Beehiiv operates an email newsletter platform designed for creators. It facilitates the production, monetization, and expansion of newsletters while enhancing audience engagement and growth. The platform's direct engagement model reduces reliance on cookie-based data.
Change is a technology platform that facilitates corporate giving by simplifying the process for businesses to donate to nonprofits. Brands can integrate Change into their checkout systems with minimal effort, as the platform handles the complexities of connecting, vetting, and integrating with charitable organizations. Change provides real-time analytics on donations, allowing brands to track their impact and engage customers through shareable content. The company's services enable businesses to streamline their philanthropic efforts while appealing to socially conscious consumers.
Branch is a platform that serves as a linking and measurement partner for growth-focused teams, helping brands acquire users, retain customers, and drive conversions across digital channels. The company offers a cloud-based marketing optimization platform that supports cross-platform interactions and builds user-to-user referral programs. Its features include rewarded referrals, content sharing, deep views, download banners, and personalized onboarding, all designed to improve the customer experience and enable measurement and optimization of campaigns. Branch is trusted by brands such as Instacart, Western Union, NBCUniversal, Zocdoc and Sephora to acquire users, retain customers and drive more conversions. By linking attribution with referral-driven engagement, Branch helps brands evaluate program performance and optimize messaging and incentives to maximize conversions and lifetime value.
Attest Technologies Ltd., established in 2015 and headquartered in London, UK, operates a global online consumer research platform. It offers businesses real-time, on-demand consumer insights through surveys, enabling them to make data-driven decisions across various aspects such as marketing, product development, and brand tracking. Attest's platform allows direct engagement with over 110 million consumers across 45 countries, providing international research and testing solutions. The company is backed by prominent investors, including NEA, and serves clients aiming to drive predictable growth and fill knowledge gaps.
Attest
Venture Round in 2020
Attest Technologies Ltd., established in 2015 and headquartered in London, UK, operates a global online consumer research platform. It offers businesses real-time, on-demand consumer insights through surveys, enabling them to make data-driven decisions across various aspects such as marketing, product development, and brand tracking. Attest's platform allows direct engagement with over 110 million consumers across 45 countries, providing international research and testing solutions. The company is backed by prominent investors, including NEA, and serves clients aiming to drive predictable growth and fill knowledge gaps.
Attest Technologies Ltd., established in 2015 and headquartered in London, UK, operates a global online consumer research platform. It offers businesses real-time, on-demand consumer insights through surveys, enabling them to make data-driven decisions across various aspects such as marketing, product development, and brand tracking. Attest's platform allows direct engagement with over 110 million consumers across 45 countries, providing international research and testing solutions. The company is backed by prominent investors, including NEA, and serves clients aiming to drive predictable growth and fill knowledge gaps.
Drop is a consumer rewards platform that uses machine learning to match shoppers with over 400 partner brands, enabling them to earn points, discounts, and cashback on purchases. The service encourages repeat shopping by offering instant rewards and personalized offers. Headquartered in Toronto, Drop serves more than 4 million members across North America and the UK, aiming to improve everyday consumer experiences through its personalized commerce platform.
Knotch, Inc. is an independent provider of real-time intelligence focused on enhancing digital marketing efforts. Established in 2012 and based in San Francisco, the company offers the Knotch intelligence suite, which equips brands and marketers with tools to gain real-time insights, metrics, and benchmarks. Knotch addresses a critical challenge faced by both B2B and B2C marketers by bridging the "missing middle" of the audience journey, thereby reducing guesswork and improving efficiency. The platform allows marketers to track the impact of content assets through all stages of the audience journey, identifying which content drives high-value actions and conversions. Additionally, Knotch's digital content intelligence platform facilitates content research, data collection, analysis, and optimization, enabling marketing and media teams to effectively plan and enhance their content strategies across various advertising channels.
Drop is a consumer rewards platform that uses machine learning to match shoppers with over 400 partner brands, enabling them to earn points, discounts, and cashback on purchases. The service encourages repeat shopping by offering instant rewards and personalized offers. Headquartered in Toronto, Drop serves more than 4 million members across North America and the UK, aiming to improve everyday consumer experiences through its personalized commerce platform.
Vizbee
Venture Round in 2018
Founded in 2014, Vizbee is a technology company based in New York. It specializes in unifying mobile and streaming devices into one seamless app, transforming existing mobile marketing channels into direct response paths for TV viewers.
Branch is a platform that serves as a linking and measurement partner for growth-focused teams, helping brands acquire users, retain customers, and drive conversions across digital channels. The company offers a cloud-based marketing optimization platform that supports cross-platform interactions and builds user-to-user referral programs. Its features include rewarded referrals, content sharing, deep views, download banners, and personalized onboarding, all designed to improve the customer experience and enable measurement and optimization of campaigns. Branch is trusted by brands such as Instacart, Western Union, NBCUniversal, Zocdoc and Sephora to acquire users, retain customers and drive more conversions. By linking attribution with referral-driven engagement, Branch helps brands evaluate program performance and optimize messaging and incentives to maximize conversions and lifetime value.
Placester
Series D in 2017
Placester is a comprehensive business platform designed for real estate professionals, offering a suite of tools including lead capturing websites, lead management, email marketing, marketing automation, analytics, and educational resources with 24/7 support. Founded in 2011 by Matthew Barba and Frederick Townes, the platform facilitates online and mobile business growth through seamless MLS integration, natural language search, and visually appealing designs. Placester provides a variety of apps and add-ons for high-impact email marketing, digital advertising campaigns, lead management, and task streamlining. The company serves a significant portion of real estate professionals in the U.S. and is a technology partner to leading real estate brands across North America, including being the sole website provider for the REALTOR Benefits® Program of the National Association of REALTORS®.
