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attn:

Produces digital shows addressing social issues

Overview

ATTN creates digital media content focused on social issues and current events. It produces original series and short-form videos that are distributed across social media, streaming services, and its own website. The product works by conceiving, producing, and distributing content in collaboration with celebrities and brands, then monetizing through partnerships, sponsorships, and advertising to reach a young, socially conscious audience. The company differentiates itself by targeting Millennials and Gen Z with topics like sustainability, mental health, and social justice, and by partnering with well-known personalities and brands to create resonant series across multiple platforms. Its goal is to inform and engage viewers on important societal issues while building an appealing space for advertisers to reach an engaged, values-driven audience.

Significant Headcount Growth

About attn:

Simplify's Rating
Why attn: is rated
C
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Social Impact

Entertainment

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$137.1M

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Founded

2014

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What believers are saying

  • Civic-education partnerships like In Pursuit expand sponsored storytelling opportunities.
  • Creator-led history formats strengthen ATTN's repeatable social video model.
  • Mission-driven brands can buy safe, culturally relevant campaigns through ATTN.

What critics are saying

  • Platform algorithm changes can sharply reduce ATTN's distribution and sponsor value.
  • Creator scandals can contaminate branded series and force cross-platform takedowns.
  • Purpose-driven ad budgets can weaken, pressuring ATTN's partnership-dependent revenue.

What makes attn: unique

  • ATTN combines social publishing, production studio, and creative agency services.
  • Its content targets Millennials and Gen Z with social issues and civics.
  • Its short-form videos travel across Instagram, TikTok, streaming, and owned channels.

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Funding

Total Funding

$137.1M

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Industry Average

Funded Over

4 Rounds

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Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

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Headcount

6 month growth

5%

1 year growth

5%

2 year growth

6%
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Sep 24th, 2024
Lights Camera Adoption

Agoldphoto has teamed up with Attn, a production company in LA, to follow the journey of several shelter dogs at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, to bring even more awareness to pet adoption.

Medium
Aug 23rd, 2022
Host a lemonade stand. Have fun, do good. | by GoFundMe | GoFundMe Stories | Medium

GoFundMe partners with VistaPrint and ATTN: to help families host lemonade stands for charity.

ATTN:
May 17th, 2022
ATTN Inc. recognized as among Fast Company's most innovative companies

ATTN: has been named among Fast Company's most innovative companies and recognized with multiple awards for their original series, branded videos, creative campaigns and TV specials.

Ad Age
Jun 23rd, 2021
ATTN Inc. launches TikTok Studio

In a sign of how navigating TikTok and creating content for its large Gen Z audience is becoming more important for brands, Attn, the media company that focuses on social issues, is launching its own TikTok Studio to cater to their diverse needs—from strategy ideation to matching brands with creators.

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