General Catalyst is a venture capital firm established in 2000, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in North America and Europe. The company specializes in early-stage and growth equity investments, focusing on technology-driven businesses. It invests across various sectors, including consumer internet, enterprise software, fintech, health assurance, and crypto. General Catalyst provides not only capital but also mentorship and resources to accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies. To date, it has managed eight venture capital funds, totaling approximately $3.75 billion in capital commitments.
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Adrian Abeijon
Investor
Mark Allen
CFO
Neeraj Arora
Managing Director, Investment Team
Juliet Bailin
Principal
Marc Bhargava
Managing Director
Chris Bischoff
Managing Director
Larry Bohn
Managing Director
Teresa Carlson
President, General Catalyst Institute
Kenneth Chenault
Chairman and Managing Director
Quentin Clark
Managing Director
Mark Crane
Partner
Christopher Davis
Partner
Kyle Doherty
Managing Director
Nick van Eck
Partner
Mina Hsiang
Associate
Nmachi Jidenma
Partner
Christopher Kauffman
Principal
Genevieve Kinney
Principal
Zak Kukoff
Principal
Paul Kwan
Managing Director
Viet Le
Partner
Roy Mabrey
Partner, Investment Team
Holly Maloney McConnell
Managing Director
Karanveer Mohan
Managing Director, Investment Team
Deep Nishar
Managing Director and Member of the Management Committee
Dipchand Nishar
Managing Director
Reva Nohria
Investor
Trevor Oelschig
Managing Director
Tyler Olkowski
Investor
Pranay Orugunta
Healthcare Investor
Mo Punjwani
Associate, Investments
Candace Richardson
Principal
Brian Ru
Principal
Pranav Singhvi
Managing Director
Bill Skarinka
Associate
Alex Tran
Managing Director, Investments
Catherine Tu
Partner, Investment Team
Elena Viboch
Partner
Andrea Wang
Principal, Early Stage Investment
Nathaniel Levy-Westhead
Partner, Investment Team
Past deals in Digital Media
Billion Hearts
Seed Round in 2024
Billion Hearts is a company that creates simple digital consumer products for the global market.
Luma AI
Series A in 2023
Luma AI is a generative AI startup focused on transforming text descriptions into realistic 3D models, enhancing how individuals capture and experience their surroundings. The company aims to revolutionize the sharing of memories, product exploration, and navigation in online spaces by advancing the integration of photos and videos into mixed-reality environments. Utilizing a neural capture and rendering system, Luma AI enables photorealistic representations derived from casual smartphone photos, catering to industries such as e-commerce, real estate, and 3D gaming. By expanding human imagination and capabilities, Luma AI seeks to shape a more immersive three-dimensional future.
Zestworld
Series A in 2022
Zestworld is an online platform that supports comic book artists and writers in publishing their work and monetizing their intellectual property. The platform allows creators to self-distribute their comics and stories, empowering them to maintain ownership of their fan contact information and engage with their audience through innovative formats. By facilitating direct interaction between creators and fans, Zestworld enables artists to effectively control and profit from their creative output, fostering a new era of independence within the comic book community.
Incredible Dream
Seed Round in 2021
Incredible Dream is focused on creating a portfolio of iconic game intellectual properties for the next generation of gamers. The company operates an online game platform designed to enhance the gaming experience by developing original fantasy worlds, characters, and games. Additionally, it offers transmedia experiences that allow digital natives to engage meaningfully with one another through enjoyable tabletop games. By prioritizing creativity and connection, Incredible Dream aims to enrich the gaming landscape for its audience.
Hellosaurus
Seed Round in 2020
Hellosaurus is an interactive learning platform based in New York that focuses on providing educational and entertaining content for children. Founded in 2019, the platform offers a range of creative programs, fun activities, and video classes designed to engage young learners. It allows content creators to produce their own shows, equipping them with tools to enhance their content production. By combining interactive experiences with educational material, Hellosaurus aims to foster a playful learning environment for kids.
Channels
Pre Seed Round in 2020
Channels provides a lightweight platform for an artist to share passion projects with their audience.
Unlock
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Unlock Inc, established in 2018 and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, specializes in a blockchain-based access control protocol. This protocol empowers creators to directly monetize their content or software, bypassing intermediaries. It also simplifies subscription management for consumers, offering discounts for sharing and promoting quality content and applications they use.
TuneIn
Series G in 2017
TuneIn, Inc. is a prominent live audio streaming service that delivers a diverse range of content, including live sports, music, news, and podcasts. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, TuneIn boasts a significant user base of 75 million monthly active users and offers access to over 100,000 radio stations, along with more than 5.7 million podcasts. The platform provides a premium subscription service that features commercial-free news from major networks and curated music channels. TuneIn's services are accessible in 197 countries across more than 200 devices, including smart speakers, TVs, and mobile platforms, allowing users to enjoy audio content seamlessly in various settings. The company is also recognized for its integration with voice assistants such as Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant, enhancing the listening experience for users worldwide.
