MeetMe Prices Public Offering of Common Stock


MeetMe Prices Public Offering of Common Stock
March 10, 2017 09:01 AM Eastern Standard Time
NEW HOPE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MeetMe, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET), a public market leader for social discovery, today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 8,000,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $5.00 per share. MeetMe has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,200,000 shares of common stock to cover over allotments, if any. The offering is expected to close on or about March 15, 2017, subject to customary closing conditions.

Canaccord Genuity Inc. and Roth Capital Partners are acting as joint-book-running managers and Northland Securities, Inc. is serving as co-manager.

MeetMe intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including potentially to fund a portion of the consideration for the pending if(we) acquisition, and other potential future acquisitions.

The offering is being made pursuant to effective shelf registration statements previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus describing the terms of the offering has been filed with the SEC, and a final prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus will be filed with the SEC. Before investing in MeetMe, you should read the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and other documents that MeetMe has filed or will file with the SEC, for information about MeetMe and this offering.

When available, copies of the final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting Canaccord Genuity, Attention: Syndicate Department, 99 High Street, 12th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, by telephone at (617) 371-3900, or by email at prospectus@canaccordgenuity.com; or from Roth Capital Partners, LLC, 888 San Clemente, Newport Beach, California 92660, Attn: Equity Capital Markets, via telephone at (800) 678-9147 or via email at rothecm@roth.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities, in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

About MeetMe, Inc.

Through its portfolio of brands, MeetMe (NASDAQ: MEET) is meeting the universal need for human connection. Using innovative products and sophisticated data science, MeetMe keeps its approximately two million daily active users engaged and originates untold numbers of casual chats, friendships, dates, and marriages. MeetMe offers advertisers the opportunity to reach customers on a global scale with hundreds of millions of daily mobile ad impressions. MeetMe utilizes high user density, economies of scale, and leading monetization strategies to maximize EBITDA. MeetMe’s apps are available on iPhone, iPad, and Android in multiple languages worldwide. For more information, please visit meetmecorp.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including whether the offering will close as anticipated and the proposed use of proceeds. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained herein, including statements regarding the continued growth in our core platform, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “could,” “target,” “potential,” “is likely,” “expect” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Further information on our risk factors is contained in our filings with the SEC, including the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and the Prospectus Supplement as filed on March 10, 2017. Any forward-looking statement made by us herein speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

Contacts
Investor Contact:
MKR Group Inc.
Todd Kehrli or Jim Byers
323-468-2300
meet@mkr-group.com




3/10: Inquirer on Bullpen Capital's Martino; DirecTV’s regional sports fees vary wildly, even in Philly?




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Paul who? He's a Silicon Valley standout who came home to help Philly start-ups (Philly.com)

Dodgers' Boehly Leads $100 Million DraftKings Investment (Bloomberg)
Big thing for Paul Martino's (see article above) FanDuel investment, as FanDuel is slated to merge with DraftKings once regulatory approval is gained. (Its important that a dangerous monopoly not be formed, I suppose.)

Dan Primack reports in Pro Rata that FanDuel is separately raising a round.

Comcast Ventures is also an investor in New York-based FanDuel.



Google’s uncomfortable turn as enterprise IT vendor (Architecht)

Amazon Eyes Access to the Cable Box (Multichannel News)

DirecTV’s regional sports fees vary wildly, nonsensically, by ZIP code (Ars Technica)

"Philadelphia ranged from $0 to $5.83, which was odd because DirecTV doesn't carry Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia."

"'The strangest DirecTV fee pattern we found was in the heart of Center City Philly, where two small ZIP codes with $0 fees are sandwiched between two ZIPs with $4.83 fees,' Consumerist writer Chris Morran reported."

NCTA partnering with CableLabs for scaled-down April invite-only event in D.C.
(FierceCable)

Verizon Ventures and R/GA partner to launch a digital media “venture studio” (TechCrunch)
Perhaps it will turn out something like go90.


