Kindred Partners | Portfolio | Internet, Media and Consumer Services

BlackArrow
Advanced advertising solutions for new television platforms
Position: Chief Technology Officer
Investor(s): Cisco Systems, Comcast Interactive Capital (CIC), Intel Capital, Mayfield Fund, Polaris Venture Partners, Time Warner Investments

AdSafe Media
Online brand protection and risk management
Position: Chief Revenue Officer
Investor(s): Atlas Venture, Coriolis Ventures, Founder Collective

Affine Systems
Contextual online video targeting
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Crosslink Capital, Highland Capital Partners

Gemvara
Custom jewelry eCommerce platform
Position: Vice President, Technology
Investor(s): Balderton Capital, Canaan Partners, Highland Capital Partners

Rodale
Global media company in health, fitness, and wellness
Position: Senior Vice President & General Manager, Digital & New Brand Development

Topsy
Real-time social search and analytics platform
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): BlueRun Ventures, Founders Fund, Ignition Partners

Altius Education
Online higher education
Position: Vice President, Enrollment Operations
Investor(s): Charles River Ventures, Maveron LLC, Spark Capital

Kobo - (Acquired by Rakuten)
Global eBook retailer
Position: General Manager
Investor(s): Cheung Kong Holdings, Indigo Books & Music, REDgroup Retail

Bazaarvoice, Inc.
Social commerce software and solutions
Position: Chief Technology Officer
Investor(s): Austin Ventures, Battery Ventures

ShoeDazzle.com
Online destination for personalized shoes, handbags and jewelry
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Polaris Venture Partners

ZocDoc
Online service for patients to book doctor and dentist appointments
Position: Vice President, Local Sales
Investor(s): Bezos Expeditions, DST Global, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures

Strava
Social fitness in the cycling vertical
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Investor(s): Madrone Capital, Sigma Partners

xAD
Local-mobile advertising network
Position: Chief Technology Officer
Investor(s): Emergence Capital Partners, Palisades Ventures, SoftBank Capital

Tagged
Social network for meeting new people
Position: Vice President & General Manager, Social Gaming
Investor(s): Mayfield Fund

Adara Media
Audience targeting platform
Position: Senior Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Morgenthaler Ventures, ONSET Ventures

OpenSky
Social shopping platform
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Canaan Partners, Highland Capital Partners

ServiceMagic
Online resource to locate local service providers
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: IACI
Position: Chief Executive Officer

Constant Contact
Email, social media, and event marketing solutions
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: CTCT
Position: Senior Vice President, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer

BabyCenter
Online resource for new and expectant parents
Publicly traded: NYSE: JNJ
Position: Chief Marketing Officer
Position: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Ning - (Acquired by Glam Media)
Platform for creating social websites
Position: Chief Product Officer
Position: Executive Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development
Investor(s): Marc Andreessen, Allen & Company, Legg Mason, Lightspeed Venture Partners

Orbis Education
Nursing education solutions
Position: Chief Marketing Officer
Position: Senior Vice President, Operations
Investor(s): Lightspeed Venture Partners

Digg
Social news curation
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, Highland Capital Partners, Omidyar Network, SVB Capital

Manilla
Online destination to manage household finances
Publicly traded: Subsidiary of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication
Position: Executive Vice President, Business Development & Sales

Cardlytics
Banking rewards solution
Position: Executive Vice President, Merchant Services
Investor(s): Canaan Partners, Kinetic Ventures, Polaris Venture Partners, Total Technology Ventures

HomeRun - (Acquired by Rearden Commerce )
Social buying community
Position: Vice President, Sales & Service
Investor(s): First Round Capital, Foundation Capital

GoodGuide
Online information resource
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Draper Fisher Jurvetson, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Physic Ventures

iVillage
Online destination for women
Publicly traded: Subsidiary of NBC Universal
Position: Senior Vice President & General Manager
Position: Senior Vice President, Advertising Sales
Position: Senior Vice President, Marketing

Zuberance
Enterprise social commerce company
Position: Vice President, Product & Marketing
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Emergence Capital Partners

Myxer
Mobile entertainment
Position: Chief Marketing Officer
Investor(s): Harris Preston & Partners

Bleacher Report
Fourth largest online sports media destination
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Crosslink Capital, Hillsven Capital

Livemocha
Online language program
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): August Capital, Maveron LLC

Red Aril
Real-time audience and media optimization solutions
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Sierra Ventures, Trinity Ventures

Siri - (Acquired by Apple)
On-the-go personal assistant
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: AAPL
Position: Vice President, Product
Investor(s): Li Ka-Shing Foundation, Menlo Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures

Become
Comparison shopping engine
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Vice President, Corporate & Business Development
Investor(s): European Founders Fund, Texas Pacific Group, Transcosmos