Bustle Digital Group
Series D in 2017
Bustle Digital Group is a media company based in New York, founded in 2013, that focuses on shaping culture through a diverse portfolio of digital and experiential brands. The company operates Bustle, a platform dedicated to providing news, entertainment, lifestyle, and fashion content tailored for young readers. Bustle aims to redefine women's interests by offering a wide array of topics that resonate with its audience, including news, celebrity culture, politics, and beauty. Through its engaging and accessible content, Bustle Digital Group ensures that readers can find everything they want to know in one place, keeping them informed and entertained.
Bustle Digital Group
Series C in 2016
Bustle Digital Group is a media company based in New York, founded in 2013, that focuses on shaping culture through a diverse portfolio of digital and experiential brands. The company operates Bustle, a platform dedicated to providing news, entertainment, lifestyle, and fashion content tailored for young readers. Bustle aims to redefine women's interests by offering a wide array of topics that resonate with its audience, including news, celebrity culture, politics, and beauty. Through its engaging and accessible content, Bustle Digital Group ensures that readers can find everything they want to know in one place, keeping them informed and entertained.
Giphy
Series C in 2016
Giphy, Inc. is an online platform that specializes in the search, sharing, and discovery of animated graphics interchange formats (GIFs). Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City, the company offers a comprehensive database of GIFs across various categories including emotions, food, animals, and pop culture. It enables users to easily browse and share these animated graphics through social media channels. Giphy also supports creative input by allowing users to upload their own GIFs and collaborates with brands to produce original content. The platform aims to evolve beyond its search engine roots into a vibrant community for GIF artists and enthusiasts, focusing on fostering creativity and engagement within the digital visual communication space. As of mid-2020, Giphy operates as a subsidiary of Instagram, which enhances its integration within social media ecosystems.
TuneIn
Series F in 2015
TuneIn, Inc. is a prominent live audio streaming service that delivers a diverse range of content, including live sports, music, news, and podcasts. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, TuneIn boasts a significant user base of 75 million monthly active users and offers access to over 100,000 radio stations, along with more than 5.7 million podcasts. The platform provides a premium subscription service that features commercial-free news from major networks and curated music channels. TuneIn's services are accessible in 197 countries across more than 200 devices, including smart speakers, TVs, and mobile platforms, allowing users to enjoy audio content seamlessly in various settings. The company is also recognized for its integration with voice assistants such as Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant, enhancing the listening experience for users worldwide.
Giphy
Series B in 2015
Giphy, Inc. is an online platform that specializes in the search, sharing, and discovery of animated graphics interchange formats (GIFs). Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New York City, the company offers a comprehensive database of GIFs across various categories including emotions, food, animals, and pop culture. It enables users to easily browse and share these animated graphics through social media channels. Giphy also supports creative input by allowing users to upload their own GIFs and collaborates with brands to produce original content. The platform aims to evolve beyond its search engine roots into a vibrant community for GIF artists and enthusiasts, focusing on fostering creativity and engagement within the digital visual communication space. As of mid-2020, Giphy operates as a subsidiary of Instagram, which enhances its integration within social media ecosystems.
Bustle Digital Group
Series B in 2014
Bustle Digital Group is a media company based in New York, founded in 2013, that focuses on shaping culture through a diverse portfolio of digital and experiential brands. The company operates Bustle, a platform dedicated to providing news, entertainment, lifestyle, and fashion content tailored for young readers. Bustle aims to redefine women's interests by offering a wide array of topics that resonate with its audience, including news, celebrity culture, politics, and beauty. Through its engaging and accessible content, Bustle Digital Group ensures that readers can find everything they want to know in one place, keeping them informed and entertained.
Visible Measures
Series F in 2014
Visible Measures Corporation is a technology company that specializes in content advertising solutions aimed at enhancing consumer engagement through video content. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company provides independent third-party measurement services that allow advertisers and video publishers to analyze video performance data and measure content consumption and distribution. Their flagship product, VisibleSuite, offers insights into audience interactions with video content, enabling brands to optimize their advertising strategies and maximize their share of attention relative to media expenditure. By leveraging large-scale user-level data, Visible Measures assists clients in creating custom audience segments for more effective targeting in their advertising campaigns. As of March 31, 2017, the company operates as a subsidiary of AcuityAds US Inc.
Kin Community
Series C in 2014
Kin is a lifestyle entertainment company that develops, creates and distributes lifestyle entertainment in all forms and across all platforms for women in the “Builder” stage of their lives.
Highwinds
Debt Financing in 2013
Highwinds is a prominent provider of multi-platform IP services and content distribution, established in 2002. The company specializes in content replication and delivery software, focusing on the advancement of various technologies such as messaging bus architecture, network management, distributed file systems, and advanced routing methods. Highwinds aims to meet the evolving demands of media companies and content providers by delivering solutions that cater to the expectations of today’s digital media consumers, who seek rich and engaging content with high levels of interactivity. Through continual innovation in delivery infrastructure and services, Highwinds addresses the challenges posed by the rapidly changing media landscape.
