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Ad.ly

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Ad.ly runs celebrity endorsements in social media. We help brands connect with consumers via the most influential celebrities, athletes and artists on the most popular platforms.

Ad.ly is pioneering the celebrity endorsement market in digital media, tapping the intersection of the $50 billion annual global spend on endorsements and the $35 billion global spend in digital advertising.

We have run 24,000 endorsements for 150 top brands, including Sony, NBC, Old Navy, Microsoft, Hyatt, American Airlines and more.

Based in Beverly Hills, we have raised over $6 million in venture capital from GRP Partners, Greycroft Partners and prominent angel investors.

Milestones

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  Ad.ly added Matt Coffin as Investor.
  Posted 3/24/11 at 1:05pm
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  Ad.ly added Dan Gould as Founder.
  Posted 8/28/10 at 12:26pm
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  Ad.ly added Arnie Gullov-Singh as CEO.
  Posted 5/11/10 at 9:00pm
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  Ad.ly added Brian Norgard as Founder. (9/1/09)
  Posted 4/26/10 at 10:11am
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  Ad.ly added Mike Jones as Angel Investor.
  Posted 2/22/10 at 12:47pm
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  Ad.ly added Mark Suster as Board Member.
  Posted 10/18/09 at 8:48pm
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  Ad.ly added Mark Suster as Board Member.
  Posted 10/18/09 at 8:42pm
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  Ad.ly added Sean Rad as Founder & President.
  Posted 9/22/09 at 12:23am
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  Ad.ly received $5M in Series B funding. (5/11/10)
  Posted 5/11/10 at 9:27am via techcrunch.com
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  Ad.ly received $500k in Seed funding. (10/20/09)
  Posted 10/20/09 at 1:12am via techcrunch.com
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  Ad.ly — Schwing! Ad.ly Wants To Sell One TechCrunch Tweet For $7k (3/24/10)
  Posted 3/24/10 at 10:46pm via techcrunch.com

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Above: Adly.com Home Page April, 2011
Uploaded: 4/17/11

Sources

1. With Fresh Funding And A Hollywood PR Firm, Will Ad.ly Define Twitter Advertising? (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. TechCrunch Ad.ly Raises $5M Series B (techcrunch.com) [edit]
3. Schwing! Ad.ly Wants To Sell One TechCrunch Tweet For $7k (techcrunch.com) [edit]