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Location Based Advertising

Jiwire is the dominant leader in connecting advertisers to today’s On-The-Go Mobile Audience. Utilizing the world’s largest location-based interactive media channel, JiWire uniquely engages users when they are out of the home and out of...

Founded in 2003
Homepage:
Total money raised: $35.7M

HQ

94108 150 Post St, 5th Floor

San Francisco
USA CA

Phone: (415) 877-4711

Updated on Sep 4, 2012
JiWire at CrunchBase
Tags:   ads   advertising   based   internet   local   location   location-based   mobile   wi-fi   wireless   wireless-ads   wireless-internet

Kevin McKenzie Founder
Kevin McKenzie Founder
Gregory M. Capitolo CFO
Kevin O'Reilly VP, Network Services
Jeff Pittelkau VP, Product Development
John Klein VP, Engineering
Chris Albinson Board of Directors
David Staas SVP, Marketing
Josh Goldman Board Observer
Past
Dave Courtney CEO
Nihad Hafiz Co-Founder/President & COO
David Blumenfeld SVP, Strategy and Business Development
Dan McKenzie VP, Creative Services
Jim Schraith Board Director

December, 2011

New Trends in Location and Mobile Data Unveiled in JiWire Mobile Audience Insights Report

JiWire Mobile Audience Insights Report    jiwire.com

May, 2011

JiWire raised $20M in unattributed round from Trident Capital, Comcast Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Panorama Capital, and Norwest Venture Partners

Location-Based Mobile Advertising Company JiWire Raises $20 Million    techcrunch.com

November, 2010

JiWire acquired NearbyNow

JiWire Acquires Location-Based Mobile Shopping Platform NearbyNow    techcrunch.com

August, 2010

JiWire raised $2.1M in debt_round round from Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Panorama Capital, and Comcast Ventures

JiWire raises $2.1M for Wi-Fi ads, reports users prefer location-based coupons    deals.venturebeat.com

May, 2010

JiWire recognized as one of the Hottest San Francisco Companies by Lead411

LEAD411 LAUNCHES "HOTTEST COMPANIES IN SAN FRANCISCO" AWARDS    lead411.com

November, 2009

JiWire Announces Second Mobile Audience Insights Report with a Focus on the Business Traveler

JiWire Announces Second Mobile Audience Insights Report with a Focus on the Business Traveler New study shows 75 percent increase in mobile phones using premium Wi-Fi locations, and that 81 percent of business travelers spend over 30 minutes online    jiwire.com

October, 2009

Announced hire of new CEO

Growing Media Company JiWire appoints David Courtney as New CEO    jiwire.com

December, 2008

JiWire raised $11.1M in a Series B round from Comcast Ventures and Panorama Capital

JiWire Raises $11.1 Million For Wi-Fi Ad Network    moconews.net

May, 2006

JiWire raised $2.5M in a Series A round from Nob Hill Capital Management, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), DFJ Frontier, and Mosaic Asset Management

March, 2003

JiWire was founded on March, 2003