TuneIn
Venture Round in 2013
TuneIn, Inc. is a prominent live audio streaming service that delivers a diverse range of content, including live sports, music, news, and podcasts. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, TuneIn boasts a significant user base of 75 million monthly active users and offers access to over 100,000 radio stations, along with more than 5.7 million podcasts. The platform provides a premium subscription service that features commercial-free news from major networks and curated music channels. TuneIn's services are accessible in 197 countries across more than 200 devices, including smart speakers, TVs, and mobile platforms, allowing users to enjoy audio content seamlessly in various settings. The company is also recognized for its integration with voice assistants such as Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant, enhancing the listening experience for users worldwide.
Datalogix
Series B in 2013
Datalogix is a prominent company specializing in connecting digital media with offline purchasing data, enabling marketers to enhance the effectiveness and measurability of their advertising efforts. The company serves more than half of the top 100 consumer marketers and manages the DLX Platform, which encompasses over $1 trillion in consumer spending and supports campaigns for a significant majority of online media companies. Datalogix's DLX ROI is becoming a standard for measuring the impact of digital media on offline sales. Additionally, the company provides predictive analytics for direct mail and integrated media solutions through the DLX Net. Its expertise covers various consumer sectors, including retail, consumer packaged goods, automotive, telecommunications, travel, and financial services. Headquartered in Colorado, Datalogix has established offices in key cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, and London.
Sphere
Seed Round in 2012
Sphere is pioneering how 360º content gets recorded, distributed, and viewed. The company has 20 pending patents that range from smartphone–based mapping and tracking techniques to bandwidth–sensitive streaming technology for 360º video. Sphere has licensed its software development kit to 60+ brands in 2012, including Samsung, Sony, HomeAway, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Viator. The company is on track for its Sphere app to be pre-loaded on 67 million devices in 1Q14. Sphere is a team of 10, with most of their team comprised of engineers. Their offices are located in San Francisco, California.
THIS TECHNOLOGY
Series A in 2012
THIS TECHNOLOGY, Inc. specializes in dynamic ad insertion and alternate content delivery solutions designed for multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and programming networks. Its innovative platforms facilitate the seamless integration of video operations and advertising systems, enabling real-time communication regarding content and advertising availability. This technology streamlines the delivery of both local and national content and advertisements across various platforms, including video on demand (VOD), network DVR, IPTV, TV Everywhere, and mobile devices. Based in Denver, with additional offices in New York City and Beijing, the company serves prominent clients such as Comcast, Verizon, NBCUniversal, and ABC, positioning itself as a key player in the evolving landscape of video advertising.
Visible Measures
Series E in 2012
Visible Measures Corporation is a technology company that specializes in content advertising solutions aimed at enhancing consumer engagement through video content. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company provides independent third-party measurement services that allow advertisers and video publishers to analyze video performance data and measure content consumption and distribution. Their flagship product, VisibleSuite, offers insights into audience interactions with video content, enabling brands to optimize their advertising strategies and maximize their share of attention relative to media expenditure. By leveraging large-scale user-level data, Visible Measures assists clients in creating custom audience segments for more effective targeting in their advertising campaigns. As of March 31, 2017, the company operates as a subsidiary of AcuityAds US Inc.
TuneIn
Series D in 2012
TuneIn, Inc. is a prominent live audio streaming service that delivers a diverse range of content, including live sports, music, news, and podcasts. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, TuneIn boasts a significant user base of 75 million monthly active users and offers access to over 100,000 radio stations, along with more than 5.7 million podcasts. The platform provides a premium subscription service that features commercial-free news from major networks and curated music channels. TuneIn's services are accessible in 197 countries across more than 200 devices, including smart speakers, TVs, and mobile platforms, allowing users to enjoy audio content seamlessly in various settings. The company is also recognized for its integration with voice assistants such as Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant, enhancing the listening experience for users worldwide.
OmniVirt
Seed Round in 2012
OmniVirt is a technology company based in Millbrae, California, specializing in a virtual reality and 360° video distribution platform for brands and publishers. Established in 2012, the platform allows brands to easily upload, promote, and analyze immersive advertising content across a wide network of publishers. OmniVirt's innovative technology supports the creation of various ad formats, including 360°, 3D, VR, and AR, which have been shown to deliver significantly higher performance compared to traditional advertising methods. The platform is designed to be ad platform agnostic and boasts 99% browser compatibility, making it accessible for digital marketers. OmniVirt is recognized for its collaboration with renowned publishers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes, enhancing the reach and effectiveness of immersive advertising campaigns.
