Company:Triller

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Short description: American multinational social media company
Triller, Inc.
FormerlyTrillerNet
Triller Hold Co
TypePrivate
Industry
FoundedJuly 23, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-07-23) in Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Founders
  • David Leiberman
  • Sammy Rubin
Headquarters2121 Avenue of the Stars,
Los Angeles, California
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsTriller
Triller TV
SubsidiariesFlipps Media
Thuzio
BKFC
Website{{{1}}}

Triller, Inc[1] is an American company specializing in online video, social media, and combat sports. It is named after, and is the owner of, the eponymous social networking service Triller; which was launched in 2015 by co-founders David Leiberman and Sammy Rubin.

History

On March 9, 2021, Triller acquired Verzuz.[2]

On April 14, 2021, Triller acquired video streaming service FITE TV, and customer engagement service Amplify.at.[3]

On November 22, 2021, Triller acquired influencer event firm Thuzio.[4]

On December 22, 2021, Triller announced its intention to merge with SeaChange International and go public. Under the terms of the deal, Triller shareholders would own at least 97.7% of the combined company. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2022.[5] It was later announced that the combined entity would be renamed TrillerVerz Company upon the merger's closure.[6] On June 14, 2022, it was reported that Triller would back out of the merger with SeaChange in order to pursue an IPO without a merger[7]

On February 24, 2022, Triller acquired a majority stake in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship.[8]

Assets

Streaming services

Social media

Combat sports

Other brands and properties

List of other brands and properties owned by Triller, Inc[9]

  • Thuzio
  • Verzuz
  • Amplify.AI
  • Fangage
  • Crosshype
  • Julius
  • Flipps Media
  • Metaverz

References

  1. "Privacy Policy" (in en-US). https://support.triller.co/docs/privacy-policy/. 
  2. Lee, Wendy (March 9, 2021). "Triller acquires Timbaland and Swizz Beatz's music platform Verzuz" (in en-US). https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2021-03-09/triller-acquires-timbaland-and-verzuz. 
  3. Perez, Sarah (April 14, 2021). "Triller owner gets a new CEO with acquisition of Amplify.AI; also acquires livestreaming service FITE TV" (in en-US). https://social.techcrunch.com/2021/04/14/triller-owner-gets-a-new-ceo-with-acquisition-of-amplify-ai-also-acquires-live-streaming-service-fite-tv/. 
  4. "Triller Acquires Thuzio, Leader in B2B Premium Influencer Events and Experiences; Strategic Acquisition is Latest Step in Triller's Rapid Growth in Live Event Programming" (Press release).
  5. "Triller to the "ILLR" – Triller Hold Co LLC expected to become publicly traded on Nasdaq through a reverse merger with publicly-traded company SeaChange International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SEAC)" (Press release). 22 December 2021.
  6. "TrillerVerz, which is set to go public via Nasdaq Entity Seachange: SEAC, Acquires Majority Interest in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)" (Press release).
  7. "Short-video app Triller calls off SeaChange merger, says it will pursue IPO" (in en). Reuters. 2022-06-14. https://www.reuters.com/technology/short-video-app-triller-seachange-call-off-5-bln-merger-2022-06-14/. 
  8. Shaun Al-Shatti (February 23, 2022). "Triller acquires 'majority stake' in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship". mmafighting.com. https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/2/23/22946591/triller-acquires-majority-stake-in-bare-knuckle-fighting-championship. 
  9. "Home" (in en-US). https://trillerinc.com/. 

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