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Snakk Media Limited
Company typePublic
NZX: SNK
(Suspended) [1]
IndustryMobile advertising
FoundedNew Zealand (2010)
Headquarters
Auckland
,
New Zealand
Area served
Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia
Key people
Joel Williams (CEO),
Peter James (Independent Chair),
Martin Riegel (Director),
Robert Antulov (Director)
Revenue$10.25 million (March 2018)[2]
Number of employees
25[2] (March 2018)
Websitewww.snk.co.nz

Snakk Media was a mobile advertising company founded by Derek Handley, Geoffrey Handley and Andrew Jacobs in 2010 which failed.[3]

Snakk Media listed on the New Zealand Alternative Exchange in March 2013. It moved to the new NXT index in November 2015.[4] Since listing the share price has dropped significantly.

On the 11th of December 2018, the New Zealand Herald reported that Snakk Media had been tipped into voluntary administration, with Rahul Goyal and Scott Langdon of KordaMentha being named joint administrators. The company, according to Milford Asset Management's executive director Brian Gaynor, failed to meet expectations. It now has a market value of less than $1m.[5]

On the 21st of December 2018, Snakk Media announced on the NXT that Mr. Joel Williams, the Chief Executive Officer, had ceased his employment as CEO of the company.[6]

History

Snakk Media was founded by the Handley brothers - Geoff and Derek, and Andrew Jacobs in 2010.[3] It listed on the New Zealand Exchange in March 2013.[4]

Snakk started its operation in 2010 with offices in Sydney, Australia. Offices were established in Melbourne in May 2012, and Brisbane in April 2013. The first Trans Tasman office was established in Auckland in May 2013 and the first Southeast Asian office in June 2013 with the opening of the Singapore office.[7]

In May 2014 Snakk Media made a minority investment in Moasis Global of San Francisco, which includes the exclusive rights to offer its patented location-targeting technology throughout New Zealand and Australia. Snakk has also invested in Plyfe of New York, another cloud-based ad technology platform.[8]

In September 2014 Snakk Media launched a new wholly owned subsidiary, Represent Media, which sells advertising space for premium publisher titles appearing on mobile apps and websites. One of Represent Media's first customers included ESPN[9] and later on CBS interactive.[10]

In November 2014 - Snakk Media has been ranked New Zealand's 33rd fastest-growing business on the Deloitte Fast 50 index. This ranking was based on the company's audited year-on-year growth from the past three years, calculated at 254.05% from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2014.[11]

In November 2014 Snakk was ranked the 186th fastest growing technology business in the Deloitte Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500.[12] Snakk Media also launched TV Sync, a new product which allows brands to synchronise ads across television, mobile and tablet screens. TV Sync detects a brand advertiser's TV commercial as it is broadcast in real-time, and then spams mobile social newsfeeds at the same time.[13]

August 2015—Snakk Media launched a new division - Touch Create - a mobile-first creative business providing a range of mobile creative services to brands, media agencies and creative shops across Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.[14]

In November 2015 a subsequent Share Offer was issued and NZD $2.2 million raised.[15]

2 February 2016 - Snakk Media announced a strategic partnership with US mobile ad tech company UberMedia to exclusively distribute its in-app social, interest, and geo-location mobile advertising products in Australia, NZ and Southeast Asia.[16]

22 December 2016 - Mark Ryan stepped down as CEO after serving since April 2013, and was replaced by the COO Joel Williams.[17]

In March 2016, Snakk Media was also the victim of a “whale phishing” scheme, where approximately half $1 million NZD was sent to an unknown fraudster on the basis of a fake email.[18]

Funding

In May 2013 Snakk Media raised $6.5 million in a share purchase plan.[19]

In August 2015, Snakk Media came under some media scrutiny for being under capitalised and there was material uncertainty as to whether it could carry on as a going concern by its auditors Staples Rodway in its 2015 annual report. In response, the company said there "was nothing to see here" and would raise further capital.[20]

In November 2015 a subsequent Share Offer was issued and NZD $2.2 million raised.[15]

Recognition

Snakk Media has been certified as a "Certified B Corporation"

in 2013 as it meets the set of social and environmental performance standards set out by the non-profit organization the B Lab.[21]

Snakk Media has also been ranked New Zealand's 6th fastest-growing business on the Deloitte Fast 50 index. This ranking was based on the company's audited year-on-year growth from the past three years, calculated at 486.3% from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013.[22]

In December 2013 Snakk was ranked the 62nd fastest growing technology business in the Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500, one of only 16 New Zealand companies to make the top 100 on the list.[12]

In August 2014 Snakk Media made it on to the TIN100+ Ten Hot Emerging Companies, as part of the annual TIN 100 Report measuring the performance of the technology export sector [23]

In September 2014 Snakk Media Ltd earned a place on the third annual ‘Best for Workers’ list for achieving a worker impact score in the top 10% of all Certified B Corporations.[24]

In November 2014 - Snakk Media was ranked New Zealand's 33rd fastest-growing business on the Deloitte Fast 50 index. This ranking was based on the company's audited year-on-year growth from the past three years, calculated at 254.05% from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2014.[25]

In November 2014 Snakk was also ranked the 186th fastest growing technology business in the Deloitte Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500.[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.nxt.co.nz/companies/SNK/announcements/328045 [dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b http://nzx-prod-s7fsd7f98s.s3-website-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/SNK/320140/281996.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ a b "View All Details".
  4. ^ a b https://www.nxt.co.nz/companies/SNK/instrument/SNK [dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Tech company founded by Derek Handley folds".
  6. ^ http://nzx-prod-s7fsd7f98s.s3-website-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/SNK/328871/292993.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "Capturing social conversations the Snakk way". 16 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Two tech investments by Snakk Media". 28 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Snakk scores ESPN for new division".
  10. ^ "Snakk signs CBS Interactive". 8 March 2015.
  11. ^ "Nine marcomms-related businesses that made their mark on the Deloitte Fast 50". Stoppress.co.nz. 7 November 2014.
  12. ^ a b "51 Kiwi companies make the Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500 | Scoop News".
  13. ^ "Kiwi technology synchs advertising". 5 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Snakk Media responds to mobile creative crisis with the launch of a new division Touch Create". 31 August 2015.
  15. ^ a b "The Headliner | News and Current Affairs".
  16. ^ "Snakk brings UberMedia to Australia, NZ & SE Asia - Digital Market Asia". 4 February 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Snakk Media Management Restructure" (PDF).
  18. ^ "Snakk Media falls victim to online scam". NZ Herald. 21 March 2016. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Snakk Media share offer near bottom of range".
  20. ^ "Snakk says 'nothing to see here'". 4 August 2015.
  21. ^ "Snakk Media boosts revenue by 83pc".
  22. ^ "Earthwise takes top spot in Deloitte Fast 50, Snakk Media and Young & Shand close behind". 11 November 2013.
  23. ^ "News | NZBusiness Magazine | The Business Magazine For NZ SME". Nzbusiness.co.nz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Snakk mulls employee shares in remuneration packages | Scoop News".
  25. ^ "Nine marcomms-related businesses that made their mark on the Deloitte Fast 50". 7 November 2014.
  26. ^ "51 Kiwi companies make the Asia Pacific Technology Fast 500 | Scoop News".
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