AWS Elemental
Series C in 2012
AWS Elemental, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, specializes in software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery. The company has pioneered software-based video processing, enabling the distribution and monetization of video over IP networks. Its solutions are designed to provide the necessary flexibility, scalability, and performance to transform high-quality video into new revenue streams through cloud-based and virtualized deployment models. Serving over 600 leading media franchises globally, AWS Elemental assists pay TV operators, content programmers, broadcasters, and enterprise customers in delivering video content seamlessly across various devices, including televisions, computers, and mobile devices. The company maintains a presence in multiple countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, China, Russia, India, and Brazil.
Brit +
Seed Round in 2012
Brit + Co is a digital media company founded in 2011 by Brit Morin, catering to women with a creative spirit. It inspires, educates, and entertains its audience through engaging content, reaching over 125 million users online and across various platforms. The company produces over 100 pieces of content daily, including videos that have garnered tens of millions of views. Brit + Co extends its reach beyond digital platforms, offering offline experiences and a free app to further engage its community.
SnagFilms
Venture Round in 2012
SnagFilms Inc. is an online film distribution company that provides audiences with the opportunity to watch, share, and support a wide array of films and documentaries. Established in 2007 and headquartered in New York, the platform offers thousands of full-length movies, TV shows, and documentaries across various genres, including comedy, drama, science, and horror. Viewers can access content on multiple devices, including mobile phones, tablets, desktops, and TVs, and the service features multi-lingual options to cater to a diverse audience. SnagFilms aims to make independent and award-winning films accessible to a broader community while fostering a culture of support for filmmakers.
Visible Measures
Series D in 2011
Visible Measures Corporation is a technology company that specializes in content advertising solutions aimed at enhancing consumer engagement through video content. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company provides independent third-party measurement services that allow advertisers and video publishers to analyze video performance data and measure content consumption and distribution. Their flagship product, VisibleSuite, offers insights into audience interactions with video content, enabling brands to optimize their advertising strategies and maximize their share of attention relative to media expenditure. By leveraging large-scale user-level data, Visible Measures assists clients in creating custom audience segments for more effective targeting in their advertising campaigns. As of March 31, 2017, the company operates as a subsidiary of AcuityAds US Inc.
Telaria
Venture Round in 2011
Telaria, Inc., established in 2005 and headquartered in New York, specializes in providing a software platform for publishers worldwide to manage and maximize revenue from video advertising. Its platform offers real-time analytics, data-driven decisioning tools, and a monetization solution to optimize yield across digital video inventory. Telaria enables publishers to control their video advertising business through a single platform, supporting connected TV, mobile, and over-the-top content. The company generates revenue on a transactional basis, charging publishers each time an advertising impression is monetized on its platform. As of September 2017, the company operates as a subsidiary of The Rubicon Project, Inc., following its rebrand from Tremor Video, Inc.
Collaborate.com
Seed Round in 2011
Collaborate.com offers a cloud-based team collaboration platform designed for the mobile workforce, integrating document sharing, task management, and communication into a single application accessible on iPhone, Android, and the Web. Founded in 2011 by entrepreneurs Matt Cutler and David Greenstein, the platform allows teams to quickly begin collaborating by leveraging its compatibility with popular cloud services such as Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, and Apple iCloud. Users can access Collaborate.com via its website or by downloading the app from the App Store or Google Play. The company is based in Boston and supported by various investors, including Google Ventures and others.
Boxee
Series C in 2011
Boxee is a media player software platform that combines locally stored personal media with internet streaming content and social networking features. The platform allows users to share their viewing habits with friends and other Boxee users on various social networks. It is partially open-source, enabling users to develop their own applications, plug-ins, and skins. The foundation of Boxee is derived from the Xbox Media Center project, originally created by home theater PC enthusiasts. In addition to software, Boxee has also developed an electronic device that connects smartphones to televisions, allowing users to discover and watch shows and movies from the internet directly on their TVs. This integration of personal media, streaming services, and social interaction positions Boxee as a versatile solution for media consumption.
Brightcove
Series D in 2010
Brightcove, established in 2004, is a global video technology company that empowers businesses to deliver professional video experiences across various connected devices. It offers cloud-based solutions for video delivery and monetization, serving a wide range of industries, including media, broadcasting, digital publishing, and retail, among others. Brightcove's flagship product, Video Cloud, enables customers to publish and distribute video content through a subscription-based SaaS model. The company is renowned for its innovative technology, exceptional customer support, and global infrastructure, helping organizations worldwide leverage the power of video to engage audiences.
ScanScout
Series B in 2009
ScanScout is a leading online video advertising network that collaborates with major advertisers and publishers to enhance video advertising opportunities. By partnering with publishers, ScanScout generates significant revenue streams, enabling them to effectively monetize their video content while maintaining a user-friendly experience. For advertisers, the platform offers capabilities to target, optimize, and deliver ad messages tailored to specific content and audiences, thereby increasing user engagement. As one of the largest online video networks, ScanScout serves hundreds of millions of ad impressions monthly and is headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York and Los Angeles.
