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Shots Studios
Developer(s)Shots Studios, Inc.
Websiteshots.com

Shots Studios commonly known as Shots, is a studio in San Francisco, CA that develops, online comedy videos for the YouTube platform.

History

Shots Studios was created in 2009 by video game creators and brothers, John Shahidi and Sam Shahidi. The company was originally RockLive and in 2013 rebranded to Shots Studios.

The company held its first round of seed funding in 2012.[1][2][3][4][5] The funding round raised $1.6 million from Shervin Pishevar, Floyd Mayweather, Omar Epps,[6] NALA investments, and Tom McInerney.[2][3][4][5]

In April 2015, Shots Studios raised $8.5 million in new funding, led by Chinese venture-capital firm WI Harper, Launch Fund, Upfront Ventures, 500 Startups, music producer Rodney Jerkins and the venture arm of Major League Baseball [7] and in September 2015, the company raised another $4 million in funding led by DCM Ventures, adding on to its $8.5 million Series A. The company has raised $15.2 million to date."[8]

After Twitter CEO, Anthony Noto accidentally tweeted a message about an acquisition for Twitter, a source close to the company confirmed that Twitter is looking to buy Shots Studios for $150 million .[9][10] [11] CEO, John Shahidi stated that the company is not for sale.[12]

On April 20, 2016 it was announced that Shots Studios purchased the Mindie app, a video app that allows teenagers to create their own music videos.[13]

In 2016, Shots Studios turned its focus from a social media app to a content creator. It has worked with internet stars Lele Pons and Rudy Mancuso to create videos and boost millions of views to their Youtube channels. The content creation business model brings strong ad revenue and partnership interest from Facebook, Netflix, and Verizon.[14] [15]

Memep by Shots Studios

The Memep app is a comedy app for Android and iPhone devices.[16][17][18][19] Originally launched as Shots in the App Store in November 2013 and for Android devices in August 2014. It is the first anti-bullying social networking app.[20]

The Memep app allows users to share comedy and fun links from around the internet along with sharing selfies.[21][22][23] The app does not have a public comment feature over concerns about cyber-bullying and does not post follower counts.[24] The Memep app does allow users to directly message others.[16][17][25][26][27][28]

In February 2015, Floyd Mayweather announced his Manny Pacquiao fight inside the app by posting their signed contract.[29][30]

On March 3, 2016, the Memep app began supporting external content inside the app and released a trending section called "Funny" that ranks the comedic content.[31][32]

As of 2016, the Memep app has 8 million users. [33]

Shots Studios Original Content

Shots Studios has partnered and successfully helped the careers of internet comedians King Bach, DeStorm Power, Anwar Jibawi, Lele Pons and Rudy Mancuso.[34]

In October 2015, Shots Studios launched the Awkward Puppets, an original show in partnership with comedian and internet star, Rudy Mancuso.[35]

In July 2016, Shots Studios launched their 2nd YouTube channel with comedian and internet star, Rudy Mancuso.

In August 2016, Shots Studios launched Youtube channels with Internet star Lele Pons and Anwar Jibawi.

