Tech Company Financing Transactions

BuzzFeed Funding Round

BuzzFeed secured a $19.3 million funding round on 1/3/2013. Investors included New Enterprise Associates, Hearst Interactive Media and Lerer Hippeau.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/3/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$19,300,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors

New Enterprise Associates (Lead Investor) (Patrick Kerins)

Hearst Interactive Media

Lerer Hippeau (Kenneth Lerer)

RRE Ventures

SBNY (Eric Hippeau)

Proceeds Purpose
The money will be used for mobile and video development, editorial hires and international expansion, the company said in a release.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
111 E. 18th St. 13th Floor
New York, NY 10003
USA
Email Address
Overview
BuzzFeed is the leading social news organization, intensely focused on delivering high-quality original reporting, insight, and viral content across a rapidly expanding array of subject areas.
Profile
BuzzFeed LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
BuzzFeed Company Twitter Account
Company News
BuzzFeed News
Facebook
BuzzFeed on Facebook
YouTube
BuzzFeed on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jonah Peretti
  Jonah Peretti LinkedIn Profile  Jonah Peretti Twitter Account  Jonah Peretti News  Jonah Peretti on Facebook
Co-Founder
John Johnson
  John Johnson LinkedIn Profile  John Johnson Twitter Account  John Johnson News  John Johnson on Facebook
VP - Sales
Lee Brown
  Lee Brown LinkedIn Profile  Lee Brown Twitter Account  Lee Brown News  Lee Brown on Facebook


 

 

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