Datalogix
Series A in 2009
Datalogix is a prominent company specializing in connecting digital media with offline purchasing data, enabling marketers to enhance the effectiveness and measurability of their advertising efforts. The company serves more than half of the top 100 consumer marketers and manages the DLX Platform, which encompasses over $1 trillion in consumer spending and supports campaigns for a significant majority of online media companies. Datalogix's DLX ROI is becoming a standard for measuring the impact of digital media on offline sales. Additionally, the company provides predictive analytics for direct mail and integrated media solutions through the DLX Net. Its expertise covers various consumer sectors, including retail, consumer packaged goods, automotive, telecommunications, travel, and financial services. Headquartered in Colorado, Datalogix has established offices in key cities such as New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, and London.
Boxee
Series B in 2009
Boxee is a media player software platform that combines locally stored personal media with internet streaming content and social networking features. The platform allows users to share their viewing habits with friends and other Boxee users on various social networks. It is partially open-source, enabling users to develop their own applications, plug-ins, and skins. The foundation of Boxee is derived from the Xbox Media Center project, originally created by home theater PC enthusiasts. In addition to software, Boxee has also developed an electronic device that connects smartphones to televisions, allowing users to discover and watch shows and movies from the internet directly on their TVs. This integration of personal media, streaming services, and social interaction positions Boxee as a versatile solution for media consumption.
Quickplay
Series D in 2009
QuickPlay Media Inc. is a prominent provider of cloud-based managed service solutions for the distribution of media to IP-connected devices. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company specializes in delivering over-the-top (OTT) video services, enabling clients to deploy content across both managed IPTV set-top boxes and unmanaged devices. QuickPlay's OpenVideo platform offers robust capabilities for live streaming, video on demand, and monetization strategies such as dynamic advertisement insertion and personalized content. Additionally, the company supports pay TV services, allowing traditional cable operators to transition to multiscreen solutions across various networks. With facilities in major cities including San Diego, Singapore, Chennai, and Frankfurt, QuickPlay serves a global clientele, including some of the largest communications and media companies.
ScanScout
Series B in 2009
ScanScout is a leading online video advertising network that collaborates with major advertisers and publishers to enhance video advertising opportunities. By partnering with publishers, ScanScout generates significant revenue streams, enabling them to effectively monetize their video content while maintaining a user-friendly experience. For advertisers, the platform offers capabilities to target, optimize, and deliver ad messages tailored to specific content and audiences, thereby increasing user engagement. As one of the largest online video networks, ScanScout serves hundreds of millions of ad impressions monthly and is headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York and Los Angeles.
Visible Measures
Series C in 2009
Visible Measures Corporation is a technology company that specializes in content advertising solutions aimed at enhancing consumer engagement through video content. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company provides independent third-party measurement services that allow advertisers and video publishers to analyze video performance data and measure content consumption and distribution. Their flagship product, VisibleSuite, offers insights into audience interactions with video content, enabling brands to optimize their advertising strategies and maximize their share of attention relative to media expenditure. By leveraging large-scale user-level data, Visible Measures assists clients in creating custom audience segments for more effective targeting in their advertising campaigns. As of March 31, 2017, the company operates as a subsidiary of AcuityAds US Inc.
DECA
Series B in 2009
Founded by Michael Wayne and Chris Kimbell, both formerly of Sony Pictures, DECA (Digital Entertainment Company of America) launches as a production house for mainstream digital entertainment. The company received $5 million from Mayfield, Atomico and General Catalyst Partners and will be putting the investment into finding and financing novel digital entertainment web properties. DECA, however, will not serve as a destination for these properties, but rather invest in them and distribute them through their partner's channels. There is little word on what properties they will focus their money on, but they will be announcing their first 3 projects in the fall of 2007. Web video shows are definitely in the cards, with non-video properties on the horizon as well.
AWS Elemental
Series A in 2008
AWS Elemental, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, specializes in software-defined video solutions for multiscreen content delivery. The company has pioneered software-based video processing, enabling the distribution and monetization of video over IP networks. Its solutions are designed to provide the necessary flexibility, scalability, and performance to transform high-quality video into new revenue streams through cloud-based and virtualized deployment models. Serving over 600 leading media franchises globally, AWS Elemental assists pay TV operators, content programmers, broadcasters, and enterprise customers in delivering video content seamlessly across various devices, including televisions, computers, and mobile devices. The company maintains a presence in multiple countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, China, Russia, India, and Brazil.
ScanScout
Series A in 2008
ScanScout is a leading online video advertising network that collaborates with major advertisers and publishers to enhance video advertising opportunities. By partnering with publishers, ScanScout generates significant revenue streams, enabling them to effectively monetize their video content while maintaining a user-friendly experience. For advertisers, the platform offers capabilities to target, optimize, and deliver ad messages tailored to specific content and audiences, thereby increasing user engagement. As one of the largest online video networks, ScanScout serves hundreds of millions of ad impressions monthly and is headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York and Los Angeles.
