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IZEA Worldwide Inc
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. engages in the creation and operation of online marketplaces that connect marketers with content creators under IZEAx platform. The company is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and currently employs 131 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2010-11-12. The firm operates through three platforms: The IZEA Exchange (IZEAx), BrandGraph, and Shake. The IZEAx platform is designed to provide an ecosystem that enables the creation and publication of multiple types of custom content through a creator's websites, blogs, or social media channels, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, among others. BrandGraph is a social media intelligence platform that is integrated with IZEAx, and both platforms rely on data from each other, but it is also available as a stand-alone platform. The Shake platform is an online marketplace where buyers can hire creators of all types. The company offers influencer marketing solutions such as influencer marketing services, influencer marketing platforms, social intelligence platforms, influencer search, creator marker place, metaverse campaigns, and pricing.
IZEA Worldwide, Inc. engages in the creation and operation of online marketplaces that connect marketers with content creators under IZEAx platform. The company is headquartered in Orlando, Florida and currently employs 131 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2010-11-12. The firm operates through three platforms: The IZEA Exchange (IZEAx), BrandGraph, and Shake. The IZEAx platform is designed to provide an ecosystem that enables the creation and publication of multiple types of custom content through a creator's websites, blogs, or social media channels, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, among others. BrandGraph is a social media intelligence platform that is integrated with IZEAx, and both platforms rely on data from each other, but it is also available as a stand-alone platform. The Shake platform is an online marketplace where buyers can hire creators of all types. The company offers influencer marketing solutions such as influencer marketing services, influencer marketing platforms, social intelligence platforms, influencer search, creator marker place, metaverse campaigns, and pricing.
Profitability: IZEA delivered a net profit swing of $18.9 million for 2025 and produced a cash operating profit of $0.7 million after a year of aggressive cost cuts and restructuring.
Revenue Mix: Annual revenue was $31.2 million, down 13% YoY, reflecting a deliberate pivot away from lower-margin SMB and international accounts toward enterprise clients.
Q4 Performance: Q4 revenue was $6.1 million (down 45% YoY); managed services revenue for the quarter was $6.0 million versus $9.8 million a year ago—about half of the decline attributable to intentional client rationalization.
Cost Discipline: Operating expenses fell ~40% YoY; the company reduced annual cash operating costs by over $10 million and ended the year breakeven on net income and positive cash from operations.
Balance Sheet & Capital Allocation: Cash and cash equivalents were $50.9 million at year-end (down $0.2 million year-over-year). Repurchases totaled 561,950 shares for $1.4 million in 2025; no buybacks in Q4.
Outlook & M&A: Management expects bookings to return to YoY growth in early 2026 and revenue to resume YoY growth in the second half of 2026 as the revenue mix reflects more enterprise engagements; M&A is a high priority alongside opportunistic buybacks.
