Greycroft

Greycroft is a venture capital firm that concentrates on technology start-ups, with a focus on the internet and mobile markets. It operates from offices in New York and Los Angeles, and uses its media and technology industry connections to help portfolio companies gain visibility, build strategic relationships, bring products to market, and grow successful businesses. Founded in 2006, Greycroft has invested in more than 200 companies across sectors such as consumer internet, financial technology, healthcare, and enterprise software, and manages over $1 billion in capital. The firm emphasizes early-stage investing and collaborates with entrepreneurs to support growth, while pursuing diversity initiatives including a diversity term sheet rider.

William Agathis

Investor

Kamran Ansari

Venture Partner

Adam Boutin

Partner

Nick Crance

Principal

Conor Deveney

Principal

Past deals in Media

Rembrand

Series A in 2025
Rembrand is an advertising agency specializing in a comprehensive range of marketing services, including brand strategy, campaign management, and social media marketing. The company offers digital marketing solutions such as content marketing, newsletter, display advertising, and employer branding. Additionally, Rembrand has developed a programmatic product placement platform that utilizes generative AI to enhance videos with virtual product placements, allowing brands to connect seamlessly with creators to scale their marketing efforts. This innovative approach to monetizing videos without interruptive ads positions Rembrand as a forward-thinking player in the advertising landscape.

Rembrand

Seed Round in 2022
Rembrand is an advertising agency specializing in a comprehensive range of marketing services, including brand strategy, campaign management, and social media marketing. The company offers digital marketing solutions such as content marketing, newsletter, display advertising, and employer branding. Additionally, Rembrand has developed a programmatic product placement platform that utilizes generative AI to enhance videos with virtual product placements, allowing brands to connect seamlessly with creators to scale their marketing efforts. This innovative approach to monetizing videos without interruptive ads positions Rembrand as a forward-thinking player in the advertising landscape.

Lemonada

Series A in 2022
Lemonada Media is a podcast network focused on sharing authentic narratives that reflect the diverse facets of the human experience. Through its platform, the company produces first-person stories that resonate with listeners, fostering an engaged community. By presenting relatable content, Lemonada enables individuals to gain insights into various life experiences, promoting understanding and personal growth. The network aims to create a space where listeners not only feel connected to the stories shared but also find comfort and lessons applicable to their own lives.

mayk

Seed Round in 2021
Mayk is a company founded in 2020 and based in Santa Monica, California, that offers a virtual music studio aimed at democratizing music creation. Its application enables users to compose original songs for streaming or social media, breaking down traditional barriers in music production. Additionally, Mayk provides various services to support users in expressing their musical talents and getting their voices heard.

MutualMarkets

Seed Round in 2021
MutualMarkets facilitates collaborative marketing between brands and content owners like TV shows and movies. Its AI-driven platform streamlines the process of forming partnerships and deploying co-marketing ads, which typically outperform standard creatives by up to ten times.

Inspo Network

Seed Round in 2019
Inspo Network, Inc. is a media company based in Seattle, Washington, that focuses on creating premium lifestyle content through a video application designed to connect original content creators with brands. Established in 2017, the company specializes in short-form video experiences across various expert categories, including beauty, fashion, fitness, food, home, and lifestyle. Inspo's platform allows creators to produce high-quality, television-style shows that resonate with over 120 million viewers, while also facilitating seamless product integration for brands within this content. By leveraging a crowdsourced production model, Inspo enables users to easily discover and engage with curated experiences, effectively transforming the lifestyle market for both creators and consumers.

Wondery

Series B in 2019
Wondery Inc. is a content producer and publisher based in West Hollywood, California, specializing in mobile and on-demand audio storytelling. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on creating and curating immersive podcasts that span various genres, including crime, love, mystery, and conspiracy. Wondery's portfolio features well-known programs such as Sword & Scale, Dirty John, and Business Wars, among others. The company aims to connect audiences to a diverse array of narratives while offering a platform for storytellers to gain exposure and advertising representation. Additionally, Wondery provides a mobile application that allows users to follow their favorite podcasts, discover new content, and organize it by channels.

