Woovly Shop Socially
Venture Round in 2023
Woovly India Pvt. Ltd operates a social media platform designed for users to share, connect, and explore diverse bucket list ideas and experiences, including photography, sports, adventure activities, travel, food, hobbies, and fitness. Founded in 2017 and based in Bengaluru, India, the platform caters primarily to Tier 2 and Tier 3 millennials, facilitating social commerce through engaging short video content created by micro and nano influencers. Woovly incentivizes these influencers with cash rewards for content that generates user engagement and drives sales, creating a dynamic environment for discovery and shopping of lifestyle products.
Flickstree
Series A in 2022
Flickstree is a company that specializes in creating and aggregating short, engaging videos for various publishers, including websites and apps. Its video player can be embedded by publishers without any investment, allowing them to enhance user engagement and monetize their traffic. The content produced includes entertainment, performance marketing, and user-generated videos, which are localized in multiple languages. Flickstree partners with OTT platforms and telecom companies to license its video content. Entertainment videos are monetized through branding campaigns featuring pre-roll and mid-roll ads, while performance marketing videos utilize a Cost Per Sale model, offering competitive affiliate commissions on product sales across diverse categories. The company's extensive reach of over 50 million users facilitates effective brand campaigns through its "Glocal" publisher network. Flickstree employs artificial intelligence to create compelling video content at scale, enhancing the efficiency of affiliate marketing efforts for brands. The company has received backing from notable investors, including Samsung Ventures Investment and the Facebook FBStart program.
Billo.app UAB is a marketing management platform based in Kaunas, Lithuania. The company specializes in providing tools for content creation and sharing, enabling brands to connect effectively with their audiences. Billo offers an all-in-one solution for producing custom eCommerce videos, video advertisements, product videos, and commercials, streamlining the video marketing process for businesses.
Zebra Labs
Convertible Note in 2021
Zebra Labs is a digital entertainment platform focused on integrating celebrities and artists into the Metaverse. The company specializes in creating virtual avatars for performing artists, leveraging its expertise in intellectual property incubation and content production to enhance the entertainment experience. By developing gamified concerts, immersive short films, and diverse digital content centered around virtual idols, Zebra Labs aims to facilitate the entry of celebrities into the Metaverse. The platform cultivates audiences for these digital personas through engaging short films, images, and social media posts, ultimately enabling the monetization of fan bases across various media formats, including virtual reality and video games.
SuperWorld
Convertible Note in 2021
SuperWorld is a blockchain-powered augmented reality platform that combines a virtual real estate marketplace, an ad marketplace, and a social AR experience. It lets users place photos, videos, texts, and 3D objects in the real world, buy and sell virtual properties, monetize activity on land, and trade digital assets within an immersive ecosystem. Brands can tag anything anywhere in AR to engage audiences, creating a social and commercial environment built on blockchain technology.
SuperWorld
Seed Round in 2021
SuperWorld is a blockchain-powered augmented reality platform that combines a virtual real estate marketplace, an ad marketplace, and a social AR experience. It lets users place photos, videos, texts, and 3D objects in the real world, buy and sell virtual properties, monetize activity on land, and trade digital assets within an immersive ecosystem. Brands can tag anything anywhere in AR to engage audiences, creating a social and commercial environment built on blockchain technology.
Klaud9 is an online platform that utilizes artificial intelligence to connect brands with professional photographers quickly and efficiently. By streamlining the photo shoot ordering process, Klaud9 eliminates the need for manual operations, allowing companies to source and hire photographers worldwide in a matter of seconds. The platform not only matches brands with suitable photographers for social media and marketing campaigns but also offers resources for photographers to showcase their work effectively online. This innovative approach enhances the photography sourcing experience for both clients and photographers, facilitating the sale of photographs through an integrated online portal.
Sophie Society
Seed Round in 2021
Sophie Society is a company dedicated to enhancing sales conversion and traffic for small to medium-sized e-commerce businesses on Amazon. Comprised of top-tier marketplace experts, the organization offers comprehensive services that span high-level strategy, Amazon advertising, content generation, and account management. In addition to its focus on e-commerce, Sophie Society provides data discovery services designed to analyze and uncover effective strategies for business success. By delivering global coverage and promoting visual branding, the company equips its clients with the tools necessary to increase website traffic and effectively convert leads into sales.
