Tout is a next-generation streaming video network delivering hundreds of channels of news, sports and entertainment video from major media brands across thousands of publisher sites. Led by founder and CEO Michael Downing, the company is a technology spin-out of SRI International and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Tout powers video programming across more than 2,800 websites that collectively receive over one billion visits monthly. Its network reaches more than 57 million unique video viewers who consume over 350 million videos per month. Tout aggregates content from partners including Fox Sports, WSJ, CNN, CBS, Scripps, Conde Nast and Bloomberg. The company plans to use new funding to expand business-development and sales operations, grow its U.S. publisher base, launch audience-targeting capabilities for media partners, and expand into international markets. Tout is a video-messaging service that lets users post 15-second video messages and allows followers to reply with their own 15-second videos. The company has gained traction with high-profile users and media partners, including Shaquille O'Neal, Jeff Probst, Ryan Seacrest, Erin Andrews, Dr. Oz, CBS, National Geographic Channel, CNBC's Fast Money, C-SPAN, ESPN and Mitt Romney. Tout reports more than 23 million total visitors to its web and mobile applications since launch (a cumulative figure). CEO Michael Downing has said the company does not aim to be a destination social network but to enable video messaging broadly. Tout has been testing an API and teasing "major partners" in the works, indicating a focus on integrations and distribution. The company previously raised a $2 million Series A in December 2010 and has now closed a $13.4 million Series B.

Total raised

$39M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series C

Latest activity

Oct 2016