Jelli was an interactive radio broadcasting service that was launched in 2009 and ended in 2014, when it changed its business platform towards its cloud based sales products for radio stations. The company is based in San Mateo, California.
Jelli was created by Michael Dougherty (formerly of Tellme Networks) and Jateen Parekh (formerly from the Amazon Kindle project).[1]
Using the concept of crowdsourcing, Jelli is a modernised version of All Request radio, billed as a "multiplayer video game on a radio station".
Jelli debuted on CBS Radio-owned KITS in San Francisco on June 28, 2009.[5][6] After starting out with a Sunday night Jelli ...
Jelli was an interactive radio broadcasting service that was launched in 2009 and ended in 2014, when it changed its business platform towards its cloud based sales products for radio stations. The company is based in San Mateo, California.
Jelli was created by Michael Dougherty (formerly of Tellme Networks) and Jateen Parekh (formerly from the Amazon Kindle project).[1]
Using the concept of crowdsourcing, Jelli is a modernised version of All Request radio, billed as a "multiplayer video game on a radio station".
Jelli debuted on CBS Radio-owned KITS in San Francisco on June 28, 2009.[5][6] After starting out with a Sunday night Jelli show on KITS in 2009, Jelli was further expanded to a Monday through Friday night show called "Free for All" in January, 2010, hosted by DJ White Menace. Jelli shows were broadcast on KITS six nights a week.
On June 29, 2014, Jelli ceased operations as a user-controlled radio platform and turned its focus to selling advertising through the services of co-owned Radiospot.[7] On June 23, 2015, Jelli announced $21 million in Series B funding from Relay Ventures, Intel Capital, First Round Capital, iHeartMedia, and Universal Music Group
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Number of Employees:
0-25
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Annual Revenue:
$10-50 Million