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$31.0m
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An online publishing platform used by amateur and professional writers. Membership fees are used to pay writers.
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- Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur) linkedin
- Biz Stone ****@twitter.com
- Adil Yusuf linkedin
5
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$250.0m
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LiveU is a Hackensack, New Jersey-based broadcast company offering high quality live video streaming for television, online, and social media broadcasting.
4
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$487.0m
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Axios Media is a news media company known for its short-form articles. Axios Media was founded in 2016 by three former staff of Politico.
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- Roy Schwartz ***.********@axioshq.com
- Jim VandeHei ***@axios.com
- Michael Allen (journalist) ******@axios.com
4
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$138.8m
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Citizen is U.S-based company (legal name: sp0n, Inc.) developing a public safety mobile application.
4
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$32.5m
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MIC is a Munich-based company founded in 2011 by Christopher Altchek.
3
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$10.9m
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A company with a local advertising platform. It was founded in 2006 and acquired by AOL in 2011.
3
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$51.3m
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Issuu is a company founded in 2006 by Martin Ferro-Thomsen, Ruben Bjerg Hansen and Michael Hansen.
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- Martin Ferro-Thomsen
- Ruben Bjerg Hansen
- Michael Hansen (ceo) *******.******@cengage.com
1
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Tech in Asia is a news company founded by Willis Wee.
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2
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$30.0m
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Algo is a Michigan-based company offering an AI supply chain platform. The company was acquired by Meltwater in August 2017.
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- Matt Michelsen ***@gothamalpha.com
- Aaron Rama linkedin
- Evon Onusic ****@onusic.com
1
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BEAMSTART is a Startup Accelerator and online platform for Startup News, Business Networking, and Entrepreneurial Resources founded in 2016 by Kenneth Ho, Wallace Ho, and Benjamin Tan.
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Key people:
3
Funding Rounds
$16.0m
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Jellysmack is the global creator company that detects and develops the world’s most talented video creators.
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Key people:
- Robin Sabban *****@jellysmack.com
- Michael Philippe *******@jellysmack.com
2
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$18.3m
Money raised
Tagboard is a Redmond, Washington-based company founded in 2011.
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4
Funding Rounds
$37.4m
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Zinio is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2001 by Richard A. Maggiotto.
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Key people:
3
Funding Rounds
$16.0m
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Banjo is a Redwood City, California-based company founded by Damien Patton.
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3
Funding Rounds
$1.3b
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Operator of a news platform intended to discover and deliver the latest trending news stories.
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Key people:
- Kaisei Hamamoto ******.********@smartnews.com
- Ken Suzuki Ph.D ***.******@smartnews.com
1
Funding Rounds
$6.0m
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Lokal is a local news platform delivering information about the government, jobs, community, and issues in India. It was founded in 2018 and is located in Bengaluru, India.
5
Funding Rounds
$185.5m
Money raised
Flipboard is a social-network aggregation, magazine-format application founded in 2010 by Mike McCue.
5
Funding Rounds
$3.0m
Money raised
Factmata is a company that provides AI-enhanced digital marketing.
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Key people:
3
Funding Rounds
$92.1m
Money raised
Duetto is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2012.
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2
Funding Rounds
$44.0m
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Built In is a company providing a platform for tech professionals globally to learn, grow their skills and advance their careers
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Key people:
- Adam Calica
- Matt Moog
- Maria Christopoulos Katris *****@builtin.com
1
Funding Rounds
$40.0m
Money raised
Venn is a company founded in 2016.
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3
Funding Rounds
$91.0m
Money raised
Morning Consult is a global decision intelligence company changing how modern leaders make smarter, faster, and better decisions.
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- Michael Ramlet *******@morningconsult.com
- Alex Dulin ******@morningconsult.com
3
Funding Rounds
$25.4m
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theSkimm is a New York City-based company founded in 2010 by Danielle Weisberg.
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- Carly Zakin *****@theskimm.com
- Danielle Weisberg ********@theskimm.com
2
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$8.8m
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Zmags is a Boston-based company founded in 2006.
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7
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$30.8m
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Wibbitz is a company founded in 2011 by Zohar Dayan.
Industries:
Key people:
- Yotam Cohen linkedin
- Zohar Dayan *****.*****@wibbitz.com
6
Funding Rounds
$2.4m
Money raised
Narrativa is an artificial intelligence company developing a machine learning platform to build natural language solutions.
Key people:
2
Funding Rounds
$8.8m
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Podcastle converts news and articles to podcasts.
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4
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$47.4m
Money raised
Tout is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2010.
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Location:
1
Funding Rounds
$6.7m
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Video content and e-commerce platform for the Balkans built on an Albanian language specialized search engine.
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Location:
2
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$6.1m
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An online content consumption platform using artificial intelligence to deliver a unique content feed to each user.
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Key people:
- Rédouane Ramdani ********@snipfeed.co
- Anas Bouassami
- Pierre-Habte Nouvellon ***********@snipfeed.co
5
Funding Rounds
$37.0m
Money raised
Huffington Post is a New York City-based company founded by Arianna Huffington, Andrew Breitbart, Kenneth Lerer and Jonah Peretti.
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- Arianna Huffington *******.**********@thriveglobal.com
- Jonah Peretti *****@buzzfeed.com
- Andrew Breitbart ******@breitbart.com
3
Funding Rounds
$34.0m
Money raised
Cheezburger is a company founded in 2007 by Ben Huh.
