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Richard Rosenblatt

Founder of D'Amelio Brands

Los Angeles, California

Overview 

Richard Rosenblatt is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with a strong track record in building and advising companies at the intersection of media and emerging technologies. Currently serving as a Senior Advisor at Fifth Down Capital and a16z crypto, he is also the Co-Founder and Chairman of Whip Media, showcasing his expertise in corporate development and digital strategy. Rosenblatt's career highlights include founding Demand Media and serving as its Chairman and CEO, as well as leading Myspace as CEO and Chairman, demonstrating his exceptional leadership skills in the digital media industry.

Work Experience 

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Fifth Down Capital

  • Senior Advisor

    2023 - Current

Fifth Down primarily invests in early and growth stage companies within the technology and consumer sectors.

fifthdown.vc

a16z crypto

  • Senior Advisor

    2022

    Senior Advisor

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Whip Media

  • Co founder and chairman

    2014

Whip Media is transforming the global TV and film content licensing ecosystem with a market leading enterprise software platform.

Raised $115,000,000.00 from Eminence Capital LP and Raine Ventures.

whipmedia.com
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Autograph

  • Co-Founder and Co-Chairman

    2021

Autograph is an NFT platform that brings together the iconic brands in sports and culture to create digital collections.

Raised $205,000,000.00 from Kathryn Haun, Kleiner Perkins, Andreessen Horowitz, Private Ventures Group, Nicole Quinn and Balius Partners.

autograph.io
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Adim

  • Co Chairman and Co founder

    2021

Adim is a web3 media company inviting creators of all kinds to create and own a new generation of IP.

Raised $5,000,000.00 from a16z crypto.

adimverse.com
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D'Amelio Brands LLC

  • Co-founder and Board Member

    2022

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Demand Media

  • Founder, Chairman and CEO

    2006 - 2013

    Founded Demand Media in May 2006 with the goal of changing the way media is created and distributed. As Chairman and CEO, my role was to operate the business and motivate nearly 800 exceptional members of our team. I try and always think forward (and big) but focus on the small details. Demand Media went public on the NYSE (symbol DMD) January 2011.

Leaf Group is a diversified Internet company that builds platforms across its media and marketplace properties.

Raised $190,300,000.00 from Generation Partners, 3i Group, Oak Investment Partners, Goldman Sachs and Spectrum Equity.

leafgroup.com

Intermix Media; Myspace

  • CEO; Chairman

    2004 - 2005

    CEO of Intermix Media and Chairman of Myspace (owned by Intermix). Company was sold to Newscorp, traded on the American Stock Exchange.

iMALL,Inc

  • Founder, Chairman and CEO

    1994 - 1999

    First online shopping mall on the Internet and transformed into first ecommerce platform for small businesses to create their own stores and sell products online. Company was sold to Excite@Home (controlled by AT&T) in Oct 1999, as a publicly traded company on NASDAQ.

Education 

Investments 

D'Amelio Brands

Seed

Total funding: $6M

Tailor Brands

Series C

Total funding: $71M

talkshoplive

Seed

Total funding: $9M

Factual

Seed

Total funding: $62M

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