And the winner is? Who took home life sciences industry awards last night (Philadelphia Business Journal)

AlphaPoint Completes Blockchain Trial With Scotiabank (Nasdaq.com)



Absolutely incredible:






3/9: Foxconn doing the Fox Trot again?; PA firms eye huge deals overseas




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Foxconn Chairman Raises Uncertainties About U.S. iPhone Manufacturing Plant (MacRumors)
Its not clear that this proposed US plant would have anything to do with the iPhone.

Read next to this piece from WaPo: How Foxconn’s broken pledges in Pennsylvania cast doubt on Trump’s jobs plan.

AkzoNobel Shares Soar After Rejecting $22 Billion Takeover Bid From U.S. Paints Giant PPG (Fortune)

Yingde shareholders end board battle, paving the way for sale to PAG (South China Morning Post)
Air Products still waiting in wings as possible suitor.

Comcast Closes Icontrol Deal (Multichannel News)

Verizon, AT&T May Gain On Comcast, Charter From FCC Action (IBD)


Big data? Not yet. At HIMSS, time moves slowly (AthenaHealth)

Pa. sues IBM, alleging $60 million in cost overruns in unemployment-system contract (Philly.com)

SAP beefs up its integrated business planning suite (DCVelocity)

Millennials buy more clothes on Amazon than any other website (Recode)







Waterfront Lab Coworking Space Opens in Camden in Converted Bank Building


Esther Surden
Publisher & Editor, NJTechWeekly.com



Waterfront Lab is in a converted bank building.
 Photo Credit: Courtesy Waterfront Lab



Startups looking for coworking options in the Camden area have a new choice: Waterfront Lab, located in the converted National State Bank Building, at 121 Market Street. Waterfront Lab hopes to fill the gap created when the New Jersey Economic Development Authority sold the building that had housed Camden CoLab.

Speaking at the UP Conference at Camden’s Waterfront Technology Center in January, James Haley of City Invincible noted that his company, a merger of four urban- and architectural-design firms, had chosen to move to Camden to be part of the revitalization effort there. “One of our foundational principals is that we consider ourselves to be designers of communities first,” he said. The firm bought the abandoned bank building for $1.1 million.


The first floor at Waterfront Lab |
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“We see the reemergence of Camden as a tremendously positive situation, and we want to be on the ground floor of that revitalization effort,” he said. Haley presented a stunning redesign that will comfortably and efficiently service clients. It will also announce the firm’s “presence as a regional design player on this side of the Delaware.”

Haley said that part of the redesign is the Waterfront Lab coworking facility, which will take up approximately 3,000 square feet on the second floor of the converted bank building and will share common areas. There will be “plenty of room for startups who will be displaced with the revitalization and others who want to move to Camden and start anew.”

Available workspaces will include private offices, as well as open and dedicated desks. Waterfront Lab will be offering flexible plans featuring virtual mailboxes, community facilities and drop-in memberships. Amenities such as a conference room, lounge area, kitchen, snacks, and unlimited coffee will be available to members and event participants.

Waterfront Lab conference room
Photo Credit: Coutesy Waterfront Lab

As of now, Waterfront Lab’s members consist of established startups; small business professionals; nonprofits; government contractors; remote workers; and freelancers from various industries, such as marketing, interior design, media and publishing, transportation, and more.

“We’re very excited to be a part of movement here at the Camden Waterfront,” said Melissa Le, office manager of Waterfront Lab, in a press release. “There is a tremendous amount of opportunity here.” Le added that she could see the Camden area becoming a thriving hub for tech startups.

               Waterfront Lab kitchen |
               Courtesy Waterfront Lab



Supporting the events and programs of Waterfront Lab is Waterfront Ventures, a Camden-based nonprofit organization promoting fun, innovation, and connections to attract businesses into the area.

“Waterfront Lab is more than just a coworking space, it’s a community development center, a think tank, and a brave step forward,” said Khai Tran, founder and CEO of Waterfront Ventures. “We, Waterfront Ventures, will be hosting programs and events at the Waterfront Lab, including our Lighthouse Mentorship and Entrepreneur 101 Program.”