OurWeddingDay.com
Online wedding planning resource
Position: President
Investor(s): Leonard Green & Partners, Texas Pacific Group

Dapper - (Acquired by Yahoo!)
Ad creation and optimization
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: YHOO
Position: President & Chief Executive Officer
Position: Senior Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Accel Partners

SVnetwork
Social media utility
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Revenue Officer
Investor(s): JAFCO Ventures, Pinnacle Ventures, Redpoint Ventures

Adap.tv
Online video ad management platform
Position: President
Investor(s): Redpoint Ventures, Spark Capital

AccountNow
Internet prepaid card issuer
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Invesco Private Capital, Trident Capital, Venture Strategy Partners

Gilt Groupe
Invitation-only web-based luxury retailer
Position: Vice President, Customer Marketing
Position: Vice President & General Manager
Position: Vice President & General Manager
Position: Senior Director, Online, Mobile & Social Marketing
Position: Director, Usability & Interaction Design
Investor(s): General Atlantic, Matrix Partners

Kosmix - (Acquired by Walmart)
Guide to the web
Publicly traded: NYSE: WMT
Position: Senior Vice President, Products
Investor(s): Accel Partners, DAG Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Time Warner Investments

Indigo Books & Music
Largest book retailer in Canada
Publicly traded: TSX: IDG
Position: Executive Vice President, Online

Quova
Internet geolocation data
Position: Chief Revenue Officer
Investor(s): IDG Ventures SF, Mobius Venture Capital, Nexus Group, Sequel Venture Partners

PetFoodDirect.com
Online destination for pet food and pet supplies
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): LLR Partners

Playdom - (Acquired by The Walt Disney Company)
Social game developer
Publicly traded: NYSE: DIS
Position: Chief Executive Officer

Turn
Next generation online advertising network
Position: Vice President, Sales
Position: Vice President, Publisher Development
Position: Vice President, Sales & Business Development
Investor(s): Shasta Ventures, Trident Capital, Norwest Venture Partners

Xmarks
Bookmark powered web discovery
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Redpoint Ventures

Quattro Wireless - (Acquired by Apple)
Premium mobile ad network
Position: Chief Marketing Officer
Investor(s): Globespan Capital Partners, Highland Capital Partners

Zeo
Consumer sleep device
Position: Vice President, Online Marketing & Social Media
Investor(s): iD Ventures America, Trident Capital

Modelinia
Online destination for fashion and beauty
Position: Chief Technology Officer
Investor(s): Polaris Venture Partners

Ancestry.com
Network of genealogy and family-related websites
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: ACOM
Position: Vice President, Development
Position: Vice President, Product
Investor(s): Spectrum Equity Investors

mig33
Global mobile internet community
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Vice President, Product Management & Marketing
Investor(s): Accel Partners, DCM, Redpoint Ventures

SugarSync
Digital media and information synchronization solutions
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Vice President, Engineering
Investor(s): Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Selby Ventures, Sigma Partners

Lithium Technologies
Social customer solutions
Position: Chief Marketing Officer
Position: Vice President, Product Marketing
Investor(s): Benchmark Capital, Emergence Capital Partners, Shasta Ventures

Skyfire
Mobile browser
Position: Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Investor(s): Lightspeed Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, Trinity Ventures

TheFind
Shopping search engine
Position: Vice President, Product Management
Investor(s): Bain Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures

Buzzwire
Streams video content to mobile devices
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Matrix Partners, Sequel Venture Partners, Spark Capital

TrustedID
Identity theft protection solutions
Position: Chief Marketing Officer
Position: Vice President, Engineering
Investor(s): Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Opus Capital

Folica.com
Online retailer for personal care and cosmetics
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Vice President, Marketing & Merchandising
Investor(s): Stripes Group

HealthCentral - (Acquired by Remedy Health Media )
Online health resource
Position: Chief Revenue Officer
Investor(s): Allen & Company, IAC/InteractiveCorp, Polaris Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, The Carlyle Group

Metacafe
Online video broadcaster
Position: Senior Vice President, Strategic Sales & Partnerships
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital

Mercantila - (Acquired by InfoSpace)
Online specialty retailer
Position: Vice President, Operations
Position: Vice President, Merchandising
Investor(s): Lightspeed Venture Partners

Quantcast
Audience measurement platform
Position: Chief Revenue Officer
Investor(s): Allen & Company, Founders Fund, Revolution Ventures

YuMe
Broadband video advertising network
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Accel Partners, BV Capital, DAG Ventures, Khosla Ventures

Medio Systems
Mobile search provider
Position: Vice President, Product Management & Product Marketing
Position: Vice President, Engineering
Investor(s): Accel Partners, Dot Edu Ventures, Frazier Technology Ventures, Mohr Davidow Ventures, Trilogy Equity Partners