Folloze builds the B2B Buyer Experience Platform that enables frontline marketing teams to deliver engaging, personalized experiences across the buyer journey. The platform supports online content curation, account-specific content campaigns, and content automation to create personalized journeys for every buying group. It offers actionable account analytics and visibility into content performance, routing insights to sales for follow-up. Users can create and share content boards with tailored designs and calls to action, synchronize data with Google Analytics and other tools, and integrate with Salesforce and Microsoft Office to fit existing sales processes. The platform also supports drip campaigns, real-time alerts based on visitor actions, and the ability for sales to engage via calls, email, or chat. Folloze serves enterprise customers and has offices in multiple locations; it has delivered significant pipeline, and helps brands optimize their ABM programs.
Docent Health
Series A in 2016
Docent Health is a company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in developing software and mobile applications aimed at enhancing patient care and engagement for health systems. Its enterprise consumer engagement platform integrates digital and human interactions to provide personalized support for patients, guiding them according to their specific needs and preferences. By utilizing intelligent, real-time text messaging, Docent Health focuses on fostering lasting patient relationships and improving customer experiences. The company's approach combines insights from various industries, including retail and hospitality, to deliver customer-centric care that enhances patient satisfaction, increases customer lifetime value, and helps health systems grow their market share.
Traction Labs Inc. is a content distribution technology company headquartered in San Francisco, with additional offices in Los Angeles and New York. Founded in 2013, it specializes in live streaming video and operates a digital marketing platform that connects brands and publishers with engaged audiences. The company's proprietary technology enables the distribution of various types of content, including live video, 360° video, and sponsored content, while facilitating real-time performance adjustments. Traction Labs focuses on maximizing the effectiveness of live stream campaigns through authentic audience engagement and global distribution across influential social creators and relevant publishers. Its clientele includes prominent Fortune 100 companies such as Dove, Yahoo!, and Campbell's. The company is recognized for its innovative approach, having been a finalist at TechCrunch Disrupt and attracting investment from leading venture firms.
Curalate, Inc. is a technology company that operates an online platform focused on enhancing the connection between visual content and e-commerce. Founded in 2011 and based in Philadelphia, with additional offices in New York, Seattle, and London, the company enables brands to convert images and videos into interactive digital storefronts across various online channels, including social media and advertisements. Curalate's platform offers tools for brands to automate content posting, track social media engagement, and gain insights into campaign performance, competitors, and influencers. By leveraging image recognition algorithms, Curalate facilitates a seamless transition from consumer discovery of products to actual purchases, working with prominent brands such as Gap, Neiman Marcus, and Sephora to drive revenue through visual-driven commerce. Curalate, previously known as Storably, became a subsidiary of Bazaarvoice in July 2020.
Branch is a platform that serves as a linking and measurement partner for growth-focused teams, helping brands acquire users, retain customers, and drive conversions across digital channels. The company offers a cloud-based marketing optimization platform that supports cross-platform interactions and builds user-to-user referral programs. Its features include rewarded referrals, content sharing, deep views, download banners, and personalized onboarding, all designed to improve the customer experience and enable measurement and optimization of campaigns. Branch is trusted by brands such as Instacart, Western Union, NBCUniversal, Zocdoc and Sephora to acquire users, retain customers and drive more conversions. By linking attribution with referral-driven engagement, Branch helps brands evaluate program performance and optimize messaging and incentives to maximize conversions and lifetime value.
Docent Health
Seed Round in 2016
Docent Health is a company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that specializes in developing software and mobile applications aimed at enhancing patient care and engagement for health systems. Its enterprise consumer engagement platform integrates digital and human interactions to provide personalized support for patients, guiding them according to their specific needs and preferences. By utilizing intelligent, real-time text messaging, Docent Health focuses on fostering lasting patient relationships and improving customer experiences. The company's approach combines insights from various industries, including retail and hospitality, to deliver customer-centric care that enhances patient satisfaction, increases customer lifetime value, and helps health systems grow their market share.
Placester
Series C in 2015
Placester is a comprehensive business platform designed for real estate professionals, offering a suite of tools including lead capturing websites, lead management, email marketing, marketing automation, analytics, and educational resources with 24/7 support. Founded in 2011 by Matthew Barba and Frederick Townes, the platform facilitates online and mobile business growth through seamless MLS integration, natural language search, and visually appealing designs. Placester provides a variety of apps and add-ons for high-impact email marketing, digital advertising campaigns, lead management, and task streamlining. The company serves a significant portion of real estate professionals in the U.S. and is a technology partner to leading real estate brands across North America, including being the sole website provider for the REALTOR Benefits® Program of the National Association of REALTORS®.
Howl, formerly known as The Narrativ Company, Inc., is a creative platform that focuses on enhancing commerce and payment technologies. It aims to provide better rates and streamlined payment processes for creators and brands, facilitating growth and collaboration. The platform empowers creators by offering tools that allow them to monetize their work effectively while enabling businesses of all sizes to optimize their payment solutions. In an evolving e-commerce landscape, Howl addresses the need for unbiased product recommendations, moving away from traditional advertising models dominated by major players. The company leverages patented technology to improve the online shopping experience, aiming to break existing monopolies in the product review space. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, Howl has garnered recognition for its innovative approach to content marketing and its potential to reshape the digital commerce environment.
