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In 2017, co-founder and CEO, Nadav Shoval, was inducted into the second annual Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2017/02/20/forbes-announces-second-annual-forbes-israel-30-under-30-list-highlighting-the-accomplishments-of-60-game-changers-from-across-israeli-society/#7b1be384d318|title=Forbes Announces Second Annual Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 List, Highlighting the Accomplishments of 60 Game Changers from Across Israeli Society|last=Communications|first=Forbes Corporate|work=Forbes|access-date=2017-07-05}}</ref> |
In 2017, co-founder and CEO, Nadav Shoval, was inducted into the second annual Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2017/02/20/forbes-announces-second-annual-forbes-israel-30-under-30-list-highlighting-the-accomplishments-of-60-game-changers-from-across-israeli-society/#7b1be384d318|title=Forbes Announces Second Annual Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 List, Highlighting the Accomplishments of 60 Game Changers from Across Israeli Society|last=Communications|first=Forbes Corporate|work=Forbes|access-date=2017-07-05}}</ref> |
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In addition, the company finalized its Series C investment round of $25M, led by New York City-based fund - Insight Venture Partners, alongside Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, Altair VC and Norma Investments. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/spotim-closes-25-million-series-c-led-by-insight-venture-partners-2017-11-29|title=Spot.IM Closes $25 Million Series C Led by Insight Venture Partners|date=2017-11-29|website=MarketWatch|access-date=2017-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/30/spot-im-raises-25-million-for-a-better-comments-section/?guccounter=1|title=Spot.IM raises $25 million for a better comments section|website=TechCrunch}}</ref>. |
In addition, the company finalized its Series C investment round of $25M, led by New York City-based fund - Insight Venture Partners, alongside Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, Altair VC and Norma Investments. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/spotim-closes-25-million-series-c-led-by-insight-venture-partners-2017-11-29|title=Spot.IM Closes $25 Million Series C Led by Insight Venture Partners|date=2017-11-29|website=MarketWatch|access-date=2017-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/30/spot-im-raises-25-million-for-a-better-comments-section/?guccounter=1|title=Spot.IM raises $25 million for a better comments section|website=TechCrunch}}</ref>. |
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In May 2019 SpotIM announced it led Series D of funding which closed at $25 million. The money will go on building a broader community platform.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2019/04/30/spot-im-series-d/|title=Spot.IM raises $25M to help publishers engage with readers|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-02}}</ref> |
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| Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | Privately held company |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Headquarters | New York, NY, United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Nadav Shoval Ishay Green |
| Key people | Nadav Shoval (CEO) Ishay Green (CTO) Roee Goldberg (CSO) Dan Yalovsky (COO) Robert Kulewicz (CMO) |
| Industry | Internet |
| URL | spot |
| Launched | 2012 |
Spot.IM is a social engagement platform that builds online communities around digital content.[1] Spot.IM works with publishers to bring conversations back from social networks to publisher sites.
Headquartered in New York City, the company also has an office in Tel-Aviv Yafo, Israel.
History
The company was founded in 2012 by Nadav Shoval and Ishay Green who now serve as CEO and CTO respectively.[2] Prior to starting Spot.IM, Green founded Soluto, a device protection service that integrates a mobile app, web portal, proactive communications, and remote device management into one service.[3] The company was later acquired by Asurion.[4]
In 2016, Spot.IM raised $13 million from Index Ventures and AltarR Capital, along with other notable technology investors, in a Series A round.[5]
In 2017, co-founder and CEO, Nadav Shoval, was inducted into the second annual Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 list.[6] In addition, the company finalized its Series C investment round of $25M, led by New York City-based fund - Insight Venture Partners, alongside Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, Altair VC and Norma Investments. [7][8].
In May 2019 SpotIM announced it led Series D of funding which closed at $25 million. The money will go on building a broader community platform.[9]
See also
- Internet forum
- List of social networking websites
- Online community
- Social networking service
- Website monetization
References
- ^ Shu, Catherine. "Spot.IM Turns Any Site Into A Social Network | TechCrunch". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ Krawitz, Alan (24 October 2014). "Israeli Tech Start-up Spot.IM Enables Publishers To Turn Visitors Into a Community". Mediabistro. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Kabir, Omar (15 August 2013). "הסטארט-אפ החדש של מייסד סולוטו הוא רשת חברתית בשם spot.im" (in Hebrew). Calcalist. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Asurion snaps up Soluto for $100M+ to offset insurance risks". VentureBeat. 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "Spot.IM grabs $13 million to solve your website's most pressing engagement problem". VentureBeat. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ Communications, Forbes Corporate. "Forbes Announces Second Annual Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 List, Highlighting the Accomplishments of 60 Game Changers from Across Israeli Society". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
- ^ "Spot.IM Closes $25 Million Series C Led by Insight Venture Partners". MarketWatch. 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ^ "Spot.IM raises $25 million for a better comments section". TechCrunch.
- ^ "Spot.IM raises $25M to help publishers engage with readers". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-05-02.