Spreecast

Spreecast, Inc.
Type Corporation
Founded November, 2011
Headquarters San Francisco, California, United States
Area served Worldwide
Slogan(s) Social, meet Video!
Website www.Spreecast.com
Registration Optional
Current status Active

Spreecast, Inc. is an Internet application and free social video broadcasting platform.

The company was founded in 2011 by Jeff Fluhr, founder and former CEO of online ticketing marketplace StubHub, and is based in San Francisco, California[1] . According to Fluhr, spreecast seeks "to bring face-to-face interactions to the Internet in a far-reaching way".[2]

History

Spreecast was launched as a public beta in November 10, 2011.[3] In December, 2011, spreecast received $4 million in seed venture funding from Frank Biondi, Gordon Crawford, and Edward W. Scott. In September 2012, they raised an additional $7 million.[4] The company added social media author Gary Vaynerchuk as an advisor in February, 2012.

Celebrity Guests

Reese Witherspoon, American actress and film producer[5]

Randi Zuckerberg, American internet entrepreneur and former marketing director of Facebook[6]

One Direction, a British-Irish boy band[7]

Jennifer Grassman, American journalist, pianist, and singer[8]

Scott Baker (journalist), American journalist for TheBlaze [9]

Britney Spears, American recording artist and entertainer[5]

Miley Cyrus, American recording artist and entertainer.[10]

Anderson Cooper American Journalist[5]

Neil Patrick Harris, American actor, producer, and director.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rao, Leena, “Social Video Broadcasting Platform Spreecast Raises $4 Million”, Techcrunch, 21 December 2011
  2. ↑ Titlow, John Paul, “Spreecast, a More Social Answer to Google+ Hangouts, Goes Live Today”, Read Write Web, 10 November 2011
  3. ↑ Rao, Leena, “Spreecast Raises $7M For Social Video Broadcasting Platform”, Techcrunch, 7 September 2012
  4. 1 2 3 Billboard staff, “Spreecast Signs Video Deal with Viacom's VH1, Logo” Billboard, 10 October 2012
  5. ↑ Weber, Harison, “Spreecast quietly continues redesign to hone its video broadcasting niche” TNW, 6 June 2012
  6. ↑ Miot, Stephanie, “Q&A StubHub Founder Mixes Social Meida, Video, Celebs on Spreecast” PC Magazine, 13 May 2013
  7. ↑ Grassman, Jennifter, “Michelle Cowan on American Idol, Will Smith, and true love”, Washington Times, 29 April, 2012
  8. ↑ Levy, Ari, “Spreecast Gains an Audience With Easy, Free Webcasting”, Bloomberg, 15 January 2013
  9. ↑ Delevett, Peter, “Exclusive: Miley Cyrus barnstorms Silicon Valley to tout single ‘We Can’t Stop”, Siliconbeat, 3 June 2013
  10. ↑ "Chat with actor Neil Patrick Harris"

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