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Aspire

Founded 2014 · 641 employees on LinkedIn · 25 known investors

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Aspire is an influencer marketing platform that helps brands build communities of ambassadors, influencers, and affiliates to promote products at scale. It serves e-commerce and consumer brands running social commerce and creator marketing campaigns.

Creator EconomyE-commerceMarketing TechSaaS

Founders & leadership

TFThomas Frost
Thomas FrostChief Technology OfficerHe has over 25 years of software engineering and leadership experience, including roles at MySpace, SendGrid, and Docstoc prior to their acquisitions, as well as founding and bootstrapping multiple companies across recruiting, healthcare, and fraud detection.
EL
Eric LamFounder
SB
Shuhan BaoFounder
SP
Suhaas PrasadFounder

Investors · 25

Aspenwoodlisted by AspenwoodSan Francisco · $100K – $5M

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Cota Capitallisted by Cota CapitalSan Francisco

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Pear VClisted by Pear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M

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Structural Capitallisted by Structural CapitalMenlo Park
Battery VenturesreportedBoston · $500K – $100M

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Bessemer Venture PartnersreportedSan Francisco · $50K – $100M

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Draft Ventures LlcreportedSan Francisco

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Dragoneer Investment GroupreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $5M

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Fasanara CapitalreportedLondon

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Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)reportedSan Francisco

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Hummingbird VenturesreportedBrussels · $500K – $10M

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ICONIQ CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $5M – $100M

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Index VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M

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Mainsail PartnersreportedAustin · $10M – $75M

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MassMutual VenturesreportedSpringfield · $500K – $5M

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PICUS CAPITALreportedMunich · $100K – $5M

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Sequoia CapitalreportedMenlo Park · $100K – $50M

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T. Rowe PricereportedBaltimore

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Thoma BravoreportedChicago

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Tiger Global ManagementreportedNew York · $1M – $100M

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Also in the syndicate · 4

AFGB Capital PartnersCE Innovation FundDST Global Partners

Funding

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Founder mafia

4 people who came through Aspire went on to found or lead other companies.

Suhaas PrasadCTO, Co-founderFounded Onos Health AI for behavioral health management Health +1Sohil KshirsagarSenior Software EngineerFounded TuskJohn DobrowolskiAdvisorFounded LocalyticsZak ErvingProduct DesignerFounded Prismatext

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Frequently asked questions

What does Aspire do?
Aspire is an influencer marketing platform that helps brands build communities of ambassadors, influencers, and affiliates to promote products at scale. It serves e-commerce and consumer brands running social commerce and creator marketing campaigns.
Who are Aspire's investors?
Aspire's investors include 515 Ventures, Aspenwood, Cota Capital, Pear VC, Structural Capital, Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Draft Ventures Llc and 13 more.