Marketwired

company

About

Marketwired is a social communications company that provides solutions for global press release distribution and more.

  • 251 - 500

Details

Last Funding Type
Series A
Last Funding Money Raised
$17.55M
Industries
Advertising,Analytics,Social Media Management
Founded date
Jan 1, 1983
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Close

Marketwired is a social communications company that provides solutions for global press release distribution, industry-leading social media monitoring and analytics, and a fully integrated marketing communications platform for content creation, optimization, distribution, and measurement.  Its solutions are catered to everyone, from Fortune 500 enterprises to start-ups.

Marketwired plays a critical role in shaping the everyday conversations that happen in newsrooms, corporate boardrooms, and social networks around the world, helping communicators move markets, change public opinion, and affect consumer behavior.

Marketwired is majority-owned by OMERS Private Equity, which manages the private equity activities of OMERS Administration Corporation and today has 6.4 billion U.S. dollars of investments under management.

Marketwired was founded in 1983 by [Nick Koudas](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/dr-nick-koudas) and [Michael Terpin](https://www.crunchbase.com/person/michael-terpin-2). It is headquartered in Toronto, O.N.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$26.15M
Marketwired has raised a total of $26.15M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Sep 30, 2003 from a Series D round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Sep 30, 2003 Series D $4.60M 1 Detail
Dec 20, 2001 Series Unknown $4M 1 Detail
Nov 30, 1990 Series A $17.55M 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
Marketwired is funded by 1 investors. Sequoia Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Sequoia Capital Series D