BE TAGGED
Convertible Note in 2020
Be Tagged is an Influencer marketing company and platform which gives advertisers data and deep analytics on influencers in Indonesia. It enables brands and agencies analyze, engage, launch and measure influencer campaigns in Indonesia with the platform leveraging technology to automate much of the process.
BE TAGGED
Seed Round in 2020
Be Tagged is an Influencer marketing company and platform which gives advertisers data and deep analytics on influencers in Indonesia. It enables brands and agencies analyze, engage, launch and measure influencer campaigns in Indonesia with the platform leveraging technology to automate much of the process.
GetCraft
Seed Round in 2020
GetCraft is a Southeast Asia-based platform that operates as a premium creative directory and a marketing technology provider. It connects brands with vetted marketing, content, and media providers for marketing initiatives, supporting more than 1,500 large companies and coordinating engagements with thousands of providers on projects valued at over US$24 million. The company also offers a marketing automation platform that streamlines marketing processes for small and medium-sized businesses, featuring email marketing, lead management, and analytics to drive targeted campaigns and data-driven improvements in conversions.
Billo.app UAB is a marketing management platform based in Kaunas, Lithuania. The company specializes in providing tools for content creation and sharing, enabling brands to connect effectively with their audiences. Billo offers an all-in-one solution for producing custom eCommerce videos, video advertisements, product videos, and commercials, streamlining the video marketing process for businesses.
Lootcakes
Seed Round in 2020
Lootcakes Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2012 that provides an online platform focused on gaming data, particularly for free-to-play games. The platform allows players to consolidate their gaming activity and social engagement across different platforms. By utilizing in-game purchasing and social data, Lootcakes connects high-value players—those who spend money and engage socially with others—to game publishers. This connection is essential as game publishers increasingly rely on these players, who drive revenue and attract new users through their social interactions. Lootcakes aims to empower gamers by helping them unlock the value of their game activity data, enabling them to benefit from their influence within the gaming community.
Flickstree
Series A in 2020
Flickstree is a company that specializes in creating and aggregating short, engaging videos for various publishers, including websites and apps. Its video player can be embedded by publishers without any investment, allowing them to enhance user engagement and monetize their traffic. The content produced includes entertainment, performance marketing, and user-generated videos, which are localized in multiple languages. Flickstree partners with OTT platforms and telecom companies to license its video content. Entertainment videos are monetized through branding campaigns featuring pre-roll and mid-roll ads, while performance marketing videos utilize a Cost Per Sale model, offering competitive affiliate commissions on product sales across diverse categories. The company's extensive reach of over 50 million users facilitates effective brand campaigns through its "Glocal" publisher network. Flickstree employs artificial intelligence to create compelling video content at scale, enhancing the efficiency of affiliate marketing efforts for brands. The company has received backing from notable investors, including Samsung Ventures Investment and the Facebook FBStart program.
Unboxed.network
Seed Round in 2020
Unboxed UAB is a Lithuanian company founded in 2016 that specializes in blockchain-based software for managing advertising campaigns. The platform serves as a marketplace that connects marketers with content creators, enabling brands and agencies to collaborate with online influencers for the promotion of their campaigns. Through this system, Unboxed facilitates the creation of consumer-personalized social media content on-demand, matching products with target audiences to generate user-generated content globally. Content creators utilize the Unboxed app to receive assignments, submit their work, and earn rewards, thus fostering a dynamic ecosystem for both marketers and creators in the digital advertising space.
The Futures
Seed Round in 2020
The Futures is a provider of graphic design services that specializes in transforming ideas into visual stories. The company offers a range of services, including the creation of brochures, advertisements for digital platforms as well as newspapers and magazines, social media graphics, and video content. By delivering high-quality designs in less than 24 hours, The Futures caters to a diverse clientele, including business owners, agencies, entrepreneurs, and marketers, enabling them to effectively create marketing, advertising, and sales materials in both digital and printed formats.
