Influential

company

About

Influential is an A.I. social data and conversion platform that partners with IBM Watson for influencer marketing and technology.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series B
Last Funding Money Raised
$12M
Industries
Advertising,Content,Information Technology,Marketing
Founded date
Jan 1, 2013
Number Of Employee
51 - 100
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
The Influential Network, Inc.

Influential is an A.I. social data and conversion platform that partners with IBM Watson for influencer marketing and technology. Leveraging a network of over 1 Million social media influencers, Influential's technology powers seamless talent discovery, comprehensive brand safety, and creative and execution services. Through strategic partnerships with first and third-party data providers, Influential's Optimized Paid Media offering enables bespoke targeting and measurement solutions, including both online and offline attribution, such as sales lift, TV tune-in lift, foot traffic, as well as brand lift studies. Influential works with Fortune 500 brands, including Walmart, McDonald’s, Pepsi, NFL, Nestlé, General Mills, Toyota, Samsung, and Sony Pictures. With offices in Los Angeles, NYC, and Las Vegas, Influential is a developer partner of IBM Watson, a strategic partner of WME and Oracle, and a Facebook and Instagram Marketing Partner.

Influential has been featured in Forbes, WSJ, Ad Age, Venture Beat, INC., Fox News, Entrepreneur, Entertainment Tonight, HLN, Good Morning Britain, The Street, and Huffington Post.

Influential specializes in Social Data, Demographics, Digital Media, Social Media, Influencer Marketing, Enterprise Technology, Ad Tech, Native, Mobile, Traffic, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube, Creating Conversations, User Generated Content, Virality, Worldwide Trends, Organic Messaging, Mobile Apps, e-Commerce, Contest Entries.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
7
$36.50M $20M
Influential has raised a total of $36.50M $20M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 1, 2021 from a Convertable Note round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Nov 1, 2021 Convertable Note $20M 1 Regal Funds Management Detail
Jun 14, 2018 Series B $12M 5 Detail
Sep 13, 2017 Series Unknown $14.50M 1 Detail
Jul 26, 2016 Series A $5M 8 Capital Zed Detail
Jun 9, 2015 Equity Crowdfunding $1.50M 4 Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
3
0
Influential has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 9, 2022, when SolarSquare Energy raised ₹308M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Seed ₹308M Energy
Dec 15, 2021 MoEVing
Seed $5M Automotive
Aug 4, 2021 The Souled Store
Series B $10M E-Commerce

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
15
Influential is funded by 15 investors. Regal Funds Management and WME are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Regal Funds Management Yes Convertable Note
WME Series B
Capital Zed Series B
ECA Ventures Series B
Paradigm Talent Agency Series B
Tech Coast Angels Series B
Plug and Play Series Unknown
Alex Welch Series A
Chris Varelas Series A
Ivan Brockman Series A

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
18
Influential has 18 current employee profiles, including Executive Chris Poydenis
Executive
Executive
Executive
Employee
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