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BBTV Holdings

1205 Melville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 0A6, Canada

Overview

BBTV is a global media company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, which has been redefining video entertainment since 2005 through the lens of the world's most influential creators. With the world's only comprehensive tech-powered solution for creators, brands and media companies to succeed in the massive and growing creator economy, BBTV reaches 600 million unique viewers every month across every major digital platform. [1] Calculations and classifications made by BBTV based on data from Comscore’s “Top 12 Countries = January 2022 comScore Video Metrix Media Trend – Multi-Platform – Top 100 Video Properties Report”; The top 12 countries represent 50% of the world’s digital population.

Total investments
1
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
6

Sector focus

  • Content
  • Media and Entertainment
  • Video
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Investment portfolio

  • Nifty

    Participated · Seed · Jul 2021

    Nifty's operates a social NFT platform that allows users to create, collect, discover and curate digital art and collectibles through curated galleries and social playlists. The platform emphasizes accessibility and an intuitive experience intended for both tech novices and experienced collectors. Nifty's launched with a high‑profile Warner Bros. partnership to issue limited‑edition Space Jam: A New Legacy NFTs and to onboard fans via gallery registrations and social sharing. The Space Jam NFTs were developed using Palm NFT Studio's blockchain technology, which the announcement says reduces energy consumption by 99%, and Palm sponsored transaction fees for a limited time. The company says its catalogue includes millions of pieces curated via proprietary technology, and it aims to attract premium publishers, brands, creators, collectors and curators. Financially, Nifty's announced a $10 million seed round to support platform development and community growth. Nifty's is building the first NFT-focused social media platform to bring together premium publishers, brands and creators with collectors, curators and fans. The platform enables members to create, collect, discover, and curate digital art and other collectibles from across the NFT ecosystem. Leveraging the acquired MEME Protocol technology, Nifty's aims to provide creators a premium, flexible and safe place to launch NFTs while centralizing scattered collectible content. The company plans to officially launch later this spring and will host a formal opening of curated galleries. Leadership includes CEO and co-founder Jeff Marsilio and several co-founders who joined via the MEME acquisition, as well as hires such as VP of partnerships Shanon Kelley. Financially, Nifty's closed a pre-seed financing that funded the MEME technology acquisition and team expansion.

Team

  • Shahrzad Rafati

    Founder & CEO

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  • Ben Groot

    Chief Financial Officer

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  • Mitch Rotter

    Vice President of Business Development

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  • Ehab Samy

    VP, Product & Engineering

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