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Websitezoove.com
Blogzoove.com/zoove_c...
Twitter@Zoove
CategoryMobile/Wireless
Phone1-650-798-2700
Emailmike@jlmpartners.com
Employees30
Founded3/04
DescriptionDirect Response via Mobile

Offices

Palo Alto, USA
2300 Geng Road Suite 150
Palo Alto, CA, 94303
USA

People

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
VP of Business Development
VP of Carrier Operations
VP of Engineering and Development
President & CEO
Vice President Technical Operations
Advisor
Senior Vice President of Sales
Vice-President, Marketing &Products

Former People

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
VP of Marketing and Product Management
VP, Products & Marketing

Funding

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Zoove

Zoove operates a national directory of vanity mobile phone numbers, called StarStar Numbers, that lets brands easily connect with people – anytime, anywhere, on any mobile phone.

Zoove is the exclusive national administrator of StarStar Numbers for the largest wireless operators in the United States, serving more than 250 million people.

With StarStar Numbers, consumers simply call the name of the brand they see being promoted (e.g. **BRAND). Instantly, they can be pushed that brand’s mobile app, Web page, coupon, videos or more, directly to their mobile phones – without the need to use bar code readers or disjointed text message short codes.

StarStar Numbers are branded vanity mobile numbers designed to be promoted as part of any marketing campaign, such as: billboards, print or online ads, TV and radio commercials, consumer packaged goods and more.

Zoove launched its national StarStar Number directory earlier in the Sprint of 2011 with vanity numbers serving several major brands such as SUZUKI (789854) for Suzuki and FLOWERS (3569377) for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM. A more comprehensive list of StarStar Numbers used in public campaigns is provided on the company’s website at www.zoove.com.

Brands or advertisers seeking to create or use a StarStar Number must register with Zoove, which provides the exclusive registry across wireless carriers. Zoove has exclusive technical integrations across carriers’ networks that enable networks to recognize and process StarStar Numbers properly. Zoove also provides content review and oversight on behalf of wireless carriers to ensure that brands’ marketing campaigns adhere to carrier guidelines and policies. Brands pay Zoove for their StarStar Number. Fees vary based on the length and scarcity of the number. Brands also receive access to Zoove’s cloud-based content management system. This simple Web-based console enables brands to plan and schedule their StarStar Number campaigns, by uploading, managing, and publishing their multimedia content to callers - along with real-time reports and analytics.

Additional information about Zoove or StarStar Numbers can be found at www.zoove.com, or to reach a sales associate call (877) 283-5495 or simply call ZOOVE (96683) from a mobile phone.

Recent Milestones

  • Dollar
    Zoove received $15M in Series E funding. (5/14/13)
    Posted 5/14/13 at 4:15am via dowjones.com
  • Dollar
    Zoove received $5M in Venture Round funding. (10/20/11)
    Posted 10/20/11 at 6:03pm via techcrunch.com
  • Dollar
    Zoove received $15M in Series D funding. (8/16/11)
    Posted 8/16/11 at 2:12am via techcrunch.com
  • Check
    Zoove added Tim Hanlon as Advisor. (6/1/11)
    Posted 11/8/11 at 1:05pm
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    Zoove added Natalie Diggins as Vice President Technical Operations. (4/1/11)
    Posted 10/20/11 at 8:51am
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    Zoove added Jim Stanley as Vice-President, Marketing &Products. (12/1/10)
    Posted 12/2/10 at 4:52pm
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    Zoove — Zoove added Joseph Gillespie as President & CEO. (9/21/10)
    Posted 1/6/11 at 10:00am via zoove.com
  • Dollar
    Zoove received $13M in Series C funding. (9/15/09)
    Posted 9/25/09 at 7:57am via hcp.com
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    Zoove added Dov Cohn as VP, Products & Marketing. (9/1/09)
    Posted 1/22/13 at 4:10pm
  • Dollar
    Zoove received $6.8M in Series A funding. (6/20/06)
    Posted 4/17/10 at 3:00am via mansellgroup.net
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    Zoove added Dov Cohn as VP of Marketing and Product Management.
    Posted 5/17/10 at 11:14am
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    Zoove added Tim Jemison as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer.
    Posted 5/17/10 at 11:14am
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    Zoove added Mike Caffey as VP of Engineering and Development.
    Posted 5/17/10 at 11:14am
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    Zoove added Gerry Christensen, as Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer.
    Posted 5/17/10 at 11:14am
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    Zoove added Mark Ewen as Senior Vice President of Sales.
    Posted 5/17/10 at 11:14am
  • Check
    Zoove added Rouben Haroutoonian as VP of Business Development.
    Posted 5/17/10 at 11:14am

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Above: Zoove
Uploaded: 10/16/09

Sources

  1. Zoove Corp. (f.k.a. Teleractive Inc.), a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of mobile data technologies, has raised around $6.8 million in Series A funding (hosting.mansellgroup.net) [edit]
  2. Zoove Raises $13 Million in Third Round of Financing (hcp.com) [edit]
  3. Zoove Raises $15 Million, Offers ‘StarStar’ Vanity Phone Numbers For Brands (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  4. Vanity Phone Number Provider Zoove Raises Additional $5 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  5. Zoove Secures $15M Series E (pevc.dowjones.com) [edit]
  6. Former CBS and CNET Executive Joseph Gillespie Joins Zoove as President and Chief Executive Officer (zoove.com) [edit]
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