Jukin Media finds and licenses viral video content on the web. It provides licensed clips to both online and traditional media sources. The company is based in Los Angeles. A regulatory filing shows it raised an additional $2.5M in the form of debt funding. No further details on the new funding have been announced. Jukin Media has previously raised funding from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation, Maker Studios, and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), along with others. Jukin Media is a Los Angeles-based entertainment company built on user-generated video content, licensing, producing and syndicating clips across platforms. The company operates properties including FailArmy and produces TV programming such as World's Funniest. It offers enterprise solutions—licensing, syndication, white-label production, clearance and other services—for brands, publishers and media networks. Jukin reports more than one billion monthly views across platforms. The company raised $2M from Samsung Venture and says it will use the funds to continue to grow operations. In 2014 Jukin raised $2.2M from BDMI, Maker Studios, Karlin Ventures, Peter Guber, Allen DeBevoise, Richard Wolpert, Brad Zions, Canyon Creek Capital, Kombo Ventures and Launchpad LA; Lee Essner is listed as President and COO. Jukin Media is a Los Angeles–based viral video company that operates a video entertainment network on YouTube. Its YouTube channels include FailArmy, JukinVideo, and CutiesNFuzzies. The company has more than 40 employees in Culver City and was founded by Jonathan Skogmo. In May 2014 Jukin raised a strategic funding round from strategic investors including Maker Studios, Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), Launchpad LA, and angels Richard Wolpert and Brad Zions. The company said the funds will go towards bolstering its technology and infrastructure.

Total raised

$5M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Debt Financing

Latest activity

Jul 2016