Unacast
Unacast powers a global network of proximity providers, enabling brands and retailers to retarget their customers based on offline behavior
- Stage Prototype Ready
- Industry Internet / Web Services
- Location Oslo, Norway
- Currency USD
- Founded January 2014
- Employees 3
- Website unacast.com
Company Summary
Unacast powers the worlds largest global network of proximity providers (beacons), enabling brands and retailers to retarget their customers based on offline behavior. By anonymously grouping offline and online data, Unacast offers new opportunities in ad tech worldwide. Unacast charges a Saas fee for its platform and takes a rev. share of the CPM every time an ad is placed based on Unacast´s data.
Company is relocating to NYC, US in Q2 2015.
Team
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Thomas led the partnership team in WiMP Music/Tidal Music and built the company ́s strong portfolio of complex global strategic partnerships. At the same time, Thomas also headed the international rollout of WiMP to new markets.
Prior to WiMP/Tidal, Thomas worked at PwC with financial due diligence and is educated from Copenhagen Business School/University of Southern California. -
Kjartan SletteCOO & Co-FounderKjartan led the procurement team and strategy team in WiMP Music/Tidal Music, started the ad funded video music service RADR Music News, and the technology and innovation incubator MashUP.
Educated from Copenhagen Business School and awarded “Top 100 Young Leader in Norway” by E24, the leading financial oriented Norwegian news site. -
Tech LeadMartin led the technical development in feat.fm as CTO and holds a MSc from Norwegian University of Science and Technology and a graduate degree in entrepreneurship from Boston University School of Management. Martin thrives in full stack development and manages the iterative cycle of implementing, deploying and improving APIs and web applications.
Advisors
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iBeacon expert, ex. Director of Strategy, Qualcomm
Rune LendingCTO WiMP Music/Tidal MusicUnconfirmed
Eva JarbekkPartner, Føyen law firm (EU privacy lawyer)Unconfirmed -
Adam PattisonDirector Advertising, BlackBerry (former Specific Media)Unconfirmed
Alan ChappelPresident, Chapell & Associates (US privacy lawyer)Unconfirmed
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