StepLeader builds mobile apps, mobile websites and smart TV apps and provides advertising-sales solutions aimed at local media and college sports. The company positions its products and expertise to help content producers deliver stories across mobile and smart TV platforms. Founded in 2004 as NewsOverWireless and spun out as an independent company in May 2012, StepLeader is led by CEO Brian Handly. Partners include Scripps Television Station Group, Fox Television Stations, Morgan Murphy Media, News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG) and Capitol Broadcasting Company. The company intends to use recent funding to grow its engineering, advertising sales and business development teams and to expand into new markets. It recently raised $4.4m in funding to support those plans.

Total raised

$4M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

May 2013