Bluefin Labs

http://bluefinlabs.com/

Last activity: 02.10.2013

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Overview

Location

United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge

Total raised

$12M

Investors 1

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Funding Rounds 1

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Mentions in press and media 28

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Sep 30, 2013	In Race With Twitter, Facebook, Like, Fluffs Its Social TV Numbers	On the same day that Twitter and Nielsen are debuting their first TV Ratings report emerging from the two companies’ partnership, Facebook is slyly releasing official numbers designed to give its own TV efforts a boost. Facebook claims that...
Apr 19, 2013	Twitter and BBC America enter into video partnership	BBC America will offer in-tweet videos that run with advertisements (Updated to reflect comment from Twitter) Earlier this week, it was reported that Twitter was in talks with both Viacom and NBCUniversal to host television clips inside of ...
Apr 16, 2013	Twitter wants to bring television into your tweets	Fresh off launch of new music site, Twitter in talks with Viacom and NBCUniversal to host TV clips Twitter is once again showing that, rather than just being content as a social media website, it has its sights set on being an all-around me...
Apr 9, 2013	The connected TVs are here… interactive programming & native apps will follow	Habib Kairouz is a managing partner of Rho Capital Partners and Rho Ventures. The days of passively watching TV with just a remote control may be numbered. Interactive programming is shaping the new face of TV. Thanks to “American Idol,” we...
Apr 9, 2013	The connected TVs are here… interactive programming & native apps will follow	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Habib Kairouz is a managing partner of Rho Capita...
Feb 6, 2013	Bluefin Labs Acquired by Twitter	Bluefin Labs, a Cambridge, MA-based Social TV analytics startup, has been acquired by Twitter. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. Led by JP Maheu, CEO, Deb Roy, Ph.D., Co-Founder, Chief Scientist, & Chairman, and Michael F...
Feb 6, 2013	Twitter Confirms Its Purchase Of Bluefin Labs	Redeem now AP As Business Insider first reported yesterday, Twitter has bought Bluefin Labs, the Cambridge, Mass.-based maker of tools for measuring the impact of social media on TV viewing. Twitter COO Ali Rowghani said in a blog post that...
Feb 5, 2013	Twitter Confirms Purchase Of Bluefin Labs To Boost TV Analytics And Advertising Services	On the heels of impressive engagement around around this past weekend’s Super Bowl football championship, Twitter today officially confirmed that it has purchased Bluefin Labs, a social TV analytics service. The deal had been reported first...
Feb 5, 2013	Twitter Makes Big Acquisition, Buys Social TV Analytics Company Bluefin Labs	Redeem now JP Maheu, CEO of Bluefin Labs Twitter has acquired Bluefin Labs, a social TV analytics company that was founded in 2008, sources say. Although we don't know the exact acquisition price, we were told this is Twitter's bi...
Feb 5, 2013	Social TV analytics startup Bluefin Labs officially joins Twitter’s flock	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Contrary to what it sounds like, Twitter’s acquis...
Feb 5, 2013	Twitter’s Boston Acquisitions: Crashlytics Tops $100M, Bluefin Labs Close Behind	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints People are talking about Twitter’s Boston-area acquisitions today. Some more than others. Unsubstantiated rumors and prices are flying around like so many careless tweets. Who...
Feb 5, 2013	Social TV analytics startup Bluefin Labs officially joins Twitter’s flock	Contrary to what it sounds like, Twitter’s acquisition of Bluefin Labs does not signal a desire by the social network to get into the fishing business. It is, however, stepping up its game when it comes to social TV analytics. Twitter confi...
Feb 4, 2013	Twitter may be buying TV analytics startup Bluefin Labs	Twitter is dead set on playing a vital role in the media industry, which is why rumors of its latest acquisition would make a lot of sense. The social network has allegedly purchased Bluefin Labs, a startup that provides social analytics fo...
Feb 4, 2013	Twitter may be buying TV analytics startup Bluefin Labs	We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Twitter is dead set on playing a vital role in th...