Broadly
Seed Round in 2015
Broadly is a company that specializes in enhancing the online presence of businesses, ensuring they are easily found and chosen by potential customers. The platform simplifies the process for customers to leave positive reviews on major sites like Google, Yelp, Facebook, and directly on the business's website with just one click. Broadly's services are relied upon daily by thousands of business owners, managers, and team members who need to manage their operations in real-time from any location. The platform integrates various functionalities, including lead capture, communication tools via email and text, and mobile payment processing, all within a single application.
Folloze
Seed Round in 2015
Folloze builds the B2B Buyer Experience Platform that enables frontline marketing teams to deliver engaging, personalized experiences across the buyer journey. The platform supports online content curation, account-specific content campaigns, and content automation to create personalized journeys for every buying group. It offers actionable account analytics and visibility into content performance, routing insights to sales for follow-up. Users can create and share content boards with tailored designs and calls to action, synchronize data with Google Analytics and other tools, and integrate with Salesforce and Microsoft Office to fit existing sales processes. The platform also supports drip campaigns, real-time alerts based on visitor actions, and the ability for sales to engage via calls, email, or chat. Folloze serves enterprise customers and has offices in multiple locations; it has delivered significant pipeline, and helps brands optimize their ABM programs.
Placester
Series B in 2015
Placester is a comprehensive business platform designed for real estate professionals, offering a suite of tools including lead capturing websites, lead management, email marketing, marketing automation, analytics, and educational resources with 24/7 support. Founded in 2011 by Matthew Barba and Frederick Townes, the platform facilitates online and mobile business growth through seamless MLS integration, natural language search, and visually appealing designs. Placester provides a variety of apps and add-ons for high-impact email marketing, digital advertising campaigns, lead management, and task streamlining. The company serves a significant portion of real estate professionals in the U.S. and is a technology partner to leading real estate brands across North America, including being the sole website provider for the REALTOR Benefits® Program of the National Association of REALTORS®.
Branch is a platform that serves as a linking and measurement partner for growth-focused teams, helping brands acquire users, retain customers, and drive conversions across digital channels. The company offers a cloud-based marketing optimization platform that supports cross-platform interactions and builds user-to-user referral programs. Its features include rewarded referrals, content sharing, deep views, download banners, and personalized onboarding, all designed to improve the customer experience and enable measurement and optimization of campaigns. Branch is trusted by brands such as Instacart, Western Union, NBCUniversal, Zocdoc and Sephora to acquire users, retain customers and drive more conversions. By linking attribution with referral-driven engagement, Branch helps brands evaluate program performance and optimize messaging and incentives to maximize conversions and lifetime value.
TrackMaven
Debt Financing in 2014
TrackMaven, Inc. is a marketing analytics and attribution software company based in Washington, D.C., founded in 2012. The company provides a comprehensive platform that enables marketers to measure and optimize their performance across various digital channels. Its software integrates with existing tools, including social networks, web analytics, and marketing automation platforms, offering a unified view of marketing metrics such as website traffic, conversions, and revenue. TrackMaven also delivers competitive intelligence, allowing users to benchmark their performance against competitors, peers, and industry influencers. Additionally, the platform offers insights into content optimization, campaign strategy, and executive reporting, thus helping marketers demonstrate their value and enhance their results. As of October 2018, TrackMaven operates as a subsidiary of Skyword Inc.
RezNext
Venture Round in 2014
RezNext is a provider of real-time distribution management solutions specifically tailored for the hospitality industry. The company enables hotels to streamline their distribution strategies within a complex global market, making it both understandable and manageable. Its online platform offers a range of services, including revenue management, reputation management, digital marketing, room distribution, and campaign management. By integrating these services, RezNext helps clients optimize their resources and enhance profitability, positioning itself as a comprehensive solution for hotel management.
Inksedge
Seed Round in 2014
Inksedge is a modern Indian event communications company that specializes in creating personalized stationery and cards for various occasions, including personal celebrations and corporate events. The company offers an online platform where users can access a diverse range of customizable designs for invitations, announcements, and festive greetings. Inksedge combines exquisite printed cards with designer e-cards, allowing customers to choose their preferred medium for communication. The platform is equipped with user-friendly online personalization tools, making it easy and convenient for customers to tailor their selections to reflect their unique style. Headquartered in Northern California, with a significant presence in Bangalore, India, Inksedge employs a team of experienced entrepreneurs, artists, and engineers dedicated to enhancing the personalized stationery experience.
Blueshift
Seed Round in 2014
Blueshift Labs, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that provides an intelligent customer engagement platform designed to enhance brand interactions with consumers. Founded in 2013, the company offers an AI-first SmartHub CDP that consolidates customer data across various channels and applications, enabling brands to deliver relevant and personalized experiences in real-time. Blueshift's platform includes features such as email automation, mobile marketing, website personalization, contextual chat, and audience targeting, which allow marketers to tailor their communications based on customer interests, behaviors, and purchase patterns. The company serves notable clients including LendingTree, Udacity, Discovery, PayPal, Groupon, and the BBC, helping them to improve customer engagement and drive revenue growth. Blueshift also has offices in Charlotte, North Carolina; London, United Kingdom; and Pune, India.
