Tech Company Financing Transactions

LongTail Video Funding Round

LongTail Video, based in New York, raised $5 million from Greycroft Partners and Cue Ball Group.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
11/7/2012
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors

Greycroft Partners (Lead Investor) (Ian Sigalow)

Cue Ball Group

Proceeds Purpose
The company will use the funding to drive new product development and to expand its sales and marketing efforts.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
134 Fifth Ave. 5th Floor
New York, NY 10011
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
LongTail Video is a New York-based startup that has pioneered the web video market. Our flagship product the - JW Player - is active on over one million websites and streams billions of videos each month. It is used by a diverse group of publishers, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to individual bloggers.
Profile
LongTail Video LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
LongTail Video Company Twitter Account
Company News
LongTail Video News
Facebook
LongTail Video on Facebook
YouTube
LongTail Video on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
David Otten
  David Otten LinkedIn Profile  David Otten Twitter Account  David Otten News  David Otten on Facebook
Chief Operating Officer
William Day
  William Day LinkedIn Profile  William Day Twitter Account  William Day News  William Day on Facebook
Co-Founder
Jeroen Wijering
  Jeroen Wijering LinkedIn Profile  Jeroen Wijering Twitter Account  Jeroen Wijering News  Jeroen Wijering on Facebook
Vice President
Brian Rifkin
  Brian Rifkin LinkedIn Profile  Brian Rifkin Twitter Account  Brian Rifkin News  Brian Rifkin on Facebook
VP - Engineering
John Luther
  John Luther LinkedIn Profile  John Luther Twitter Account  John Luther News  John Luther on Facebook


 

 

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