BuddyTV Obtains $6,500,000 Series B Funding

  • Feed Type
  • Date
    4/15/2008
  • Company Name
    BuddyTV
  • Mailing Address
    100 West Harrison Street Seattle, WA 98119
  • Company Description
    Our goal is to bring entertainment and content closer to fans. We do this by providing original articles, news, spoilers, and interviews on an extremely broad range of television content. We also provide a forum where fans from all over the world can come and gossip, chat, and connect with other fans about their favorite TV shows. BuddyTV also enables fans, networks, and studios to conduct TVj “Television Jockey” broadcasts which allows these people to broadcast live audio, video, text, and polls around their favorite content. We are always striving to improve our site for you, so please contact us anytime.
  • Website
    http://www.buddytv.com
  • Transaction Type
    Venture Equity
  • Transaction Amount
    $6,500,000
  • Transaction Round
    Series B
  • Proceeds Purposes
    Proceeds purposes were not disclosed, however the company launched its online advertising network concurrently with the funding announcement.
  • M&A Terms
  • Venture Investor
    SoftBank Capital
  • Venture Investor
    SoftBank Capital
  • Venture Investor
    European Founders Fund
  • Venture Investor
    Greycroft Partners
  • Venture Investor
    Individual Investor