TrackMaven
Series B in 2014
TrackMaven, Inc. is a marketing analytics and attribution software company based in Washington, D.C., founded in 2012. The company provides a comprehensive platform that enables marketers to measure and optimize their performance across various digital channels. Its software integrates with existing tools, including social networks, web analytics, and marketing automation platforms, offering a unified view of marketing metrics such as website traffic, conversions, and revenue. TrackMaven also delivers competitive intelligence, allowing users to benchmark their performance against competitors, peers, and industry influencers. Additionally, the platform offers insights into content optimization, campaign strategy, and executive reporting, thus helping marketers demonstrate their value and enhance their results. As of October 2018, TrackMaven operates as a subsidiary of Skyword Inc.
Branch is a platform that serves as a linking and measurement partner for growth-focused teams, helping brands acquire users, retain customers, and drive conversions across digital channels. The company offers a cloud-based marketing optimization platform that supports cross-platform interactions and builds user-to-user referral programs. Its features include rewarded referrals, content sharing, deep views, download banners, and personalized onboarding, all designed to improve the customer experience and enable measurement and optimization of campaigns. Branch is trusted by brands such as Instacart, Western Union, NBCUniversal, Zocdoc and Sephora to acquire users, retain customers and drive more conversions. By linking attribution with referral-driven engagement, Branch helps brands evaluate program performance and optimize messaging and incentives to maximize conversions and lifetime value.
Curalate, Inc. is a technology company that operates an online platform focused on enhancing the connection between visual content and e-commerce. Founded in 2011 and based in Philadelphia, with additional offices in New York, Seattle, and London, the company enables brands to convert images and videos into interactive digital storefronts across various online channels, including social media and advertisements. Curalate's platform offers tools for brands to automate content posting, track social media engagement, and gain insights into campaign performance, competitors, and influencers. By leveraging image recognition algorithms, Curalate facilitates a seamless transition from consumer discovery of products to actual purchases, working with prominent brands such as Gap, Neiman Marcus, and Sephora to drive revenue through visual-driven commerce. Curalate, previously known as Storably, became a subsidiary of Bazaarvoice in July 2020.
Captora is a marketing platform that specializes in targeting and launching high-performing campaigns across search, advertising, and social channels. The platform enables marketing teams to confidently identify which opportunities, content, and channels will yield the best conversion rates. Captora facilitates the launch and optimization of personalized campaigns at scale, ensuring that businesses can deliver the most relevant content to each target audience. Additionally, it provides insights and access to templates that help accelerate growth and improve campaign performance. Companies such as DocuSign, Marketo, Cvent, MongoDB, and Acquia utilize Captora to enhance their revenue generation and increase conversion rates across various digital channels.
Lithium Technologies
Venture Round in 2014
Lithium Technologies builds trusted relationships between leading brands and their customers, enabling companies such as Microsoft, HP, Sephora, Virgin, and Barclaycard to connect, engage, and understand their communities. With more than 100 million monthly visits across its communities and 750 million online profiles scored by Klout, the company’s platform helps clients boost sales, reduce service costs, spark innovation, and foster long‑term loyalty and advocacy.
TrackMaven
Series A in 2014
TrackMaven, Inc. is a marketing analytics and attribution software company based in Washington, D.C., founded in 2012. The company provides a comprehensive platform that enables marketers to measure and optimize their performance across various digital channels. Its software integrates with existing tools, including social networks, web analytics, and marketing automation platforms, offering a unified view of marketing metrics such as website traffic, conversions, and revenue. TrackMaven also delivers competitive intelligence, allowing users to benchmark their performance against competitors, peers, and industry influencers. Additionally, the platform offers insights into content optimization, campaign strategy, and executive reporting, thus helping marketers demonstrate their value and enhance their results. As of October 2018, TrackMaven operates as a subsidiary of Skyword Inc.
Lithium Technologies
Series E in 2013
Lithium Technologies builds trusted relationships between leading brands and their customers, enabling companies such as Microsoft, HP, Sephora, Virgin, and Barclaycard to connect, engage, and understand their communities. With more than 100 million monthly visits across its communities and 750 million online profiles scored by Klout, the company’s platform helps clients boost sales, reduce service costs, spark innovation, and foster long‑term loyalty and advocacy.
BellyCard
Series B in 2013
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Curalate, Inc. is a technology company that operates an online platform focused on enhancing the connection between visual content and e-commerce. Founded in 2011 and based in Philadelphia, with additional offices in New York, Seattle, and London, the company enables brands to convert images and videos into interactive digital storefronts across various online channels, including social media and advertisements. Curalate's platform offers tools for brands to automate content posting, track social media engagement, and gain insights into campaign performance, competitors, and influencers. By leveraging image recognition algorithms, Curalate facilitates a seamless transition from consumer discovery of products to actual purchases, working with prominent brands such as Gap, Neiman Marcus, and Sephora to drive revenue through visual-driven commerce. Curalate, previously known as Storably, became a subsidiary of Bazaarvoice in July 2020.
RebelMouse
Seed Round in 2012
RebelMouse, Inc. is a social media aggregator and digital publishing platform founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City. The platform enables brands, media companies, and individuals to create engaging content experiences that foster community building and audience growth across various social media channels. RebelMouse's innovative approach transcends conventional content management by liberating content across multiple sites, apps, and advertisements. It enhances audience engagement through intelligent recommendations, real-time trending alerts, and social calls to action. The company has been instrumental in generating significant online traffic for various publishers, including Axios and The Dodo, while also revitalizing established brands like PAPER Magazine. Additionally, RebelMouse assists organizations, such as United Airlines, in adopting media-centric strategies to enhance their online presence.