FlashFomo Pty
Seed Round in 2019
FlashFomo Pty Ltd is an online marketplace based in Collingwood, Australia, that connects Asian social influencers with their fans by offering personalized products through flash sales. Founded in 2019, the company enables influencers to leverage their creativity by collaborating with FlashFomo to transform their followers into consumers. The platform features a diverse range of custom-designed items, including home wares, fashion accessories, jewelry, mobile cases, sunglasses, caps, bags, gift cards, and stickers, all created by the influencers. FlashFomo operates on a profit-sharing model that incentivizes influencers, emphasizing immediate sales rather than mere social media engagement. This business model allows influencers to maximize their economic potential while providing unique products to their audience.
Bubbleye is a rapidly growing AI startup specializing in mobile marketing solutions. With its research and development headquarters in Taipei and business development teams worldwide, the company focuses on addressing inefficiencies in mobile user acquisition through advanced automation and inferential algorithms. Founded by a diverse team of AI experts and mobile gaming enthusiasts from Italy, Taiwan, the USA, and the UK, Bubbleye is committed to innovation and disruption in the mobile marketing sector. The firm serves a global clientele of leading game publishers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Supported by backers including prominent angel investors and venture funds, Bubbleye is positioned at the forefront of the global mobile user acquisition landscape, leveraging its unique technology and skilled team to significantly enhance marketing performance for its clients.
Woovly Shop Socially
Seed Round in 2019
Woovly India Pvt. Ltd operates a social media platform designed for users to share, connect, and explore diverse bucket list ideas and experiences, including photography, sports, adventure activities, travel, food, hobbies, and fitness. Founded in 2017 and based in Bengaluru, India, the platform caters primarily to Tier 2 and Tier 3 millennials, facilitating social commerce through engaging short video content created by micro and nano influencers. Woovly incentivizes these influencers with cash rewards for content that generates user engagement and drives sales, creating a dynamic environment for discovery and shopping of lifestyle products.
Bubbleye
Convertible Note in 2019
Bubbleye is a rapidly growing AI startup specializing in mobile marketing solutions. With its research and development headquarters in Taipei and business development teams worldwide, the company focuses on addressing inefficiencies in mobile user acquisition through advanced automation and inferential algorithms. Founded by a diverse team of AI experts and mobile gaming enthusiasts from Italy, Taiwan, the USA, and the UK, Bubbleye is committed to innovation and disruption in the mobile marketing sector. The firm serves a global clientele of leading game publishers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Supported by backers including prominent angel investors and venture funds, Bubbleye is positioned at the forefront of the global mobile user acquisition landscape, leveraging its unique technology and skilled team to significantly enhance marketing performance for its clients.
Judolaunch
Seed Round in 2019
Judolaunch is a San Francisco-based company that operates a product launch platform designed to assist small e-commerce brands in expanding internationally. Founded in 2016, Judolaunch facilitates the product launch process by connecting brands with a global community of consumers through a concierge service that utilizes promotional codes for a pre-vetted audience. The company offers comprehensive support services, including customer support, listing monitoring, feedback management, refund and return management, and communication assistance with Amazon. By providing these resources, Judolaunch aims to accelerate the development and marketing of new products, enabling entrepreneurs to effectively engage with customers and enhance their sales across various markets.
Advanced Planet
Seed Round in 2019
In the age when personal data is treated as commodity, we created LeapMe. LeapMe is an Android/IOS app that enables Users to own and share their data with Brands in exchange for better deals, rewards and quality content.
Flickstree
Seed Round in 2018
Flickstree is a company that specializes in creating and aggregating short, engaging videos for various publishers, including websites and apps. Its video player can be embedded by publishers without any investment, allowing them to enhance user engagement and monetize their traffic. The content produced includes entertainment, performance marketing, and user-generated videos, which are localized in multiple languages. Flickstree partners with OTT platforms and telecom companies to license its video content. Entertainment videos are monetized through branding campaigns featuring pre-roll and mid-roll ads, while performance marketing videos utilize a Cost Per Sale model, offering competitive affiliate commissions on product sales across diverse categories. The company's extensive reach of over 50 million users facilitates effective brand campaigns through its "Glocal" publisher network. Flickstree employs artificial intelligence to create compelling video content at scale, enhancing the efficiency of affiliate marketing efforts for brands. The company has received backing from notable investors, including Samsung Ventures Investment and the Facebook FBStart program.
