Skip to main content
The Entrepreneur Story logoThe Entrepreneur Story
BUSINESS·1 min read·Sep 24, 2020

Playbuzz Raised $15M in Funding

Playbuzz, a NYC-primarily based platform for on-line content engagement and social distribution, raised $15m in funding. The spherical was led through Saban Ventures with participation from The Walt Disney Company (thru a completely owned subsidiary) and present buyers 83North, Carmel Ventures and F

Cover image forthcoming
Cover image forthcoming · Plate 01 · Photographed for The Entrepreneur Story

Playbuzz, a NYC-primarily based platform for on-line content engagement and social distribution, raised $15m in funding.

The spherical was led through Saban Ventures with participation from The Walt Disney Company (thru a completely owned subsidiary) and present buyers 83North, Carmel Ventures and FirstTime Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, Barak Pridor, Managing Partner at Saban Ventures, joined Playbuzz’s Board of Directors.

The organization will use the finances to in addition enhance its proprietary content-engagement platform and amplify its sponsored content business, which already works with many main manufacturers to create and distribute local advertising campaigns at scale.

Founded in 2012 through Shaul Olmert and Tom Pachys, Playbuzz gives tens of heaps of publishers, manufacturers and content creators with a platform to create and distribute content material in codecs that optimize audience engagement and social distribution.

Examples of Playbuzz’s revolutionary content codecs encompass slideshows, turn cards, galleries, quizzes, lists and video snaps.

The organization presently has one hundred personnel in its workplaces in New York, London, Tel Aviv, Hamburg and Nashville.

operatorsfounders2026

Continue reading

Confident man pointing at smartphone screen against a white background, showcasing technology.
Founders & operators

Blind Egyptian Founder Launches AI App for Visual Accessibility

High-tech automated warehouse system featuring a green robotic arm handling blue storage crates.
Capital

General Intuition: $6B Valuation Fuels Robotics AI Future *The Future of Embodied AI*

Close-up of a hand holding a smartphone showing the NVIDIA logo on screen with a blurred background.
Capital

Nvidia's $30B+ Bet on Perplexity AI: A Strategic Shift AI Application Layer Play