Jan 4, 2013	Startup News: The Library of Congress Has a Twitter Problem	Congress Fail Whale (Photo: blogspot.com) API Rate Limit Exceeded Back in April of 2010, the Library of Congress promised to add every tweet up to that date to its famous archives. But like anyone following too many people at once, it’s jus...
Dec 17, 2012	Twitter And Nielsen Announce Partnership To Create New Twitter-Based TV Rating	Nielsen and Twitter just announced a deal for something called the Nielsen Twitter TV Rating, which they’re hoping to turn into the standard metric for measuring the conversation that a TV show spurs on Twitter. The companies say they’re pl...
Sep 25, 2012	Keen On… Crowdwire: What Twitter Teaches Us About Obama And Romney [TCTV]	As the author of the New York Times’ bestselling Hamlet’s Blackberry, William Powers taught us how to build a good life in the digital age. And now Powers himself is doing just that. At Crowdwire, a Bluefin Labs funded project, Powers is us...
Jul 31, 2012	Startup News: BuddyTV Makes it Easier to Watch the Good Parts of the Olympics; Vayable Announces Y-Combinator Backing	“A Private Night on Alcatraz”—it could be yours on Vayable.com. The Olympics BuddyTV has added a dedicated Olympics quicklist to its TV guide, allowing users to see a chronological, up-to-date list of all coverage on their available channel...
Jul 30, 2012	Beyond first, second, or third: London 2012 by the numbers (so far)	The Guardian knows what we really want. reader comments 37 with 28 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit There's no denying the Olympics are great drama, sports, entertainment, etc. B...
Jul 27, 2012	Tech Tidbits: Apptopia, Bluefin Labs, iRobot, PayPal, TripAdvisor, & More	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Catching up on a smattering of technology news updates this week… —Cambridge, MA-based Bluefin Labs, which does social media analytics around TV, has appointed JP Maheu as its...
Jul 25, 2012	Social TV Analytics Startup Bluefin Labs Hires Former Razorfish Chief JP Maheu As Its New CEO	Over the past year and a half, social TV analytics company Bluefin Labs has gone from being a stealth startup to becoming an invaluable provider of research for TV networks, brands, and agencies who want to delve into the social conversatio...
Feb 6, 2012	From Manning To Madonna: NBC's Super Bowl XLVI Blasts Social TV Record [Infographics]	Image by Getty Images via @daylife
Jan 24, 2012	Bluefin Labs Raises $12M in Series B Round	CAMBRIDGE, MA, Round in TV analytics company led by Time Warner Investments with participation from new investor SoftBank Capital and return investors Redpoint Ventures and Lerer Ventures. >> Click here for more funding data on Blu...
Jan 24, 2012	Bluefin Labs Raises $12M in Series B Funding	Bluefin Labs, a Cambridge, MA-based social TV analytics company, has raised $12m in a Series B funding. The round led by Time Warner Investments, with participation from new investor SoftBank Capital and existing investors Redpoint Ventures...
Sep 12, 2011	Bluefin Labs, Named After a Sushi Bar, Tracks Social Media Around “Every Show on TV”	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Deb Roy doesn’t strike me as a Jersey Shore kind of guy. Yet he can tell me exactly what viewers are saying about the estimable Deena Cortese during any episode, or how many p...
Feb 2, 2011	Bluefin Labs, $6M in Hand, Looks to Help TV and Ad Execs Cash In on Social Media Analysis	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints An intriguing MIT startup has emerged from pseudo-stealth mode today with a splash of PR. Bluefin Labs, based in Cambridge, MA, spoke with TechCrunch about its strategy for ap...
Feb 1, 2011	Bluefin Labs Reveals How It Is Tying Social Media To TV	On the Web, we have links, which makes all media trackable. But on TV there are no links. So how do you track the audience response to a TV show or an ad? It’s all guesswork, panels, and surveys pretty much. But Deb Roy thinks he has a bett...

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FAQ about Bluefin Labs

How much funding has Bluefin Labs raised?

Bluefin Labs has raised $12M in total across 1 funding round.

What has the press written about Bluefin Labs?

Parsers VC has collected 28 articles mentioning Bluefin Labs, among them “In Race With Twitter, Facebook, Like, Fluffs Its Social TV Numbers” (Sep 30, 2013) and “Twitter and BBC America enter into video partnership” (Apr 19, 2013).

Is Bluefin Labs still active?

Bluefin Labs is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 2, 2013.