| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.01.2025 | The Surge of Growth Equity: A New Era for Investment Firms | In the world of finance, the tides are shifting. Growth equity is the new gold rush. FTV Capital has struck it rich, raising over $4 billion for two new funds. This move comes at a time when initial public offerings (IPOs) are scarce. Compa... |
| 09.01.2025 | FTV Capital Raises $4 Billion for Two Growth Equity Funds | FTV Capital, a firm focused on growth-equity bets, has amassed more than $4 billion for two new funds, as it aims to capitalize on a dearth of initial public offerings that has led fast-growing companies to seek capital elsewhere.
The firm ... |
| 04.09.2024 | Prezzee Announces U.S. Business Development Leader | Aaron Zide, Industry Veteran, Joins Prezzee to Drive Growth and Customer Acquisition in the Digital Gift Card Space
NEW YORK, Sept. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Prezzee, a global leader in digital gifting, is excited to announce the appointment ... |
| 01.02.2024 | Blackhawk Network Signs Agreement to Acquire Tango Card | Acquisition of innovative digital-first B2B rewards company combines the best-of-the-best in the incentives space and will further enhance the breadth and scale of a global gift card leader
To further enhance the power of its global rewards... |
| 29.09.2023 | Tech Moves: Seattle tech vet joins new AI startup; Rippl, Tasso, Lexion add execs; and more | Rippl Care Chief Medical Officer Jamie Sharp. (LinkedIn Photo)
— Rippl, a Seattle startup focused on the mental health of seniors, announced Jamie Sharp will join as chief medical officer.
Sharp previously worked as vice president and chief... |
| 02.08.2021 | HubEngage And Tango Card Launch Strategic Partnership To Bring Gift Card Incentives To Companies Seeking To Enhance Employee Engagement And Rewards | HubEngage, Inc., a leading employee experience platform for communications and engagement, and Tango Card, a premiere incentive platform for gift card rewards recently announced a strategic partnership to offer its services to global custom... |
| 08.04.2020 | The Complete Toolkit for Leading Remote Workers | April 8, 2020 6 min read
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Ubiquitous connectivity, mobile technology, shifting generational expectations and life events like the current health crisis have all swiftly contribut... |
| 28.02.2019 | Seattle Venture Capital Watch: Modumetal, Illumagear, HaptX & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
February may be the shortest month of the year, but the past four weeks have seen many investments raised by technology businesses based in the Seattle area. Here are some not... |
| 12.02.2019 | Digital rewards startup Tango Card raises another $10M, acquires GiftCertificates.com | David Leeds, Tango Card CEO. (Tango Card Photo)
The GiftCertificates.com startup journey is making a return to Seattle.
Founded back in 1997, GiftCertificates.com was one of the earliest gift card resellers in the market. The company reloca... |
| 22.05.2018 | In Growth Deal, Tango Card Raises $16M As $19M In Other Assets Change Hands | 3 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Behind every gift card you receive from friends or family, there are typically good intentions. Every restaurant or retail loyalty program is there to ensure you keep coming back. And, more often tha... |
| 22.05.2018 | Digital Rewards Company Tango Card Raises $35 Million in Growth Equity from FTV Capital | SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Tango Card, the innovative provider of digital rewards and incentives to enterprise customers, today announced that it has raised $35 million in growth equity from FTV Capital. Tango Card will use the capital to cont... |
| 22.05.2018 | In Growth Deal, Tango Card Raises $16M As $19M In Other Assets Change Hands | 4 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Behind every gift card you receive from friends or family, there are typically good intentions. Every restaurant or retail loyalty program is there to ensure you keep coming back. And, more often tha... |
| 22.05.2018 | Tango Card raises $35M to modernize how companies send out digital rewards | (Tango Card Photo)
Update, Tuesday morning: Tango Card has officially confirmed the funding. Story updated with comments from CEO David Leeds and more details.
Tango Card has raised $35 million, adding fuel to super charge growth of the Sea... |
| 22.05.2018 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, May 22 | A PRIVACY MESS
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One I want to bring to your attention as it’s especially timely is my colleague Michal Lev-Ram’s story on Facebook’s clea... |
| 22.05.2018 | Tango Card raises $35M for its ‘rewards as a service’ gift card aggregation platform | Gift cards today are a $100 billion business annually, and as they continue to grow as a key way for companies to incentivise people in our too-often unengaged digital world, a startup that is helping corral the long tail of retailers, and ... |
| 30.06.2017 | Seattle Week in Review: State Budget, Startup Funding, Asteroid Day | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The clock ticks toward midnight and the deadline for the state of Washington to pass a two-year budget or face a government shutdown. Lawmakers just released the 600-odd page,... |
| 28.06.2017 | Tango Card Announces $10M Investment |
SEATTLE, WA, innovative provider of digital rewards and incentives to enterprise customers, announced today a $10M investment from Western Technology Investment.
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| 28.06.2017 | Tango Card Receives $10M Strategic Growth Investment From WTI | Tango Card, a Seattle, WA-based provider of digital rewards and incentives to enterprise customers, received a $10M investment from Western Technology Investment (WTI).
