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Portfolio News & Events
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 […]
Progress Ventures News
November 20, 2024
4Q24 Macro Economic Outlook
Progress Partners’ Senior Managing Director, Chris Legg and Progress Ventures’ Managing Partner, Adriaan Zur Muhlen, and Vice President Brett Chatfield shared their perspective on the current macro-economic conditions and the implications for strategic M&A transactions for the end of the year. Access to the deck here
Progress Ventures News
July 9, 2024
3Q24 Macro Economic Outlook
Progress Partners’ Senior Managing Director, Chris Legg and Progress Ventures’ Managing Partner, Adriaan Zur Muhlen, and Vice President Brett Chatfield shared their perspective on the current macro-economic conditions and the implications for strategic M&A transactions for the next 6 months. Access to the deck here
Progress Ventures News
April 2, 2024
Q224 Macro Economic Outlook
Progress Partners’ Senior Managing Director, Chris Legg, Progress Ventures’ Managing Partner, Adriaan Zur Muhlen, and Vice President Brett Chatfield shared their perspective on the current macro-economic conditions and the implications for strategic M&A transactions for the next 6 months. Access to the deck here
Portfolio News & Events
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 […]
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November 2, 2023
Q423 Macro Economic Outlook
Progress Partners’ Senior Managing Director, Chris Legg and Progress Ventures’ Managing Partner, Adriaan Zur Muhlen, and Vice President Brett Chatfield shared their perspective on the current macro-economic conditions and the implications for strategic M&A transactions for the next 6 months. Deck Presentation
Portfolio News & Events
October 16, 2023
Live commerce startup TalkShopLive launches new app for sellers to broadcast on mobile
Live commerce platform TalkShopLive announced today its new Studio app for creators and brands, bringing an array of management and broadcast tools to mobile, including the ability to virtually collaborate with four people in a livestream, pin comments, simulcast on Facebook and more. TalkShopLive’s new app allows sellers to access the platform’s full toolset right from their phones, such […]
Portfolio News & Events
October 12, 2023
Narrative I/O and Snowflake to Syndicate Data to The Trade Desk
Through this collaboration, Snowflake third-party data providers will monetize their assets across The Trade Desk platform NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Narrative I/O, a leader in data collaboration, today announced a collaboration with Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, to allow third-party data providers to surface data within The Trade Desk via Snowflake Marketplace, creating effective and data-driven digital […]
Portfolio News & Events
September 18, 2023
Tracer Appoints TikTok Alum Valerie Bartlett to SVP, Head of Sales
Barlett to lead sales growth reaching agencies and other advertising stakeholders NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Tracer, a cutting-edge data intelligence platform revolutionizing modern data stack management, today announced Valerie Bartlett as the company’s inaugural SVP, Head of Sales. In this pivotal role, Bartlett will leverage her 15 years of sales and leadership experience in the AdTech industry […]
Portfolio News & Events
August 17, 2023
Walmart’s Becoming a Tech Powerhouse: Teikametrics CEO
Alasdair McLean-Foreman, Teikametrics CEO, a leading ad optimization platform for marketplace brands, discusses Walmart’s earnings and its push into technology. He speaks with Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Technology.”
Portfolio News & Events
August 11, 2023
Tracer Closes $18.1M Oversubscribed Series A Funding, Names John Sheehy to Board
NewRoad Capital Partners Completes Round, Joins Progress Ventures, Top VCs and Investors Gary Vaynerchuk, Marc Lore, and Alex Rodriguez to Back Innovative Data Stack Solution NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Tracer, the leading data intelligence platform, announced today the completion of an oversubscribed Series A fundraise co-led by NewRoad Capital Partners, Progress Ventures, and BDMI, part of Bertelsmann’s corporate […]
Portfolio News & Events
June 19, 2023
ID5 Partners with The Trade Desk to Help Enhance Addressability on the Open Internet
ID5 and The Trade Desk (Nasdaq: TTD) today (19th June) announced a partnership that aims to improve advertising for marketers and media owners in cookieless environments. The goal of the collaboration is to enhance advertisers’ ability to reach specific audiences at scale and improve inventory monetisation for publishers. ID5’s identity graph will be integrated with […]
Portfolio News & Events
June 14, 2023
Obele Brown-West Named President Of Tracer, Company Announces Oversubscribed Series A Round
Tracer doubles its Series A target, co-led by Progress Ventures and Bertelsmann’s BDMI with participation from S4S Ventures and Arbour Way Investors NEW YORK, June 14, 2023 – Tracer the leading data intelligence platform, announced today the appointment of Obele Brown-West to President of Tracer. With her award-winning experience and expertise in integrated marketing, Brown-West will spearhead Tracer’s […]
Portfolio News & Events
May 23, 2023
Narrative Announces New Leadership: Tech Veteran Tim Mahlman Named as CEO
NEW YORK, May 23, 2023 – Narrative, the leading data collaboration platform that is revolutionizing data sharing among companies, today announced a change in leadership. Effective immediately, Tim Mahlman, a seasoned tech executive, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Nick Jordan, Narrative’s founder, will transition into a new strategic role within the company. Tim Mahlman is an […]
Portfolio News & Events
November 21, 2022
S4S Ventures and Bertelsmann’s BDMI Co-lead Series B Investment in Modern Digital Asset Management Provider Tenovos
Increasing importance of content personalization via first-party data drives need for Tenovos’ disruptive, data-first approach to digital asset management New York, November 21, 2022 – Tenovos, the modern data-first digital asset management (DAM) company, today announced it has raised a $10 million Series B investment led by S4S Ventures, a venture capital fund backed by shareowners […]