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EQAL is a next-generation media company that combines technology and people to power 24/7/365 digital media properties around consumer brands and celebrities.
Overview
Location
United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees
51-200
Total raised
$3.5M
Founded date
2008
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 11
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| Sep 25, 2012 | Everyday Health Has Bought Social Media Marketers Eqal (Price Up To $25M?) | Last week, TechCrunch broke the news that Everyday Health was buying EQAL, a social media marketing company, for a price of up to $25 million, to fuel Everyday Health’s push into more ad-funded video content on its own network of sites and ... |
| Sep 19, 2012 | From The Rumor Mill: Everyday Health Is Snapping Up Social Media Marketer EQAL For Up To $20M | It looks like another social media marketing company may be close to getting acquired. We have been hearing a rumor for a month now that EQAL — which builds “influencer networks” around celebrities and brands — is being acquired by Everyday... |
| Nov 25, 2011 | Divorce in the Age of Twitter | Editor’s note: Guest contributor Miles Beckett is the CEO and and co-Founder f EQAL, the media company that builds influencer networks around celebrities and brands. He was the co-creator of the original web video series lonelygirl15, and w... |
| May 24, 2011 | EQAL Raising $3.5M | Santa Monica-based EQAL, the producer of online content known for LonelyGirl15 and KateModern, is in the midst of raising $3.5M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm Monday. The filing indicates the firm has so fa... |
| May 23, 2011 | Lonelygirl15 Creators File To Raise $3.5 Million For Web Series Company EQAL | Remember lonelygirl15? But of course you do (and if not, Wikipedia and YouTube search are your friends). Either way, it looks like some of the creators behind the interactive Web-based video series, which attracted worldwide attention, are ... |
| Mar 10, 2009 | Ooh, Teaser For Harper's Globe Looks Spooky | http://www.cbs.com/e/5BdwOSU6FNIw_vEl_e6UPYTUUn4Ak4RV/partnerSample/1/ Miles Beckett and Greg Goodfried of EQAL, the producers of Web video hits Loneygirl15 and Kate Modern, have just released a trailer for Harper’s Globe, their latest onli... |
| Aug 27, 2008 | EQAL Shares Details On LonelyGirl15 Followup | Earlier this month LonelyGirl15, one of the most successful examples of viral web marketing to date, aired its last episode. The series originally began as a joint project created by Miles Beckett, Greg Goodfried, and Ramesh Flinders, who p... |
| Apr 17, 2008 | EQAL Raises $5M | Los Angeles-based EQAL, the firm behind YouTube sensation lonelygirl15 and Internet drama KateModern, said Thursday that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding. The round was led by Spark Capital. Other investors in the firm included angel... |
| Apr 17, 2008 | Lonelygirl Studio EQAL Nabs $5 Million Series A | Redeem now The production house behind "lonelygirl15" and "Kate Modern" has raised a $5 million Series A round, led by Spark Capital. Formerly known as LG15 Studios, the company has renamed itself EQAL and has also round... |
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FAQ about EQAL
When was EQAL founded?
EQAL was founded in 2008.
How much funding has EQAL raised?
EQAL has raised $3.5M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about EQAL?
Parsers VC has collected 11 articles mentioning EQAL, among them “Everyday Health Has Bought Social Media Marketers Eqal (Price Up To $25M?)” (Sep 25, 2012) and “From The Rumor Mill: Everyday Health Is Snapping Up Social Media Marketer EQAL For Up To $20M” (Sep 19, 2012).
Is EQAL still active?
EQAL is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 22, 2013.