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BuddyTV is an entertainment-based website which generates content about TV. Publishing information about celebrity and related entertainment news through a series of articles, entertainment profiles, actor biographies and user forums.
Overview
Location
United States, Nevada, Las Vegas
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$10.3M
Founded date
2005
Funding Rounds 3
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| Apr 13, 2008 | Funding round | $6M | |
| Jul 30, 2007 | Series A round | $2.8M |
Mentions in press and media 30
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| Feb 12, 2021 | 16 celebrity couples who met their soulmates when they were just teenagers | Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Matthews pictured in February 2019. Photo by Omar Vega/Invision/AP Neither high school relationships nor Hollywood relationships are known for longevity. But these 16 celebrity couples all met as teens, and many... |
| Feb 19, 2016 | Tips from top investors: How startups can succeed in an uncertain economy | Steven Sinofsky, Greg Gottesman, Andy Liu, and Heather Redman speak with GeekWire co-founder John Cook on the VC and angel panel at GeekWire Startup Day 2016. How should startups navigate turbulent economic times? That was one of the questi... |
| May 8, 2015 | Using Analytics To Predict The Future Of TV Content And Distribution | There are three major sets of events that happened recently, which together help predict the future of TV content and distribution: |
| Apr 21, 2015 | Is $70K the new normal? Tech leaders weigh Seattle CEO’s pledge | Dan Price accepts the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the GeekWire Awards in 2013. Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price made big headlines when he announced plans to implement a minimum annual salary of $70,000 at the Seattle-based compan... |
| Apr 26, 2014 | GeekWire Radio: Streaming TV, startup investing, and singing in the studio | Andy Liu and Jonathan Sposato in the KIRO Radio studios. (Erynn Rose photo) We’ve got an especially fun GeekWire radio show for you this week, with two special guests in the studio: Andy Liu, the CEO of Buddy TV; and Jonathan Sposato, the G... |
| Dec 16, 2013 | Wetpaint Acquired by Viggle for $30M, a Loss for Investors | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Wetpaint, a digital publisher that focused on churning out entertainment and celebrity news distributed over social media, has been acquired by “second screen” TV app maker Vi... |
| Dec 4, 2013 | BuddyTV Launches Vibes App, Raises $1.5M | SEATTLE, WA, Leading TV website with six million users, announced that it secured an additional $1.5 Million for its release of Vibes, an entirely re-imagined app experience for its iOS7 version of BuddyTV Guide. >> Click here for ... |
| Dec 4, 2013 | BuddyTV Secures $1.5M | BuddyTV, a Seattle, WA-based TV website, secured an additional $1.5m in funding. The round was led by Madrona Venture Group and other prominent angel investors. Led by Andy Liu, Co-Founder and CEO, BuddyTV provides a free app (Vibes) that a... |
| Oct 7, 2013 | BuddyTV raises $1.5M, set to debut new TV discovery app | Gearing up to launch a brand new TV discovery app, Seattle-based BuddyTV has raised $1.5 million. BuddyTV was founded in 2005 by Andy Liu and David Niu — who sold their last company to aQuantive — and features TV news, listings, games, phot... |
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FAQ about BuddyTV
When was BuddyTV founded?
BuddyTV was founded in 2005.
How much funding has BuddyTV raised?
BuddyTV has raised $10.3M in total across 3 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has BuddyTV raised?
Parsers VC lists 3 funding rounds of BuddyTV, among them a funding round of $6M on Apr 13, 2008 and a Series A round of $2.8M on Jul 30, 2007.
What has the press written about BuddyTV?
Parsers VC has collected 30 articles mentioning BuddyTV, among them “16 celebrity couples who met their soulmates when they were just teenagers” (Feb 12, 2021) and “Tips from top investors: How startups can succeed in an uncertain economy” (Feb 19, 2016).
Is BuddyTV still active?
Yes, BuddyTV is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Feb 17, 2021.