Mike Zeigler

Canoe Ventures is a technology and services company that enables Addressable TV advertising across Linear, VOD, and Streaming video platforms. Canoe integrates dynamic ad insertion into existing or new video services that play out on devices including set-top-box, IPTV, and CTV across its 38 million household ecosystem throughout the US, Canada and LATAM. The company also performs ongoing Canoe Service Assurance TM which includes monitoring, analysis, and issue resolution on all ad campaigns. This service ensures a quality TV experience for viewers and revenue optimization for the over 100 TV networks Canoe counts as clients. The company is owned by Charter, Comcast, and Cox. It is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and has offices in New York, Atlanta, Miami, and Toronto.

Ampersand is Moving TV Forward™. As the industry’s largest source of combined multiscreen TV inventory and viewership insights, we are changing the way TV is bought and measured. Powered by industry leading aggregated, and with a commitment to protecting personal information, Ampersand gives advertisers true audience first planning, scale in execution, and advanced measurement of their TV investments. Ampersand represents 116M multiscreen households and over 75% of addressable households in the U.S. (65M households). Whether a local or national advertiser, we help clients reach their unique target audience and deliver their stories – anytime, anywhere and on whatever device. Ampersand is owned by Comcast Corporation, Charter Communications, Inc. and Cox Communications. For more information, please visit Ampersand at www.ampersand.tv

VAB helps brand leaders navigate through our technology-rich, data-fueled world through industry-defining insights and custom analysis as we address the challenges of today and inspire conversations of tomorrow. We are driven by clear values that spark the very best forward thinking and impactful collaboration. We are fearless in embracing the unknown and pushing the boundaries to put forth superior and authentic content that continually inspires. Audaciously curious, yet pragmatic in our approach we provide unrivaled access as we uncover trends and tackle topics that will drive business value. Our deep commitment to unparalleled research and analysis combined with our investigative approach and unique voice is at the core of who we are and infuses everything we do. VAB is an insights-driven, research and marketing company dedicated to helping brand leaders make fully informed media decisions that maximize returns, solve business challenges and drive overall growth.

Canoe Ventures is a technology and services company that enables Addressable TV advertising across Linear, VOD, and Streaming video platforms. Canoe integrates dynamic ad insertion into existing or new video services that play out on devices including set-top-box, IPTV, and CTV across its 38 million household ecosystem throughout the US, Canada and LATAM. The company also performs ongoing Canoe Service Assurance TM which includes monitoring, analysis, and issue resolution on all ad campaigns. This service ensures a quality TV experience for viewers and revenue optimization for the over 100 TV networks Canoe counts as clients. The company is owned by Charter, Comcast, and Cox. It is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and has offices in New York, Atlanta, Miami, and Toronto.

Techstars helps founders scale their startups into world-changing businesses. Founded in 2006, Techstars is on a mission to invest in startups to enable more capital to flow to more entrepreneurs around the world in order to deliver exceptional returns to our investors. We do this by operating accelerator programs and venture capital funds, as well as by connecting startups, investors, corporations, and cities to help build thriving startup communities. Our results show why Techstars is Better for Founders than any other global accelerator: On average, 74.5% of Techstars companies will raise money within 3 years of their program; 18.5% of Techstars portfolio companies have exited 5 years after their program and 31.1% after eight years. (PitchBook June 2023)

Ampersand is Moving TV Forward™. As the industry’s largest source of combined multiscreen TV inventory and viewership insights, we are changing the way TV is bought and measured. Powered by industry leading aggregated, and with a commitment to protecting personal information, Ampersand gives advertisers true audience first planning, scale in execution, and advanced measurement of their TV investments. Ampersand represents 116M multiscreen households and over 75% of addressable households in the U.S. (65M households). Whether a local or national advertiser, we help clients reach their unique target audience and deliver their stories – anytime, anywhere and on whatever device. Ampersand is owned by Comcast Corporation, Charter Communications, Inc. and Cox Communications. For more information, please visit Ampersand at www.ampersand.tv