# Richard Rosenblatt

> Richard Marc Rosenblatt is a Los Angeles entrepreneur whose career spans iMall, Intermix and Myspace, Demand Media, and Whip Media. He founded Whipclip in 2014 and became Whip Media’s executive chair in June 2023 after serving as CEO. His later activities include co-founding Autograph and Adim, advising investors and companies, and joining Lionsgate’s board in May 2025.

- **Role:** Independent Director at Lionsgate; Chairman of the Advisory Board at Fifth Down Capital
- **Organizations:** Whip Media, Lionsgate, Fifth Down Capital, iMall, Intermix Media, Myspace, Demand Media, Autograph, Adim (later INCENTION), Imagine Entertainment, DraftKings, a16z crypto, GreatDomains, Superdudes.net
- **From:** Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, University of California, Los Angeles, Juris Doctor, USC Gould School of Law
- **Known for:** Led Intermix during its 2005 sale to News Corporation, announced at approximately $580 million in cash., Co-founded Demand Media and led it through its 2011 IPO., Built Whip Media from its Whipclip beginnings into a content software and data company.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Earned a JD from USC; co-founded iMall.
- **1999** — iMall acquired by Excite@Home in a stock transaction.
- **2000** — GreatDomains, where he was a founding investor and vice chairman, acquired by VeriSign.
- **2002** — Became CEO of the online gaming community Superdudes.net.
- **2004** — Appointed CEO of eUniverse, later Intermix Media; also chaired Myspace.
- **2005** — News Corporation announced its approximately $580 million cash acquisition of Intermix, including Myspace.
- **2006** — Co-founded Demand Media with Shawn Colo.
- **2011** — Demand Media went public.
- **2013** — Left Demand Media’s CEO and chairman roles in October.
- **2014** — Founded Whipclip, the predecessor to Whip Media.
- **2016–2017** — Whipclip acquired TVShow Time and evolved into TV Time.
- **2019** — TV Time acquired Mediamorph; combined businesses operated as Whip Media Group.
- **2021** — Co-founded Autograph and Adim.
- **2022** — Appointed senior advisor at a16z crypto.
- **2023** — Named executive chair of Whip Media in June as Carol Hanley became CEO.
- **2025** — Joined Lionsgate’s board in May.

## Achievements

- Led Intermix during its 2005 sale to News Corporation, announced at approximately $580 million in cash.
- Co-founded Demand Media and led it through its 2011 IPO.
- Built Whip Media from its Whipclip beginnings into a content software and data company.
- Inducted into USC Marshall’s Entrepreneurs Hall of Fame in 2016, according to Lionsgate’s biography.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Became an independent director of Lionsgate; current governance materials list membership of its Nominating and Corporate Governance and Transaction committees.
- **2025-02** — Whip Media appointed Welby Chen CEO, succeeding Carol Hanley.
- **2023-06** — Appointed executive chair of Whip Media as Carol Hanley became CEO.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-rosenblatt-42222b24
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/demandrichard

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