# Rockbot: Information technology & services, Oakland, United States

> Rockbot: Rockbot is a media-for-business company that offers a comprehensive platform for background music, streaming TV, digital signage, and advertising.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/rockbot (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Rockbot

Rockbot is a media-for-business company that offers a comprehensive platform for background music, streaming TV, digital signage, and advertising.

Funding reported Last round: Series A

Information technology & services Oakland, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2009 17 years old
- **Team:** 130 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $5.4M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series A May 2015

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Rockbot has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Rockbot

Rockbot is a media-for-business company that offers a comprehensive platform for background music, streaming TV, digital signage, and advertising.

Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Oakland, California, Rockbot is backed by Google and serves nearly 50,000 businesses across North America, including large enterprises, franchises, and small to medium-sized businesses. The company provides a fully licensed music solution with a library of up to 16 million songs, allowing businesses to customize their music experience. Rockbot also delivers streaming TV content tailored for retail and hospitality environments, along with dynamic digital signage and advertising capabilities. Their mobile jukebox app enhances customer engagement by allowing venue patrons to browse music catalogs and request songs. A centralized dashboard enables businesses to manage their media and soundtracks easily. Rockbot's solutions cater to various sectors, including fitness centers, retail chains, and hospitality businesses, helping brands create memorable customer experiences.

## What company datasets say Rockbot raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$5.4M** in dollars

Rounds **5**

Last round **Series A**

Last round size **$2.7M**

Last round date **May 2015**

Investors listed **14**

SEC Form D **$3.0M sold, 2 filings, last May 2015**

## Founders and team

From Rockbot's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 6 on the team.

- **Garrett Dodge** Chief Executive Officer
- **Jon Cassell** Chief Operating Officer
- **Ketu Patel** Chief Technical Officer
- **Michael Farrow** Chief Financial Officer
- **Rose Ferraro** Chief Commercial Officer
- **Kathleen Prior** VP, People & Culture

On the board, as filed i *David Spector* *Gabe Karp* *Jim Andelman*

## On 5 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Quest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quest-venture-partners)
- [Forefront Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forefront-venture-partners)
- [Accelerator Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accelerator-ventures)
- [Duro Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/duro-ventures)
- [Zero Index](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zero-index)

Each firm lists Rockbot on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

health care consumers customer engagement multi-location control construction & real estate enterprises media performance reporting dooh education information technology & services guest song requests media monetization enterprise software sound recording industries information technology entertainment

Built with from their website

GitHub Actions Linkedin Sign-in Google Tag Manager Tableau Ironclad PWA Google Cloud Linkedin Insight Tag Font Awesome Google Workspace

+8 more

CloudFlare Gem Viewport Meta LinkedIn Ads Copilot Google Cloud BigQuery Hubspot Facebook SDK

- **Sector:** Information technology & services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 5122, 513210, 541850, SIC 7375, 7372, 7311
- **Region:** California
- **Revenue:** $9.2M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/rockbot)

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