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SmartNews

SmartNews, operating out of San Francisco, has financial backing through SMBC Venture Capital, Japan Co-Invest Limited Partnership and Japan Post Holdings.

Company Overview

Company Name
SmartNews
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Funding Rounds

Contact Information

Mailing Address
144 Second St. 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address

Company Background Information

Overview
News should be for everyone. But not when it's buried under cat videos--or when your internet is spotty--or when it's in a filter bubble. That's why we created SmartNews. Our mission is to discover and deliver quality stories to the world. To accomplish this:
Profile
SmartNews LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
SmartNews Company Twitter Account
Company News
SmartNews News
Facebook
SmartNews on Facebook
YouTube
SmartNews on YouTube
Last Transaction
8/5/2019

Financing History

Date
Type
Amount
Venture Equity
$116,000,000
Venture Equity
$38,000,000


Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Kaisei Hamamoto
  Kaisei Hamamoto LinkedIn Profile  Kaisei Hamamoto Twitter Account  Kaisei Hamamoto News  Kaisei Hamamoto on Facebook
Co-Founder
Ken Suzuki
  Ken Suzuki LinkedIn Profile  Ken Suzuki Twitter Account  Ken Suzuki News  Ken Suzuki on Facebook
Vice President
Richard Jaroslovsky
  Richard Jaroslovsky LinkedIn Profile  Richard Jaroslovsky Twitter Account  Richard Jaroslovsky News  Richard Jaroslovsky on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Atsuo Fujimura
  Atsuo Fujimura LinkedIn Profile  Atsuo Fujimura Twitter Account  Atsuo Fujimura News  Atsuo Fujimura on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Yuichi Kawasaki
  Yuichi Kawasaki LinkedIn Profile  Yuichi Kawasaki Twitter Account  Yuichi Kawasaki News  Yuichi Kawasaki on Facebook
VP - Finance
Kohei Katada
  Kohei Katada LinkedIn Profile  Kohei Katada Twitter Account  Kohei Katada News  Kohei Katada on Facebook


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