Tech Company Financing Transactions

Tout Funding Round

Melohn Group, private investors and Pittco Capital Partners participated in a $2.6 million Series C funding round for Tout. The round was recorded on 10/4/2016.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
10/4/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$2,600,000
Round
Series C
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
With this new round of financing, Tout will be expanding business-development and sales operations to further grow the publisher base in the US, launching new audience-targeting capabilities for media partners seeking audience-extension and kicking-off the first international market expansion.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
528 Folsom St.
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Email Address
Overview
Tout is a social media platform that allows users to shoot 15-second video status updates via smartphones and webcams. Touts are shared real-time and automatically to Tout.com, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, SMS and email contacts. Through Tout's reply feature, users can engage in Tout conversations.
Profile
Tout LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Tout Company Twitter Account
Company News
Tout News
Facebook
Tout on Facebook
YouTube
Tout on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Downing
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Vice President
Matthew Knopf
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Vice President
Jason Shulman
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VP - Client Services
Trinh Bui
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VP - Engineering
Thomas Hallet
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VP - Operations
Jad DeFanti
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VP - Sales
David Parsons
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