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ZEDGE

ZEDGE

Technology, Information and Internet

Manhattan, NEW YORK 3,894 followers

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Zedge builds marketplaces and games around digital content that people use to express themselves. We monetize our user base through advertising, subscriptions, and a virtual token-based economy. Our leading products are the GuruShots photography game and Zedge’s freemium digital content marketplace, which today offers mobile phone wallpapers, video wallpapers, ringtones, and notification sounds. The synergy between the game and the marketplace unlocks additional engagement and enables our community to earn money from their artwork. We also own Emojipedia, a website that is the leading source of information about emojis. In May 2022, we served more than 40 million users.

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https://careers.zedge.net/
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Manhattan, NEW YORK
Type
Public Company
Specialties
Mobile app and mobile app development

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    Hat tip to Billboard for spotlighting Tapedeck this week, but here's why this matters beyond the headline. The debate about Spotify's royalty rates is important, but it's also a distraction. Spotify can double those rates and it won't meaningfully change the economic reality for most working musicians. The bigger opportunity is building ecosystems that capture value from your most engaged fans directly. That's exactly what Tapedeck is doing, and I couldn't be more excited about it. Tapedeck is a superfan streaming app built by Zedge's own Tim Quirk, one of the sharpest minds I know when it comes to fan monetization. The model is borrowed from mobile gaming: pay-as-you-go, virtual currency, rewarded video ads, and in-app tipping at 2x, 3x, or 5x the ask. Every stream pays a minimum penny from the very first listen. Licensors set their own prices. It's an 80/20 split. ZEDGE has been in this orbit since 2017, when we acquired Freeform, the original version of this concept. Tapedeck is that vision maturing in a market that's now ready for it. Bandcamp's two troubled sales left a real vacuum. Independent artists have never had fewer great options for reaching their most devoted fans and getting paid fairly for it. The skeptic's view is that superfan apps are a nice niche but will never achieve meaningful scale. That's worth taking seriously. Convincing users to adopt new payment behaviors is hard, and catalog gaps are a genuine obstacle until the major labels come knocking. But I believe the direction is right. The music business has spent two decades optimizing for reach. The next chapter is about depth: deeper fan relationships, higher ARPU, and platforms that make it genuinely rewarding to be a superfan. Tapedeck is building that. We're just getting started. If you are an indie musician consider Tapedeck as one of your distribution platforms. You can actually make money with us! https://lnkd.in/e2fVFgbQ #Zedge #Tapedeck #MusicTech #CreatorEconomy #Superfans #IndieMusic #ArtistRights #MusicRoyalties #IndependentArtists #UniversalMusicGroup #SonyMusic #WarnerMusicGroup

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    Solving the data bottleneck in data-centric AI isn’t incremental. It’s foundational. This case study highlights a persistent industry challenge: standard public datasets often fall short in specificity, diversity, licensing clarity, and real-world relevance. Enter DataSeeds.AI, powered by Zedge, which builds fully rights-cleared, custom multimodal datasets (image, audio, and video) for AI models at scale. We serve foundational AI developers, including members of the "Magnificent 7", who require controlled inputs, defined subject matter, and consistent metadata. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞: Unlike others who scrape the web, we source our data via the DataSeeds Production Cloud, enabling us to create bespoke content at scale to exact specifications with no IP risk from our massive creator communities: * Zedge Marketplace: The leading platform for mobile personalization with 𝟐𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬. * GuruShots: A photo competition platform with ~𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫-𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬. #DataCentricAI #AIDevelopment #MachineLearning #ComputerVision #AIDatasets #OnDemandData #AIInfrastructure #DataQuality #ModelTraining #TechLeadership

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    Is noisy, low-quality data holding back your computer vision models? 🤯 The foundation of robust computer vision and multimodal AI models isn't just more data - it's human-validated, high-precision, and meticulously curated data. At DataSeeds.AI, we believe superior data quality leads directly to more accurate and reliable AI performance. We offer a large existing collection of off-the-shelf image datasets, and our DataSeeds Sample Dataset (DSD) is designed to give you a clear advantage. Why choose DataSeeds.AI? Our data is built on: 🔸 Peer-Ranked & Annotated: Sourced from high-quality photography communities and enriched with multi-tier human annotations, pixel-level segmentation, and rich metadata. 🔸 Semantic Depth: Engineered to improve semantic grounding and performance in complex vision and generative AI tasks. 🔸 Rights-Cleared: Commercial-grade, ensuring compliance and peace of mind for enterprise use. Ready to experience the difference high-quality data can make in your AI projects? Download your sample today and elevate your model's capabilities. Download Our Free Sample Datasets https://data.dataseeds.ai/ #DataCentricAI #ComputerVision #GenerativeAI #AIDatasets #MachineLearning #DataSeeds

