Cameo Stock
Celebrity Shoutout Marketplace
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About Cameo Stock
Cameo is a marketplace where fans can book personalized video shoutouts from their favorite people. Cameo's mission is to create the most personalized and authentic fan experiences in the world.
Cameo was founded in 2017 by Steven Galanis and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Notable investors include Starting Line, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Kleiner Perkins.
Investors
Amazon Alexa Fund
Tonal, Greenlight, Cameo, Ecobee, Thalmic Labs, Arrive, Aaptiv, Luma
Bain Capital
RentoMojo, Highspot, DataStax, ACV, Moveworks, Turbonomic, Flywire, Tealium, Cameo, Infusionsoft
Bedrock Capital
Anduril Industries, Workrise, Vercel, Cameo, Parsley Health, Mach Industries
Chicago Ventures
Counterpart Advisors
Scopely, TripActions, Via, Convoy, project44, Deel, Getaround, Goat Group, StockX, Turo
GV
Uber, Robinhood, Jet, Impossible Foods, Lacework, Slack, Snyk, SambaNova Systems, DocuSign, Gusto
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Snap, AppDynamics, Spotify, Instacart, Stripe, Magic Leap, DoorDash, Bloom Energy, Slack, Brex
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Snap, OYO, AppDynamics, TripActions, Faire, Affirm, Netskope, LivingSocial, Weee!, ThoughtSpot
Next Play Ventures
Brex, Collective Health, Guild Education, Vox Media, Cameo, Evervault, Headspace
Origin Ventures
Pritzker Group Venture Capital
Scopely, Intarcia Therapeutics, project44, The Honest Company, Casper, Cameo, Heal, G2
SoftBank
One97, Flipkart, Delhivery, Cruise, OneWeb, Tokopedia, Ola, Rappi, Devoted Health, AUTO1 Group
Spark Capital
Anduril Industries, Slack, Affirm, MessageBird, Discord, Rapyd, Plaid, Cybereason, Plume Design, Deel
The Chernin Group
Scopely, OpenSea, EverlyWell, Medium, Cameo, Zola, The Athletic, Lovevery, Parsley Health, Barstool Sports
UTA Ventures
Valor Equity Partners
goPuff, Anduril Industries, Bird, Coalition, Addepar, K Health, Mythic, Cameo, HackerOne, Eight Sleep
Funding History
| January 2018 | $3.9M |
|---|---|
| November 2018 | $12.4M |
| June 2019 | $50.0M |
| March 2021 | $122M |
Management
Chief Executive Officer
Steven Galanis
Chief Financial Officer
Deb Schwartz
Press
prnewswire - Nov, 16 2023
Cameo Kids Welcomes Iconic Sesame Street to its Platformcbsnews - Aug, 30 2023
Out of work actors sign up for Cameo video app for cashtheinformation - Jul, 22 2023
At Cameo, Deep Layoffs Followed a Dash for Cashbizjournals - Jul, 19 2023
Chicago startup Cameo hit with more layoffsTechCrunch - Jul, 19 2023
Cameo announces more layoffs as celebrity greeting market shrinkstheinformation - Jul, 18 2023
Cameo Cuts Staff to Fewer Than 50 After Financial Stumbledigiday - Jun, 5 2023
Inside SAG-AFTRA’s new deal with video platform Cameotbfltr - May, 25 2023
SAG-AFTRA now covers celebrities’ Cameo for Business dealsow - Feb, 25 2023
Cameo hires Facebook alum Matty de Castro to lead B2B effortnews - Feb, 17 2023
The Crunchbase Tech Layoffs Trackeradweek - Jan, 23 2023
Cameo Teams Up With Candle Media on Cameo Kidsfinance - Dec, 23 2022
Cameo CEO on growth and new offerings: 'The kids' market is huge'tbfltr - Dec, 10 2022
Cameo debuts kid-friendly shoutouts from brands like Cocomelon and Blippireuters - Dec, 8 2022
Cameo launches Cameo Kids personalized videos with Candle Mediaow - Nov, 20 2022
Cameo cuts another 80 jobstrib - Nov, 16 2022
First male mentor for Long Beach CAMEO program finds satisfaction in workbizjournals - Nov, 10 2022
