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Wondery Funding Round

Wondery, based in West Hollywood, secured $5 million in investment from Advancit Capital, Greycroft Partners and Lerer Hippeau.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
3/30/2018
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors

Advancit Capital (Lead Investor)

Greycroft Partners (Lead Investor) (Alan Patricof)

Lerer Hippeau (Lead Investor) (Eric Hippeau)

BAM Ventures

BDMI

FOX Sports

private investors (Michael Kassan)

private investors (Stanley Shuman)

Watertower Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
Wondery will use the proceeds to expand its lineup of original podcasts, including American Innovations, Dr. Death and I, Survivor, and grow the audience of existing original and partner shows, including Business Wars and Tides Of History.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
9229 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069
USA
Email Address
Overview
Wondery, A Network Of Storytellers, creates immersive podcasts including Dirty John, Sword & Scale, American History Tellers, Inside Psycho, Tides Of History, and more. Find our shows at Wondery.com or ApplePodcasts.com/Wondery. Top 10 publisher on Podtrac.
Profile
Wondery LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Wondery Company Twitter Account
Company News
Wondery News
Facebook
Wondery on Facebook
YouTube
Wondery on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Operating Officer
Jen Sargent
  Jen Sargent LinkedIn Profile  Jen Sargent Twitter Account  Jen Sargent News  Jen Sargent on Facebook
Founder
Hernan Lopez
  Hernan Lopez LinkedIn Profile  Hernan Lopez Twitter Account  Hernan Lopez News  Hernan Lopez on Facebook
Vice President
George Lavender
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Vice President
Laurie Pracher
  Laurie Pracher LinkedIn Profile  Laurie Pracher Twitter Account  Laurie Pracher News  Laurie Pracher on Facebook


 

 

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