PocketWatch

Series B in 2018
PocketWatch, Inc. is a media entertainment company based in Culver City, California, that specializes in producing content for children. Incorporated in 2016, PocketWatch creates and curates a variety of entertainment, including small-screen videos and large-scale productions, and aims to develop global franchises based on popular YouTube stars and characters appealing to Generation Alpha. In addition to digital content, the company offers a diverse range of lifestyle products, including toys, apparel, plush items, and games, designed to entertain and inspire kids and families. Through its innovative approach, PocketWatch strives to spark children's imaginations while delivering high-quality media experiences.

The Block

Seed Round in 2018
The Block is a prominent research, analysis, and news organization focused on the digital asset sector. Established in 2018 and headquartered in New York City, The Block operates with a team distributed across multiple time zones, enabling continuous coverage of the global cryptocurrency and blockchain landscape. The organization aims to serve as a comprehensive resource for individuals seeking to understand and navigate the evolving world of digital assets, including programmable money, distributed ledgers, and decentralized applications. Through its in-depth reporting and insights, The Block positions itself as a key player in the digital asset space.

Wondery

Series A in 2018
Wondery Inc. is a content producer and publisher based in West Hollywood, California, specializing in mobile and on-demand audio storytelling. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on creating and curating immersive podcasts that span various genres, including crime, love, mystery, and conspiracy. Wondery's portfolio features well-known programs such as Sword & Scale, Dirty John, and Business Wars, among others. The company aims to connect audiences to a diverse array of narratives while offering a platform for storytellers to gain exposure and advertising representation. Additionally, Wondery provides a mobile application that allows users to follow their favorite podcasts, discover new content, and organize it by channels.

Convoz

Seed Round in 2018
Convoz is a social video application that facilitates public collaborative conversations through video. It provides a platform for users to engage in face-to-face interactions with both celebrities and peers who share similar interests. The app enables users to upload 15-second video clips, often directed at specific celebrities, and allows them to view and respond to others' messages. This asynchronous video format fosters a space for users to express their opinions and engage in discussions about current events, enhancing the way individuals connect and communicate through video representation.

Axios Media

Series B in 2017
Axios is a digital media company offering concise, reliable news and analysis across politics, technology, business, health, climate, sports, global affairs, and science. It prioritizes efficient storytelling and has a reputation for launching journalists to prominent roles at other outlets.

Raze

Series A in 2017
Raze is a Beverly Hills-based mobile entertainment platform and premium production company that specializes in creating Latin-centered television and web series. Founded in 2016, Raze produces a variety of short and long-form programming tailored for bi-cultural Latino audiences, addressing their diverse lifestyles and cultural narratives. The company focuses on delivering original content that highlights Latin American news, lifestyle, and beauty, making it accessible through its own channels as well as third-party traditional and digital media outlets. As of July 2020, Raze operates as a subsidiary of Turner Latin America, Inc., further enhancing its reach and impact within the Latino community.

OmniVirt

Seed Round in 2016
OmniVirt is a technology company based in Millbrae, California, founded in 2012. It specializes in creating an advertising platform that enables the creation and distribution of immersive ads using virtual reality (VR), 360° video, 3D rendering, and augmented reality (AR). The platform allows brands to upload, promote, and analyze their content across a network of publishers and platforms, delivering significantly higher performance than traditional advertising. OmniVirt's technology is compatible with most browsers and trusted by major publishers such as The New York Times, WSJ, Washington Post, and Forbes.

Axios Media

Series A in 2016
Axios is a digital media company offering concise, reliable news and analysis across politics, technology, business, health, climate, sports, global affairs, and science. It prioritizes efficient storytelling and has a reputation for launching journalists to prominent roles at other outlets.

All Def

Series B in 2016
All Def Digital, Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles, is a multi-platform media company specializing in the curation, development, and distribution of content centered around hip-hop culture and related art forms. It manages and supports a diverse range of talent, including social video stars, writers, actors, and hip-hop artists, providing them with platforms for expression and growth. All Def produces and distributes original content across various media, including its own properties, social channels, television, movies, live events, and brand partnerships. As of December 19, 2019, the company operates as a subsidiary of Culture Genesis Inc.

