Newsana is a curated news platform that blends community-based social news mechanics with expert-driven curation, allowing vetted members to nominate, vote on, and discuss articles across 35 categories. The site ranks contributors within verticals and uses member activity and algorithms to surface the top five stories per category. Membership to vote or pitch is invite-only and screened, while anyone can read the top stories. At launch the team plans to expand its member base and in the next weeks will release an iOS app and an email newsletter with weekly digests and notifications. Long-term plans include building a mobile footprint inspired by readers like Flipboard and becoming a historical guide of essential stories. For monetization the founders expect to work with the community and likely pursue native, branded content from sponsors. The company was founded in early 2012 and emphasizes keeping quality high through curated membership controls.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Apr 2013