Philo offers an entertainment-focused streaming service nationwide.
Philo offers an entertainment-focused streaming service nationwide. It was inspired by Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of electronic television. Philo was created to build a better TV experience. The company started in the college market as a laboratory for creating a next-generation TV platform. Philo has previously received investment from New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Rho Ventures, Xfund, Home Box Office Inc. (HBO), Mark Cuban’s Radical Investments, WME, and CBC New Media Group. Philo is based in San Francisco, with offices in New York and Cambridge, Massachusettes.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Aug 6, 2020 | Series D | $50M | 2 | Republic capital | — | Detail |
Jul 3, 2018 | Series C | $41.36M | 5 | — | — | Detail |
May 30, 2017 | Series C | $22M | — | — | — | Detail |
Jun 15, 2015 | Series B | $10M | 7 | National Education Association | — | Detail |
Nov 5, 2014 | Debt Financing | $2.53M | — | — | — | Detail |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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Republic capital | Yes | Series D |
National Education Association | Yes | Series B |
New Enterprise Associates | Yes | Series A |
Summer@Highland | Yes | Non-Equity Assistant |
Sand Hill Angels | — | Series D |
A+E Networks | — | Series C |
AMC | — | Series C |
Scripps Ventures | — | Series C |
VIACOM PARAMOUNT on contract at CBS PARAMOUNT+ | — | Series C |
Warner Bros. Discovery | — | Series C |