IRIS.TV: When Spotify was still fairly new, the assumption was that people would want to listen to their own playlists and maybe share them with their friends. But developers of the app soon realized that people were quickly growing tired of their own music and were looking for someone or something else to decide for them. Hence the rapid growth and immense popularity of the Daily Mix selections, personalized radio stations based on your past listening history and personal interests.
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February 4, 2025 Progress Ventures Backs tvScientific in $25.5M Series B to Transform CTV Advertising
PASADENA, CA, UNITED STATES, February 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — tvScientific, the leading performance advertising platform for connected TV (CTV), has raised $25.5 million in Series B funding to 10x the CTV ad market. NewRoad Capital Partners led the round, which also includes Roku, a first-time investment from Second Alpha Partners, and participation from existing investors Norwest […]
February 28, 2024 Progress Ventures joins S4 Ventures in funding to accelerate tvScientific’s CTV Growth
tvScientific, the leading performance advertising platform for connected TV (CTV), today announced that the company had raised $9.4 million in a convertible note funding round that included new investors S4S Ventures, BDMI, and Progress Ventures joining investors including NBCU/Comcast, Norwest Capital Partners, Aperiam Ventures and Hearst Ventures. With tvScientific, advertisers can buy and execute performance […]