There will be a ribbon cutting at the new facility on April 3, with government officials and other interested parties. The public is invited.




Esther Surden is Publisher and Editor of NJTechWeekly, and a contributor to Philly Tech News. This article originally appeared in NJTechWeekly, and is republished here with her permission.



3/8: Urban Outfitters CEO Says the Retail Bubble Has Burst; Customers Bank sells BankMobile for $175M




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Urban Outfitters – been there, done that, not yet got the omni-channel t-shirt (Diginomica)
Richard Hayne: "I predict within the next three years, total Urban Outfitters retail segment sales by channel will be almost equal."

Urban Outfitters CEO Says the Retail Bubble Has Burst (Bloomberg)


Customers Bank sells BankMobile for $175M (Philly Deals)

Liberty to demolish building on parcels acquired with Comcast {Philly.com)

NBC News Chief Andrew Lack Talks Megyn Kelly Hire, Vows He Won't "Be Intimidated" by Donald Trump (Hollywood Reporter)

GE Sells Water Unit in $3.4 Billion Deal to Smooth Oil Merger (Bloomberg)
GE Water is based out of Trevose.

Huntsman offered Russia ambassadorship (Politico)

AOL Chief Says Company Shopped Buyout Deals to Google, Facebook (Bloomberg)


SAP to offer its business apps on Google Cloud (Reuters)




Accenture to offer HCM as SaaS subscription on SAP’s cloud platform (CBR)

N. Virginia Landgrab Continues: Next Amazon Data Center Campus?
(Data Center Knowledge)

 Land of the giant data centers /
Jones Lang LaSalle


Dell Boomi competitor MuleSoft sets IPO terms; Valuation if priced at midpoint of $1.8 billion

Tom Paine



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MuleSoft, a competitor to Berwyn-based Dell Boomi and others in what Gartner terms integration Platform as a Service (iPASS), announced its preliminary IPO terms on Monday.

Update: MuleSoft IPO planned for 17th; ups range from $12-$14 to $14-16, giving it a potential pre-trading market cap of $2 billion.

San Francisco-based MuleSoft plans to raise $169 million by offering 13 million shares at a price range of $12 to $14. At the midpoint of the range, MuleSoft's market value would be $1.8 billion.

The company reported revenue of $57.6 million in 2014, $110.3 million in 2015, and $187.7 million in 2016 (two year compounded growth ~ 80%), with losses of $47.8 million, $65.4 million and $49.6 million, respectively.

A Dell source had indicated to me that Boomi's growth had been 50% plus over the past few years, impressive but not as high as MuleSoft's.

But most importantly, this growth reflects the increasing importance of integration technology as the cloud economy prevails, with the need to connect both Saas to SaaS and SaaS to on-premise applications growing geometrically.

I would anticipate, not based on any preexisting knowledge but just common sense, Amazon Web Services to play a more direct role in the iPaaS market in the future. That could in some ways help, or hurt, existing iPaaS market participants.

Renaissance Capital expects the offering to price next week. It would be interesting to see if there are any last minute AppDynamics-type offers from, say, major investor Salesforce, but thats unlikely.


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3/7: First Round, Safeguard & CHOP invest in SF-based Velano Vascular




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ESPN Cutting Nearly $100 Million In On-Air Talent (OutKickTheCoverage)

Pivotal Claims Big Growth for Its Cloud Software Business (Fortune)
Dell Technologies still owns over 50%; Comcast used Cloud Foundry to build 900 applications in its first year of use.

Velano Vascular raises $17 million for a needle-free blood draw device (VentureBeat)
On the face of it, great idea. Though when they do multiple draws in a short time interval, they usually have to stick you some place else.

First Round Capital, Safeguard Scientifics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia among investors in San Francisco-based Velano. Not that it means anything, but this is about the first time I've seen First Round and Safeguard in the same deal.