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    Our CEO 🎗️ Jonathan Reich 🎗️posted some commentary on this morning's Q4 and full year FY25 results. Join us and dig into the trends and underlying numbers on our earnings call this morning. Here is the call information: Today at 11 AM ET Live Call-in Info: Toll Free: 888-506-0062 International: 973-528-0011 Participant Access Code: 327251 Webcast URL: https://lnkd.in/g6UBjSVg Replay: Toll Free: 877-481-4010 International: 919-882-2331 Replay Passcode: 53057 #microcaps #valuestocks #AI #ContentMarketplace #GuruShots #DataSeedsAI #B2B #TechNews #Investors #DigitalContent #TrainingData Anthropic Google DeepMind OpenAI Amazon Web Services (AWS) Meta NVIDIA Mistral AI Cohere IBM Hayden IR Brian S. Siegel, IRC, MBA

    🚀 Zedge Wraps FY2025 with Momentum — and Enters FY2026 Poised for Growth Proud to share that we’ve closed out Fiscal 2025 with solid execution, strong underlying metrics, and a clear path toward profitable innovation. 📈 Highlights: ✅ Active subscriptions ⬆️ 47% YoY to a record 984K ✅ Subscription revenue ⬆️  21% YoY ✅ ARPMAU ⬆️ 17% YoY ✅ Zedge Premium GTV ⬆️ 22% YoY ✅ $19M in cash, no debt ✅ 1.3M shares repurchased and first dividend introduced post year-end Throughout FY25, we launched new AI-powered products including Tapedeck, Syncat, and DataSeeds.AI, while rightsizing operations to improve profitability and free cash flow heading into FY26. 💡 FY26 will be a year of innovation and disciplined growth, powered by our new Product Innovation Team—designed to rapidly develop and test new product concepts using AI, automation, and vibe coding. Our focus: ➡️ Expanding and diversifying our revenue base ➡️ Accelerating AI innovation across all products ➡️ Scaling DataSeeds.AI and Tapedeck ➡️ Enhancing profitability through efficiency ➡️ Returning capital to shareholders Excited for what’s ahead. We’re building a leaner, smarter, and more dynamic Zedge - one that’s not just adapting to change, but driving it. 👉 Read the full earnings release here: https://lnkd.in/e7D5C-fx #Zedge #Earnings #AI #Innovation #DigitalEconomy #NYSE #ZDGE #LDMicro #DataSeeds #GuruShots

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    Check out this post from our CEO 🎗️ Jonathan Reich 🎗️talking about our product development team/strategy evolution that will give us more shots on goal to drive growth. #growth #ai #vibecoding #microcaps

    AI isn’t just changing what we build — it’s changing how we build! ⚙️ At Zedge, we’ve been reimagining our approach to product development — creating a new AI-Powered Product Innovation Team built to move ideas from concept to market faster, smarter, and more efficiently than ever before. 🚀 Our first release, SynCat, shows what’s possible when small teams harness AI with purpose. Two engineers and a designer conceived, built, and launched the app in just weeks. It transforms static images into short, dynamic videos with filters and effects — a simple idea that captures our mindset: rapid experimentation, data-driven validation, and scaling what works. This isn’t just a process shift — it’s a mindset shift. We’re using AI, automations, and vibe coding to validate ideas quickly, learn fast, and double down on what delivers impact. ⚡ Over the coming year, expect a steady stream of alpha products from our innovation team — each one a live experiment in building smarter, faster, and with purpose. The companies that thrive in this next era will be the ones that can adapt and execute at speed. That’s exactly what we’re building at Zedge. 📢 Read the full announcement: investor.zedge.net 📱 SynCat is available now on the App Store and Google Play. #AI #Innovation #Zedge #Leadership #ProductDevelopment #Transformation #Automation #Technology #Execution

