Vibenomics Secures $6 million to further its Momentum in the Advertising Space

By: Retail CIO Outlook | Monday, April 27, 2020

Fremont, CA: Vibenomics, the provider of place-based audio experience solutions and the industry's first audio out-of-home (OOH) programmatic advertising marketplace, raised $6 million in Series A round of financing led by BIP Capital. Vibenomics intends to use the newly raised capital to advance its momentum in the advertising market. The funds will mainly support the expansion of convenience stores and grocery retailers in the Vibenomics Audio OOH Advertising Marketplace.

By compiling licensed, background-music playlists, and commercial spots paid for by brand advertisers, Vibenomics helps businesses with physical locations enhance store sales, enrich the customer experience, and receive a share of the advertisement revenue. The company enables brands to communicate with the shoppers directly at the point-of-sale inside thousands of retail locations through Audio OOH advertising, impacting immediate purchase decisions.

"Our team is pioneering programmatic Audio OOH media and has emerged as a resounding success story of how a traditional ad medium committing to digital transformation can achieve significant growth in both revenue and share of ad spend," said Brent Oakley, co-founder and CEO of Vibenomics. "We will use this Series A investment to accelerate product development and scale go-to-market execution, building on the momentum we've already seen in only a short period."

"Vibenomics is a fresh new way to reach shoppers at the point of making purchase decisions," said Paul Iaffaldano, chief investment officer at BIP Capital. "It has an amazing effect on both impulse items and brand preference within competitive categories."

In conjunction with the funding round, Vibenomics welcomed several key brands to its customer base, including convenience store chain Kwik Trip, and additional national retailers being announced in Q2.

"When Vibenomics approached the Kwik Trip team, the technology and revenue model was something I've never seen in this space before," said Mark Meisner, Director of Marketing and Advertising at Kwik Trip. "We typically see 8 million or more transactions a week in our stores, and, with that amount of ears and eyes, we have a unique opportunity to impact buying choices. When I first took a deep dive into the Vibenomics model, I saw the potential to offset costs to the stores for in-store music and potentially generate ad revenue. The model itself made sense to me, and the technology was clean as far as installation and logistics. Vibenomics has been a great partner in accommodating our business needs."

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