influence.co is an online professional network for influencers, creators and the businesses that work with them. The platform offers free professional profiles, with paid subscription upgrades for individuals and a software suite for businesses to hire and manage influencers at scale. Major brands can reach the community through specialized content offerings. The company intends to use the funds to scale its community and launch a media division focused on the influencer and creator lifestyle. Launched in 2016 by Ryan Angilly, Niel Robertson and Jeff Smith and led by co‑founder and CEO Niel Robertson, influence.co has grown to over 175,000 members, including 35,000 businesses. influence.co is a remote company with staff in Los Angeles, San Diego, Denver, New York, San Francisco and Austin. influence.co provides an influencer marketing platform that gives access to public influencer profiles and tools for brands to recruit influencers to campaigns. Led by CEO Niel Robertson and based in Boulder, Colo., the company targets brands, digital media and public relations agencies. It is announcing a full set of features designed to enable agencies to build their own influencer marketing practices. The company raised $500k in funding and intends to use the proceeds to accelerate growth. Backers on this round included Alex Bogusky and his fund BCV Ventures, Twenty3 Capital, Jaszac Investments and AE Jarrah Group.

Total raised

$4M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Mar 2020