The Skimm Stock
Female-focused digital media company
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About The Skimm Stock
theSkimm is a daily newsletter with a target audience of female millennials that aims to simplify the headlines for educated professionals. The company started as a newsletter, The Daily Skimm, which breaks down the prominent news daily. Afterwards, the company launched theSkimm App, a subscription product that integrates future events in culture, politics, and tech, among others, by integrating directly into user calendars. theSkimm has also expanded into video and audio. The company was founded in 2012 by two former news producers and is based in New York City. theSkimm can be accessed on Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, the App Store and email.
Source: theSkimm; Crunchbase
Investors
Greycroft Partners
Scopely, Acorns, The RealReal, Boxed, Thrive Market, MNTN, Data.ai, Joyent, NewsCred, Azimo
GV
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Homebrew
Chime, Gusto, Plaid, Carbon Health, Bowery Farming, Shield AI, Mercury, Tia, Shyp, Chain
RRE Ventures
Avant, Bolt Financial, Collective Health, Noom, Bowery Farming, BuzzFeed, Knock, VTS, Wag!, Moda Operandi
Sherpa Capital
Airbnb, Virgin Hyperloop One, Wag!, Apartment List, Doctor On Demand, AltSchool, PillPack, The Skimm
Funding History
| April 2014 | $1.6M |
|---|---|
| December 2014 | $6.2M |
| May 2016 | $8.5M |
| March 2018 | $15.0M |
Management
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Danielle Weisberg
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Carly Zakin
Press
Forbes - Jun, 21 2019
5 Great Life And Career Tips From TheSkimm Founders' New Book 'How To Skimm Your Life'TechCrunch - Feb, 26 2019
theSkimm is launching a daily news podcast offering contextualized, nonpartisan coverageTechCrunch - Sep, 18 2018
Old media giants turn to VC for their next actWWD - Sep, 17 2018
The Skimm Launches Collection Urging Millennials to Vote in NovemberCNN - Sep, 13 2018
How The Skimm founders are inspiring Millennials to get out and voteMedia Post - Jul, 27 2018
TheSkimm Uses Brand Awareness To Mobilize Readers To VoteWall Street Journal - Jun, 18 2018
Katie Couric Lines Up Video Series for 'theSkimm' Backed by P&GNieman Lab - Jun, 18 2018
Katie Couric is joining forces with The Skimm for a video series as its first guest correspondentApp Informers - Jun, 17 2018
TheSkimm Finally Launches an Android AppTechCrunch - Jun, 12 2018
TheSkimm brings its news service to AndroidNieman Lab - May, 30 2018
The Skimm launches a 1:1, bot-less (for now) texting service to help subscribers make decisionsFortune - May, 24 2018
TheSkimm closes a $12 million Series C with Shonda Rhimes and Tyra Banks in the mixRecode - Mar, 15 2018
TheSkimm is raising $12 million from Google Ventures and other investors to build its subscription businessFast Company - Mar, 9 2018
Exactly What You Need To Know To Land A Job At theSkimmRecode - Feb, 13 2018
TheSkimm's founders dismissed critiques that their newsletter trivializes serious world eventsGlamour - Feb, 7 2018
TheSkimm Is Launching a New No-BS Career Advice PodcastTechCrunch - May, 9 2016
theSkimm on how to rapidly grow an audience of engaged millennialsTechCrunch - Apr, 19 2016
theSkimm expands beyond newsletters with Skimm Ahead, a subscription calendar serviceTechCrunch - Apr, 13 2016
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