Referly
Seed Round in 2012
Referly is an online referral system designed for social networks that enables users to share links to products and services while earning rewards based on their friends' actions. By tracking shared links, Referly allows individuals to cultivate a reputation as knowledgeable sources for their favorite items, incentivizing them to promote products they value. The platform effectively combines social sharing with a rewards mechanism, encouraging users to engage with their networks and generate purchases through their recommendations.
Curalate
Seed Round in 2012
Curalate, Inc. is a technology company that operates an online platform focused on enhancing the connection between visual content and e-commerce. Founded in 2011 and based in Philadelphia, with additional offices in New York, Seattle, and London, the company enables brands to convert images and videos into interactive digital storefronts across various online channels, including social media and advertisements. Curalate's platform offers tools for brands to automate content posting, track social media engagement, and gain insights into campaign performance, competitors, and influencers. By leveraging image recognition algorithms, Curalate facilitates a seamless transition from consumer discovery of products to actual purchases, working with prominent brands such as Gap, Neiman Marcus, and Sephora to drive revenue through visual-driven commerce. Curalate, previously known as Storably, became a subsidiary of Bazaarvoice in July 2020.
Compass Labs
Venture Round in 2012
Compass Labs provides a self-service or fully managed advertising platform called CLIQ (Compass Labs IQ) that makes targeted, scalable social media ad campaigns easy to execute and measure for agencies and brands.
Lithium Technologies
Series D in 2012
Lithium Technologies builds trusted relationships between leading brands and their customers, enabling companies such as Microsoft, HP, Sephora, Virgin, and Barclaycard to connect, engage, and understand their communities. With more than 100 million monthly visits across its communities and 750 million online profiles scored by Klout, the company’s platform helps clients boost sales, reduce service costs, spark innovation, and foster long‑term loyalty and advocacy.
BeachMint
Venture Round in 2012
BeachMint is a social commerce company that specializes in designer-curated direct-to-consumer sites. Founded by entrepreneurs Josh Berman and Diego Berdakin, BeachMint launched its first brand, JewelMint, in October 2010, followed by several others, including StyleMint, BeautyMint, ShoeMint, HomeMint, and intiMINT, each collaborating with celebrities and experts. These brands operate on a subscription shopping model, providing personalized product recommendations and exclusive items based on the insights of their celebrity partners. The company has secured over $80 million in funding, with notable investors including Accel Partners, Goldman Sachs, and NEA. BeachMint's offerings aim to deliver significant value through a curated selection of products and original content, changing monthly to maintain member engagement.
newBrandAnalytics
Series B in 2011
newBrandAnalytics, Inc. operates a social media intelligence platform designed to support service-focused industries by delivering tools that extract insights from online conversations. The company offers a range of products, including its flagship solution, nBA Insight, which helps organizations enhance customer satisfaction by analyzing guest feedback from social media and internal sources. Its platform includes tools for online reputation management, social engagement, and real-time customer feedback, enabling users to derive competitive intelligence from social reviews and connect directly with reviewers. Serving sectors such as hospitality, retail, and healthcare, as well as government agencies, newBrandAnalytics aims to facilitate operational improvements, marketing strategies, and revenue growth. Founded in 2010 and based in Washington, D.C., the company became a subsidiary of Sprinklr Inc. in 2015.
BeachMint
Venture Round in 2011
BeachMint is a social commerce company that specializes in designer-curated direct-to-consumer sites. Founded by entrepreneurs Josh Berman and Diego Berdakin, BeachMint launched its first brand, JewelMint, in October 2010, followed by several others, including StyleMint, BeautyMint, ShoeMint, HomeMint, and intiMINT, each collaborating with celebrities and experts. These brands operate on a subscription shopping model, providing personalized product recommendations and exclusive items based on the insights of their celebrity partners. The company has secured over $80 million in funding, with notable investors including Accel Partners, Goldman Sachs, and NEA. BeachMint's offerings aim to deliver significant value through a curated selection of products and original content, changing monthly to maintain member engagement.
Groupon
Venture Round in 2011
Groupon is a global online marketplace that connects consumers with merchants by offering discounted deals on goods and services across categories such as events, travel, dining, beauty, home, and merchandise. The platform operates through websites and mobile apps, enabling users to browse, purchase, and redeem deals, and to discover experiences, getaways, and discounted products. Groupon provides merchants with deal campaigns, payment processing features, and point-of-sale solutions, earning revenue primarily through commissions on transactions conducted via its marketplace and digital coupons. The company operates primarily in North America and internationally through a network of local and national partners, delivering a daily deals and discounts model that positions it as a middleman between shoppers and businesses.
Huddler is a digital media company based in San Francisco that specializes in enhancing online enthusiast communities. Its proprietary technology platform allows existing discussion forums to integrate various features, including product reviews, wiki articles, image galleries, and blogs, thereby increasing user engagement. Huddler connects brands with over 24 million passionate consumers across various interest areas, such as parenting, fashion and beauty, consumer technology, and outdoor sports. Through its platform, Huddler provides marketers with opportunities for targeted advertising campaigns, brand ambassador programs, and market research, all within a contextually relevant environment. This innovative approach fosters meaningful interactions between consumers and brands, making Huddler a significant player in the digital media landscape.