Escapex
Funding Round in 2018
Escapex is an internet company that specializes in creating personally owned platforms (POPs) for celebrities and influencers, enabling them to enhance their online presence. The company provides an alternative to traditional social media platforms, allowing users with substantial followings to establish unique brands at no cost. Through these platforms, creators can generate revenue via advertisements, subscriptions, in-app purchases, and contests. Escapex empowers artists and influencers by giving them control over their content and monetization strategies, allowing them to retain a larger share of their profits while reimagining the social media landscape.
Misk is a company that operates a mobile platform focused on enhancing the dining experience through social connections. The platform allows users to discover restaurant recommendations from their friends, facilitating informed decisions about where to dine or have a drink. Additionally, Misk provides tools for brands to reach specific audiences, increase brand awareness, and boost revenues by connecting with food enthusiasts.
Unboxed.network
Seed Round in 2018
Unboxed UAB is a Lithuanian company founded in 2016 that specializes in blockchain-based software for managing advertising campaigns. The platform serves as a marketplace that connects marketers with content creators, enabling brands and agencies to collaborate with online influencers for the promotion of their campaigns. Through this system, Unboxed facilitates the creation of consumer-personalized social media content on-demand, matching products with target audiences to generate user-generated content globally. Content creators utilize the Unboxed app to receive assignments, submit their work, and earn rewards, thus fostering a dynamic ecosystem for both marketers and creators in the digital advertising space.
YuzzBuzz
Seed Round in 2018
YuzzBuzz is an advertising agency. They offer various solutions including digital strategy, SEO, social media, email marketing, analytics, web development, PPC, paid social ads, display ads, logo design, brand guidelines, business cards, business letterhead, and more.
Judolaunch
Seed Round in 2018
Judolaunch is a San Francisco-based company that operates a product launch platform designed to assist small e-commerce brands in expanding internationally. Founded in 2016, Judolaunch facilitates the product launch process by connecting brands with a global community of consumers through a concierge service that utilizes promotional codes for a pre-vetted audience. The company offers comprehensive support services, including customer support, listing monitoring, feedback management, refund and return management, and communication assistance with Amazon. By providing these resources, Judolaunch aims to accelerate the development and marketing of new products, enabling entrepreneurs to effectively engage with customers and enhance their sales across various markets.
Mybrana
Seed Round in 2017
Mybrana is a technology company based in Valencia, Spain, specializing in augmented reality (AR) solutions that incorporate computer vision features like face recognition and 3D location mapping. Founded in 2012, the company aims to empower brands to launch innovative social interactive AR campaigns, whether on users' faces or in urban environments. Mybrana's cutting-edge technology supports the development of advanced advertising and shopping formats, enhancing how brands engage with consumers in social networks and e-commerce. With a team of skilled professionals, Mybrana aspires to become a leading reference for the next generation of advertising and shopping platforms.
Lootcakes
Pre Seed Round in 2017
Lootcakes Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2012 that provides an online platform focused on gaming data, particularly for free-to-play games. The platform allows players to consolidate their gaming activity and social engagement across different platforms. By utilizing in-game purchasing and social data, Lootcakes connects high-value players—those who spend money and engage socially with others—to game publishers. This connection is essential as game publishers increasingly rely on these players, who drive revenue and attract new users through their social interactions. Lootcakes aims to empower gamers by helping them unlock the value of their game activity data, enabling them to benefit from their influence within the gaming community.
ExpoPromoter
Venture Round in 2017
ExpoPromoter is an online platform focused on enhancing the exhibition experience in China, the world's second-largest exhibition market, valued at $10 billion. The company specializes in attracting professional buyers from around the globe to trade shows, addressing a significant challenge faced by event organizers who seek to draw these buyers, particularly from overseas. ExpoPromoter leverages targeted digital marketing and a network of affiliate partners to sell booth spaces and tickets online. The platform has established partnerships with over 800 exhibitions and has successfully delivered one million attendees to various trade shows in China. As a revenue-generating entity, ExpoPromoter is dedicated to expanding its market presence while providing valuable solutions for both organizers and exhibitors.