House GOP healthcare plan would kill the medical device tax (MassDevice)


Old-school social networks Tagged and Hi5 bought by MeetMe for $60M (TechCrunch)

Why Dick’s Sporting Goods Is Ditching 20% of Its Suppliers (Fortune)

Verizon Exec: ‘Meaningful’ 5G Deployments to Start in 2018 (Multichannel News)



Comcast's busy day in the news: Philly accelerator; Expanded Energy marketing; Pittsburgh & Denver investments




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Seeking an Uber in Philly, Comcast will boost tech start-ups with 'accelerator' in new tower (Philly.com)

Why NBC Universal Got In on Snap’s IPO (Fortune Data Sheet)

Comcast: Our Network's Ready for 5G (Light Reading)
Well, the backhaul part anyway.

Report: Sprint “betting big on Trump,” could merge with T-Mobile or Comcast (Ars Technica)

Comcast Cable Boss Talks Regulatory Outlook, Digital Rivals, NBCUniversal Collaboration (Hollywood Reporter)


Comcast, Crius Team on ‘Turnkey' Energy Service Platform (Multichannel News)

Comcast to build out $20 million ethernet network downtown (Pittsburgh Business Times)

New media and technology center connects students with Comcast (CU Denver Today)


Comcast NBCUniversal announces Lift Labs for Entrepreneurs to Help Launch Next Generation of Startups

Multi-City Program Will Launch in Philadelphia and Include a Startup Accelerator Powered by Techstars and an Entrepreneurs’ Resource Center

PHILADELPHIA, PA
Comcast NBCUniversal announced LIFT Labs for Entrepreneurs today, a multi-city program that will focus on assisting startups with new innovations in media, entertainment and connectivity. It will be comprised of a variety of programs offered online and in person, including a startup accelerator, entrepreneurs’ resource center, and programs on how to bring their innovations to market.

LIFT stands for "Leveraging Innovation For Tomorrow" and builds on the spirit of entrepreneurship created by Comcast’s founder, Ralph Roberts, who was a pioneer in the cable industry and one of America’s great entrepreneurs. The flagship location will be called LIFT Labs PHL and will be in the new Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia when it opens in early 2018. A second LIFT Labs for Entrepreneurs program in Atlanta will launch in 2018 with additional details, including its accelerator partner, to be announced soon.

"Comcast was a startup more than 50 years ago in the Philadelphia region, and we understand the importance of entrepreneurialism to help drive growth, innovation, and the economy," said Sam Schwartz, Chief Business Development Officer, Comcast Cable. "We are excited to work alongside and learn from some of the best entrepreneurs while offering access to our experienced innovators to help them grow their businesses and take them to the next level."

The creation of LIFT Labs for Entrepreneurs was inspired by extensive input from over 1,500 entrepreneurs across the U.S. and abroad. One of the key elements of LIFT Labs PHL will be an accelerator powered by Techstars, a worldwide entrepreneur network that supports entrepreneurs through access to mentorship and capital. Techstars accelerator companies have raised $3 billion with a portfolio market cap of $7.8 billion.

This will be Techstars’ first accelerator in Philadelphia. The accelerator details and applications will be made available January 8, 2018, and startups from around the globe are encouraged to apply by April 8, 2018.

"Techstars helps entrepreneurs succeed. Together with Comcast NBCUniversal, we believe we can be a catalyst for groundbreaking new technologies," said David Brown, co-founder and co-CEO of Techstars. "We are impressed by the 360-degree approach Comcast is taking to work with startups and are also excited to bring our global expertise in startup acceleration to Philadelphia, an innovation city we’ve been watching closely for some time."

Another important component of LIFT Labs will be the entrepreneurs’ resource center that will provide resources for startups at all stages. Resources will include mentorship from Comcast NBCUniversal innovators and third-party partners. LIFT Labs will complement many partners’ existing startup education and resources available at the national and local level.

Comcast NBCUniversal has a long history of supporting startups and helping them grow. LIFT Labs for Entrepreneurs builds on many Comcast NBCUniversal initiatives, including:

Comcast Interactive Capital launched in 1999 in Philadelphia as the company’s venture capital fund to seek, acquire, and manage investments associated with the internet.