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    🌍🎉 Happy #WorldEmojiDay from Zedge & Emojipedia! 🎉🌍 Today we’re excited to announce the launch of Digital Stickers on Emojipedia.org/stickers — a bold new step in helping people express themselves more creatively, authentically, and playfully online. 💬🎨 With this launch: 👉 Users can download and copy a massive library of stickers, emotes, and emoji-style images 👉 Content is optimized for use across messaging apps and social platforms 👉 All curated by the trusted Emojipedia editorial team 💡 We’re also: 🌐 Translating our editorial content into 19 languages, expanding access to emoji knowledge globally 📊 Reviving Emojitracker, giving real-time insights into the world’s favorite emoji (❤️ still reigns supreme globally!) This isn’t just about fun (though it is that too 😉) — it’s about growing engagement, unlocking new monetization opportunities, and continuing to build Zedge’s ecosystem of expressive and personalized content. Big shoutout to the team at Emojipedia for this leap forward, and to everyone at Zedge who keeps driving innovation every day. 🚀 Check out the new features 👉 emojipedia.org/stickers Track emoji usage in real time 👉 emojitracker.com #Emojipedia #Zedge #WorldEmojiDay2025 #DigitalStickers #Creativity #Expression #ProductLaunch #AIContent #GlobalReach #Emojitracker #Innovation #ZDGE

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    Q3 2025: Strong Cash Generation Drives Our Growth 💰 We generated nearly $1 million in free cash flow this quarter, despite $1 million in restructuring and severance payments. That's the power of a lean, efficient operation returning to growth! @Zedge returned to revenue growth in Q3 at $7.8 million, beating analyst estimates of $6.7 million 🎯. This happened despite headwinds from TikTok's temporary U.S. ban and macroeconomic volatility. Cash flow story: 📈 Our restructuring is paying off. We ended with $20.4 million in cash (up from $20.0 million at the beginning of the fiscal year) and zero debt, giving us the firepower to invest in growth while maintaining financial discipline. Fiscal year-to-date, we’ve also bought back nearly 700,000 shares of stock. Growth metrics: 🏆 ✅ Record 900,000 active subscribers (up 37% YoY) 👥 ✅ Subscription revenue up 13.4% ✅ Zedge Premium revenue more than doubled 🚀 ✅ Adjusted EBITDA up 46% to $1.2 million ✅ GAAP/Non-GAAP profitable Investing for the future: 🤖 With strong cash generation, we're funding innovation: DataSeeds.AI (our B2B AI training marketplace) already has its first major partnership, and our AI audio generator launches in the next couple of weeks 🎵✨. Reality check: ⚖️ GuruShots revenue declined 45% as we reduced user acquisition spend while we are hard at work planning for GuruShots 2.0 which will provide a much more powerful experience and help fuel the growth of DataSeeds.AI. Free cash flow gives us options. Growth, innovation, and financial strength – that's a powerful combination. 🎯 #Zedge #FreeCashFlow #AI #DigitalContent #Earnings #microcaps #GuruShots #DataSeeds.AI #MicrocapClub $ZDGE

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    ZEDGE ($ZDGE) DELIVERS MOMENTUM IN Q3 FY25 Revenue growth is BACK - and we're just getting started! 📈 🔥 HIGHLIGHTS: - Active subscribers hit ALL-TIME HIGH of nearly 900K (+37% YoY) - Revenue returned to growth at $7.8M (+1.3% YoY) - Free cash flow positive at $0.8M despite $1M in restructuring and other special payments - Meaningful improvements in GAAP & non-GAAP net income and EPS - Deferred revenue surged 83% YoY to nearly $5M (hello, recurring revenue! 💰) 💡 GAME-CHANGING INNOVATION: Just launched DataSeeds.AI - our new B2B content marketplace for AI training datasets! We've already secured our first partnership with a leading AI company and are setting new benchmarks that outperform legacy solutions like AWS Rekognition. 🎯 WHAT'S NEXT: - Rolling out audio AI generator in Zedge Premium (first-to-market advantage!) - World Emoji Day excitement building for Emojipedia - GuruShots 2.0 strategy in development - Q4 momentum continuing with stronger cost structure benefits ahead THE BOTTOM LINE: Our global restructuring is paying off, our core business is growing, we're generating cash and we're pioneering the future of AI content marketplaces. For investors who've been waiting for the turnaround story - this is it. 🎯 Press release is here: https://lnkd.in/gWD-tWrb What excites you most about the intersection of content creation and AI? Drop your thoughts below! 👇 🎗️ Jonathan Reich 🎗️#Zedge #MicroCapInvesting #InvestorRelations #GenAI #FreeCashFlow #DigitalMarketplace #Restructuring #CostSavings #Growth #Efficiency #Tech #Innovation #earnings #microcaps Hayden IR Brian S. Siegel, IRC, MBA Planet MicroCap NYSE #genai #marketplaces #microcaps #buybacks #advertising #mobile

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