The company plans to use the funds to increase investment in its core R... |
| 27.06.2017 | Tango Card raises $10M to shake up how companies reward employees and customers | Tango Card’s “rewards as a service” API. (Tango Card Photo)
Seattle startup Tango Card has raised $10 million to speed up the expansion of its digital rewards platform.
Previous investor Western Technology Investment is responsible for 100 ... |
| 12.08.2016 | How to name your startup: 13 Seattle entrepreneurs reveal the stories behind their brand names | (Photo via Shutterstock)
For anyone that has been involved in naming a startup, blog or product, you are well aware of the complexities.
The good news is that you have 26 letters to produce something magical. The bad news: According to WhoA... |
| 23.06.2015 | Tango Card And Snapcard Partner To Bring Bitcoin To Rewards Programs | People can now add loyalty rewards programs to the way they can acquire bitcoin thanks to a new partnership between the online rewards system Tango Card and the bitcoin wallet Snapcard.
Traditionally, bitcoin was acquired either by mining —... |
| 03.04.2014 | Tango Card grabs $3.3M, looks to expand rewards platform | Seattle startup Tango Card has scooped up $3.3 million in venture financing, new capital that it will use to expand its rewards platform and build on its team of 26 employees.
Existing investors such as Allegro Venture Partners, Floodgate, ... |
| 06.05.2013 | Tango Card Raises $4.1M in Series B Funding | According to the company’s blog (read here), Tango Card, a Seattle, WA-based provider of a “reward as a service” platform, raised $4.1M in Series B funding.
Backers included Allegro Venture Partners, Floodgate, Swan and Legend Ventures, as ... |
| 03.05.2013 | Funding roundup - week ending 05/03/13 | Netchemia, MyNewFinancialAdvisor, nChannel, Skytree, Alpha Payments Cloud, Ruby Ribbon raised money
(Correction: Ruby Ribbon's fundraising)
Seed-stage
Learning marketplace Curious secured $7.5 million in funding, with Redpoint investing $7 ... |
| 01.05.2013 | Roundup: Tango Card, VoloMetrix, Glider, Chirpify Score Funds, & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Call this the “torrid springtime heatwave” edition of the Seattle tech news roundup, because that’s what’s in the forecast from now through the weekend. Meanwhile, a handful o... |
| 29.04.2013 | Tango Card raises $4.1M to shake up the gift card market | Tango Card, the Seattle startup that’s looking to upend the gift card industry, has pulled in an additional $4.1 million in financing. The deal was led by Allegro Venture Partners, with Floodgate, Swan, Western Technology Investment and Goo... |
| 29.04.2013 | Tango Card Raises Another $4.1M As Gift Cards Get More Enterprising | Tango Card, the Seattle-based startup that aggregates digital gift card services from dozens of companies like Amazon, Nike, Target, iTunes, charities and more, has raised $4.125 million in a Series B round of financing led by Allegro Ventu... |
| 07.06.2012 | Tango Card Raises Additional $1.8M in Series A Financing | Tango Card, a Seattle-based company that provides enterprise customers with solutions to incorporate digital goods into their gift card and loyalty programs, has raised an additional $1.8m in Series A financing.
Backers include Innovation E... |
| 06.06.2012 | Rewards To The Beat Of A Different Drum: Tango Card Gets $1.8M From Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors, WTI | Tango Card, the Seattle startup looking to disrupt the loyalty/gift card space by acting as a low-cost aggregator and innovator on delivery formats, has picked up a couple of new dancing partners. Innovation Endeavors, Eric Schmidt’s early-... |
| 06.06.2012 | Google’s Eric Schmidt backs gift card operator Tango Card | David Leeds of Tango Card
Tango Card, a Seattle gift card startup, has reeled in $1.8 million in cash from Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors and Western Technology Investment. That follows $2.1 million which flowed into the company last y... |
| 23.04.2012 | Exclusive: A peek at ex-Yola chief’s new startup, Gyft | When well-known serial web entrepreneur, Vinny Lingham, recently resigned as CEO of his successful website builder and hosting service, Yola, he announced that he would be heading up a new venture called Gyft.
At the time of the announcemen... |
| 23.04.2012 | Exclusive: A peek at ex-Yola chief’s new startup, Gyft | When well-known serial web entrepreneur, Vinny Lingham, recently resigned as CEO of his successful website builder and hosting service, Yola, he announced that he would be heading up a new venture called Gyft.
At the time of the announceme... |
| 26.12.2011 | Tango Card Aims To Make Gift Card Giving A More Personal Experience | While gift cards are certainly a useful and practical gift, the act of giving a gift certificate to a store can be construed as impersonal. One startup is trying to change this. Tango Card, which offers a gift card program for consumers, is... |
| 06.12.2011 | Tango Card rings up $1 million, partners with Bing | David Leeds of Tango Card
Tango Card, the Seattle gift card operator, has raised an additional $1 million in equity and debt financing led by Western Technology Investments, GeekWire has learned. The money follows a $1.1 million round that ... |
| 20.06.2011 | San Francisco entrepreneur finds a home in Seattle, raises $1 million for Tango Card | David Leeds of Tango Card
As a co-founder of San Francisco telecommunications company FiberTower, David Leeds was responsible for raising hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital. Now, the 42-year-old entrepreneur is keeping thing... |
