Blavity Overview
- Founded
-
2014

- Status
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Private
- Employees
-
194

- Latest Deal Type
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Grant
- Latest Deal Amount
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$1.5M
- Investors
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17
Blavity General Information
Description
Operator of a video curating and editing platform created to economically support Black millennials across the African diaspora. The company's platform includes multi-cultural content and videos, built for and by passionate black millennials trying to add convenient balance to the way Black people are represented in media and culture, enabling users to get distinctive and original content as well as awareness regarding systemic racism.
Contact Information
Website
www.blavityinc.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Social Content
Multimedia and Design Software
Primary Office
- 600 Wilshire Boulevard
- Suite 1650
- Los Angeles, CA 90017
- United States
Blavity Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7. Grant | 01-Jan-2020 | $1.5M | 00.000 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
6. Later Stage VC | 01-Jan-2019 | 00.000 | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||
5. Early Stage VC (Series A) | 05-Jun-2018 | 00.00 | 00.000 | 0000 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
4. Seed Round | 31-Mar-2017 | 00.000 | 00.000 | 00.000 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
3. Seed Round | 03-Oct-2016 | 00.00 | 00000 | 00.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
2. Accelerator/Incubator | 16-May-2016 | $125K | $175K | 00.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
1. Angel (individual) | 25-Nov-2015 | $50K | $50K | Completed | Startup |
Blavity Cap Table
Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate (%) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Series A | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.000 |
Series A1 | 000,000 | 00.000000 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 0.000 |
Seed | 3,149,461 | $0.000010 | $0.78 | $0.78 | 1x | $0.78 | 16.06% |
Blavity Comparisons
Description
Primary
Industry
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Financing
Details
Operator of a video curating and editing platform created to economically support Black millennials across the African d
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Los Angeles, CA
194
As of 2022
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Blavity Competitors (11)
Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AnyClip | Venture Capital-Backed | Tel Aviv, Israel | 00 | 000.00 | 00000 00000 | 000.00 |
00000 | Venture Capital-Backed | New Providence, NJ | 00 | 000.00 | 00000000000 | 000.00 |
00000 | Formerly VC-backed | New York, NY | 0000 | 00000 | 00000000 | 00000 |
000000000 | Private Equity-Backed | London, United Kingdom | 00 | 000.00 | 0000000 0000 | 000.00 |
000000000 | Formerly VC-backed | Burbank, CA | 000 | 00000 | 000000&0 | 00000 |
Blavity Executive Team (7)
Blavity Board Members (3)
Name | Representing | Role | Since |
---|---|---|---|
John Lyman | GV | Board Member | 000 0000 |
Marlon Nichols | Cross Culture Ventures | Board Observer | 000 0000 |
Morgan DeBaun | Blavity | Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member | 000 0000 |
Blavity Signals
Blavity Investors (17)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kapor Capital | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Vista Venture Partners | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Baron Davis Enterprises | Corporation | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Comcast Ventures | Corporate Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
GV | Corporate Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |
Blavity Acquisitions (2)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Lead Partner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
000000 00000 | 18-Sep-2017 | 0000000000 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | 000000 00 | |
Shadow and Act | 27-Apr-2017 | Merger/Acquisition | Publishing | 000000 00 |
Blavity Subsidiaries (2)
Company Name | Industry | Location | Founded |
---|---|---|---|
Travel Noire | Media and Information Services (B2B) | 2013 | |
000000 000 000 | Publishing | Los Angeles, CA | 0000 |