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Pixel Labs
Consumer Services · San Francisco, United States · Founded 2016
Pixel Labs, Inc. is the world’s largest private communications platform for neighborhoods MoreLess
Pixel Labs operates in the digital content discovery market, focusing on hyper-local news and information. The company's core product, Atlas API, is a proprietary platform that uses machine learning and temporal sentiment analysis to surface relevant stories based on users' locations. Atlas categorizes content into over 40 different contexts and provides location coordinates for each story, ensuring highly targeted content delivery. The platform aggregates content from more than 200 publishers, including ABC local, Vice, and TripAdvisor, and serves it to users through partnerships with companies like Uber and Ye. Pixel Labs primarily serves urban users in 20 cities, reaching over a million users. The business model revolves around partnerships and content distribution, generating revenue through licensing fees and possibly advertising. The company has secured significant funding from notable investors such as Rakuten, Greylock Partners, and the Knight Foundation, among others.
Keywords: location-based, content discovery, machine learning, sentiment analysis, hyper-local news, digital content, urban users, partnerships, targeted content, Atlas API.
Company overview
Pixel Labs company information
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2016
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 9
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 69.5
- Investment activity
- 1 companies · latest Aug 2016
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Valuation & funding
Pixel Labs funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARLY VC✓Equity / VC | Sep 2019 | $0 | — | Khosla Ventures | — |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Sep 2018 | $10M | $40M | Dentsu Ventures · Innovation Endeavors · Sound Ventures · Neoteny | — |
| EARLY VCEquity / VC | Mar 2017 | $0 | — | Undisclosed | — |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | May 2016 | $4M | $16M | Greylock Partners · Innovation Endeavors · 500 Global · Rakuten | — |
| SEEDEquity / VC | Jan 2016 | $0 | — | Pear Ventures | — |
Financials
Workforce over time
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| Year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 13 |
Growth signals
Pixel Labs website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Pixel Labs is 130 monthly website visits, down 43.5% over the last three months. Pixel Labs's team declined 10% over the past year.
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