Timeline of Pandora Radio
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2000 | March 2 | Funding | Pandora anounces its first funding round, aising US$ 1.5 million.[1] |
2004 | January 1 | Funding | Pandora receives US$ 7.8 million in Series B funding round, with Walden Venture Capital, Selby Venture Partners, Robert Kavner, Peter Gotcher, Marcus and Labrador Ventures as investors.[2] |
2004 | December 15 | Funding | Pandora receives US$ 7.7 million in funding round, with Walden Venture Capital as lead investor.[3] |
2005 | November 21 | Funding | Pandora receives US$ 12 million in Series C funding round, with Walden Venture Capital, Selby Venture Partners, Labrador Ventures, Hearst Ventures and Crosslink Capital as investors.[4][5] |
2006 | May 3 | TechCrunch reports that Pandora Media unveiled its new community influenced playlist feature to its 1.8 million users.[6] | |
2006 | July 1 | Funding | Pandora announces Series D funding round, with Piper Jaffray Private Capital Group, Hearst Ventures, and Bay Area Equity Fund as investors.[7] |
2006 | August | Recognition | Time Magazine selects Pandora as one of its “50 Coolest Websites 2006.”[6] |
2006 | August 10 | Recognition | Pandora Media is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle as the "best place to discover new music".[6] |
2006 | November | Recognition | Fortune Magazine cites Pandora Radio as "the most efficient new-music discovery mechanism".[6] |
2007 | May 27 | PC World names Pandora one of "The 100 Best Products of 2007".[9] | |
2007 | June | Recognition | Pandora wins in the Media category in CNet’s first “Webware 100” awards.[9] |
2007 | September | Wired Magazine's Bog Network reports that Hewlett-Packard's upcoming laptop and desktop computers will ship with the Pandora internet radio service via the Windows start menu or an IE bookmark, allowing buyers of those machines to start enjoying Pandora's free, customizable, artist-based music stations.[9] | |
2007 | November 27–28 | Pandora is featured in Doonesbury cartoons.[9] | |
2007 | November | AT&T Communications adds Pandora’s personalized Internet radio service to its wireless network, available from select AT&T mobile phones.[9] | |
2009 | July 10 | Funding | Pandora receives US$ 35 million in new VC funding, with Greylock Partners and GGV Capital as investors.[10][11][12][13][14][15] |
2010 | June 2 | Funding | Pandora raises undisclosed amount of funding in round led by GGV Capital, with additional investment from Allen & Company.[16] |
2011 | June 15 | Funding | Funding Round for Pandora in announced, with GGV Capital as investor.[17] |
2013 | June 11 | Acquisition | Pandora acquires KXMZ –a terrestrial radio station in South Dakota, in an attempt to take advantage of the performance royalty fees available to broadcast radio stations and Internet radio services operated by owners of broadcast radio stations.[18][19][20][21][22] |
2015 | May 19 | Acquisition | Pandora acquires Next Big Sound, a six-year-old company that tracks the popularity of songs online and in social networks. The acquisition of the social analytics company is expected to add insight to Pandora's massive trove of data.[23][24][25][26] |
2015 | October 6 | Acquisition | Pandora acquires Ticketfly, a ticketmaster-type site, for US$450 million. Ticketfly provides ticketing and marketing software for venues and event promoters, making it easier for fans to find and buy tickets. The acquisition is believed to close the loop for Pandora by creating a one-stop-shop for artist discovery, marketing, and concert ticket sales.[27][28][29][30] |
2015 | November 16 | Acquisition | Pandora buys assets from on-demand streaming service Rdio. The $75 million deal is aimed at acquiring Rdio’s technology, intellectual property, and some other capabilites, but crucially, not Rdio’s operating business itself.[31][32][33][34] |
2017 | May 8 | Pandora raises US$150 million in Post-IPO Equity funding round, with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts as lead investors.[35] | |
2017 | June 9 | Funding | Pandora raises US$480 million in Post-IPO Equity funding round. |
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References
- ↑ "Series A - Pandora". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ↑ "Series B - Pandora". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ↑ "Funding Round - Pandora". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ↑ "Series C - Pandora". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ Sanders, Adrienne. "Pandora Media: VC's 18-year-old offered critical advice". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Labrador news 2006". labrador.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ "Series D - Pandora". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "TOPIC: TIME MAGAZINE'S 50 COOLEST WEBSITES 2006". ulop.net. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Labrador news 2006". labrador.com. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ "Series D - Pandora". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora Tunes Into $35 Million". pehub.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora Raises $35 Million After Securing Long Term Survival". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora Receives $35 Million Injection: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer July 13, 2009". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "Updated: Pandora Raises $35M". gigaom.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora has raised $35 million in new VC funding". musicsupervisor.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "Series E - Pandora". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "Funding Round - Pandora". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora Buys Terrestrial Radio Station in South Dakota, Aims for Lower ASCAP Royalties". billboard.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora Buys Terrestrial Radio Station in Fight Over Royalty Rates". pcmag.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Why Pandora bought an FM radio station". thehill.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora Buys a Radio Station, Just to Make a Point About Royalties". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora acquires terrestrial radio station KXMZ in order to nab RMLC license". slashgear.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora Buys Next Big Sound to Track Popular Music". nytimes.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora Acquires Next Big Sound". billboard.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora acquires Techstars-backed music analytics company Next Big Sound". venturebeat.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora acquires music data company Next Big Sound". latimes.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ Burns, Matt. "Pandora Acquires Ticketfly For $450M To Sell Concert Tickets". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora Acquires Ticketfly for $450 Million". inc.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora to Buy Ticketfly for $450 Million". wsj.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora Acquires Ticket Seller Ticketfly For $450 Million". forbes.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora To Buy Rdio Assets For $75M In Cash, Rdio Files Ch.11, Will Shutter Service". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora Acquires Rdio Tech And Talent (Look Out, Spotify)". fastcompany.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Pandora to Acquire Pieces of Rdio". billboard.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Rdio is shutting down and Pandora is buying up the scraps". theverge.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "Post-IPO Equity - Pandora". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.