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Outside

1600 Pearl Street Suite 300, Boulder, CO, 80302, United States

Overview

Outside operates a connected portfolio of media brands, GPS mapping applications, subscription products, travel software and live events that together serve consumers across inspiration, trip planning, navigation, activity tracking, event registration and media consumption. Its network includes brands and products such as Outside, Outside TV, MapMyFitness, Gaia GPS, Trailforks, Inntopia, Pinkbike, SKI, Climbing, Velo and athleteReg, and its subscription bundle Outside+ combines editorial content, video, equipment reviews, mapping applications, travel services and race registration. The company reaches more than 70 million consumers each month, more than 300 million outdoor consumers annually, has over 100 million registered users across its network and more than 1 million paying subscribers. Outside plans to deploy the new capital to invest in core areas of the business and support continued growth across its outdoor media, technology, subscription and events platform. CEO Robin Thurston framed the investment as strengthening the business while providing flexibility to continue investing in products, technology and experiences that connect more people with the outdoors.

Total raised
$55M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Debt Financing
Latest activity
Aug 2026

Industries

  • Advertising
  • Information Services
  • Publishing
  • Social Media
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Recent funding

  1. Debt Financing

    Aug 2026

    $50M

  2. Series A

    Dec 2020

    $5M

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