Products

References

  1. ^ Josh Constine (12 November 2013). "Justin Bieber-Backed "Shots Of Me" Launches Selfie Sharing App". TechCrunch.
  2. ^ a b Vincent, James (13 November 2013). "Justin Bieber launches Shots of Me: a mobile app dedicated to selfies". The Independent. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b Van Grove, Jennifer (5 November 2013). "Justin Bieber backs social app Shots of Me". CNET. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  4. ^ a b Jon M. Chang (Nov 5, 2013). "Justin Bieber Invests $1.1 Million in New Social Network Aimed at Teens". ABC News. Retrieved Feb 26, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Vittorio Hernandez (Nov 17, 2013). "RockLive Launches Justin Bieber-Funded Selfie App for iOS". International Business Times. Retrieved Feb 26, 2014.
  6. ^ Rayhan Mustafa (10 April 2014). "Shots – The Social Network Of Selfies". Ish Magazine. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
  7. ^ Douglas MacMillan (21 April 2015). "Selfie App Shots Moves Beyond Bieber With $8.5 Million in Funding". WSJ. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  8. ^ Lucas Matney (8 September 2015). "Shots Raises Another $4M As It Strives To Reclaim The Selfie". TechCrunch. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  9. ^ http://www.cnbc.com/id/102218174
  10. ^ recode.net/2014/11/24/who-is-twitter-cfo-anthony-noto-trying-to-buy/
  11. ^ Josh Constine, Katie Roof (6 October 2016). "Shots Studios rebrands from selfie app to social star video factory". TechCrunch. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  12. ^ http://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/2014/11/25/ceo-shots-not-focused-on-selling/?intcmp=marketfeatures
  13. ^ https://techcrunch.com/2016/04/20/if-you-build-it-they-will-squeal/
  14. ^ Josh Constine, Katie Roof (6 October 2016). "Shots Studios rebrands from selfie app to social star video factory". TechCrunch. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  15. ^ Alex Kantrowitz (6 October 2016). "Justin Bieber-Backed Shots Prioritizes Making Video For Other Platforms". BuzzFeedNews. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  16. ^ a b Josh Constine. "Justin Bieber-Backed "Shots Of Me" Launches Selfie Sharing App". TechCrunch.
  17. ^ a b Rich McCormick (Nov 13, 2013). "Bieber-funded Shots of Me is the most selfie-centered social network". The Verge. Retrieved Feb 26, 2014.
  18. ^ Sarah Griffiths (Nov 14, 2013). "App that only lets you take selfies is launched after it receives financial backing from Justin Bieber". Daily Mail. Retrieved Feb 26, 2014.
  19. ^ Keith Wagstaff (14 March 2014). "Apple devotes entire App Store section to selfies". Today Tech. Retrieved 20 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "Justin Bieber Invested In This Anti-Bullying App - Real Biz w/ Rebecca Jarvis - ABC News". July 31, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  21. ^ Charlotte Alter (Nov 4, 2013). "You Have a Friend Request from Justin Bieber: Singer Invests in Social Network for Teens". Time. Retrieved Feb 26, 2014.
  22. ^ Rachelle Corpuz (Nov 15, 2013). "Floyd Mayweather's First Selfie on 'Shots of Me' App, An Application Funded by None Other Than Justin Bieber". International Business Times. Retrieved Feb 26, 2014.
  23. ^ "Selfie app Shots of Me gets Justin Bieber's backing". Tech Times. Nov 15, 2013. Retrieved Feb 26, 2014.
  24. ^ Tweney, Dylan (10 April 2014). "Shots app reaches 1 million selfie-takers". VentureBeat. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  25. ^ Primack, Dan (4 November 2013). "Exclusive: Justin Bieber invests in new social network". CNN. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  26. ^ Caroline Moss (Nov 13, 2013). "Justin Bieber Just Launched A New Social Network Dedicated To Selfies". Business Insider. Retrieved Feb 26, 2014.
  27. ^ Blake, Jonathan (11 December 2013). "Justin Bieber-backed selfie app challenges 'envy'". BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  28. ^ Jonha Revesencio (16 August 2015). "John Shahidi: The King of Twitter and CEO of Shots". huffingtonpost. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  29. ^ Wagner,Kurt (20 February 2015). "Floyd Mayweather Announces Manny Pacquiao Fight Via Selfie App Shots". Re/code. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  30. ^ Rafael,Dan (21 February 2015). "Mayweather-Pacquiao set for May 2". ESPN. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  31. ^ http://recode.net/2016/03/03/selfie-app-shots-wants-to-graduate-from-the-selfie/ (nice cameo)
  32. ^ http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/03/shotscomedyapp/
  33. ^ Josh Constine, Katie Roof (5 October 2016). "Shots Studios rebrands from selfie app to social star video factory". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  34. ^ http://www.bnn.ca/Video/player.aspx?vid=885687
  35. ^ http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/29/awkward-puppets/

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