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The Skimm Stock
Female-focused digital media company
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
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GV
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Homebrew
Chime, Plaid, Bowery Farming, Tia, Shyp, Chain, Managed By Q, The Skimm, Layer, Even
RRE Ventures
Avant, Collective Health, Noom, Bolt Financial, Bowery Farming, BuzzFeed, Ripple, Wag!, Moda Operandi, Paxos
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
TechCrunch - Feb, 26 2019
TechCrunch - Sep, 18 2018
WWD - Sep, 17 2018
CNN - Sep, 13 2018
Media Post - Jul, 27 2018
Wall Street Journal - Jun, 18 2018
Nieman Lab - Jun, 18 2018
App Informers - Jun, 17 2018
TechCrunch - Jun, 12 2018
Nieman Lab - May, 30 2018
Fortune - May, 24 2018
Recode - Mar, 15 2018
Fast Company - Mar, 9 2018
Recode - Feb, 13 2018
Glamour - Feb, 7 2018
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