Theta EdgeCloud

Seed Round in 2016
Theta EdgeCloud is the leading decentralized cloud for AI, media and entertainment. The platform empowers AI teams with unrivaled GPU price-to-performance as the first hybrid cloud-edge computing architecture. Strategic corporate investors include Samsung NEXT, Sony Innovation Fund, media investors BDMI Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, CAA Creative Artists Agency, and traditional Silicon Valley VCs including DCM and Sierra Ventures.

JW Player

Series D in 2016
JW Player is a technology company specializing in video streaming solutions. It provides an HTML5 video player designed for web content publishing and monetization through video ads. The platform aims to enhance views, engagement, and advertisement revenue for publishers with minimal effort or investment, while offering flexible tools for video professionals to optimize their strategies across various screens.

The Dodo

Series B in 2015
The Dodo is a digital media company based in New York that focuses on animals, providing a blend of news, entertainment, and advocacy. It aims to be the leading online community for animal lovers, offering engaging stories and videos that highlight animal-related issues and promote animal activism. The Dodo also facilitates connections between its audience and animal welfare initiatives, encouraging care and awareness for various species. Through its content, the company seeks to inspire and inform individuals about the importance of animal welfare and the natural world.

JW Player

Series C in 2014
JW Player is a technology company specializing in video streaming solutions. It provides an HTML5 video player designed for web content publishing and monetization through video ads. The platform aims to enhance views, engagement, and advertisement revenue for publishers with minimal effort or investment, while offering flexible tools for video professionals to optimize their strategies across various screens.

The Dodo

Series A in 2014
The Dodo is a digital media company based in New York that focuses on animals, providing a blend of news, entertainment, and advocacy. It aims to be the leading online community for animal lovers, offering engaging stories and videos that highlight animal-related issues and promote animal activism. The Dodo also facilitates connections between its audience and animal welfare initiatives, encouraging care and awareness for various species. Through its content, the company seeks to inspire and inform individuals about the importance of animal welfare and the natural world.

All Def

Series A in 2014
All Def Digital, Inc., established in 2013 and headquartered in Los Angeles, is a multi-platform media company specializing in the curation, development, and distribution of content centered around hip-hop culture and related art forms. It manages and supports a diverse range of talent, including social video stars, writers, actors, and hip-hop artists, providing them with platforms for expression and growth. All Def produces and distributes original content across various media, including its own properties, social channels, television, movies, live events, and brand partnerships. As of December 19, 2019, the company operates as a subsidiary of Culture Genesis Inc.

Elite Daily

Convertible Note in 2014
Elite Daily, Inc. is an online media platform focused on providing engaging content tailored for millennials, particularly Generation Y. Founded in 2014 and based in New York, the company produces a wide range of articles, videos, and documentaries across various categories, including news, lifestyle, dating, entertainment, politics, and culture. Elite Daily aims to deliver content that resonates with the interests and perspectives of its audience, which exceeds 70 million monthly readers, establishing it as a significant community for millennial voices. The platform was created by a team of media professionals from the same demographic, who sought to move away from traditional media's often monotonous presentation of news and instead foster a vibrant, socially driven environment. As of 2017, Elite Daily operates as a subsidiary of Bustle Digital Group.

Wochit

Series B in 2014
Wochit Inc. operates an online video creation platform tailored for publishers, newsrooms, media companies, and brands seeking to enhance audience engagement through social videos. Founded in 2012 and based in Yehud, Israel, Wochit's platform simplifies the video creation process, allowing users to produce short-form videos using a real-time and license-cleared media collection. This capability enables organizations to design socially-optimized video content that can be easily shared across various social and digital platforms. By providing powerful yet user-friendly video storytelling solutions, Wochit empowers a wide range of organizations, from brands to nonprofits, to connect with their audiences in innovative ways.

Redef

Seed Round in 2014
Redef is a company that operates a live media feed platform designed to deliver curated information streams tailored for various industry communities, alongside elements of pop culture. Its focus encompasses a diverse range of topics, including media, technology, sports, music, movies, education, fashion, design, and health. Through its platform, Redef provides newsletters and creates remixes, fostering communities around these verticals. The company aims to enable users to personalize their content experience by allowing them to select and share their favorite topics and insights, thereby facilitating a deeper understanding of the subjects they are passionate about.

