Seattle-based EVO Media, creator of the DevHub Web publishing platform for managing and monetizing niche websites, has closed a $1.5 million round of equity financing. The investors include Jeff Schrock, Geoff Entress, John Cunningham, Alex Algard, Richard Wolpert, and an undisclosed private equity group. EVO Media CEO and co-founder Geoff Nuval says the money will be used to address the needs of larger publishers, support upcoming media and domain partnerships, and do more marketing. The startup has been “ramen profitable” since last summer. The funding news was reported by TechFlash and VentureBeat.
Author: Gregory T. Huang
Greg is a veteran journalist who has covered a wide range of science, technology, and business. As former editor in chief, he overaw daily news, features, and events across Xconomy's national network. Before joining Xconomy, he was a features editor at New Scientist magazine, where he edited and wrote articles on physics, technology, and neuroscience. Previously he was senior writer at Technology Review, where he reported on emerging technologies, R&D, and advances in computing, robotics, and applied physics. His writing has also appeared in Wired, Nature, and The Atlantic Monthly’s website. He was named a New York Times professional fellow in 2003.
Greg is the co-author of Guanxi (Simon & Schuster, 2006), about Microsoft in China and the global competition for talent and technology. Before becoming a journalist, he did research at MIT’s Artificial Intelligence Lab. He has published 20 papers in scientific journals and conferences and spoken on innovation at Adobe, Amazon, eBay, Google, HP, Microsoft, Yahoo, and other organizations. He has a Master’s and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
View all posts by Gregory T. Huang