# Catch&Release

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/catch-release

- Industry: Marketing/Advertising
- Headquarters: San Francisco, US
- Website: www.catchandrelease.com
- Total disclosed funding: $31M
- Latest round: Series A (Aug 8, 2023)
- Investors on record: 6

## About

Established in 2015 and based in California, US, Catch&Release, Inc. operates as an advertising and marketing company that provides services to content licensing and campaign creation for brands and marketers. The company was co-founded by Analisa Goodin and Ross Dabrow and is backed by Accel and Cervin Ventures from a Series A funding round in April 2021.

Catch&Release helps advertising agencies and brands make great ads with content found by the company over the internet. The company discovers film, videos, and photos, and gets clearance from these content contributors. Catch&Release will make sure the uploaded content on the internet is licensed to ensure the creators are fairly compensated. 

The company generates revenue from the licensing platform's users including advertising agencies and brand companies. It posted a 100% increase in content licensed on the platform in the first quarter of 2021, and a double its revenue year-over-year.

Catch&Release plans to accelerate efforts to turn its vision into a scalable technology-driven solution that can serve an even larger pool of creative teams.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Aug 8, 2023, $8.8M — Accel, HarbourVest Partners, Cervin Ventures, Astia Angels, The Stagwell Group, Thirty5 Ventures
- Series A, Feb 9, 2021, $14M — Accel, Cervin Ventures
- Seed, Mar 20, 2019, $8.5M — Cervin Ventures

## Investors

- Cervin Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cervin-ventures) — Seed, Series A
- Accel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/accel) — Series A
- HarbourVest Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/harbourvest-partners) — Series A
- Astia Angels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/astia-angels) — Series A
- The Stagwell Group — Series A
- Thirty5 Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/thirty5-ventures) — Series A