Conduit (publisher network and platform)

Conduit
Type Private
Industry
Founded 2005
Founder(s)
  • Ronen Shilo
  • Dror Erez
  • Gaby Bilcyzk
Headquarters San Mateo, CA, United States
Area served Worldwide
Employees 250+ (2011)
Website www.conduit.com

Conduit is an online platform that allows web publishers to create custom toolbars, web apps, and mobile apps at no cost.[1][2]

As of December 2011, Conduit has approximately 260 thousand registered publishers in their network who have collectively created content downloaded by 250 million end-users. [3][4][5] Web apps and pieces of content developed through Conduit's platform can be distributed and exchanged online via the Conduit App Marketplace.[6][7] Currently, 60 million users consume apps from the marketplace on a daily basis.[8]

Some of the companies and brands that have used Conduit's platform are Major League Baseball, Time Warner Cable, Fox News, Zynga,[9] Chelsea Football Club, Groupon, Travelocity, and The Weather Channel.[5][8][10]

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Company

Founded in 2005 by Ronen Shilo, Dror Erez, and Gaby Bilcyzk[11]Conduit is based in San Mateo, CA,[12] with offices in Ness Ziona, Israel.[13] Currently, the company has 250 employees.[9] The company is backed by $9.5 million from Benchmark Capital and Yozma Group.[14]

Mobile

Although Conduit’s focus was initially on connecting publishers with end users via the browser, the company in February 2011 introduced a cross-platform mobile development kit that allows users to create native and web mobile applications for all major smartphone platforms and iPad. [15][16] As of December 2011, Conduit Mobile has added several new features to the product that are targeted towards musicians, including SoundCloud integration.[17]

Wibiya

In May 2011, Conduit completed the $45 million acquisition of Wibiya, a free online toolbar platform that enables publishers to integrate a variety of web applications on their site via the company’s Web Bar product. [18]

References

  1. ^ Wonham, Linc (February 24, 2011). "Conduit's Web App Network Goes Mobile". Website Magazine. http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2011/02/24/conduit-s-web-app-network-goes-mobile.aspx. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
  2. ^ Fried, Ina (February 7, 2011). "Exclusive: Web App Publisher Conduit Expands Into Mobile". All Things Digital. http://mobilized.allthingsd.com/20110207/exclusive-web-app-publisher-conduit-expands-into-mobile/?mod=ATD_rss. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Conduit Mobile Enters The Music App Creation Wars". Music Ally. November 14, 2011. http://musically.com/2011/11/14/conduit-mobile-enters-the-music-app-creation-platform-wars/. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
  4. ^ Nakano, Chelsi (July 16, 2010). "Conduit Network Boosts Browser-Based Apps in a Big Way". CMS Wire. http://www.cmswire.com/cms/web-engagement/conduit-network-boosts-browserbased-apps-in-a-big-way-008062.php/. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b Dunaway, Gavin (May 13, 2011). "Big Names Grace Conduit's App Platform". ADOTAS. http://www.adotas.com/2011/05/big-names-grace-conduits-app-platform/. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
  6. ^ Knight, Kristina (May 4, 2010). "Conduit's App Marketplace pushes past 100 million users". BizReport. http://www.bizreport.com/2010/05/conduits_app_marketplace_pushes_past_100_million_users.html. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
  7. ^ Hardawar, Devindra (June 4, 2010). "Conduit announces Google Chrome support for its massive app platform". VentureBeat. http://venturebeat.com/2010/06/04/conduit-announces-google-chrome-support-for-its-massive-web-app-platform/. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
  8. ^ a b Wauters, Robin (July 13, 2010). "Conduit Reports Big Numbers: 250,000 App Publishers, 170 Million Users". TechCrunch. http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/13/conduit-network/. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
  9. ^ a b Wauters, Robin (April 2, 2011). "Conduit Acquires Web Application Platform Wibiya For $45 Million: Sources". TechCrunch. http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/02/conduit-acquires-web-application-platform-wibiya-for-45-million-sources/. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Israeli Startup Wibiya Will Be Acquired By Conduit For Whopping 45$ Million". Technology Noise. April 3, 2011. http://teknoise.com/2011/04/03/israeli-startup-wibiya-will-be-acquired-by-conduit-for-whopping-45-million/. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
  11. ^ Cooper, Steve (January 2, 2009). "Conduit Builds on the Power of the Web Toolbar". TheStreet.com. http://www.thestreet.com/story/10455713/1/conduit-builds-on-the-power-of-the-web-toolbar.html. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
  12. ^ Gannes, Liz (April 1, 2011). "App Distributor Conduit in Talks for a Billion-Dollar Acquisition, Say Reports". All Things Digital. http://networkeffect.allthingsd.com/20110401/app-distributor-conduit-in-talks-for-a-billion-dollar-acquisition-say-reports/. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
  13. ^ Grimland, Guy (January 4, 2011). "Israeli startup Conduit with more users than Twitter negotiating billion-dollar exit". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/business/israeli-startup-conduit-with-more-users-than-twitter-negotiating-billion-dollar-exit-1.353446/. Retrieved May 16, 2011. 
  14. ^ McMahan, Ty (November 18, 2011). "Burgers and Acquisitions: Lunch in NYC Leads to a Deal in Israel". The Wall Street Journal. http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2011/11/18/burgers-and-acquisitions-lunch-in-nyc-leads-to-a-deal-in-israel/. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
  15. ^ Fried, Ina (February 7, 2011). "Exclusive: Web App Publisher Conduit Expands Into Mobile". All Things Digital. http://mobilized.allthingsd.com/20110207/exclusive-web-app-publisher-conduit-expands-into-mobile/?mod=ATD_rss. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
  16. ^ Grimland, Guy (June 3, 2011). "Conduit Mobile Platform Now Supports iPad App Creation, Social Features". CMSWire. http://www.cmswire.com/cms/mobile/conduit-mobile-platform-now-supports-ipad-app-creation-social-features-011485.php/. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
  17. ^ "Conduit Mobile Enters The Music App Creation Wars". Music Ally. November 14, 2011. http://musically.com/2011/11/14/conduit-mobile-enters-the-music-app-creation-platform-wars/. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 
  18. ^ Gannes, Liz (May 23, 2011). "Conduit Buys Wibiya for $45M". All Things Digital. http://allthingsd.com/20110523/conduit-buys-wibiya-for-45m/. Retrieved December 19, 2011. 

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