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Medium Funding Round

On 4/22/2016, Medium raised $50 million in Series C investment from Andreessen Horowitz, GV and private investors.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Medium
Announced On
4/22/2016
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$50,000,000
Round
Series C
Investors

Andreessen Horowitz (Lead Investor) (Benjamin Horowitz)

GV (Lead Investor) (Kevin Rose)

private investors (Lead Investor) (Evan Williams)

Spark Capital (Lead Investor) (Kevin Thau)

Greylock Partners (Josh Ellman)

Proceeds Purpose
The funding will be used to bolster our resources now given the demand we've seen for the vision we are building toward.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
San Francisco, CA 94105
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Website
www.medium.com
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Medium is based on the belief that the sharing of ideas and experiences is what moves humanity forward. The Internet is the greatest idea-sharing tool ever imagined, but they've only scratched the surface of its capabilities.
Profile
Medium LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Medium Company Twitter Account
Company News
Medium News
Facebook
Medium on Facebook
YouTube
Medium on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Technical Officer
Don Neufeld
  Don Neufeld LinkedIn Profile  Don Neufeld Twitter Account  Don Neufeld News  Don Neufeld on Facebook
Co-Founder
Biz Stone
  Biz Stone LinkedIn Profile  Biz Stone Twitter Account  Biz Stone News  Biz Stone on Facebook
Co-Founder
Evan Williams
  Evan Williams LinkedIn Profile  Evan Williams Twitter Account  Evan Williams News  Evan Williams on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Joe Purzycki
  Joe Purzycki LinkedIn Profile  Joe Purzycki Twitter Account  Joe Purzycki News  Joe Purzycki on Facebook
VP - Operations
Andrew Doyle
  Andrew Doyle LinkedIn Profile  Andrew Doyle Twitter Account  Andrew Doyle News  Andrew Doyle on Facebook

 

 

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