Forbes.com
Privately held publishing and new media company
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Elevation Partners

PBworks
Provider of hosted business and educational wikis
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Mohr Davidow Ventures

Cellfire
Mobile coupon solutions
Position: Vice President, Finance
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Menlo Ventures, Silver Creek Ventures, Storm Ventures

Roubini Global Economics
Global economic and financial analysis firm
Position: Chief Executive Officer

Thought Equity Motion
Provider of online motion content
Position: Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Investor(s): Access Venture Partners, Adams Street Partners

Inertia Beverage Group
Provider of web-based technology for wineries to manage direct sales
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Allegis Capital, Sid R. Bass Associates

Panther Express
High performance content delivery network
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Index Ventures, Gold Hill Capital Management, Greylock Partners

EMN8
Customer-facing self-service platforms for the restaurant industry
Position: Chief Marketing Officer
Investor(s): Allegis Capital, Sid R. Bass Associates

Image Metrics
Facial animation technology
Position: Chief Operating Officer
Investor(s): Saffron Hill Ventures

Topspin Media
Media technology company
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Redpoint Ventures

Pelago - (Acquired by Groupon)
Location-based mobile social networking service
Position: Vice President, Engineering
Investor(s): Bezos Expeditions, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Trilogy Equity Partners

MarketLive
eCommerce Platform-as-a-Service solutions
Position: Chief Technology Officer
Investor(s): Sequoia Capital, Sigma Partners

ooma
VoIP home telephone service
Position: Vice President, Engineering & Operations
Investor(s): Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Draper Richards L.P., Founders Fund, WI Harper Group, Worldview Technology Partners

hi5 Networks - (Acquired by Tagged)
International social networking site
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Mohr Davidow Ventures

Consorte Media - (Acquired by AudienceScience)
Online marketing solutions for the Hispanic market
Position: Regional Vice President, Advertising Sales
Position: Regional Vice President, Advertising Sales
Investor(s): Mayfield Fund

The McGraw-Hill Companies
Provider of financial and business information services
Publicly traded: NYSE:MHP
Position: Vice President, E-Business, Business Information Group

CinemaNow - (Acquired by Sonic Solutions)
Online movie and video download service
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: SNIC
Position: Senior Vice President, Marketing
Investor(s): Cisco Systems, Menlo Ventures, Microsoft Corporation

Bella Pictures
Online wedding photography service
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Foundation Capital, Texas Pacific Group

Eye-Fi
Wireless memory card for digital cameras
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): LMS Capital, Opus Capital, Shasta Ventures, TransLink Capital

Heavy
Online site for 18-34 year old males

Position: Chief Technology Officer
Investor(s): Polaris Venture Partners

Doppelganger - (Acquired by Hip Digital Media)
Virtual world entertainment
Position: Vice President, Sales & Business Development
Investor(s): Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Greycroft Partners, Trident Capital

United States Golf Association
National governing body of golf in U.S.
Position: Chief Business Officer
Position: Director, New Media

OpenPeak
Ecosystem to control digital systems in homes and offices
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Vice President, Operations & Supply Chain
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Position: Vice President, Business Development
Investor(s): GMG Capital Partners, Millennium Technology Ventures

TicketsNow - (Acquired by TicketMaster)
Online marketplace for premium event tickets
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: TMCS
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Adams Street Partners, New World Ventures, Portage Venture Partners

DataLogix
Consumer purchasing data services
Position: Senior Vice President, Internet Initiatives
Investor(s): Sequel Venture Partners, Wolf Ventures

AllRecipes
Online community for home cooks
Publicly traded: Subsidiary of NYSE: RDA
Position: President, AllRecipes.com

Homestead Technologies - (Acquired by Intuit Inc.)
Webservices for small businesses
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: INTU
Position: Chief Customer Officer
Investor(s): Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Meritech Capital Partners, Redpoint Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners

Akimbo Systems
Internet video-on-demand for TV-viewed content
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Operating Officer
Investor(s): AT&T Inc., Blueprint Ventures, Cisco Systems, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sprout Group, Zone Ventures

Control4
Home automation and entertainment solutions
Position: Senior Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Foundation Capital, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners

Vibrant Media
Provider of in-text advertising and contextual video advertising
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): ABS Capital Partners, Fortis Bank

iFLOOR.com
Online flooring retailer
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Maveron LLC

RadioSpire Networks
Wireless HD interface solutions
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Evercore Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Rho Capital Partners, Ritchie Capital

Stylehive
Online collaborative shopping community
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Investor(s): Lightspeed Venture Partners

iControl Networks
Web-based solutions to monitor and control homes and businesses
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Investor(s): Charles River Ventures, Intel Capital

