# Cameo

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/cameo

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: Chicago, US
- Website: www.cameo.com/
- Total disclosed funding: $147M
- Latest round: Series C (Mar 17, 2021)
- Investors on record: 19

## About

Based in Illinois, US, and founded in 2017 by co-founders Steven Galanis (CEO), Devon Townsend, and Martin Blencowe, Baron App, Inc., doing business as Cameo, operates as a provider of video messaging platforms connecting celebrities with fans through personalized messages. In March 2024, Cameo raised USD 25.09 million in venture funding led by Valor Equity Partners.

The company provides a mobile app, which is available on both iOS and Android, that offers customized messages to fans. The platform's services include requesting personalized messages from celebrities for birthdays, celebrations, and motivational messages.

The company generates revenue primarily through subscriptions to its platform packages for different categories such as kids, business, and various content types like influencers, bloggers, podcasters, gamers, and more. Prices for booking talent vary widely, ranging from INR 83 to INR 50,096 for a 24-hour service, depending on the influencer's popularity and category.

## Funding rounds

- Series C, Mar 17, 2021, $83M — Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Valor Equity Partners, Headline, Spark Capital, GV, Origin Ventures, TCG, SB Investment Advisers, Amazon, UTA Ventures
- Series B, Jun 17, 2019, $49M — Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bain Capital, SPARK Ventures, TCG
- Series A, Nov 9, 2018, $12M — Lightspeed Venture Partners, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Chicago Ventures, Origin Ventures, Bedrock Ventures, Digital Ventures, Starting Line
- Seed, Jan 24, 2018, $3.2M — Chicago Ventures, Origin Ventures

## Investors

- Chicago Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/chicago-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Origin Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/origin-ventures) — Seed, Series A, Series C
- Lightspeed Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lightspeed-venture-partners) — Series A, Series B, Series C
- Pritzker Group Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/pritzker-group-venture-capital) — Series A
- Bedrock Ventures — Series A
- Digital Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/digital-ventures) — Series A
- Starting Line (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/starting-line) — Series A
- Kleiner Perkins (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kleiner-perkins) — Series B, Series C
- Bain Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bain-capital) — Series B
- SPARK Ventures — Series B
- TCG (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tcg) — Series B, Series C
- Morgan Stanley Investment Management — Series C
- Valor Equity Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/valor-equity-partners) — Series C
- Headline (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/headline) — Series C
- Spark Capital — Series C
- GV (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gv) — Series C
- SB Investment Advisers (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sb-investment-advisers) — Series C
- Amazon (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/amazon) — Series C
- UTA Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/uta-ventures) — Series C