Tudou Holdings
Series C in 2008
Tudou is a Chinese video sharing website launched in 2005 by Wang Tei, designed to empower young users to express their creativity through video content. The platform allows users to watch, upload, rate, share, comment on, and recommend a variety of videos, including user-generated content, licensed material, and original programming. In 2012, Tudou merged with Youku, creating a dominant player in the online video market under the name Youku Tudou, Inc. This merger significantly enhanced the user base, with monthly unique visitors increasing from approximately 182 million in late 2010 to about 227 million by mid-2013, outpacing competitors like Sohu, PPTV, and iQiyi. Tudou's focus on engaging and interactive experiences has made it a key platform for independent video producers in China.
Highwinds
Venture Round in 2008
Highwinds is a prominent provider of multi-platform IP services and content distribution, established in 2002. The company specializes in content replication and delivery software, focusing on the advancement of various technologies such as messaging bus architecture, network management, distributed file systems, and advanced routing methods. Highwinds aims to meet the evolving demands of media companies and content providers by delivering solutions that cater to the expectations of today’s digital media consumers, who seek rich and engaging content with high levels of interactivity. Through continual innovation in delivery infrastructure and services, Highwinds addresses the challenges posed by the rapidly changing media landscape.
WonderHowTo
Series A in 2008
WonderHowTo, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing a search engine and directory for how-to videos across a wide array of categories, including beauty, arts and crafts, health, technology, and lifestyle. Founded in 2007 and based in Santa Monica, California, the platform allows users to browse and discover instructional videos aggregated from various sources on the internet. Initially focused on curating and indexing video tutorials, WonderHowTo has evolved to include community contributions, enabling members to submit original articles and share knowledge on topics better suited for written format. The platform emphasizes interaction among its users and aims to facilitate a vibrant community of creators and learners.
Visible Measures
Series B in 2008
Visible Measures Corporation is a technology company that specializes in content advertising solutions aimed at enhancing consumer engagement through video content. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company provides independent third-party measurement services that allow advertisers and video publishers to analyze video performance data and measure content consumption and distribution. Their flagship product, VisibleSuite, offers insights into audience interactions with video content, enabling brands to optimize their advertising strategies and maximize their share of attention relative to media expenditure. By leveraging large-scale user-level data, Visible Measures assists clients in creating custom audience segments for more effective targeting in their advertising campaigns. As of March 31, 2017, the company operates as a subsidiary of AcuityAds US Inc.
Quickplay
Series C in 2007
QuickPlay Media Inc. is a prominent provider of cloud-based managed service solutions for the distribution of media to IP-connected devices. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company specializes in delivering over-the-top (OTT) video services, enabling clients to deploy content across both managed IPTV set-top boxes and unmanaged devices. QuickPlay's OpenVideo platform offers robust capabilities for live streaming, video on demand, and monetization strategies such as dynamic advertisement insertion and personalized content. Additionally, the company supports pay TV services, allowing traditional cable operators to transition to multiscreen solutions across various networks. With facilities in major cities including San Diego, Singapore, Chennai, and Frankfurt, QuickPlay serves a global clientele, including some of the largest communications and media companies.
DECA
Series A in 2007
Founded by Michael Wayne and Chris Kimbell, both formerly of Sony Pictures, DECA (Digital Entertainment Company of America) launches as a production house for mainstream digital entertainment. The company received $5 million from Mayfield, Atomico and General Catalyst Partners and will be putting the investment into finding and financing novel digital entertainment web properties. DECA, however, will not serve as a destination for these properties, but rather invest in them and distribute them through their partner's channels. There is little word on what properties they will focus their money on, but they will be announcing their first 3 projects in the fall of 2007. Web video shows are definitely in the cards, with non-video properties on the horizon as well.
EveryZing
Series B in 2007
EveryZing is a media merchandising platform that helps content producers and web publishers dynamically increase the volume of consumable online multimedia content while simultaneously enhancing its monetary value. Unlike other general web search and aggregation services that work only on meta data and tags, EveryZing leverages its unique speech to text, search, and optimization technologies to unlock the content within multimedia and automatically process and organize it to power a compelling ecosystem which easily connects media companies with publishers, consumers, and advertisers.
ScanScout
Series A in 2007
ScanScout is a leading online video advertising network that collaborates with major advertisers and publishers to enhance video advertising opportunities. By partnering with publishers, ScanScout generates significant revenue streams, enabling them to effectively monetize their video content while maintaining a user-friendly experience. For advertisers, the platform offers capabilities to target, optimize, and deliver ad messages tailored to specific content and audiences, thereby increasing user engagement. As one of the largest online video networks, ScanScout serves hundreds of millions of ad impressions monthly and is headquartered in Boston, with additional offices in New York and Los Angeles.
