Spreecast
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Spreecast, Inc. was an Internet application and free social video broadcasting platform.
| Type of business | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California , United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| URL | www |
| Registration | Optional |
| Current status | Inactive |
The company was founded in 2011 by Jeff Fluhr, founder and former CEO of online ticketing marketplace StubHub, and was based in San Francisco, California[1] . According to Fluhr, spreecast sought "to bring face-to-face interactions to the Internet in a far-reaching way".[2]
The company tweeted out on June 15, 2016, that their site would be shutting down on July 14.
History
Spreecast was launched as a public beta on November 10, 2011.[3] In December 2011, spreecast received $4 million in seed venture funding from Frank Biondi, Gordon Crawford, and Edward W. Scott. In September 2012, they raised an additional $7 million.[4] The company added social media author Gary Vaynerchuk as an advisor in February 2012.[citation needed] They closed their website on July 14, 2016[5]
Celebrity guests
Reese Witherspoon, American actress and film producer[6]
Randi Zuckerberg, American internet entrepreneur and former marketing director of Facebook[7]
One Direction, British-Irish boy band[8]
Jennifer Grassman, American journalist, pianist, and singer[9]
Scott Baker (journalist), American journalist for TheBlaze[10]
Britney Spears, American recording artist and entertainer[6]
Miley Cyrus, American recording artist and entertainer.[11]
Anderson Cooper American journalist[6]
Neil Patrick Harris, American actor, producer, and director.[12]