Val Katayev

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Biography

Mr. Val Katayev is the Founder & serves as Chief Executive Officer at Jocalio. Mr. Katayev is the Founder & serves as Managing Partner of Poise Ventures. He also serves as Managing Partner at Prime Meridian Capital Management. He is also the Founder and serves as Managing Member at MobileFuse. He served as Board Member at Bandsintown. He served as Strategic Advisor and Investor at Digital Entertainment Ventures. He is a digital pioneer and entrepreneur, who has created and led four successful start-up companies to hyper-growth. At just 30 years old, he currently oversees a portfolio that reaches over 300 million consumers, centered around entertainment and music. He is also at the forefront of applying centralized media platforms for marketers around search, data, mobile and digital media. He is also the creator of patent-pending ToneTargeting. Focused specifically on the evolving music content space and meaningful consumer engagements, his most recent company is ToneMedia, launched in 2012. Reaching over 120 million visitors globally, and 55 million in the United States, ToneMedia is the leader in audience targeting and premium media distribution among music enthusiasts around the world. Prior to ToneMedia, Val founded ToneFuse in 2009, which as CEO, grew to become the world's largest ringtone marketing platform. Today ToneFuse supports over 60 countries and reaches over 250 million consumers every month. ToneFuse is also a leader in developing targeting technologies and media distribution channels for clients all over the world. The continued success and evolution of his proprietary technologies as well as Fortune 500 demand, led to the creation of ToneMedia, with offices now in NYC, Chicago, LA, and its technology HQ in Manhasset, Long Island. He also serves as a Board Member at Amplified Capital Partners. He is also an Angel Investor.