Media Redefined

Seed Round in 2014
Media Redefined was a Social Media Agency that started in January, 2009. It closed down its operations on 18th July, 2012 and sold the domain and digital assets to an undisclosed individual. Some of the brands with which Media Redefined worked extensively include - Samsung, Maruti, Aircel, Micromax, NIIT, NASSCOM, etc. The founders can be contacted at: catchme@praval.com gauravtechie@gmail.com honeytech@gmail.com

Savoteur

Series B in 2014
Savoteur is a global digital media company founded in 2010 and based in New York. It operates a single publication focused on celebrating the unique aspects of cities worldwide. Through its international team of editors and contributors, Savoteur provides insider perspectives on relevant people, places, and activities across over 30 major cities globally. Its content covers eight lifestyle categories and is delivered via daily email alerts, serving as both an informative guide for young, affluent professionals and a marketing channel for featured advertisers and venues.

The Dodo

Seed Round in 2014
The Dodo is a digital media company based in New York that focuses on animals, providing a blend of news, entertainment, and advocacy. It aims to be the leading online community for animal lovers, offering engaging stories and videos that highlight animal-related issues and promote animal activism. The Dodo also facilitates connections between its audience and animal welfare initiatives, encouraging care and awareness for various species. Through its content, the company seeks to inspire and inform individuals about the importance of animal welfare and the natural world.

Vidible

Series A in 2014
Vidible is a video management and exchange platform for buyers and sellers of digital media to manage, distribute, and monetize video content across desktop, mobile, and TV. The platform delivers transparency and control, offering tools to optimize video programming and monetize video assets through multi-platform programmatic buying and selling. It serves publishers, advertisers, and agencies seeking to maximize the value of their brands online by streamlining content management and monetization workflows. Vidible has been integrated into ONE by AOL, aligning its capabilities with AOL Platforms to reach consumers through premium experiences and performance-driven campaigns.

Sulia

Series B in 2013
**Sulia is a subject-based social network that connects you to the top social sources on subjects you care about.** We all have interests that we're extremely passionate about. Whether it's our family, a sports team, breaking news, Hollywood gossip, a hobby, a career, or a political issue, we obsess over our interests everyday. However, with an endless number of sources talking about an endless number of subjects, it's nearly impossible to find the best sources to follow to across your interests. And, even if you were able to identify the top sources, sifting through all of their content is maddeningly time-consuming. We built Sulia to address these problems (which were driving us mad too). Sulia’s subject-based structure of social channels connects trusted sources and enthusiasts on shared interests across thousands of subjects, including breaking news and events. How? We use a combination of network managers and sophisticated algorithms to identify the best-regarded sources across thousands of subjects. We then dynamically filter content from those sources, regardless of where it's created (a blog, a social network, a media site, through Sulia's publishing system, etc.), into high-quality, realtime social channels. The result is streams of timely content from trusted sources that is always on-topic, readable, and relevant. People use Sulia everyday to discover new sources and engage with their interests. Sulia is backed by leading media and technology investors, including: -- Firstmark Capital: Rick Heitzmann -- Village Ventures: Matt Harris, Bo Peabody -- IA Capital Partners: Roger Ehrenberg -- Founder Collective: Chris Dixon -- SV Angels: Ron Conway -- Mark Gerson, Founder, Gerson Lehrman Group

Wochit

Series A in 2013
Wochit Inc. operates an online video creation platform tailored for publishers, newsrooms, media companies, and brands seeking to enhance audience engagement through social videos. Founded in 2012 and based in Yehud, Israel, Wochit's platform simplifies the video creation process, allowing users to produce short-form videos using a real-time and license-cleared media collection. This capability enables organizations to design socially-optimized video content that can be easily shared across various social and digital platforms. By providing powerful yet user-friendly video storytelling solutions, Wochit empowers a wide range of organizations, from brands to nonprofits, to connect with their audiences in innovative ways.

