Overview
Location
United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees
51-200
Total raised
$6M
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 18
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| Apr 1, 2009 | How Tough Is It Today Being a VC? 10 Questions for Two Early-Stage Stars | Pity the poor venture capitalist. Times were… well, so cushy. Money was flowing, deals were being done in record time, monetization was something one worried about later, and Silicon Valley was bursting at the seams. The sweet smell of weal... |
| Mar 19, 2009 | Buzznet scores $12.5 million | Pop culture website network, Buzznet, raises $12.5 million and changes its name to Buzz Media Buzznet, which operates several pop culture websites, has raised $12.5 million in VC funding. Along with its funding announcement, the company has... |
| Mar 19, 2009 | Buzznet Raises $12.5M More | Los Angeles-based Buzznet, which operates a network of web sites focused on celebrities and pop culture, announced this morning that it has raised $12.5M and will rename itself Buzz Media. According to the company, the funding round was led... |
| Nov 26, 2008 | Music blog network Buzznet lays off 10 | Buzznet, a social network of music and celebrity-related blogs, cut its staff by 10 to refocus efforts on its more popular products in the poor economy. For this reason, the Los Angeles-based company actually has plans to increase headcount... |
| Jul 10, 2008 | MyAWOL, a music company that grasps reality | Remember the days when MTV actually centered its content around music? When there was less Real World and Carson Daly and more music videos and MTV news breaks with Kurt Loder? If you don’t, you’ll have to take my word for it: For those tha... |
| Apr 17, 2008 | Major label artists become paid bloggers? | LA-based social media site Buzznet, which provides audio, video, blogs and editorial content about the popular music scene, has just received an equity investment from major label Universal Music Group. Terms and conditions of the deal were... |
| Apr 15, 2008 | Amid Fears of an Internet Downturn, Gawker Sells Properties | Yesterday’s news that Gawker Media will be selling three of its sites caught many by surprise. Particularly shocking was the revelation that Wonkette was among them ? it was an early site in the network, and one famous enough to be featured... |
| Apr 1, 2008 | Roundup: Social network Hi5 launches its developer platform, Facebook does regular old targeted advertising, and more | Here the latest action: Social network Hi5 publicly launches its developer platform — San Francisco-based Hi5 may be a big opportunity for developers of third-party applications that live on social networks. It is popular in places like Por... |
| Feb 19, 2008 | Use Windows Live Hotmail, win a Zune | reader comments with 0 posters participating Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Buzznet's Valentine Zune Contest may be over, but the Zune A Day Giveaway is only beginning to heat up. Microsoft has figured o... |
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FAQ about Buzznet
How much funding has Buzznet raised?
Buzznet has raised $6M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Buzznet?
Parsers VC has collected 18 articles mentioning Buzznet, among them “How Tough Is It Today Being a VC? 10 Questions for Two Early-Stage Stars” (Apr 1, 2009) and “Buzznet scores $12.5 million” (Mar 19, 2009).
Is Buzznet still active?
Yes, Buzznet is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 13, 2010.