Thuzio is a sports media and events company that produces a weekly, live-sports interview show for a members-only audience.
History
Thuzio was founded in 2012 by Tiki Barber (New York Giants), Mark Gerson (
GLG), and Jared Augustine (
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Seamless).
Thuzio's Board of Advisors includes
Matthew Higgins, CEO of RSE Ventures; Michael Weisman, Emmy Award-winning producer and executive in charge of production for “Football Night in America”;
Thomas J. Laffont, Senior Analyst at
Coatue Management
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and Partner at Coatue Management;
Jordan Bazant, principal at The Legacy Agency;
Casey Coffman, advisor at Carpere Group; Billy Nash, senior vice president at UBS; Jason Freier, chairman and CEO of Hardball Capital.
Thuzio received $1.5 million in
venture capital
Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity financing provided by firms or funds to start-up company, startup, early-stage, and emerging companies, that have been deemed to have high growth potential or that have demonstrated high growth in ...
in July 2012. RSE Ventures invested $2.56 million in January 2013.
In 2014, the company raised another $6 million in Series A funding.
On November 22, 2021, Thuzio was acquired by
TrillerNet.
References
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Mass media companies established in 2012
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