What is ShareThis?
ShareThis transforms user-level behavioral data, gathered from over three million global domains, into actionable insights. By observing real-time actions from real people on digital destinations, the company synthesizes social share, interest, and intent data to create a comprehensive map of human behavior. This data is then utilized to better understand, expand, and validate consumer behavior for precise targeting and analytics. Based in Palo Alto, CA, ShareThis operates as a privately held entity, leveraging its proprietary technology to serve businesses seeking deeper consumer understanding.
How much funding has ShareThis raised?
ShareThis has raised a total of $63M across 9 funding rounds:
Series A
$6M
Series B
$15M
Unspecified
$1.5M
Series C
$23M
Private Equity
$5.5M
Unspecified
$1.7M
Debt
$8.7M
Other Financing Round
$640K
Debt
$1M
Series A (2007): $6M with participation from Blue Chip Venture Company, Queen City Angels, Illinois Ventures, and Mercury Fund
Series B (2008): $15M led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Unspecified (2012): $1.5M, investors not publicly disclosed
Series C (2013): $23M featuring Mercury Fund, DFJ, Matthew Pritzker Company, Deutsche Telekom, RPM Ventures, West Capital, Harbourton, T-Venture, Illinois Ventures, and Blue Chip Venture Company
Private Equity (2013): $5.5M, investors not publicly disclosed
Unspecified (2015): $1.7M, investors not publicly disclosed
Debt (2016): $8.7M, investors not publicly disclosed
Other Financing Round (2016): $640K supported by Mercury Fund
Debt (2020): $1M featuring PPP
Key Investors in ShareThis
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Draper Fisher Jurvetson is a leading venture capital firm known for backing transformative companies across various sectors, with a global presence and a mission to support extraordinary entrepreneurs.
Blue Chip Venture Company
Blue Chip Venture Company is a venture capital firm specializing in technology-enabled companies within the consumer advertising sector, with a focus on digital media and big data.
Mercury Fund
Mercury Fund is an investment firm that provides strategic capital to companies, often focusing on building the foundation of the digital society and facilitating technology acquisitions.
What's next for ShareThis?
With significant enterprise-level backing, ShareThis is poised for continued expansion and innovation in the consumer behavior analytics space. The company's strategic investments suggest a focus on enhancing its data synthesis capabilities and broadening its market reach. Future developments are likely to center on refining its 'Topography of Human Behavior' mapping, potentially integrating advanced AI and machine learning to provide even more granular and predictive consumer insights. This sustained capital will enable ShareThis to solidify its competitive advantage and explore new avenues for data monetization and strategic partnerships within the digital advertising and analytics ecosystem.
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