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| Company type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet, Media, Fashion |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Ernie Cicogna, Fernando Ruarte, Vic Zauderer, Dianna Mullins, Raj Narayan, Rebecca Bogle Arora, Susan Kare, Emmanuel Job, Samir Arora |
| Defunct | 2016 |
| Fate |
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| Headquarters | |
| Products | Mode.com,[1] Mode Video, Glam, Foodie, Brash, Bliss, Tend, Ning.com |
Mode Media, Inc. (previously Project Y and Glam Media), was a digital lifestyle media company operating a suite of websites where content was produced by anyone but reviewed by professional editors prior to publishing. In 2013, Mode Media had a valuation of about $1 billion as the company prepped for an IPO. In 2015, Mode Media had grown to over $100 million in revenue, primarily from providing native content, branded video and digital advertising to large brands but had over $100 million in expenses.[2]
On 15 September 2016, Mode Media abruptly shut down its operations,[3] with operations of its Ning division passing to a New York-based company, Cyndx.
In 2022, Static Media, a media company based in Indianapolis, Indiana, acquired and relaunched Mode Media's former Glam.com (Women Style, Fashion, Beauty) and Foodie.com (Food Recipes and Restaurants) websites.
- ^ "MODE.COM - Shopping & Information". www.mode.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2006. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Mode Media Raises Another $30M". TechCrunch. 21 May 2015.
- ^ Gage, Deborah (2016-09-15). "Billion Dollar-Valued Mode Media Shuts Down". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-16.