ResearchGate is a social network for scientists that connects researchers around the world. Founded in 2008 by Dr. Ijad Madisch, Dr. Sören Hofmayer and Horst Fickenscher, the platform connects 12 million researchers and hosts more than 140 million connections. Users share over half a million updates about their research daily. The company offers features such as Projects (launched March 2016) and is investing in storing and structuring scientific data to help scientists make progress. ResearchGate has implemented an advertising model selling scientific advertising and recruiting solutions. In November 2015 it closed a $52.6M growth investment to support product and data efforts. ResearchGate is the professional network for scientists that enables researchers to publish findings, distribute them worldwide, and build scientific reputation. The company is building digital infrastructure to connect scientists, data and resources and to remove archaic silos in science. ResearchGate is working to improve sharing and searching for scientific data online, including raw data and data from failed experiments, and to improve how scientific reputation is measured. The company says its goal is to digitalize knowledge and make it accessible to accelerate scientific progress and societal benefits. ResearchGate has a growing network of more than 2.9 million members. The new financing will be used to spur further innovation in these areas. ResearchGate operates a social network tailored to scientists, where users create Facebook-like profiles listing education, work, skills and can attach research papers. The platform enables users to add professional contacts, join or form groups for discussions, and participate in specialized applications. Its apps include ReStory (a Google Docs–style collaborative editor), ReMeet (meeting and conference-call scheduling) and ReVote (surveys and polls). The company had about half a million registered users at the time of the article, demonstrating early traction among researchers. ResearchGate is Berlin-based and focused on connecting scientists and facilitating collaboration and discovery within the research community.

Total raised

$88M

Funding rounds

3

Latest round

Series D

Latest activity

Mar 2017