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Civil Funding Round
Civil closed a $5 million venture capital round on 10/26/2017. Investors included ConsenSys Ventures.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
10/26/2017
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$5,000,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
ConsenSys Ventures (Joseph Lubin)
Proceeds Purpose
Initially the platform will focus on local, policy and investigative reporting. Civil has dedicated one million dollars to fund the First Fleet, a diverse group of top-tier journalists creating their own newsrooms and publications.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Digital Media & VR & AR
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
Brooklyn, NY 11203
USA
Brooklyn, NY 11203
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
Email Address
Overview
The Fourth Estate as we know it is vanishing. Advertising dollars, fake news and powerful agendas are manipulating what we see and what we think we know. Our freedom, justice and even democracy are at risk. We've never been more divided. Civil aims to change all that.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Iles
Co-Founder
Julia Himmel
Co-Founder
Daniel Kinsley
Co-Founder
Nguyet Vuong
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