Maijin is a platform that connects brands with a closed ecosystem of universities in China, leveraging a network of influencers across more than 1,000 campuses. With over 200,000 university students engaged in 20 cities, Maijin facilitates the collection of real-time data through its mobile app. This data provides valuable insights that help brands refine their strategies and enhance sales within the Chinese market. Additionally, the platform supports students and teachers in promoting environmental initiatives at their universities and allows students to participate as content creators, further enriching the engagement between brands and the university community.
Mybrana
Seed Round in 2016
Mybrana is a technology company based in Valencia, Spain, specializing in augmented reality (AR) solutions that incorporate computer vision features like face recognition and 3D location mapping. Founded in 2012, the company aims to empower brands to launch innovative social interactive AR campaigns, whether on users' faces or in urban environments. Mybrana's cutting-edge technology supports the development of advanced advertising and shopping formats, enhancing how brands engage with consumers in social networks and e-commerce. With a team of skilled professionals, Mybrana aspires to become a leading reference for the next generation of advertising and shopping platforms.
Crowdly
Venture Round in 2016
Crowdly is an advocate marketing platform based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2011. The company specializes in connecting large consumer brands with their authentic advocates, facilitating the activation of these advocates to enhance word-of-mouth promotion and brand advocacy. By leveraging its platform, Crowdly enables brands to understand advocate behavior, which in turn helps them drive stronger branding and achieve a greater return on investment. The company's focus spans various sectors, including finance, social media, advertising, and social media marketing, positioning it as a key player in the advocate marketing landscape.
Bubbleye
Seed Round in 2016
Bubbleye is a rapidly growing AI startup specializing in mobile marketing solutions. With its research and development headquarters in Taipei and business development teams worldwide, the company focuses on addressing inefficiencies in mobile user acquisition through advanced automation and inferential algorithms. Founded by a diverse team of AI experts and mobile gaming enthusiasts from Italy, Taiwan, the USA, and the UK, Bubbleye is committed to innovation and disruption in the mobile marketing sector. The firm serves a global clientele of leading game publishers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Supported by backers including prominent angel investors and venture funds, Bubbleye is positioned at the forefront of the global mobile user acquisition landscape, leveraging its unique technology and skilled team to significantly enhance marketing performance for its clients.
Mingbo Media
Venture Round in 2015
Mingbo Media is a China-based company specializing in mobile e-commerce solutions that leverage inaudible ultrasound technology for advertisement transmission to smartphones and tablets. The company provides a comprehensive software platform designed to meet the needs of e-commerce businesses, facilitating micro-payment processing, customer relationship management integration, and customer engagement systems. This allows businesses to efficiently create online merchandising systems within the social mobile internet, enhancing retail information technology and promoting brands rapidly on mobile platforms. Mingbo Media aims to support businesses in navigating the complexities of modern retail through innovative technology and effective customer engagement strategies.
Face8 is a company that develops innovative technology devices aimed at enhancing image-based entertainment experiences. Its primary offerings include interactive kiosks that provide various services such as free Wi-Fi, photo printing, movie downloading, and postcard mailing. These kiosks are strategically designed to alleviate boredom for individuals, particularly travelers at boarding gates, while also serving as a platform for brands to advertise their products and messages. By combining entertainment and advertising, Face8 creates engaging environments that benefit both consumers and brands.
Crowdly
Venture Round in 2015
Crowdly is an advocate marketing platform based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2011. The company specializes in connecting large consumer brands with their authentic advocates, facilitating the activation of these advocates to enhance word-of-mouth promotion and brand advocacy. By leveraging its platform, Crowdly enables brands to understand advocate behavior, which in turn helps them drive stronger branding and achieve a greater return on investment. The company's focus spans various sectors, including finance, social media, advertising, and social media marketing, positioning it as a key player in the advocate marketing landscape.