BeachMint
Venture Round in 2010
BeachMint is a social commerce company that specializes in designer-curated direct-to-consumer sites. Founded by entrepreneurs Josh Berman and Diego Berdakin, BeachMint launched its first brand, JewelMint, in October 2010, followed by several others, including StyleMint, BeautyMint, ShoeMint, HomeMint, and intiMINT, each collaborating with celebrities and experts. These brands operate on a subscription shopping model, providing personalized product recommendations and exclusive items based on the insights of their celebrity partners. The company has secured over $80 million in funding, with notable investors including Accel Partners, Goldman Sachs, and NEA. BeachMint's offerings aim to deliver significant value through a curated selection of products and original content, changing monthly to maintain member engagement.
BeachMint
Venture Round in 2010
BeachMint is a social commerce company that specializes in designer-curated direct-to-consumer sites. Founded by entrepreneurs Josh Berman and Diego Berdakin, BeachMint launched its first brand, JewelMint, in October 2010, followed by several others, including StyleMint, BeautyMint, ShoeMint, HomeMint, and intiMINT, each collaborating with celebrities and experts. These brands operate on a subscription shopping model, providing personalized product recommendations and exclusive items based on the insights of their celebrity partners. The company has secured over $80 million in funding, with notable investors including Accel Partners, Goldman Sachs, and NEA. BeachMint's offerings aim to deliver significant value through a curated selection of products and original content, changing monthly to maintain member engagement.
Spring Global
Series D in 2010
Spring Global develops an AI-powered sales force automation platform that enhances field sales efforts. It leverages big data analytics and artificial intelligence for informed decision-making, offering tools to improve customer service and facilitate team interactions.
Groupon is a global online marketplace that connects consumers with merchants by offering discounted deals on goods and services across categories such as events, travel, dining, beauty, home, and merchandise. The platform operates through websites and mobile apps, enabling users to browse, purchase, and redeem deals, and to discover experiences, getaways, and discounted products. Groupon provides merchants with deal campaigns, payment processing features, and point-of-sale solutions, earning revenue primarily through commissions on transactions conducted via its marketplace and digital coupons. The company operates primarily in North America and internationally through a network of local and national partners, delivering a daily deals and discounts model that positions it as a middleman between shoppers and businesses.
Groupon is a global online marketplace that connects consumers with merchants by offering discounted deals on goods and services across categories such as events, travel, dining, beauty, home, and merchandise. The platform operates through websites and mobile apps, enabling users to browse, purchase, and redeem deals, and to discover experiences, getaways, and discounted products. Groupon provides merchants with deal campaigns, payment processing features, and point-of-sale solutions, earning revenue primarily through commissions on transactions conducted via its marketplace and digital coupons. The company operates primarily in North America and internationally through a network of local and national partners, delivering a daily deals and discounts model that positions it as a middleman between shoppers and businesses.
Compass Labs
Venture Round in 2009
Compass Labs provides a self-service or fully managed advertising platform called CLIQ (Compass Labs IQ) that makes targeted, scalable social media ad campaigns easy to execute and measure for agencies and brands.
Huddler is a digital media company based in San Francisco that specializes in enhancing online enthusiast communities. Its proprietary technology platform allows existing discussion forums to integrate various features, including product reviews, wiki articles, image galleries, and blogs, thereby increasing user engagement. Huddler connects brands with over 24 million passionate consumers across various interest areas, such as parenting, fashion and beauty, consumer technology, and outdoor sports. Through its platform, Huddler provides marketers with opportunities for targeted advertising campaigns, brand ambassador programs, and market research, all within a contextually relevant environment. This innovative approach fosters meaningful interactions between consumers and brands, making Huddler a significant player in the digital media landscape.
Buzz Media
Series D in 2009
Buzzmedia is an entertainment publisher focused on pop culture, music, and celebrity content. Based on concepts on social media, its platform enables brand advertisers to access and engage audiences using a combination of professional editorial, expert opinion, user contributions, and customized marketing solutions.
Teracent is a leading provider of data-driven advertising optimization solutions, specializing in Intelligent Display Advertising. The company's platform enables advertisers and agencies to create highly customized display ads tailored to individual consumers and specific websites. By leveraging rich audience data, Teracent's self-learning technology continuously enhances campaign performance, ensuring that advertisements remain relevant to consumers at various stages of the sales funnel. Teracent also powers ad campaigns for major ad networks and data providers, further extending its influence in the advertising landscape. Acquired by Google in 2009, Teracent has solidified its position as a key player in the realm of digital advertising optimization.
Spring Global
Series C in 2008
Spring Global develops an AI-powered sales force automation platform that enhances field sales efforts. It leverages big data analytics and artificial intelligence for informed decision-making, offering tools to improve customer service and facilitate team interactions.
Rapid Mobile Media
Series B in 2008
Rapid Mobile Media specializes in mobile application and service delivery software, focusing on optimizing and automating the delivery and installation of various services and content on mobile devices. The company offers a mobile version of products to effectively engage customers and enhance user experience. Additionally, its Ad360 platform manages mobile advertising campaigns, facilitating the delivery of graphical and textual advertisements across multiple channels, such as WAP, SMS, MMS, and applications. By combining innovative technology with a commitment to mobile accessibility, Rapid Mobile Media aims to streamline the interaction between businesses and their mobile clientele.