PhotoShelter
Series A in 2007
PhotoShelter, Inc. is a New York-based company that provides a comprehensive suite of tools and services for photographers worldwide. Founded in 2005, PhotoShelter enables photographers to create professional portfolio websites in under five minutes, while also offering customizable solutions to enhance existing sites. The platform includes features such as cloud storage, client proofing, e-commerce capabilities, and various marketing tools designed to streamline the management of photography businesses. Additionally, it provides a digital asset management system to help photographers store, license, and sell their images effectively. PhotoShelter serves a diverse range of industries, including education, sports, media, and retail, allowing photographers to optimize their online presence and reach a broader client base. The company, originally known as Bitshelter, rebranded in 2007 to reflect its specialized focus on the photography market.
Tudou Holdings
Series B in 2007
Tudou is a Chinese video sharing website launched in 2005 by Wang Tei, designed to empower young users to express their creativity through video content. The platform allows users to watch, upload, rate, share, comment on, and recommend a variety of videos, including user-generated content, licensed material, and original programming. In 2012, Tudou merged with Youku, creating a dominant player in the online video market under the name Youku Tudou, Inc. This merger significantly enhanced the user base, with monthly unique visitors increasing from approximately 182 million in late 2010 to about 227 million by mid-2013, outpacing competitors like Sohu, PPTV, and iQiyi. Tudou's focus on engaging and interactive experiences has made it a key platform for independent video producers in China.
MovingHealth
Seed Round in 2007
Movinghealth, Inc. provides Web based health care services to patients and consumers. The company offers wellbeing news and articles, medical reference content databases, and online therapeutic remedial imagery and graphics. Movinghealth was founded in 2007 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Visible Measures
Series A in 2007
Visible Measures Corporation is a technology company that specializes in content advertising solutions aimed at enhancing consumer engagement through video content. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company provides independent third-party measurement services that allow advertisers and video publishers to analyze video performance data and measure content consumption and distribution. Their flagship product, VisibleSuite, offers insights into audience interactions with video content, enabling brands to optimize their advertising strategies and maximize their share of attention relative to media expenditure. By leveraging large-scale user-level data, Visible Measures assists clients in creating custom audience segments for more effective targeting in their advertising campaigns. As of March 31, 2017, the company operates as a subsidiary of AcuityAds US Inc.
Brightcove
Series C in 2007
Brightcove, established in 2004, is a global video technology company that empowers businesses to deliver professional video experiences across various connected devices. It offers cloud-based solutions for video delivery and monetization, serving a wide range of industries, including media, broadcasting, digital publishing, and retail, among others. Brightcove's flagship product, Video Cloud, enables customers to publish and distribute video content through a subscription-based SaaS model. The company is renowned for its innovative technology, exceptional customer support, and global infrastructure, helping organizations worldwide leverage the power of video to engage audiences.
Quickplay
Series B in 2006
QuickPlay Media Inc. is a prominent provider of cloud-based managed service solutions for the distribution of media to IP-connected devices. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company specializes in delivering over-the-top (OTT) video services, enabling clients to deploy content across both managed IPTV set-top boxes and unmanaged devices. QuickPlay's OpenVideo platform offers robust capabilities for live streaming, video on demand, and monetization strategies such as dynamic advertisement insertion and personalized content. Additionally, the company supports pay TV services, allowing traditional cable operators to transition to multiscreen solutions across various networks. With facilities in major cities including San Diego, Singapore, Chennai, and Frankfurt, QuickPlay serves a global clientele, including some of the largest communications and media companies.
ChoiceStream
Series B in 2006
ChoiceStream is a digital advertising service that specializes in programmatic advertising, focusing on cross-device branding and direct response campaigns for brand and agency clients. The company manages all phases of advertising campaigns, from pre-launch planning to completion, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in reaching target audiences. By utilizing proprietary, poll-based data tailored to individual campaigns, ChoiceStream creates custom, targetable audiences and optimizes campaign results in real time. The company employs advanced machine-learning algorithms alongside a dedicated team of industry experts, which contributes to an impressive client retention rate of 83%, significantly higher than the industry average. This blend of innovative technology and personalized service enables clients to achieve their advertising goals effectively.
Brightcove
Series B in 2005
Brightcove, established in 2004, is a global video technology company that empowers businesses to deliver professional video experiences across various connected devices. It offers cloud-based solutions for video delivery and monetization, serving a wide range of industries, including media, broadcasting, digital publishing, and retail, among others. Brightcove's flagship product, Video Cloud, enables customers to publish and distribute video content through a subscription-based SaaS model. The company is renowned for its innovative technology, exceptional customer support, and global infrastructure, helping organizations worldwide leverage the power of video to engage audiences.