Second round of layoffs hit Cameo in 2022builtinchicago - Oct, 7 2022
Cameo’s New Office, Songfinch’s $17M Raise, and More Chicago Tech Newsbizjournals - Sep, 22 2022
Chicago startup Cameo moves into old Sports Authority building in River Northprnewswire - Sep, 15 2022
Cameo Appoints Seasoned Tech Veteran Glen Allison to Chief Operating Officerfinance - Sep, 11 2022
Cameo CEO: We're going to 'give talent more tools'aquifermotion - Sep, 2 2022
The First Bored Ape NFT Joins Cameoknowtechie - Aug, 22 2022
Cameo Live lets you video-call celebs for 10 minutesengt - Aug, 19 2022
Cameo now lets you buy 10-minute video calls with celebritiesf-st - Aug, 18 2022
Cameo re-introduces live video calls in a bid to boost businesstheverge - Aug, 8 2022
Cameo’s CEO fell victim to the latest Bored Ape NFT heistcnet - Aug, 7 2022
Someone stole Cameo CEO's Bored Ape NFT and Sold it for $130kthein - May, 24 2022
At Cameo, Boom Times Give Way to Sharp Sales Slowdownnews - May, 12 2022
Tech Layoffs And Hiring Freezes Appear To Acceleratetechtimes - May, 6 2022
Snap Partners with Cameo to Release Original Series and New Ad Formatdaringfireball - May, 6 2022
Cameo Layoffsthein - May, 6 2022
Inside Cameo’s Layoffs; Twitch Star Kkatamina Says it Started With Minecraftprotocol - May, 6 2022
Cameo is throwing a swanky NFT party days after mass layoffsforbes - May, 5 2022
Why A New Deal Between Snap And Cameo Matterstrib - May, 5 2022
Celebrity Shoutout App Cameo Lays Off 87 Peoplebizjournals - May, 5 2022
Cameo lays off 25% of workforcevariety - May, 4 2022
Cameo, Celebrity Video Shout-Out App, Lays Off 25% of Its Employeesadweek - May, 4 2022
Snap Reveals Partnership With Cameo at NewFrontsengt - Mar, 11 2022
Cameo CEO favorably compares Web3 boom to the colonization of the Americasbizjournals - Feb, 24 2022
How connecting brands and celebs became big business for Cameonme - Feb, 18 2022
‘The Tinder Swindler’ is now charging fans for videos on Cameochicagobusiness - Feb, 17 2022
Cameo plans to go big in Japantrib - Feb, 15 2022
CAMEO program brings mentees back to Long Beach as mentorsbloomberg - Feb, 9 2022
Celebrity Endorsements Are Cameo's Fastest-Growing Businessbizjournals - Feb, 3 2022
Cameo dives into Web3 with new NFT projectTechCrunch - Feb, 3 2022
Cameo announces its NFT project, Cameo Passoutsourceit - Dec, 21 2021
Alternatives to Cameo App: Competitors and Similar Appstechradar - Dec, 19 2021
What is the Cameo app? Prices, how to use and more explainedbit - Nov, 22 2021
Fast-growing fan engagement platform Cameo hires first UK PR agencyadweek - Nov, 16 2021
Cameo Partners With Mattel to Connect Fans With Thomas the Tank Enginetbfltr - Nov, 15 2021
Cameo Revamps Charity Tools To Automate Creator Donationsprnewswire - Nov, 10 2021
Sifted Partners with Cameo for Business to Bring Celebrity Experiences to its Virtual Team-Building Platformsocaltech - Oct, 26 2021
Cameo Buys Representow - Oct, 26 2021
Cameo moves deeper into e-commercetrib - Oct, 26 2021
Cameo makes its first acquisitiontbfltr - Oct, 26 2021
Cameo Enters Merch Business With Its First-Ever Acquisition Of ‘Represent’ow - Oct, 26 2021
Cameo Acquires Represent to Offer Celebrity Merch on Its Platformadweek - Oct, 25 2021
Cameo Acquires Marketing and Merchandising Platform Representbizjournals - Oct, 25 2021
Cameo makes first-ever acquisition for startup that sells celebrity merchTechCrunch - Oct, 25 2021
Cameo buys fan merch platform Representwsj - Sep, 29 2021
Cameo Adds Meet-and-Greet Option to Appnews - Sep, 24 2021
