We are thrilled to partner with Claim as part of their $12M Series A led by VMG Partners, alongside incredible investors at Susa Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Reflexive Capital, Metalab, BoxGroup and others! Claim is transforming brand discovery for the next generation of consumers, and unlocking the highest intent and most loyal consumers for brands -- at low CPAs and with full attribution. Claim has partnered with category leading brands like Sweetgreen, Van Leeuwen, Gong cha, and many more, and is growing rapidly across 70+ college campuses. Huge congratulations to Sam Obletz, Tap Stephenson and the whole team at Claim on this milestone! We are excited to partner with you on this journey to reshape the future of discovery & commerce! #Commerce #Discovery #GenZ #FutureOfMarketing
Co-Founder & CEO @ Claim | ?? Building the future of marketing and Gen Z customer acquisition
I’m proud to announce Claim’s $12M Series A led by VMG Partners. We’re here to revolutionize how brands connect with Gen Z — by replacing endless scrolling and ads with meaningful social interactions. Claim lets brands invest directly in customer acquisition through weekly Drops. Claim Drops help Gen Z discover their new favorite things with friends, in real life. We call it Benefits with Friends. We’re on our way to changing consumer internet and the process has been one of the greatest adventures of my life. In short order, we’ve built a small team of outliers, designed a consumer experience people love, built a playbook to launch at over 70 college campuses, and helped brands like Sweetgreen, Van Leeuwen, Gong cha, and many more connect with the next generation of consumers. From day zero, when we were pitching small businesses in the rain in Harvard Square, to where we are now, I’m beyond proud of what our team has achieved. Full story in the comments. And we wouldn’t be here without our early believers — Tap Stephenson and I are so grateful for your support: Our pre-seed, seed, and ongoing investors: Chad Byers (Susa Ventures), Gregory R. (BoxGroup), Josephine Chen and Jess Lee (Sequoia Capital), Sunny Parikh and Azhar H. (Reflexive), and many others Our early design partners: Casey Lipton Rubinroit (Sweetgreen), Brandon Blum (For Others), Teresa Fuller (Bask Suncare), Henry Borgeson (Roots Natural Kitchen) Our newest investors: Sam Shapiro, Carle Stenmark, Indranil Guha, and Meera Singh (VMG Partners), Matt Sacks and Jyothi Vallurupalli (Lightbank), and Luke Des Cotes and David Tapp (Metalab) Our wonderful advisors: Eric Estroff, Andrea Mach di Palmstein, and Erin Levzow What’s next? The future of social commerce, come grow with us! ?? Marketers, drop us a line, we’d love to help you reach Gen Z. If you’re interested in joining the team, take a look at our careers page or reach out to me directly.