ProRata.ai, which lets publishers embed custom AI search on their websites with a 50/50 revenue split, raised a $40M Series B, taking its total raised to $75M+
Kerry Flynn / Axios :
VideoAmp, which offers audience and ad measurement tools, raised a $150M Series G from Vista Credit Partners at the same $1.4B valuation as its Series F in 2021
Kerry Flynn / Axios : See also Mediagazer
Snap says 5,400+ creators earned $130M in total via its Spotlight incentive program and it will stop giving away $1M per day to creators starting June 1
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Twitter reports Q4 revenue of $909M, up 24% YoY, ad revenue of $791M, up 23% YoY, net income of $244M, and MAUs of 321M, down by 9M YoY; stock closes down 9%+
and it's a lot smaller than Snapchat's Lauren Feiner / CNBC : Twitter crashes 10% after it says expenses will rise sharply Twitter : Q4 and Fiscal Year 2018 Letter to Shareholders Andrew Hutchinson / ...
Pinterest now has 250M MAUs, saw user growth of 27% and revenue growth of 50% YoY, but sources say its steady approach has frustrated some investors, employees
SAN FRANCISCO — Ben Silbermann does not enjoy being interviewed. He isn't a fan of speaking at tech industry conferences. Tweets: @eringriffith , @kerrymflynn , and @jackiehluo Tweets: Erin Griffith ...
Snap reports Q1 net loss of $386M, as average revenue per user rose 34% YoY to $1.21 but was down 21% QoQ
and it plans to buy back $100 billion in stock Zac Hall / 9to5Mac : Apple announces Q2 2018 revenue of $61.1b: 52.2m iPhones, 9.1m iPads, 4.07m Macs Tweets: Sarah Frier / @sarahfrier : Evan says he ca...
Spotify Technology S.A. F-1 SEC filing for public listing on NYSE
despite still not turning a profit Kerry Flynn / Mashable : Spotify files for an IPO on the NYSE Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac : Spotify IPO now official, claims twice as many paid subscribers as Apple Mus...
Sources: Airbnb seeking a new investment round at a valuation of around $30B, about a year after raising at a reported $24B valuation
Wednesday, June 29 PYMNTS.com : Airbnb Wants Funding Valuing It At $30 Billion Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE : Report: Airbnb looking for raise more money 2 weeks after it took $1b in debt financing Cro...
Twitter reports 320M total MAUs, no change from previous quarter, but MAUs excluding SMS fast followers declined to 305M in Q4 from 307M in Q3
at last Matt McGee / Marketing Land : Twitter's 2016 Roadmap: Live Video Ads, Easier Replies, Expanding Moments & More Marty Swant / Adweek : Twitter's User Growth Stalls for the Second Quarter in a R...
Amazon.com Announces Fourth Quarter Sales up 22% to $35.7 Billion
And Analysts Aren't Happy? Kerry Flynn / International Business Times : Amazon Inc. (AMZN) Q4 2015 Earnings: Retail Giant Fails On Estimates, Sending Stock Down By 13 Percent Shaun Nichols / The Regis...