Jumptap - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Jumptap, Inc., is a mobile ad network headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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, with offices across North America

North America

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. The company partners with digital and media agencies, publishers, app developers, wireless carriers and brand advertisers, to deliver a powerful array of mobile advertising

Mobile advertising

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solutions.

Mobile operators (wireless carriers)
Mobile network operator
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& content publishers - These companies provide (the "inventory") and can contribute data to increase advertising relevancy and profit.
Advertisers - Jumptap provides advertisers - brands, agencies and mobile shops - with targeted advertising solutions so they can reach their audience with advertising.

Jumptap received financial support of US$

United States dollar

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22 million from Valhalla Partners

Valhalla Partners

Valhalla Partners, based in Vienna, Virginia, is a venture capital firm.The Valhalla team has invested in or served as senior executives in over 100 entrepreneurial companies. Valhalla currently manages approximately $440 million over two funds....

in 2006 as Round C financing.

Jumptap's network has a unique reach of over 83 million users in the U.S.

Jumptap has strategic alliances with Autodesk

Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational corporation that focuses on 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media and entertainment industries. The company was founded in 1982 by John Walker, a coauthor of the first versions of the company's...

, Openwave

Openwave

Openwave is a software company. Based in Redwood City, California, USA, Openwave is historically significant in its introduction of the Mobile Internet and its expansion into a large successful mobile software supplier in the mobile telecom sector...

, and WPP

WPP Group

WPP plc is a global media communications services company with its main management office in London, United Kingdom and its executive office in Dublin, Ireland. It is the world's largest advertising group by revenues, and employs over 150,000 people in 2,400 offices in 107 countries...

Awards and recognition

In 2007, Jumptap received the following notices of recognition and excellence:

AlwaysOn Top 100 Companies
IDC's Ten Emerging Players to Watch in 2007
FierceWireless Top Wireless Companies
Frost and Sullivan Entrepreneurial Award for Mobility
Fortune Magazine Top 24 Innovators

In 2008, Jumptap received the following awards and recognition:

Gold award for Best Advertising and Marketing Search Engine at the Visiongain
Visiongain
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Mobile Advertising and Marketing Awards
AlwaysOn Northeast 100 Private Company Award

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