Maker Studios

Series C in 2012
Maker Studios, established in 2009 and headquartered in Los Angeles, is a media company that empowers artists to create, distribute, and monetize their original content on YouTube. It provides a comprehensive suite of services, including development, production, promotion, distribution, sales, marketing, and merchandise support to its partners. Maker Studios is home to numerous prominent digital stars and content creators, making it a significant player in the online video landscape. It operates as a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

JW Player

Series B in 2012
JW Player is a technology company specializing in video streaming solutions. It provides an HTML5 video player designed for web content publishing and monetization through video ads. The platform aims to enhance views, engagement, and advertisement revenue for publishers with minimal effort or investment, while offering flexible tools for video professionals to optimize their strategies across various screens.

PlumTV

Venture Round in 2012
Plum TV is a premium local cable television network focused on delivering original programming to affluent vacation communities across the United States, including locations such as Aspen, Vail, Telluride, Sun Valley, Miami Beach, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, and The Hamptons. The network provides a multi-platform service that encompasses local television stations and websites, catering to the specific interests and lifestyles of its viewers. Plum TV's content is distributed through various channels, including Comcast, Cablevision, Hulu, and YouTube, allowing audiences in these upscale markets to access tailored entertainment that reflects their unique cultural and recreational preferences.

AwesomenessTV

Series A in 2012
AwesomenessTV is a multi-platform media company based in Santa Monica, California, specializing in original programming aimed at the global Gen Z audience. It operates as a subsidiary of Viacom International Inc. and is owned by DreamWorks Animation and Hearst Corporation, which holds a 25 percent stake. The company's offerings include AwesomenessTV, a prominent destination for youth-oriented content; the ATV Network, a community-based multi-channel network with over 90,000 channels; and Big Frame, a talent management firm focused on influencers. Additionally, AwesomenessTV encompasses DreamWorksTV, Awestruck, Awesomeness Films, Wildness, as well as divisions dedicated to consumer products, music, and branded entertainment. Founded by Brian Robbins and Joe Davola, AwesomenessTV has established itself as a significant player in the digital media landscape.

9gag

Seed Round in 2012
9GAG, Inc. is an online platform and social media website that specializes in user-generated content, primarily focused on humor. Founded in 2008 and based in Mountain View, California, the company allows users to post and comment on a wide array of entertaining media, including funny pictures, videos, memes, and various categories such as gaming, anime, movies, and sports. The site features daily updates of user-generated videos encompassing themes like comedy, pranks, and cute moments, creating an engaging environment for users to connect and share their interests. Through its vibrant community, 9GAG fosters conversation and interaction among its users, making it a popular destination for humor and entertainment on the Internet.

BalconyTV

Series A in 2012
BalconyTV is an online music platform that showcases bands, musicians, and various acts performing on balconies around the world. Founded in June 2006 by three friends in Dublin, the initiative started as a local music show filmed from their apartment balcony. Since its inception, BalconyTV has expanded to 43 cities globally, producing a diverse range of performances. With over 8,000 videos archived, the platform has garnered more than 40 million views, establishing itself as a significant player in the online music scene.

Savoteur

Series A in 2012
Savoteur is a global digital media company founded in 2010 and based in New York. It operates a single publication focused on celebrating the unique aspects of cities worldwide. Through its international team of editors and contributors, Savoteur provides insider perspectives on relevant people, places, and activities across over 30 major cities globally. Its content covers eight lifestyle categories and is delivered via daily email alerts, serving as both an informative guide for young, affluent professionals and a marketing channel for featured advertisers and venues.

Parent Media Group

Venture Round in 2012
Parent Media Group Inc. is a company that operates family-oriented websites designed to engage and support parents. Founded in 2005 and based in Charlotte, North Carolina, its platforms include TheCuteKid.com, which provides resources for entering the entertainment industry alongside prizes and casting opportunities; ParentSociety.com, which explores various aspects of parenthood from pregnancy through the teenage years; CanvasPeople.com, which transforms personal photos into art; and DealsforMommy, a service that delivers attractive deals and free samples to mothers. The company's sites foster social interaction and community engagement, offering interactive content that allows parents to shop, share experiences, and find entertainment.