GalleryPlayer
Delivery platform for high definition televisions and displays
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Greyhawke Capital Advisors , Menlo Ventures

Facebook
Online social networking directory
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Regional Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Accel Partners, Greylock Partners, Meritech Capital Partners

BusinessWeek
Business media company
Publicly traded: NYSE: MHP
Position: Senior Vice President & General Manager, BusinessWeek.com
Investor(s): The McGraw-Hill Companies

West Marine
Leading retailer of boating supplies and accessories
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: WMAR
Position: Senior Vice President, Direct Sales

YouSendIt
Online file delivery
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Alloy Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds

Umbria - (Acquired by J.D. Power & Associates)
Online market intelligence
Publicly traded: NYSE: MHP
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): ArrowPath Venture Partners, Sequel Venture Partners

Avvenu - (Acquired by Nokia Corporation)
Secure remote access and file sharing engine for mobile devices
Publicly traded: NYSE: NOK
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Charles River Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners

Peerflix
Peer-to-peer trading platform for goods and services
Position: Vice President, Engineering
Investor(s): 3i Group plc, Battery Ventures, BV Capital

Bill Me Later - (Acquired by eBay)
Merchant payment solutions
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: EBAY
Position: Vice President, Sales
Investor(s): Azure Capital Partners, Crosspoint Ventures, GRP Partners

SideStep - (Acquired by Kayak.com)
Comprehensive consumer traveler's search engine
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Marketing Officer
Investor(s): Trident Capital, Leader Ventures, Saints Capital

BitPass
Digital content commerce platform
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Amicus Capital, Cardinal Venture Capital, Garage Technology Ventures, RRE Ventures, Steamboat Ventures, Worldview Technology Partners

RazorGator
Online ticket service
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Vice President, Products
Investor(s): Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Oak Investment Partners

SNOCAP - (Acquired by imeem, Inc.)
Digital licensing and copyright management services
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Board Member
Investor(s): Morgenthaler Ventures, Walden Venture Capital

Friendster
Online social networking service
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Battery Ventures, Benchmark Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Tribe Networks
Social networking technology
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Knight Ridder Digital, Mayfield Fund, The Washington Post

Shutterfly
Leading online photo service
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: SFLY
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Mohr Davidow Ventures

The Loan Page - (Acquired by HouseValues, Inc.)
Lead generator for lenders and mortgage originators
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: SOLD
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Battery Ventures

ViVOtech
Contactless payment solutions
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Alloy Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

Digital Chocolate
Mobile games, lifestyle, and entertainment applications
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital

Ruckus Network
Digital media network
Position: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Battery Ventures, Shelter Capital Partners

Segway
Self-balancing personal transportation device
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Vice President, Sales & Customer Support
Investor(s): Credit Suisse First Boston, DEKA, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Danger - (Acquired by Microsoft Corporation)
Mobile applications platform
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: MSFT
Position: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Diamond Ventures, inOvate Communications Group, Mobius Venture Capital, Orange Ventures, Redpoint Ventures

Google
Advanced search technology
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: GOOG
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Investor(s): Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital

Movielink - (Acquired by Blockbuster, Inc.)
Online movie download service
Publicly traded: NYSE: BBI
Position: Chief Executive Officer

Fandango - (Acquired by Comcast)
Online movie ticketing service
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: CMCSA
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Accretive, General Atlantic

BizRate.com - (Acquired by EW Scripps Company)
Comparison shopping site and e-commerce research
Publicly traded: NYSE: SSP
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Mission Ventures

IndustryClick - (Acquired by Primedia Company)
Targeted publications, websites, & exhibitions that bring sellers & buyers together
Publicly traded: NYSE: PRM
Position: Chief Executive Officer

E*Trade Group
Personalized and fully integrated financial services solution
Publicly traded: NYSE: ET
Position: Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Position: Vice President, Customer Management
Position: Chief Financial Officer
Position: Chief Technology Officer
Investor(s): General Atlantic, SoftBank Capital

MapQuest.com - (Acquired by America Online)
Online mapping, routing, and global location services
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Highland Capital Partners, Trident Capital, Weston Presidio

Audible
Mobile playback of spoken audio delivered over the internet
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Position: Vice President, Marketing
Investor(s): Apax Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

eBay
Leading person-to-person auction website
Publicly traded: NASDAQ: EBAY
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Investor(s): Benchmark Capital

Excite - (Acquired by @Home Network)
Personalization portal on the Internet
Position: Vice President, Sales

MTV Networks
First music television channel
Position: Chief Technology Officer, MTV.com

America Online - (Acquired by Time Warner, Inc.)
Nation's largest locally-focused online network
Publicly traded: NYSE: TWX
Position: Chief Executive Officer, Digital City
Position: Chief Financial Officer, Digital City