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Key people:
- Ben Huh *****@orangedao.xyz
4
Funding Rounds
$196.0k
Money raised
BeyondWords (formerly SpeechKit) is a London-based artificial intelligence company developing synthetic voices, tools, and integrations for publishers and companies audio.
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Key people:
- Konstantinos Vaggelakos
- Patrick O'Flaherty (entrepreneur) *******@beyondwords.io
3
Funding Rounds
$120.0k
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Voicery is a San Francisco-based synthetic media company developing text-to-speech systems offering realistic human-like voices.
1
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$2.0m
Money raised
Foresight News is a Chinese news content platform focusing on Crypto and Web3.
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4
Funding Rounds
$16.9m
Money raised
Liberate yourself from zombie subscriptions. Pay only for the content you want. Consume on any app or device.
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Key people:
- Mans Ulvestam ****@sesamy.com
- Karl Rosander linkedin
- Markus Ahlstrand ******@sesamy.com
2
Funding Rounds
$5.0m
Money raised
Babble is a London-based company founded in 2001.
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Location:
2
Funding Rounds
$115.0m
Money raised
Brut is a global media company that creates short-form video content.
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Location:
3
Funding Rounds
$12.7m
Money raised
Swell Radio is a Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California-based company founded in 2019.
Industries:
1
Funding Rounds
$6.5m
Money raised
Blavity is a company founded in 2014 by Jeff Nelson, Jonathan Jackson and Aaron Samuels.
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Key people:
- Jonathan Jackson
- Jeff Nelson ****.******@blavity.com
- Aaron Samuels *****.*******@blavityinc.com
3
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$3.5m
Money raised
TheWrap is an american entertainment and media news website founded in 2009.
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1
Funding Rounds
$500.0k
Money raised
Watchup is a Menlo Park, California-based company founded in 2012 by Adriano Farano.
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Key people:
1
Funding Rounds
$400.0k
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Industry Dive is a Washington, D.C.-based company founded in 2012.
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Location:
1
Funding Rounds
$6.6m
Money raised
Shorthand is a company founded in 2013.
Industries:
2
Funding Rounds
$15.0m
Money raised
Topix is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2004 by Rich Skrenta.
1
Funding Rounds
$562.3k
Money raised
Jukin Media is a Los Angeles-based company founded in 2009.
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Location:
2
Funding Rounds
$3.7m
Money raised
Geospark Analytics is a company founded in 2017.
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Location:
1
Funding Rounds
$17.0m
Money raised
Structure designed to emit light to aid navigation
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3
Funding Rounds
$13.0m
Money raised
GigaOm's mission is to provide enterprises with information and analysis to help them make better decisions about technology.
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Location:
1
Funding Rounds
$2.2m
Money raised
Minyanville is a Manhattan-based news company founded in 2002.
1
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Svbtle a company providing a blogging platform that enables people to share and discover ideas.
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Key people:
1
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$2.5m
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Newser is a Chicago-based company founded in 2007 by Michael Wolff.
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Key people:
1
Funding Rounds
$2.0m
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Haystack TV is a company founded in 2014.
Industries:
Location:
1
Funding Rounds
$15.0k
Money raised
Slinkset provides an online tool that allows users to create their message board sites.
1
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$2.6m
Money raised
Inside.com is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2013 by Jason Calacanis.
2
Funding Rounds
$45.0m
Money raised
OZY Media is a Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California-based company founded in 2013.
Industries:
1
Funding Rounds
$1.1m
Money raised
CryptoTicker is a Berlin-based crypto, blockchain and tech news platform comprised of an international team of experts dedicated to sharing their knowledge with the community.
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Location:
1
Funding Rounds
$3.0m
Money raised
A permissionless marketplace for NFTs backed by physical assets--where users can mint NFTs that represent ownership of their physical assets.
Location:
3
Funding Rounds
$7.1m
Money raised
Global Grind is a New York-based company founded in 2007.
Industries:
Location:
1
Funding Rounds
$1.7m
Money raised
Newsle is a Mountain View, California-based company founded in 2010 by Axel Hansen.
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Location:
Key people:
1
Funding Rounds
$1.4m
Money raised
Greenbiz Group is an Oakland, California-based news company founded in 2000.
Industries:
Location:
1
Funding Rounds
$2.1m
Money raised
MedPageToday is a company founded by Robert Stern.
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Key people:
2
Funding Rounds
$1.5m
Money raised
Personera is a Cape Town-based company founded in 2009.
Industries:
Location:
1
Funding Rounds
$3.3m
Money raised
DeepTruth is a company that researches, designs, and patents frameworks to combat deepfakes and synthetic media.
3
Funding Rounds
$18.0m
Money raised
Taptu is a Cambridge, Cambridgeshire-based company founded in 2015.
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Location:
1
Funding Rounds
$730.0k
Money raised
Semana is a colombian newsmagazine founded in 2020 by Alberto Lleras Camargo.
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Key people:
3
Funding Rounds
$74.0m
Money raised
FreightWaves is a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company founded in 2017.
Industries:
Location:
1
Funding Rounds
$500.0k
Money raised
Good Men Media is a New York-based company founded in 2010 by Thomas Matlack.