Radiate Media

Series B in 2011
Radiate Media formerly Matchbin, provides software and services that empower local media and businesses to find and capture the audience that matters most. From local news, weather, and traffic information to online and broadcast marketing tools, Radiate Media’s technology and nationwide network allows clients to grow revenue by reaching customers on-air, online, and on the go.

Pulse

Series A in 2011
Pulse is an elegant news reading application for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. It incorporates colorful panning story bars and fills them with content from your favorite sources. Pulse redefines news, giving you the opportunity to experience the news you desire from traditional sources, your favorite blogs and social networks all in one beautiful interface. Pulse is developed by Alphonso Labs.

Maker Studios

Series B in 2011
Maker Studios, established in 2009 and headquartered in Los Angeles, is a media company that empowers artists to create, distribute, and monetize their original content on YouTube. It provides a comprehensive suite of services, including development, production, promotion, distribution, sales, marketing, and merchandise support to its partners. Maker Studios is home to numerous prominent digital stars and content creators, making it a significant player in the online video landscape. It operates as a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

Maker Studios

Series A in 2010
Maker Studios, established in 2009 and headquartered in Los Angeles, is a media company that empowers artists to create, distribute, and monetize their original content on YouTube. It provides a comprehensive suite of services, including development, production, promotion, distribution, sales, marketing, and merchandise support to its partners. Maker Studios is home to numerous prominent digital stars and content creators, making it a significant player in the online video landscape. It operates as a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

Pulse

Seed Round in 2010
Pulse is an elegant news reading application for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. It incorporates colorful panning story bars and fills them with content from your favorite sources. Pulse redefines news, giving you the opportunity to experience the news you desire from traditional sources, your favorite blogs and social networks all in one beautiful interface. Pulse is developed by Alphonso Labs.

Extreme Reach

Series B in 2010
Extreme Reach streamlines content production and creative asset management for media, entertainment, and advertising industries. Its platform, AdBridge™, integrates workflows for complex media landscapes, serving over 200,000 users annually.

Babble

Series B in 2010
Babble is an online magazine and community platform that caters to urban parents and hipsters, offering a wide range of lifestyle content. Founded in December 2006 by Alisa Volkman and Rufus Griscom and based in New York, the platform includes articles, photos, videos, and blogs covering topics such as beauty, home, food, travel, entertainment, and parenting. Babble also features community engagement through profiles, message boards, and photo-sharing services. Notable sections include 'Strollerderby,' a parenting blog, and 'Parental Advisory,' an advice column that addresses various aspects of modern parenting and lifestyle trends.

Panvidea

Series A in 2010
Panvidea, Inc. is a company that specializes in on-demand video preparation, processing, and distribution for entertainment and advertising content across various digital platforms. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, it provides a comprehensive suite of services that includes video encoding, processing, and cloud-based solutions for content owners, broadcasters, publishers, and advertising agencies. Panvidea's technology facilitates the ingestion, editing, branding, transcoding, and packaging of professional media content, enhancing digital media workflows. The company also offers physical media digitization, technical consulting services, and focuses on content personalization, localization, and globalization. By managing metadata and transforming media for diverse audiences, Panvidea supports the delivery of digital products to multiple platforms and devices.

Babble

Series A in 2009
Babble is an online magazine and community platform that caters to urban parents and hipsters, offering a wide range of lifestyle content. Founded in December 2006 by Alisa Volkman and Rufus Griscom and based in New York, the platform includes articles, photos, videos, and blogs covering topics such as beauty, home, food, travel, entertainment, and parenting. Babble also features community engagement through profiles, message boards, and photo-sharing services. Notable sections include 'Strollerderby,' a parenting blog, and 'Parental Advisory,' an advice column that addresses various aspects of modern parenting and lifestyle trends.

Extreme Reach

Series A in 2009
Extreme Reach streamlines content production and creative asset management for media, entertainment, and advertising industries. Its platform, AdBridge™, integrates workflows for complex media landscapes, serving over 200,000 users annually.