In 2011, Comcast announced that it combined Comcast Interactive Capital, the venture capital affiliate of the company, with the Peacock Equity Fund, formerly the venture capital affiliate of NBCUniversal and General Electric, into a newly combined fund called Comcast Ventures. Comcast Ventures invests in seed through late stage businesses that represent the next generation of technologies that will change the way people live, work and interact. Initial investments by Comcast Ventures typically range from $2 million to $15 million, and it has grown to nearly 100 companies in its portfolio. As part of Comcast Ventures, the Catalyst Fund was established, an early stage investor in minority-led tech companies.

In 2016, Comcast NBCUniversal launched the Tomorrow Tour, a multi-city event series that convenes entrepreneurs and technology and innovation influencers for a day of knowledge-sharing to help cities better articulate their innovation stories. Research from this tour was used in the creation of LIFT Labs for Entrepreneurs programs.

Comcast was the first National Corporate Sponsor of Bunker Labs, an innovation accelerator for military-led businesses. The company is also the Founding Sponsor of Philadelphia’s Bunker Labs location.

Comcast NBCUniversal also supports local and national partner programs, such as Startup Grind, Dreamers // Doers, university innovation partnerships, city tech weeks, among others.

For more information on LIFT Labs for Entrepreneurs and Comcast NBCUniversal’s entrepreneurial programs, visit www.ComcastNBCULIFT.com.


Origin: http://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/news-feed/comcast-nbcuniversal-announces-lift-labs-for-entrepreneurs



3/6: Aberdeen Asset Management & Standard Life Agree to Merge; IBM, Salesforce partnering - does it mean anything?

Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Agree to Merger (NY Times: DealBook)
Aberdeen Asset Management's US base is Philadelphia. Like many, looking to get larger to better compete with Vanguard.
Aberdeen reports assets under management of $374 billion.


Global merger could boost U.S. HQ in Philly
(Philly Deals)


These Are the 50 Most Promising Startups You’ve Never Heard Of (Bloomberg)
Was going to say another such list with Philly not represented, but at the bottom, AI startup Zodiac.


IBM, Salesforce Strike Global Partnership on Cloud, AI (Fortune)

Amazon’s AWS buys Thinkbox Software, maker of tools for creative professionals (TechCrunch)

Alphabet’s Lawsuit Against Uber Cements End of Uneasy Marriage (Reuters via Fortune)

What Is 5G, and When Do I Get It? (Wired)

The Rise of Digital Health at SXSW (MI7)







Philly Tech People News 3/6: Nakahara joins Comcast board; Meet the inaugural Dean of Drexel's School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems




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Philly-area real estate guru Nakahara joins Comcast board (Philly.com)

Comcast Accounting Chief to Retire (Multichannel News)

NBC News Names Noah Oppenheim President, Deborah Turness Moves to International Role (Hollywood Reporter)

BRIEF-MeetMe says appoints First Round Capital partner Chris Fralic to board (Reuters)

Vanguard hires German business head to drive growth in Europe (Financial News)

SAP North America has named Todd McElhatton CFO, replacing Arlen Shenkman, who becomes executive vice president for global business development and ecosystems. McElhatton came from VMware, where he headed finance for its hybrid cloud division.








SevOne Names Yash Shah Chief Technology Officer

SevOne Names Mark Thompson Chief Revenue Officer


Synchronoss names CFO (NJBiz)

Outcome Health, formerly ContextMedia snags Salesforce exec, former US CIO, Vivek Kundra (Crain's Chicago Business)

Meet the inaugural Dean of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
(Drexel Now)

ERT Appoints Industry Veteran Ellen Street to Executive Management Team


An #Iwd2017 Social Pioneer Recognition: Annie Heckenberger, Vp | Group Director, Brand Communications Strategy (Digitas Health)

TD veteran to head its corporate and specialty banking unit (Philadelphia Business Journal)









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