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Mashable

114 5th Ave 15th floor, New York, NY, 10011, United States

Overview

Mashable produces digital-first content for the digital generation, operating web, social and video channels and running Mashable Studios for serialized video programming and branded entertainment. The company creates content for its website, social networks, television partners and OTT platforms. Led by CEO and founder Pete Cashmore, Mashable emphasizes new formats and proprietary technologies. It recently announced plans to expand its video offerings across all platforms, including linear TV, and to grow its branded video division. The company intends to enhance its proprietary technology and data platforms and improve its premium advertising offerings. Mashable reports a dedicated audience of 45 million monthly unique visitors and 28 million social followers. Mashable is a New York City-based digital media company that provides news, information and resources for the Connected Generation. Led by founder and CEO Pete Cashmore, it operates as a digital innovation source and publishes content across formats. The company plans to use the new funding to hire more than 100 employees and invest in video production across all formats. It will also invest in its proprietary Velocity technology, which predicts and tracks the viral life cycle of digital content, and offer it to media agencies 360i and MEC, while bolstering the editorial team. Mashable reports 42 million unique visitors worldwide and 21 million social media followers. It has offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles and London. Mashable is a tech and social media blog founded in 2005 by CEO Pete Cashmore. The company operates offices in New York City and San Francisco. This year it has hired new editorial personnel and plans to expand with offices in Los Angeles and London to build a global presence. Mashable finalized its first outside funding with a $14M Series A. The round added nearly $1M to the $13.3M the company had reported earlier in the year, bringing total disclosed funding to $14M.

Total raised
$46M
Funding rounds
3
Latest round
Series C
Latest activity
Mar 2016

Industries

  • Content
  • Digital Media
  • Information Services
  • Media and Entertainment
  • News
  • Publishing
  • Social Media
  • Social Network
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Recent funding

  1. Series C

    Mar 2016

    $15M

  2. Series B

    Jan 2015

    $17M

  3. Series A

    Mar 2014

    $14M

Team

No current team members are available.