Thuzio

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Thuzio
Company type Privately held company
Industry Sports
Founded2012 (2012)
Founders Tiki Barber, Mark Gerson, Jared Augustine and Jarrod Jordan
FateAcquired
Successor Triller
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Area served
United States
ProductsSports media and events
Owner Triller
Website thuzio.com

Thuzio was an American sports media and events company that produced a weekly, live-sports interview show for a members-only audience as well as specific events with sports people. It was acquired by TrillerNet in 2021.

History

Thuzio was founded in 2012 by Tiki Barber from the New York Giants, Mark Gerson from Gerson Lehrman Group), and Jared Augustine from GrubHub/Seamless.

Thuzio's Board of Advisors includes Matthew Higgins, CEO of RSE Ventures; Michael Weisman, Emmy Award-winning producer and executive in charge of production for “Football Night in America”; [1] Thomas J. Laffont, Senior Analyst at Coatue Management and Partner at Coatue Management; [2] Jordan Bazant, principal at The Legacy Agency; [3] Casey Coffman, advisor at Carpere Group; Billy Nash, senior vice president at UBS; Jason Freier, chairman and CEO of Hardball Capital.

Thuzio received $1.5 million in venture capital in July 2012. RSE Ventures invested $2.56 million in January 2013. [4] In 2014, the company raised another $6 million in Series A funding. [5]

On November 22, 2021, Thuzio was acquired by TrillerNet. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Women In Sports Media-Michael Weisman, TV producer". BlogTalkRadio. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Top hedge fund Coatue launches $300M Valley-based growth fund". PandoDaily. 7 February 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Legacy Agency CEO Mike Principe Building New Firm Around Baseball". Forbes. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Archives". Xconomy. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Thuzio's Sports Talent Marketplace Raises $6 Million In Series A Funding - The Business Journals". www.bizjournals.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-03.
  6. ↑ "Triller Acquires Thuzio, Leader in B2B Premium Influencer Events and Experiences; Strategic Acquisition is Latest Step in Triller's Rapid Growth in Live Event Programming".
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