Cardlytics Closes $18 million of Growth Capital

Founded in 1896, ITC Holding Company represents a century-long legacy of innovation in the widely diversified fields of telecommunications, technology, financial services, transaction processing, and real estate.   ITC invests in entrepreneurs whose ideas and value systems are consistent with those of their founders.   With a track record of backing innovative leaders with unique ideas, strong management teams, and demonstrated ability, the Company maintains a strategic goal of a minimum long term return to its shareholders of 20% annually.  Successful ventures include early stage funding for Telecom USA, MindSpring, HeadHunter.net, Powertel, Knology, and Firethorn.

Kinetic Ventures, with offices in Atlanta, GA and Chevy Chase, MD,  is a leading venture capital investor in high growth, industry defining communications, information and power/clean technology companies.  Since 1985 and via eight venture capital funds, Kinetic has partnered  with outstanding entrepreneurs to build world-class enterprises.  Kinetic is gratified to be partners with many remarkable entrepreneurs in the creation of industry defining companies like BroadWare, Calix, Cerent, Ciena, Corvis,  Peace Software, PlaceWare, VerticalOne, Cyan Optics and others. For more information visit www.kineticventures.com.

Canaan Partners invests in visionary entrepreneurs and provides them the networks, insights and operational guidance required to build high-performance technology and healthcare companies. Founded in 1987, the firm has raised eight funds and completed more than 78 acquisitions and 53 IPOs. With $3 billion under management and a worldwide footprint, the firm is committed to catalyzing the growth of innovative digital media, communications & mobility, enterprise and clean tech companies. Among its successes are Associated Content, the people’s media company; VOIP equipment supplier Acme Packet; CommerceOne, the company that pioneered B2B ecommerce; DoubleClick, the leading online advertising solution;  Match.com, the most popular online dating site in the world; and SuccessFactors, the global leader in on-demand performance and talent management solutions. Other Canaan investments include 3Crowd, Active Networks, Blip.tv, Blurb, iYogi, Lending Club, ON24, OpenSky, Prime Sense, SOASTA, Tremor Media, TweetPhoto, Watercooler and Zoosk.  Canaan has offices in California, Connecticut, India and Israel. For more information visit www.canaan.com.

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Polaris Venture Partners is a partnership of experienced venture capital investors and technology executives. Our mission is to identify and invest in seed, first round, and early stage technology and life science businesses with exceptional promise and help them grow into sustainable, market-leading companies. In addition, Polaris is committed to providing growth equity and shareholder liquidity to established companies in the technology, healthcare, manufacturing, media, communications, and business services sectors. As a national venture capital firm with offices in the high-tech centers of Boston and Seattle, we’re able to invest in businesses throughout the United States and around the world. The firm has over $3 billion under management and current investments in more than 100 companies. For more information visit www.polarisventures.com.