Moz provides a suite of web marketing and SEO products, including Moz Pro for search marketing, Moz Local for local search, Moz Content for content marketing, Followerwonk for Twitter analytics, and dedicated APIs. Led by CEO Sarah Bird, the company focuses on analytics software to increase customers' online potential. Moz reported $38M in revenue in 2015 and today serves over 60,000 business locations. The company plans to use the new funds for marketing initiatives and to add sales and account management staff. The round reflects investor confidence in Moz's existing product lineup and go-to-market plans. Moz is based in Seattle, WA. SEOmoz builds search engine and social optimization software that helps marketers focus on inbound channels including SEO, social media, content and community. Its software crawls websites to find errors or missed opportunities and then makes recommendations based on best practices. Led by CEO Rand Fishkin, the company reports 15,000 paying subscribers and more than 2 million monthly visitors to its online community. The company plans to use the $18M Series B to grow its web index, hire additional team members, add more social and content functionality to its product, and pursue acquisitions. SEOmoz previously raised a $1.1M Series A in 2007 from Ignition Partners and Curious Office. Following the funding, co-founder Gillian Muessig will leave the board and her role as President, while Brad Feld of The Foundry Group and COO Sarah Bird will join the board. SEOMoz offers a variety of web-focused services and is probably best known for its blog of the same name. The company provides search marketing tools and content aimed at improving website visibility. SEOMoz has taken $1.25 million in Series A funding from Ingnition Partners. CEO and Editor Rand Fishkin said the capital will be used to improve the quality of services, attract higher-quality people, and enhance the company's marketing capabilities. Fishkin emphasized that the funding will not change SEOMoz's culture, style, or approach to search marketing. No operating metrics or prior financing details were disclosed in the article.

Total raised

$29M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

Jan 2016