Steven Galanis, back row second from left, co-founder and CEO of start up Cameo, and some of the staff seen here at the company location within 1871 in the Merchandise Mart in Chicago on Thursday, April 5, 2018. Cameo is a start up that lets fans book personalized video shoutouts from celebrities, athletes and reality stars. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
CHICAGO: Cameo, a company that allows people to pay for personalised video greetings from athletes, celebrities and social media influencers, has been having a banner year.
The two-year-old company recently raised US$12.5mil (RM52.07mil) in a funding round led by Silicon Valley firm Lightspeed Venture Partners. Cameo made Time magazine's 2018 Genius Companies list in October. The platform was also honoured that month at the Chicago Innovation Awards.
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