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Top 6 News Unicorns in 2024

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The News industry is filled with successful companies that have raised millions of dollars in VC funding that came from some of the top investors in the world.

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1) reddit

reddit

Reddit is a place for community, conversation, and connection with millions of users worldwide.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $10.00B (July 2017)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2005
  • Founders: Aaron Swartz, Alexis Ohanian, Steve Huffman
  • Number of employees: 500-1,000
  • Funding: $1,487.23M
  • Funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 28

You can find their website here.

2) Vice Media

Vice Media

Vice is a multi-platform media company. They make television, videos, magazines, and websites about the things that interest young people.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $5.70B (April 2011)
  • Country: United States
  • State: New York
  • City: Brooklyn
  • Started in: 1994
  • Founders: Shane Smith, Suroosh Alvi
  • Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
  • Funding: $2,690.00M
  • Funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

3) SmartNews

SmartNews

SmartNews is an app that brings curated news from trustworthy sources to your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $2.00B (August 2019)
  • Country: Japan
  • City: Tokyo
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Kaisei Hamamoto, Ken Suzuki
  • Number of employees: 100-250
  • Funding: $409.60M
  • Funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 21

You can find their website here.

4) Yidian Zixun

Yidian Zixun

Yidian Zixun, a professional mobile news aggregator, provides users with concentrated and syndicated news feeds.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.40B (October 2017)
  • Country: China
  • State: Beijing
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Jeff Zheng, Xuyang Ren
  • Number of employees: 500-1,000
  • Funding: $526.50M
  • Funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

5) Flipboard

Flipboard

Flipboard combines the functionality of a social news platform with a tablet app to create a magazine-like experience.

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.32B (July 2015)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: Palo Alto
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Evan Doll, Mike McCue
  • Number of employees: 100-250
  • Funding: $210.50M
  • Funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

6) News Break

News Break

News Break is the Nation's #1 Intelligent Local News Platform

Details of the startup:

  • Valuation: $1.00B (January 2021)
  • Country: United States
  • State: California
  • City: Mountain View
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Jeff Zheng, Xuyang Ren
  • Number of employees: 250-500
  • Funding: $140.23M
  • Funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

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