Thuzio
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founders | Tiki Barber, Mark Gerson, Jared Augustine and Jarrod Jordan |
| Fate | Acquired |
| Successor | Triller |
| Headquarters | New York City , |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Sports media and events |
| Owner | Triller |
| Website | thuzio |
Thuzio was an American sports media and events company that produced a weekly, live-sports interview show for a members-only audience as well as specific events with sports people. It was acquired by TrillerNet in 2021.
History
[edit]Thuzio was founded in 2012 by Tiki Barber from the New York Giants, Mark Gerson from Gerson Lehrman Group), and Jared Augustine from GrubHub/Seamless.
Thuzio's Board of Advisors includes Matthew Higgins, CEO of RSE Ventures; Michael Weisman, Emmy Award-winning producer and executive in charge of production for “Football Night in America”;[1] Thomas J. Laffont, Senior Analyst at Coatue Management and Partner at Coatue Management;[2] Jordan Bazant, principal at The Legacy Agency;[3] Casey Coffman, advisor at Carpere Group; Billy Nash, senior vice president at UBS; Jason Freier, chairman and CEO of Hardball Capital.
Thuzio received $1.5 million in venture capital in July 2012. RSE Ventures invested $2.56 million in January 2013.[4] In 2014, the company raised another $6 million in Series A funding.[5]
On November 22, 2021, Thuzio was acquired by TrillerNet.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Women In Sports Media-Michael Weisman, TV producer". BlogTalkRadio. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Top hedge fund Coatue launches $300M Valley-based growth fund". PandoDaily. 7 February 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Legacy Agency CEO Mike Principe Building New Firm Around Baseball". Forbes. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Archives". Xconomy. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Thuzio's Sports Talent Marketplace Raises $6 Million In Series A Funding - The Business Journals". www.bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-03.
- ^ "Triller Acquires Thuzio, Leader in B2B Premium Influencer Events and Experiences; Strategic Acquisition is Latest Step in Triller's Rapid Growth in Live Event Programming".