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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

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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.

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