Blavity Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2014

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 172

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Grant

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $1.5M

  • Investors
  • 16

Blavity General Information

Description

Developer of a video curating and editing platform designed to economically support Black millennials across the African diaspora. The company's platform includes multicultural 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
Corporate Office
  • 10100 Venice Boulevard
  • Suite 1650
  • Culver City, CA 90232
  • United States
Primary Industry
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Social Content
Multimedia and Design Software
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • 10100 Venice Boulevard
  • Suite 1650
  • Culver City, CA 90232
  • United States

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Blavity Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
7. Grant 01-Jan-2020 $1.5M Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC 01-Jan-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Early Stage VC (Series A) 05-Jun-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Seed Round 31-Mar-2017 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Seed Round 03-Oct-2016 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Accelerator/Incubator 16-May-2016 $125K $175K Completed Generating Revenue
1. Angel (individual) 25-Nov-2015 $50K $50K Completed Startup
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Blavity Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series A
Series A1
Seed 3,149,461 $0.000010 $0.78 $0.78 1x $0.78 16.06%
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Blavity Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of a video curating and editing platform designed to economically support Black millennials across the African
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Culver City, CA
172 As of 2025

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Bellevue, WA
 
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Blavity Competitors (3)

One of Blavity’s 3 competitors is Teads, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Teads Formerly VC-backed Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Streambox Corporate Backed or Acquired Bellevue, WA
Complex (Publishing) Private Equity-Backed New York, NY
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Blavity Signals

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Blavity Investors (16)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Kapor Capital Venture Capital Minority
Vista Venture Partners Venture Capital Minority
Comcast Ventures Corporate Venture Capital Minority
GV Corporate Venture Capital Minority
Plexo Capital Venture Capital Minority
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Blavity Investments & Acquisitions (4)

Blavity’s most recent deal was a Seed Round with Cherub (Financial Services) for . The deal was made on 09-Jan-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Cherub (Financial Services) 09-Jan-2024 Seed Round Other Financial Services
Travel Noire 18-Sep-2017 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
Shadow and Act 27-Apr-2017 Merger/Acquisition Publishing
Swella Grant Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)
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Blavity Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Travel Noire 2013
Shadow and Act Los Angeles, CA 2009

Blavity FAQs

  • When was Blavity founded?

    Blavity was founded in 2014.

  • Where is Blavity headquartered?

    Blavity is headquartered in Culver City, CA.

  • What is the size of Blavity?

    Blavity has 172 total employees.

  • What industry is Blavity in?

    Blavity’s primary industry is Media and Information Services (B2B).

  • Is Blavity a private or public company?

    Blavity is a Private company.

  • What is Blavity’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Blavity is .

  • How much funding has Blavity raised over time?

    Blavity has raised $12M.

  • Who are Blavity’s investors?

    Kapor Capital, Vista Venture Partners, Comcast Ventures, GV, and Plexo Capital are 5 of 16 investors who have invested in Blavity.

  • Who are Blavity’s competitors?

    Teads, Streambox, and Complex (Publishing) are competitors of Blavity.

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