Skybus Airlines
Venture Round in 2015
Skybus Airlines, Inc., founded in 2003 and based in Columbus, Ohio, operates as a commercial airline with a focus on budget travel. The company aims to transform the travel experience by offering affordable flying options for passengers. In addition to its low-cost flights, Skybus Airlines generates revenue by renting advertising space on both the exteriors and interiors of its aircraft fleet, allowing for a unique blend of transportation and marketing. This innovative approach positions Skybus as a distinctive player in the airline industry, catering to cost-conscious travelers while also leveraging advertising opportunities.
Fooze, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in a mobile application designed for the delivery of late-night meals. Launched in 2015, Fooze offers a convenient service for customers seeking quality late-night dining options. The application features a nightly rotating selection of three meals from signature local restaurants, focusing on delivering piping hot food in as little as 20 minutes. By providing an accessible platform for ordering, Fooze aims to offer better alternatives to typical processed late-night food options, enhancing the late-night dining experience for consumers. The company also supports local establishments through advertising and marketing services, creating a mutually beneficial ecosystem.
Mingbo Media
Venture Round in 2014
Mingbo Media is a China-based company specializing in mobile e-commerce solutions that leverage inaudible ultrasound technology for advertisement transmission to smartphones and tablets. The company provides a comprehensive software platform designed to meet the needs of e-commerce businesses, facilitating micro-payment processing, customer relationship management integration, and customer engagement systems. This allows businesses to efficiently create online merchandising systems within the social mobile internet, enhancing retail information technology and promoting brands rapidly on mobile platforms. Mingbo Media aims to support businesses in navigating the complexities of modern retail through innovative technology and effective customer engagement strategies.
Launchpilots
Seed Round in 2014
Launchpilots Limited is a marketplace that facilitates connections between university students and brands through campus event sponsorships. Based in China, the company offers a platform where student leaders can apply for brand sponsorships that align with their event needs. Launchpilots aggregates campus event information, enabling both students and brands to effectively engage in sponsorship opportunities. Additionally, the company's performance-based pricing system tailors millennial campaigns to specific brand objectives and key performance indicators, enhancing the effectiveness of marketing efforts. By leveraging social media, Launchpilots helps students promote their sponsored events and attract attendees, thereby creating a dynamic ecosystem for event sponsorship on campuses across Asia.
Unboxed.network
Seed Round in 2013
Unboxed UAB is a Lithuanian company founded in 2016 that specializes in blockchain-based software for managing advertising campaigns. The platform serves as a marketplace that connects marketers with content creators, enabling brands and agencies to collaborate with online influencers for the promotion of their campaigns. Through this system, Unboxed facilitates the creation of consumer-personalized social media content on-demand, matching products with target audiences to generate user-generated content globally. Content creators utilize the Unboxed app to receive assignments, submit their work, and earn rewards, thus fostering a dynamic ecosystem for both marketers and creators in the digital advertising space.
Launchpilots
Venture Round in 2013
Launchpilots Limited is a marketplace that facilitates connections between university students and brands through campus event sponsorships. Based in China, the company offers a platform where student leaders can apply for brand sponsorships that align with their event needs. Launchpilots aggregates campus event information, enabling both students and brands to effectively engage in sponsorship opportunities. Additionally, the company's performance-based pricing system tailors millennial campaigns to specific brand objectives and key performance indicators, enhancing the effectiveness of marketing efforts. By leveraging social media, Launchpilots helps students promote their sponsored events and attract attendees, thereby creating a dynamic ecosystem for event sponsorship on campuses across Asia.
Adconnect
Seed Round in 2012
AdConnect.com is a service of AdJungle, Inc. which was incorporated in the State of California in 1999. Founded by the same team that created EPage.com Classifieds and AdJungle.com (among other sites), AdConnect.com is dedicated to providing the highest level of service to their customers,
AdConnect was created to affordable allow anyone to offer a full service classifieds or auction site to their users. Because AdConnect hosts the service, you do not have to worry about platform compatibility, merchant accounts, customer support, training, server uptime, bandwidth costs, or the time to set up and fiddle with a software package. Your time is free to do what is really important, promote your own Web site and make money.
There are no time consuming future upgrades to worry about, because with AdConnect you will always have the latest version of the software.
Sites can be configured and operational in a matter of minutes. It only takes (at most) a few hours to fully set up a site with custom pricing and categories.