Crosslink Capital

Crosslink Capital investment thesis

Pandora Music streaming and automated music recommendation internet radio service IPO (P) Case Study Music streaming and automated music recommendation internet radio service Entry Date 2005 Exit Date 2011 Outcome: IPO (P) Pandora Media operates the leading Internet radio business in the United States and monetizes its service with subscriptions as well as display, audio and video advertising across a diversified set of platforms. Pandora’s advertising products give brand advertisers the ability to powerfully target listeners with a unique set of attributes including age, gender, zip code and music preferences. Crosslink led the first institutional round in Pandora in October 2005. At the time of the investment, the market for Internet music discovery was expected to grow significantly. Sa

Crosslink Capital team (18)

Partners and principals at Crosslink Capital:

• Matt Bigge — sweet spot $4.5M
• Tom Bliska — sweet spot $4.5M
• Phil Boyer — sweet spot $4.5M
• Caroline Broder — sweet spot $4.5M
• Eric Chin — sweet spot $4.5M
• Gabby Contro — sweet spot $4.5M
• Jim Feuille — sweet spot $4.5M
• Eric Gonsenheim — sweet spot $4.5M
• Joe Guzel — sweet spot $4.5M
• Gary Hromadko — sweet spot $4.5M
• Sy Kaufman — sweet spot $4.5M
• Dan Myers — sweet spot $4.5M
• Tobias Nilsson-Roos — sweet spot $4.5M
• Paul Sabo — sweet spot $4.5M
• David Silverman — sweet spot $4.5M
• Karter Smtih — sweet spot $4.5M
• McLain Southworth — sweet spot $4.5M
• Michael Stark — sweet spot $4.5M

Crosslink Capital portfolio companies

Companies listed on Crosslink Capital's public materials include: Portfolio, Team, Alpha, Crosslink Capital, Featured, All, Current, Exits, Sector, Consumer, Enterprise, Abstract Security, aescape, Airvine, Aizon, Akua, Aliro, Amplify, Ancestry.com, Case Study, Visit Website, AnyTeam, Argo Space, Argon AI, Armory, Arro, Arturo, AutoFi, Backer, Barndoor AI, BetterUp, Bizo, Bleacher Report, BlueArc, Bluefields, Bolster, Brace, Brightmail, Britive, BuildingConnected, BuildVision, Byte Kitchen, Carbonite, Casetext, Casper, Catch, Chime, Clasp, Cleary, Clovers, Clyde, Coa, Comparably, Coupa, Darkhive, DataStax, Denim, Descartes Labs, Enigma, Enview.

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