Essence Magazine Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1968

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 58

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt

  • Financing Rounds
  • 4

  • Investments
  • 2

Essence Magazine General Information

Description

Publisher of beauty magazine intended to empower and celebrate Black women. The company publishes a magazine with news and entertainment content, shopping and community forums focused on fashion, lifestyle, and beauty for African-American women.

Contact Information

Website
www.essence.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Primary Industry
Publishing
Parent Company
Essence Ventures
Primary Office
  • 34 35th Street
  • Suite 5A
  • Brooklyn, NY 11232
  • United States
+1 (800) 000-0000

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Essence Magazine Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Essence Magazine Comparisons

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Post Valuation
Last
Financing
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Essence Magazine Competitors (1)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
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Essence Magazine Executive Team (11)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Caroline Wanga Chief Executive Officer & President
Avani Patel Chief Operating Officer
Moana Luu Chief Content and Creative Officer
Cecil Hollingsworth Co-Founder
Clarence Smith Co-Founder
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Essence Magazine Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Essence Magazine Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Essence Magazine Investments & Acquisitions (2)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
SpenDebt 15-Dec-2019 00000 0000 Financial Software
NaturallyCurly 01-Sep-2018 Merger/Acquisition Social Content
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Essence Magazine Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
NaturallyCurly Social Content New York, NY 0000
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