Mode media, a top 10 U.S. media property with 136 million unique users a month, was founded in Silicon Valley in 2004 with a simple, yet powerful idea--to help people discover relevant content by combining the power of human curation of premium content with technology that distributes the right content to the right people at the right time. Today, Mode Media is building the largest independent premium video and content platform for creators powered by distribution and streaming technology that delivers targets native videos, content and branded entertainment at scale in real-time. Mode.com is an owned & operated social networking platform where creators can upload videos and build content stories. Content on Mode is curated by professional editors and distributed in user feeds--personalized by Mode content algorithm technology. Since launch six months ago, Mode has grown from zero to 21 million unique monthly users, and crossed over 1 billion streamed video views.
Founders
Samir Arora, CEO and Founder
Ernie Cicogna, EVP, CFO, and Co-founder
Fernando Ruarte, EVP, CTO, Native Ad Platform Engineering, and Co-founder
2011: Mode Media acquires Ning
Partner
Art Berliner
Year Partnered
2002
Founders
Samir Arora, CEO and Founder
Ernie Cicogna, EVP, CFO, and Co-founder
Fernando Ruarte, EVP, CTO, Native Ad Platform Engineering, and Co-founder
2011: Mode Media acquires Ning
Partner
Art Berliner
Year Partnered
2002
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 4
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| 15.09.2016 | Mode Media, once a $1 billion valued company, shuts down abruptly | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Mode Media, a Silicon Valley-based company that r... |
| 15.09.2016 | Mode Media, once a $1 billion valued company, shuts down abruptly | Mode Media, a Silicon Valley-based company that raised at least $186 million to build a new age media giant, has abruptly shut down, according to a source close to the matter. The WSJ first published a piece about the closure this evening. ... |
| 04.04.2016 | Samir Arora is stepping down as CEO of Mode Media | Samir Arora, the longtime CEO of Mode Media, is stepping down, replaced by interim CEO Jack Rotolo. Rotolo has spent more than a decade serving in a number of roles at the company, most recently president of global sales and business operat... |
| 20.11.2015 | Mode Media Maps Out The Video Landscape | The advertising and media world must have a weakness for industry visualizations — I probably hear about Lumascapes several times a week. Now Mode Media is making its own bid for Lumascape glory, with a new map of the online video ecosystem... |