Groupon is a global online marketplace that connects consumers with merchants by offering discounted deals on goods and services across categories such as events, travel, dining, beauty, home, and merchandise. The platform operates through websites and mobile apps, enabling users to browse, purchase, and redeem deals, and to discover experiences, getaways, and discounted products. Groupon provides merchants with deal campaigns, payment processing features, and point-of-sale solutions, earning revenue primarily through commissions on transactions conducted via its marketplace and digital coupons. The company operates primarily in North America and internationally through a network of local and national partners, delivering a daily deals and discounts model that positions it as a middleman between shoppers and businesses.
SnapTell is a provider of mobile marketing solutions that focuses on enhancing consumer engagement through innovative technology. The company offers a highly customizable platform that enables marketers to deploy mobile marketing campaigns efficiently. Its flagship Snap.Send.Get solution allows consumers to access marketing content and product information seamlessly while on the go, thereby increasing brand awareness and driving conversions. Additionally, SnapTell provides visual product search technology through a mobile application that enables users to take pictures of in-store products and compare prices across different locations. This image recognition-based service caters to a wide range of clients, including brands, agencies, content owners, publishers, retailers, and operators, positioning SnapTell as a key player in the mobile marketing landscape.
Informative
Venture Round in 2007
Informative, established in 1999, is a marketing company based in South San Francisco, California. It specializes in providing online tools to help businesses understand their customers' priorities and build brand communities. Additionally, Informative offers marketing analytics services, including survey creation, community management, blog hosting, and customer profiling. Its clients span various industries such as advertising agencies, consumer products, media, financial services, pharmaceuticals, software, and electronics.
Teracent is a leading provider of data-driven advertising optimization solutions, specializing in Intelligent Display Advertising. The company's platform enables advertisers and agencies to create highly customized display ads tailored to individual consumers and specific websites. By leveraging rich audience data, Teracent's self-learning technology continuously enhances campaign performance, ensuring that advertisements remain relevant to consumers at various stages of the sales funnel. Teracent also powers ad campaigns for major ad networks and data providers, further extending its influence in the advertising landscape. Acquired by Google in 2009, Teracent has solidified its position as a key player in the realm of digital advertising optimization.
Technical Communities
Series D in 2006
Technical Communities, doing business as TestMart, provides marketing and distribution services focused on government markets. It helps organizations that sell to U.S. government agencies, prime federal contractors, state and local governments, and educational institutions by offering GSA contract management and consulting, sales and channel support, and direct marketing. The company operates online marketplaces and content sites to assist government and prime contractor buyers in locating products and managing procurement, and it acts as an advertising partner for lead generation, brand awareness, and market research. Leveraging a B2B and B2G track record and a proprietary database of millions of prospects, Technical Communities also offers resources for IT certification testing, training, and continuing education. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, the firm focuses on growing sales for customers in government-related markets.
Informative
Venture Round in 2004
Informative, established in 1999, is a marketing company based in South San Francisco, California. It specializes in providing online tools to help businesses understand their customers' priorities and build brand communities. Additionally, Informative offers marketing analytics services, including survey creation, community management, blog hosting, and customer profiling. Its clients span various industries such as advertising agencies, consumer products, media, financial services, pharmaceuticals, software, and electronics.
LSF Network
Venture Round in 2004
LSF Network is a technology-focused company based in San Francisco that specializes in online performance marketing and digital advertising services. With a dedicated team of experts, LSF Network develops customer-centered, results-driven marketing solutions designed to help brands enhance their market presence and increase revenue. The company provides strategic planning services that encompass information capture, competitive analysis, and segmentation strategy, ensuring effective media buying and measurable outcomes. LSF Network operates with a global footprint, maintaining offices on two continents and managing a diverse portfolio of over 250 accounts worldwide, including notable brands such as ClubMed and Le Figaro. The company leverages advanced reporting platforms to support its marketing initiatives and optimize client campaigns.
Brands and their agencies are challenged more than ever to reach consumers where they are (e.g. on the Internet, TV‚ in stores, wireless phones‚ sporting events‚ etc.) and to run programs that produce measurable results. Integrated promotions provide the answer because they reach consumers where they interact with their brands‚ they have a specific call to action (e.g. go to the store‚ buy my product‚ provide some information‚ tell your friends)‚ and they are measurable.
Cariocas delivers an Intelligent Promotion Platform helping consumer brands and their agencies engage and retain consumers through smart‚ integrated promotions that gather behavioral information across campaigns and help improve sales over time. Cariocas’ technology is based on common components that can be quickly assembled to create unique promotion "engines" such as games‚ auctions‚ multi-round tournaments‚ currency systems and other innovative activities. Cariocas’ expertise is supported by a broad patent portfolio stemming from the company’s experience in the promotions arena.
HiWire is an internet software company specializing in the development and delivery of audio advertising technologies. The company focuses on creating innovative solutions for the radio industry, offering an advertisement insertion network that facilitates both audio and video ad placements. HiWire also operates an online marketplace designed to help media entities effectively manage, sell, and oversee inserted advertisements. Through its advanced technologies, HiWire aims to enhance the efficiency of audio advertising and improve the overall experience for both advertisers and media outlets.
