Group media platform Maven signed a definitive agreement and raised funding to acquire Say Media’s assets, which include enterprise advertising and tech platform partnerships with over 125 digital media brands. Maven also announced a convertible preferred stock financing round with net cash proceeds of $13
Whistle Sports, an entertainment media brand that creates, curates, and distributes content for young audiences, raised $28 million in a Series D equity round in progress led by Aser, a global investment company founded by Andrea Radrizzani, and includes investments from Liberty Media, Emil Capital,
Apple purchased Pop Up Archive, an app that helps media companies improve productivity and monetize content by adding a semantic SEO-ready layer to media. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Pop Up Archive makes sound searchable by automatically creating timestamped transcripts and keywords, which
Digital media startup Spot.IM obtained $25 million in Series C financing, led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from Altair VC and Norma Investments. Founded in 2012 by Nadav Shoval and Ishay Green, Spot.IM's mission is to foster connected, engaged communities across the Internet. By replacing
Media publisher Axios announced the close of $20 million in financing. Six investors contributed to the round: Greycroft Partners, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, NBC Universal, Emerson Collective, Investor, and WndrCo. Founded by Politico CEO Jim VandeHei and columnist Mike Allen, Axios is a new media company that
Digital media company Ziff Davis Enterprise purchased technology news media outlet Mashable for $50 million. Mashable was created in 2005 by Pete Cashmore from his home in Aberdeen, Scotland, for the purpose of reporting on the importance of digital innovation. According to the company, as of
Leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) unveiled Creative Labs, a startup studio focused on developing consumer-facing technology companies and next-generation media and entertainment experiences. Serial entrepreneur, two-time Emmy Award®-nominee, and venture capitalist Leonard Brody serves as chairman and cofounder of the new
AdLeaks announced it has raised $3 million in financing from GO Capital. AdLeaks is a media and publishing company that provides advertising news, tutorials, courses, and exclusive events. The news site has a dedicated Facebook Ads section where readers can find Facebook advertising resources created and
Jona is a branding and marketing product that offers a do-it-yourself (DIY) kit to help startups get press coverage with lifetime access to a journalist database, a step-by-step public relations (PR) guide, strategy guidance, and media pitch templates. To help startup founders craft a better
Find Journalists by Upbeat is a public relations and marketing product that provides an AI-powered journalist finder. The tool was developed by Upbeat PR and is a technology platform that automates the media pitching process and helps startups get coverage in an easy and affordable