Panvidea

Series A in 2008
Panvidea, Inc. is a company that specializes in on-demand video preparation, processing, and distribution for entertainment and advertising content across various digital platforms. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York, it provides a comprehensive suite of services that includes video encoding, processing, and cloud-based solutions for content owners, broadcasters, publishers, and advertising agencies. Panvidea's technology facilitates the ingestion, editing, branding, transcoding, and packaging of professional media content, enhancing digital media workflows. The company also offers physical media digitization, technical consulting services, and focuses on content personalization, localization, and globalization. By managing metadata and transforming media for diverse audiences, Panvidea supports the delivery of digital products to multiple platforms and devices.

Sportgenic

Series B in 2008
Sportgenic is an online media and technology company that connects advertisers with millions of engaged sport enthusiasts across its network of specialized websites. These sites cater to diverse sporting interests, offering training resources, competition platforms, social networks, and authentic content. The company employs proprietary technology for precise ad targeting, ensuring marketers achieve a greater return on investment (ROI).

Crowd Fusion

Series A in 2008
Crowd Fusion (now Ceros) is a publishing platform that combines the best of several popular applications like blogging, wikis, tagging and workflow management into a powerful open source framework in order to enable rapid deployment of new features and to solve the pain points of publishing vertical destination sites at scale. Founded in 2007 by CEO Brian Alvey (former co-founder of Weblogs, Inc) and CTO Craig Wood, Crowd Fusion raised $3 million from Velocity Interactive Group, Greycroft Partners and Marc Andreessen in July of 2008. Velocity's Jon Miller and Greycroft's Ian Sigalow joined the company's board of directors. When Miller left Velocity to become the CEO of Digital Media at Newscorp, Velocity changed its name to Fuse Capital and Fuse's Mickie Rosen joined the board. In September of 2008, Crowd Fusion launched its first showcase site, Obsessable, covering consumer electronics. In December of 2008, Crowd Fusion launched another showcase site, Super Eco, covering green news. In 2009, Crowd Fusion has explored working with other publishers to conquer various verticals like sports, finance, food, fashion, music, health, cars, entertainment and parenting, while using the showcase sites as a testing ground to further plan and develop the Crowd Fusion platform. Ceros acquired by Crowd Fusion and changed name to Ceros.

Sportgenic

Series A in 2008
Sportgenic is an online media and technology company that connects advertisers with millions of engaged sport enthusiasts across its network of specialized websites. These sites cater to diverse sporting interests, offering training resources, competition platforms, social networks, and authentic content. The company employs proprietary technology for precise ad targeting, ensuring marketers achieve a greater return on investment (ROI).

DigiSynd

Seed Round in 2008
DigiSynd is a company that specializes in outsourced packaging, syndication, and marketing solutions for digital studios and content creators. By leveraging traditional storytelling techniques and insights from conventional media, DigiSynd effectively enhances the online value of content within digital communities and interactive platforms. The company offers a range of services including online entertainment marketing, production, and syndication, helping clients navigate the complexities of the digital landscape. Founded by Oliver Luckett and Rob Maigret, who previously collaborated at Revver, DigiSynd aims to maximize content reach and engagement through innovative marketing strategies tailored for the online environment.

HuffPost

Series B in 2007
HuffPost is an online news provider and blog that covers politics, entertainment, style, world news, technology, and comedy, operating as a large online media network of contributors. The platform offers localized and international information on socio-economic, cultural, political, lifestyle, and entertainment topics, supported by photos and videos. Launched in 2005 and based in New York, HuffPost has grown into a widely read digital outlet and became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize in 2012.

Worldwide Biggies

Series A in 2007
Worldwide Biggies, Inc. is a digital entertainment studio based in New York, founded in 2005. The company specializes in creating a diverse array of entertainment content, including films, television shows, gametoons, games, and webisodes, specifically tailored for children, families, and young adults. By leveraging online platforms, Worldwide Biggies aims to engage its audience with high-quality, interactive entertainment options that cater to various age groups.

HuffPost

Series A in 2006
HuffPost is an online news provider and blog that covers politics, entertainment, style, world news, technology, and comedy, operating as a large online media network of contributors. The platform offers localized and international information on socio-economic, cultural, political, lifestyle, and entertainment topics, supported by photos and videos. Launched in 2005 and based in New York, HuffPost has grown into a widely read digital outlet and became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize in 2012.
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