Nast, Glamsquad, Warner Brothers, Microsoft, and Backflip. As a result, our global bookings in the second quarter of 2015 increased 33% over the previous quarter and 153% over Q4 2014. In 2015, Swrve also ranked #420 in Inc. magazine’s 34th annual Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California and was founded by Hugh Reynolds and Steven Collins in 2010.
Jaunt is developing the software, tools, and applications to enable cinematic VR and put the power of virtual reality in the hands of today’s best content creators. Jaunt’s proprietary algorithms for complex computational photography allow content producers to create incredible immersive cinematic VR experiences using existing production software. The company’s investors include The Walt Disney Company, Highland Capital Partners, Google Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Peter Gotcher, Blake Krikorian, and British Sky Broadcasting (corporate.sky.com). Experience more at www.jauntvr.com.
Layer3 TV is a Boston, Massachusetts-based entertainment-centric company. It is a cable provider spearheading a new era of home media, combining the best of television, social, and digital life. Founded in 2013 by cable veterans Dave Fellows and Jeff Binder, the company is backed by some of the most respected names in private equity, venture capital, and entertainment.
OneFootball is an app and platform that provides comprehensive coverage of over 100 international soccer leagues and competitions. It includes live scores, news, and video highlights. The app caters to soccer enthusiasts with features like fixtures, stats, and a calendar of all competitions worldwide, making it a must-have for fans. OneFootball partners with various organizations, including Major League Soccer, to deliver content globally, ensuring fans stay updated on their favorite leagues.
Suja is a producer of cold-pressed juices that help people transform their lives through conscious nutrition. Suja, meaning long, beautiful life, embodies the promise that flows from the cold-pressured beverages it delivers in each and every bottle. Suja was founded by four diverse San Diegans from different walks of life that came together in the most unexpected of circumstances to form what is now the fastest-growing organic, cold-pressured and Non-GMO beverage company in the U.S. Suja’s story all began from a shared dream to help people everywhere transform their lives through conscious nutrition. The three lines of cold-pressured Juices plus Probiotic Waters and Drinking Vinegars are all Certified Organic and Non-GMO Project verified. All beverages are cold-pressured using High-Pressure Processing (HPP) to kill harmful bacteria and preserve maximum nutrition and taste.
Scopely is an interactive entertainment and video game company, home to many top-grossing, award-winning franchises including “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “Stumble Guys”, and “Yahtzee With Buddies,” among others. Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience. Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami™ that supports one of the diversified portfolios in the mobile games industry. Recognized multiple times as Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years. Scopely has operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia-Pacific, including Bangalore and Shanghai, among others; EMEA, including Barcelona and Dublin, among others; and North America, including Boulder, Colorado, and Culver City, California, among others, with additional game studio partners across four continents.
SANDOW was founded by visionary entrepreneur Adam Sandow in 2003 with the goal of building a truly innovative media company that would reinvent the traditional publishing model. Today, SANDOW is a fully integrated solutions platform that includes leading content, tools, and services, powering innovation for the design and luxury industries. Its diverse portfolio of media assets includes Interior Design, Luxe Interiors + Design, Galerie, and NewBeauty. Materials Innovation brands include global materials consultancy, Material ConneXion, and game-changing material sampling, logistics and sustainability platform, Material Bank. SANDOW brands also include research and strategy firm, ThinkLab. In 2019, SANDOW was selected by the New York Economic Development Council of New York to become the official operator or NYCxDESIGN Week, beginning in 2020.
Layer3 TV is a Boston, Massachusetts-based entertainment-centric company. It is a cable provider spearheading a new era of home media, combining the best of television, social, and digital life. Founded in 2013 by cable veterans Dave Fellows and Jeff Binder, the company is backed by some of the most respected names in private equity, venture capital, and entertainment.
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) manufactures guitars, basses, amplifiers, and other related equipment. The company’s products portfolio includes electric guitars, acoustic guitars, and bass guitars; guitar amps and bass amps; guitar and bass parts, amplifier parts, and other accessories such as strings, cases, straps, and clothing; and audio systems. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation’s brands include Fender, Squier, Gretsch, Jackson, Charvel, EVH, SWR, and Groove Tubes. Telecaster, Stratocaster, Precision Bass, and Jazz Bass are some of its guitar brands. Passport is a portable sound system manufactured by the company. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation acquired Kaman Music Corporation (KMC), an American distributor of musical instruments and accessories, in January 2008. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation was founded in 1946 by Leo Fender and its corporate headquarters are located in Arizona, United States with a manufacturing headquarters in California, United States.
Base79 is a next generation online media company, creating global audiences for video content. Outside of North America, Base79 is YouTube’s largest partner and Multi-channel Network. The company manage over 800 YouTube channels and work with 400 premium content partners including BBC Worldwide, Endemol’s Tiger Aspect, IMG Media, Ministry of Sound, Guinness World Records and a growing base of YouTube content creators. The company generate 650M views a month on YouTube. As an independent company, Base79's unique technology and media relationships create a generation of new and safe revenue opportunities for its partners. Base79 have specialist advertising sales teams, working with global brands to create targeted and innovative ways to engage with video content and communities on the web. Established in 2007 the company began as 'My Video Rights', and were leaders in online Rights Management and multi-platform video distribution and monetization. The company have offices in London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Berlin and Sydney, and plans further expansion in 2013. The team at Base79 are YouTube Certified, and received five original programming grants from YouTube to become their largest original content providers.