Taiv nabs $14.4M to take over bar, restaurant TVs across North America

Taiv’s Noah Palansky turned barroom boredom into a $16.5M-funded business - Refresh Miami

A dull hockey game and a bar full of disengaged screens sparked something for Noah Palansky. The TVs were on, but nobody was watching. Ads looped endlessly. And no one behind the bar could be bothered to switch the channel.  That moment planted the seed for what would become Taiv, a YC-backed startup that has raised $16.5 million and is now live in over 2,000 venues across North America. Palansky, Taiv’s CEO and co-founder, launched the company …

Taiv nabs $14.4M to take over bar, restaurant TVs across North America

Winnipeg-based advertising technology startup Taiv wants to turn business televisions across North America into revenue generation tools. The company has announced $10.5 million USD ($14.4 million CAD) in Series A funding to accelerate its expansion into more large markets in the United States (US) and bring its adtech solution to Canada, with an initial rollout in its hometown this July ahead of a broader expansion next year. “You can bring ca…