MForma Group
Series D in 2005
MFORMA is a leading global publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment. MFORMA provides wireless operators and their customers with the world's best content and brands, and provides developers and brand owners with the shortest route to market. MFORMA's customers include more than 100 of the world's leading wireless carriers. In addition to the industry's most comprehensive catalog of BREW, Java, SMS, MMS, and WAP games, MFORMA also provides sports, lifestyle, and information services subscription products. MFORMA's carrier-grade platform manages the delivery of downloadable games and applications for some of the world's largest carriers. MFORMA is a U.S. corporation with offices in San Francisco (headquarters), San Diego, and Los Angeles, California; Bellevue, Washington; London and Manchester, England; Shanghai and Beijing, China; and Seoul, Korea.
MForma Group
Series C in 2005
MFORMA is a leading global publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment. MFORMA provides wireless operators and their customers with the world's best content and brands, and provides developers and brand owners with the shortest route to market. MFORMA's customers include more than 100 of the world's leading wireless carriers. In addition to the industry's most comprehensive catalog of BREW, Java, SMS, MMS, and WAP games, MFORMA also provides sports, lifestyle, and information services subscription products. MFORMA's carrier-grade platform manages the delivery of downloadable games and applications for some of the world's largest carriers. MFORMA is a U.S. corporation with offices in San Francisco (headquarters), San Diego, and Los Angeles, California; Bellevue, Washington; London and Manchester, England; Shanghai and Beijing, China; and Seoul, Korea.
Brightcove
Series A in 2005
Brightcove, established in 2004, is a global video technology company that empowers businesses to deliver professional video experiences across various connected devices. It offers cloud-based solutions for video delivery and monetization, serving a wide range of industries, including media, broadcasting, digital publishing, and retail, among others. Brightcove's flagship product, Video Cloud, enables customers to publish and distribute video content through a subscription-based SaaS model. The company is renowned for its innovative technology, exceptional customer support, and global infrastructure, helping organizations worldwide leverage the power of video to engage audiences.
ChoiceStream
Series A in 2005
ChoiceStream is a digital advertising service that specializes in programmatic advertising, focusing on cross-device branding and direct response campaigns for brand and agency clients. The company manages all phases of advertising campaigns, from pre-launch planning to completion, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness in reaching target audiences. By utilizing proprietary, poll-based data tailored to individual campaigns, ChoiceStream creates custom, targetable audiences and optimizes campaign results in real time. The company employs advanced machine-learning algorithms alongside a dedicated team of industry experts, which contributes to an impressive client retention rate of 83%, significantly higher than the industry average. This blend of innovative technology and personalized service enables clients to achieve their advertising goals effectively.
MForma Group
Series B in 2004
MFORMA is a leading global publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment. MFORMA provides wireless operators and their customers with the world's best content and brands, and provides developers and brand owners with the shortest route to market. MFORMA's customers include more than 100 of the world's leading wireless carriers. In addition to the industry's most comprehensive catalog of BREW, Java, SMS, MMS, and WAP games, MFORMA also provides sports, lifestyle, and information services subscription products. MFORMA's carrier-grade platform manages the delivery of downloadable games and applications for some of the world's largest carriers. MFORMA is a U.S. corporation with offices in San Francisco (headquarters), San Diego, and Los Angeles, California; Bellevue, Washington; London and Manchester, England; Shanghai and Beijing, China; and Seoul, Korea.
MForma Group
Series A in 2004
MFORMA is a leading global publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment. MFORMA provides wireless operators and their customers with the world's best content and brands, and provides developers and brand owners with the shortest route to market. MFORMA's customers include more than 100 of the world's leading wireless carriers. In addition to the industry's most comprehensive catalog of BREW, Java, SMS, MMS, and WAP games, MFORMA also provides sports, lifestyle, and information services subscription products. MFORMA's carrier-grade platform manages the delivery of downloadable games and applications for some of the world's largest carriers. MFORMA is a U.S. corporation with offices in San Francisco (headquarters), San Diego, and Los Angeles, California; Bellevue, Washington; London and Manchester, England; Shanghai and Beijing, China; and Seoul, Korea.
Maven Networks
Series B in 2004
Maven Networks is an online video platform provider with end-to-end video syndication, content management and advertising solution. Maven helps media companies create, distribute and profit from direct-to-consumer Internet TV channels and networks. The Maven Internet TV Platform(TM) is used by organizations such as CanWest, CBS Sports, CBC, CNET, Gannett, The Financial Times, Fox Business Network, Fox News, Hearst, MediaNews Group, Ogilvy, Scripps Networks, Sony BMG, Sony Pictures Television, and TV Guide.
Maven Networks
Series A in 2003
Maven Networks is an online video platform provider with end-to-end video syndication, content management and advertising solution. Maven helps media companies create, distribute and profit from direct-to-consumer Internet TV channels and networks. The Maven Internet TV Platform(TM) is used by organizations such as CanWest, CBS Sports, CBC, CNET, Gannett, The Financial Times, Fox Business Network, Fox News, Hearst, MediaNews Group, Ogilvy, Scripps Networks, Sony BMG, Sony Pictures Television, and TV Guide.
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