Katango - About the company
Katango is an acqui-hired company based in Palo Alto (United States), founded in 2010 by Yoav Shoham, Thuc Vu and Mike Munie. It operates as an Algorithm for managing social interactions. Katango has raised $10M in funding. The company has 85 active competitors, including 6 funded and 5 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Scoop.it, Twohat and MonokaiToolkit.
Company Details
Algorithm for managing social interactions. It is an automatic friend sorter that creates friend lists based on a variety of factors such as geographies, connections, and interactions on Facebook. Users can selectively share content with their friends in those lists. The platform gathers contact information from the phone’s address book and Facebook. When the user shares any message or photo with the group, the app will send it via email, Facebook message, or push notification, depending on contact information.
- Website
- katango.com
- Social
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2010
Location
Palo Alto, United States
Stage
Acqui-Hired
Total Funding
$10M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
8th among 85 active competitors
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Katango's funding and investors
Katango has raised a total funding of $10M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 23, 2010. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Oct 21, 2010 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Katango has 2 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Katango:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 21, 2010 | 7280907 | Series A | 9274123 | 2433943 | 3455716 | 6487138 |
Sep 23, 2010 | 7196373 | Series A | 5749546 | 3050272 | 6344558 |
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Katango's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Katango's key team members:
- Yoav Shoham: Former Co-Founder & Chairman of Katango and founder of 2 other companies, Timeful and CafeBots.
- Thuc Vu: Former Co-Founder of Katango and founder of 1 other company.
- Mike Munie: Former Co-Founder of Katango.
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Katango's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Katango include Scoop.it, Twohat and MonokaiToolkit. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Katango, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Scoop.it 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Content curation and social sharing platform for businesses | $2.6M | 57/100 | |
2nd | Provides social networks and community management solutions | $7.67M | 47/100 | ||
3rd |  MonokaiToolkit 2020, Unfunded | App-based Facebook account management platform | - | - | 42/100 |
4th |  Boost for reddit 2016, Vigo (Spain), Unfunded | App-based content manager for Reddit | - | - | 40/100 |
5th | Online platform to create emojis and stickers | - | - | 36/100 | |
6th | Web/Mobile platform for content curation | $299K | 36/100 | ||
7th |  IMGN 2015, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of AI-powered platform for social content creation | $3M | 36/100 | |
8th | Katango 2010, Palo Alto (United States), Acqui-Hired | Algorithm for managing social interactions | $10M | 35/100 | |
9th | Provider of reputation management software and services. It offers a suite of tools for monitoring online and offline mentions, analyzing sentiment, and responding to crises. The company provides strategic PR services, including media outreach and news distribution. Its platform helps businesses understand and improve their public image, leveraging data-driven insights to inform decision-making. Additional services include competitive benchmarking and trend analysis. | - | 35/100 | ||
10th | Fantag 2016, Sacramento (United States), Acquired | Sports software transforming fan experience with scoring, production, and engagement tools | $1.1M | 34/100 |
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Katango's Investments and acquisitions
Katango has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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