ZAZUM Inc

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Location: 33 West 17th Street 7th Fl, New York, New York 10011, United States

United States

Founded in: 2011
Stage: 1.0 (formal launch)
Number of employees: 6-15
Funding history:

- Date: 04/2011, Series A: $600 k (post valuation: undisclosed amount).

- Date: 09/2010, Seed: $100 k (post valuation: undisclosed amount).

Profitable year: 2012
Short URL: vator.co/zazum

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Susan K Rits
Founder/CEO, ZAZUM Inc

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ZAZUM Inc

Buy the stuff you see and love on TV
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New York, United States United States

United States

http://www.zazuminc.com

Zazum introduces a revolutionary 2nd-screen platform that makes TV instantly shoppable. SeeLoveBuy for iPhone allows viewers to use their phones to buy products the instant they appear on the TV screen. Zazum creates a new revenue stream for our network partners while driving brand engagement, sales and measurable ROI for advertisers.

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Susan K Rits (Founder/CEO)

Just landed a deal with Scripps to try our technology on the Food Network; OUTtv has agreed to use our technology on the full series of Men's Fashion Insider in the spring. on December 29

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We're Hiring. Zazum is hiring a backend engineer/dev manager and an iOS/UI developer. If you're interested in a funded, hot new startup in the entertainment industry (with actual customers) send your resume to [email protected]. on December 29

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We're hiring! Looking for developers and dev managers in the Bay Area. Please forward your resumes to: [email protected]. on December 13

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ZAZUM Inc was featured in a VatorNews article: "Today's Entrepreneur: Susan K Rits"

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Check out our new demo video: http://www.zazuminc.com. Many thanks to the creatives who pulled this together for us in time for Ad:Tech. on November 16

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Just back from NYC and the Ad:Tech conference where I spoke. Met some great peeps, made several excellent connections with like-minded TV folk. And caught a terrible cold. Time for hot tea and catch up on my industry news. on November 16

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ZAZUM Inc received a vote in the competition: Venture Shift NY Startup Search

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Heading to NYC for Ad:Tech next week--Zazum is exhibiting at Innovation Alley and I'm presenting. Hope you can stop by if you're in town. http://bit.ly/qGkpVo on November 05

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Wondering how @SeeLoveBuy really works? Check out our new video demo http://bit.ly/rxBoFA on November 05

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ZAZUM Inc received a vote in the competition: Venture Shift NY Startup Search

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ZAZUM Inc received a vote in the competition: Venture Shift NY Startup Search

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ZAZUM Inc joined the competition: Venture Shift NY Startup Search

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WE'RE IN! Startup Spotlight "the most promising digital marketing startups in the business" Next-Gen Advertising http://bit.ly/qGkpVo @adtech on August 23

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Zazum wins a coveted place in the Startup Spotlight at ad:tech New York 2011. One of just 4 selected for our category after four rounds of voting! See us demo SeeLoveBuy at the Javits Center in Nov. http://bit.ly/phof3T on August 10

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"Zazum is a small start-up with a big promise: making television shows and movies instantly shoppable via its mobile app." #BrandChannel http://bit.ly/oe9M1U on July 28

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Before and After: How making a “Shoppable Short” is different from making a regular short film http://on.fb.me/nGohtU on July 22

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Our SeeLoveBuy Facebook http://on.fb.me/pK6Q6R and Twitter http://twitter.com/#%21/seelovebuy pages are up and running, which means we need all you insiders as fans and followers! on July 22

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Filming our next #ShoppableShort today! Hint: there's a lot of food in this one. ;) Watch our first here: http://bit.ly/oXbNU0 on July 22

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We closed our Series A round of financing last week and have raised enough to build and launch our product! http://bit.ly/fbA0Vs #zazum on April 06

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Our new website launched today! www.zazuminc.com on April 04

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Buy the stuff you see and love on TV

Zazum introduces a 2nd-screen platform that makes TV instantly shoppable. SeeLoveBuy for iPhone allows viewers to use their phones to buy products the instant they appear on the TV screen. Zazum creates a new revenue stream for our network partners while driving brand engagement, sales and measurable ROI for advertisers. Demo

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Susan Katherine Rits		Founder & CEO. Susan has 18 years in user-experience and interaction design for media and advertising companies in New York City, including CNN and FOX. She was most recently the lead user-experience designer for the customer relationship management teams of AdWords, AdSense and Google Help.


Tom Cunningham		Vice President Technology. Tom is a technology director with 20+ years of experience designing and developing mission critical solutions for a variety of organizations. He has previously worked with clients such as Cablevision, NASDAQ, DSI International, the Jersey City Medical Center, and Plural, delivering innovative and state-of-the-art systems to address each of his clients needs.
Nadine Zukoski		Vice President Marketing & Sales. Nadine is a digital marketing veteran with 15+ years experience managing multimillion-dollar online campaigns for Citibank, Chase and American Express. She holds an MBA in marketing from Columbia Business School and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Rochester.

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Buy the Stuff you See and Love on TV!
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ZAZUM Inc was featured in a VatorNews article: "Today's Entrepreneur: Susan K Rits"

No. 1 mistake: Not doing what they can with what they have – Read more

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