Under The Hood: Kleiner Perkins Eyes Its Busiest Exit Year In A Decadetheverge - Sep, 18 2021
Cameo Calls let you have a video meet-and-greet with a celebritytbfltr - Sep, 18 2021
Cameo CEO Says New ‘Calls’ Feature Seeks To Replace IRL Meet-And-Greetsapple - Aug, 12 2021
Rudy Giuliani Resorts To Selling Cameo Vids For $199 Eachfinance - Aug, 12 2021
Student athletes are flocking to Cameo, CEO sayschicago - Jul, 7 2021
Billion-dollar babies: Chicago sees more tech successchicagobusiness - Jul, 7 2021
Cameo gets another powerful competitoradage - Jul, 7 2021
TikTok tests Cameo rival that pays creators for Shoutoutsbizjournals - Jun, 30 2021
Cameo hires former Uber leader as its first VP of producttrib - Jun, 15 2021
Cameo Adds Magic Johnson to Its Board — And Its User Basetherichest - Jun, 10 2021
Cameo Millionaire: How Brian Baumgartner Made $1M Through Shout-Outson - Apr, 29 2021
Cameo Adds PayPal As Investor While The Billion-Dollar Startup Plots International Growthdlvr - Apr, 14 2021
Memic lands $96M for robot-assisted surgerychicagobusiness - Apr, 13 2021
Seed investor Starting Line raises $30 million fundcnbc - Apr, 6 2021
Cameo CEO Steven Galanis on building a $1 billion start-up: ‘I’m doing this for first time’finance - Mar, 31 2021
Cameo CEO on $100M funding: ‘our vision remains the same’builtinchicago - Mar, 30 2021
Cameo Reaches $1B Valuation After $100M Funding RaiseTechCrunch - Mar, 30 2021
Celebrity video request site Cameo reaches unicorn status with $100M raisecameoblog - Mar, 3 2021
Introducing Cameo Gift Cardsbizj - Feb, 20 2021
Cameo CEO added to Synapse Summit keynote lineupchicagobusiness - Feb, 12 2021
This could be Chicago's next billion-dollar companychicagobusiness - Jan, 15 2021
Will Cameo survive Facebook’s push onto its turf?foundercollective - Jan, 15 2021
How many $100M+ startups are overdue to be founded?socaltech - Jan, 5 2021
Cameo Hits $100M In Transactions, Says Reportaxios - Jan, 5 2021
Cameo launches hiring spree following banner yearpocket-lint - Jan, 1 2021
What is Cameo and which celebrities can you hire for videos?adweek - Nov, 17 2020
Cameo Wants to Be Among the ‘Largest Ad Makers in the World’prweb - Oct, 21 2020
Sendoso and Cameo Partner to Bring Celebrity Experiences to B2B Buyersmsn - Sep, 15 2020
Richard Rosenblatt Joins Cameo's Board of Directors | Exclusivetrib - Sep, 1 2020
Inside Cameo, the celebrity shoutout app hungry for famevice - Feb, 20 2020
Celeb Shout-Out App Cameo Exposes Private Videos and User Dataandroidauthority - Oct, 22 2019
Google’s celebrity Q&A app Cameos lands on Android, but does it really matter?builtinla - Aug, 23 2019
Following a $50M Fundraise, Cameo Is Ready to Take Its LA Team to New Heightsprnewswire - Aug, 19 2019
Cameo Names Stefan Heinrich Henriquez Chief Marketing Officer and GM of Internationalsiliconprairienews - Jul, 31 2019
Cameo Secures Massive Series B Roundbusinessinsider - Jul, 9 2019
The CEO of Cameo, which lets you buy personalized video messages from celebs, talks global expansion plans and trying to get politicians on the platformchicagotribune - Jul, 3 2019
Chicago's SpotHero, Cameo join Apple, Amazon and other tech giants on Time list of companies 'inventing the future'TechCrunch - Jun, 25 2019
Cameo raises $50M to deliver personalized messages from celebrities & influencersEquityZen does not have an affiliation with, formal relationship with, or endorsement from any companies featured above. This profile is based on publicly available information and is intended to be informative in nature.
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