Demand Media, Inc.

Description

Founded in April 2006, Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Through a portfolio of vertical web properties reaching more than 80 million monthly visitors, a global network of digital partners, and a breakthrough content studio, Demand Media publishes what the world wants to know and share. Founded in 2006, Demand Media is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with offices in Bellevue, WA, Austin, TX, New York, NY and London, UK. Spectrum and a group of co-investors provided Demand Media with equity capital to fund its initial acquisitions and the development of its management team.

CEO Biography

Richard Rosenblatt has been Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Demand Media since co-founding the company in May 2006. Mr. Rosenblatt has built, operated, and sold over $1.3 billion of Internet media companies. Most recently, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Intermix Media, Inc. (Amex: MIX) and Chairman of MySpace.com. During his eighteen months as CEO of Intermix, its public market capitalization grew from $70 million to over $650 million, when it was acquired by News Corporation (NYSE: NWS) in October, 2005. Prior to this venture, Mr. Rosenblatt sold iMALL (NASDAQ: iMAL) in 1999, a company he founded in 1994 and served as Chairman and CEO, to Excite@Home (NASDAQ: ATHM) for $565 million. iMALL's success was due to an early recognition of the power of user generated content (UGC). In addition to these two public Internet companies, Mr. Rosenblatt has been actively involved in a number of private internet companies. He also serves as non-executive chairman of iCrossing, a leading digital and natural search firm. Mr. Rosenblatt is a Southern California native, with a B.A. from UCLA and J.D. from USC Gould School of Law.

Headquarters: Santa Monica, CA USA
Web Site: www.demandmedia.com