Technical Communities
Series C in 2000
Technical Communities, doing business as TestMart, provides marketing and distribution services focused on government markets. It helps organizations that sell to U.S. government agencies, prime federal contractors, state and local governments, and educational institutions by offering GSA contract management and consulting, sales and channel support, and direct marketing. The company operates online marketplaces and content sites to assist government and prime contractor buyers in locating products and managing procurement, and it acts as an advertising partner for lead generation, brand awareness, and market research. Leveraging a B2B and B2G track record and a proprietary database of millions of prospects, Technical Communities also offers resources for IT certification testing, training, and continuing education. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, the firm focuses on growing sales for customers in government-related markets.
Advertising.com
Venture Round in 2000
Advertising.com, now integrated into ONE by AOL, specializes in technology-driven solutions for marketers seeking to enhance their reach through programmatic buying and performance-driven campaigns. The company provides a range of tools that support display advertising, behavioral marketing, promotional marketing, managed affiliate placements, and video advertising, catering to the needs of direct marketers across various interactive media. As a global partner for prominent publishers, advertisers, and agencies, Advertising.com focuses on maximizing brand value online by facilitating connections with consumers across desktop, mobile, tablet, and television platforms.
Advertising.com
Venture Round in 2000
ADTECH, now a part of ONE by AOL, offers an integrated ad serving platform, enabling advertisers to measure, manage and serve campaigns. AOL Platforms enables the world's top marketers and media brands to reach consumers across desktop, mobile and TV through premium experiences, programmatic buying and performance-driven campaigns. It is the global partner of choice for leading publishers, advertisers and agencies seeking to maximize the value of their brands online.
For more information, please visit www.onebyaol.com, or follow AOL Platforms on Twitter @AOLPlatforms, Facebook at facebook.com/aolplatforms and LinkedIn at linkedin.com/organization/aolplatforms.
The .Com Group
Series A in 2000
The .Com Group is an Internet solutions provider serving corporations, non-profits and government agencies. Their focus is on helping clients optimize their Internet systems to accomplish their goals. Their solutions provide increased sales, lower operating costs, and more satisfied customers.
Context Media
Series A in 2000
Context Media is a provider of Enterprise Content Integration solutions that assists digital content marketing companies in managing and sharing their digital assets more effectively. The company offers services and technologies that enable content providers to create, package, and distribute their content across various digital platforms while linking it dynamically to relevant content from partners and affiliates. By unifying, organizing, and optimizing enterprise content, Context Media enhances the value of existing content management investments, allowing for better leverage of content across organizations. Founded by Dan Harple and based in Providence, Rhode Island, the company boasts a team that includes former Netscape management and Emmy-award-winning production professionals.
HiWire is an internet software company specializing in the development and delivery of audio advertising technologies. The company focuses on creating innovative solutions for the radio industry, offering an advertisement insertion network that facilitates both audio and video ad placements. HiWire also operates an online marketplace designed to help media entities effectively manage, sell, and oversee inserted advertisements. Through its advanced technologies, HiWire aims to enhance the efficiency of audio advertising and improve the overall experience for both advertisers and media outlets.
Cogit.com
Series D in 2000
Cogit Corporation, Cogit.com is a leader in emarketing, providing real-time etargeting services that apply consumer data and analytics to predict online behavior. Cogit.com is a privately held company, with strong financial backing by premier venture capital firms, including New Enterprise Associates, Institutional Venture Partners and Crosslink Capital Partners. The company is committed to excellence, with a world-class management and technical team contributing deep expertise in direct marketing, statistical analysis, and database management.
Netcentives
Private Equity Round in 1999
On December 21, 2004, Netcentives, Inc. went out of business as per its Chapter 11 liquidation filing under bankruptcy. Netcentives, Inc. provides loyalty and direct marketing solutions. It delivers a suite of programs for relationship marketing technologies and services for its Global 2000 client base. These programs include consumer, employee, and business loyalty solutions; customized e-mail marketing; and consulting services. The loyalty solutions enhance the economic value of customer, employee, and business relationships through large-scale custom programs, employee/partner recognition systems, and merchant-based programs.
The company's direct marketing business uses customized, targeted e-mail to help its customers increase response rates and enhance the value of their membership base. The consulting services include strategy, design, and launch services, which enable customers to move from business concepts to successful programs and solutions. Netcentives also offers technology platforms and software applications for the management of online loyalty and direct marketing applications. In October 2001, the company filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code together with its subsidiaries, Post Communications, Inc. and MaxMiles, Inc.
The company is based in San Francisco, California.
Technical Communities
Series A in 1999
Technical Communities, doing business as TestMart, provides marketing and distribution services focused on government markets. It helps organizations that sell to U.S. government agencies, prime federal contractors, state and local governments, and educational institutions by offering GSA contract management and consulting, sales and channel support, and direct marketing. The company operates online marketplaces and content sites to assist government and prime contractor buyers in locating products and managing procurement, and it acts as an advertising partner for lead generation, brand awareness, and market research. Leveraging a B2B and B2G track record and a proprietary database of millions of prospects, Technical Communities also offers resources for IT certification testing, training, and continuing education. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, the firm focuses on growing sales for customers in government-related markets.
Argon Networks
Venture Round in 1998
Argon Networks is a company that specializes in providing a diverse array of services, including social media marketing, mobile applications, interaction marketing, and content ecosystems. Founded in 2012, it serves media companies and brands, helping them enhance their online presence and engage with audiences effectively. Additionally, Argon Networks manufactures service-provider equipment, featuring capabilities in wire-speed internet protocol routing and ATM switching. The company operates in multiple regions, including Switzerland, the United States, and Hong Kong, positioning itself as a versatile player in both marketing and telecommunications sectors.