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Boston, US · Founded 2002 · 4,495 employees on LinkedIn · 9 known investors

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Pioneered streaming TV. NASDAQ: ROKU.

Founders & leadership

Dataxu was founded in 2002 by Michael Baker.

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Michael BakerFounder
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Steve LoudenCFO2015–2023Steve Louden served as a CFO and strategy executive across technology, media, internet, retail, and financial services sectors, and held board positions with Landis+Gyr and Zumiez.
SSSteve Shannon
Steve ShannonGM / SVP Content & Services2012–2017Steve Shannon has held executive positions at multiple publicly traded companies including Roku, where he led the content business, and previously worked on television technology at Replay TV, Gemstar-TV Guide, and RealD. He holds a bachelor's degree from UCLA and an MBA from UC Berkeley.
SKStephen Kay
Stephen KaySVP, Business & Legal Affairs2024–2024Stephen Kay is an executive officer at Dataxu with over 35 years of experience in corporate law and business, including C-suite roles and partnership positions at global law firms, along with substantial boardroom and venture investing experience.
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Gerard KeatingExecutive
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Sacha BerlikExecutive
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Rich ForcierExecutive
DRDavid Rubenstein
David RubensteinExecutive

Board

DLDaniel Leff
Daniel LeffBoard directorManaging Partner at Waverley Capital
SCShawn Carolan
Shawn CarolanBoard of Directors through IPO2008–2018Partner at Menlo Ventures
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Matthew AndersonBoard directorInvestor at Luminari Capital
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Anthony WoodFounderInvestor at Luminari Capital

Investors · 9

Blue Ivy Ventureslisted by Blue Ivy VenturesBoston

How we know: Blue Ivy Ventures's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us

Castor Ventureslisted by Castor Ventures

How we know: Castor Ventures's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us

Globespan Capital Partnerslisted by Globespan Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $250K – $15M

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Luminari Capitallisted by Luminari CapitalPalo Altovia Daniel V. Leff · inferred

How we know: Luminari Capital's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us

Menlo Ventureslisted by Menlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M

How we know: Menlo Ventures's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

Waverley Capitallisted by Waverley CapitalPalo Alto · $500K – $10M

How we know: Waverley Capital's portfolio page · the VCSheet dataset · Not right? Tell us

Andreessen HorowitzreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $50M

How we know: open dataset · 5k.vc investor directory · Not right? Tell us

Shield CapitalinferredSan Franciscovia Ray Rothrock · board

How we know: board seat on SEC Form D · Not right? Tell us

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$80.5M disclosed across 3 rounds · 2014–2015

▶$45.5MraisedJan 2016 · 14 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Steve LoudenExecutive Officer
  • Daniel LeffDirector
  • Alan HenricksDirector
  • Ravi AhujaDirector
  • Shawn CarolanDirector
  • Matthew AndersonExecutive Officer
  • Steve ShannonExecutive Officer
  • Jeff HastingsDirector
  • Stephen KayExecutive Officer
  • Anthony WoodExecutive Officer, Director
  • Ray RothrockDirector
Offering amount
$45.5M
Amount sold
$45.5M
First sale
Nov 2015
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$25MraisedOct 2014 · 11 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Steve ShannonExecutive Officer
  • Stephen KayExecutive Officer
  • Shawn CarolanDirector
  • Alan HenricksDirector
  • Jeff HastingsDirector
  • Anthony WoodExecutive Officer, Director
  • Ray RothrockDirector
  • Daniel LeffDirector
  • Ravi AhujaDirector
Offering amount
$25M
Amount sold
$25M
First sale
Oct 2014
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$10MraisedFeb 2014 · 7 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • John JarveDirector
  • Jeffrey BussgangDirector
  • Michael BakerExecutive Officer, Director
  • Gerard KeatingExecutive Officer
  • Sacha BerlikExecutive Officer
  • Rich ForcierExecutive Officer
  • Mark JungDirector
  • David RubensteinExecutive Officer
  • Jeffrey FagnanDirector
  • Daniel DemmerDirector
  • Stefan ClulowDirector
Offering amount
$10.6M
Amount sold
$10M
First sale
Jan 2014
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Dataxu went on to found or lead other companies.

Matthew AndersonExecutive OfficerFounded A&K Robotics Inc +1Daniel V. LeffDirectorFounded Naritiv

Frequently asked questions

What does Dataxu do?
Pioneered streaming TV. NASDAQ: ROKU.
Who founded Dataxu?
Dataxu was founded by Michael Baker in 2002.
Who are Dataxu's investors?
Dataxu's investors include Agman Partners, Blue Ivy Ventures, Castor Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Luminari Capital, Menlo Ventures, Waverley Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and 1 more.
How much funding has Dataxu raised?
Dataxu has disclosed $80.5M raised across 3 rounds.
Where is Dataxu headquartered?
Dataxu is headquartered in Boston, US.