NewsGuard Overview
- Founded
- 2018

- Status
- Private
- Employees
- 39

- Latest Deal Type
- M&A
- (Announced)
- Investors
- 23
NewsGuard General Information
Description
Developer of a news and content rating platform intended to distinguish between credible and fraudulent content. The company's platform assists in providing social-media information and researches news and content rating service that is curated by accountable, qualified professionals, enabling technology platforms to offer its users trustworthy content.
Contact Information
Website
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Information Services (B2C)
Other Industries
Publishing
Primary Office
- 25 West 52nd Street
- New York, NY 10019
- United States
+1 (740) 000-0000
NewsGuard Timeline
NewsGuard Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3. Merger/Acquisition | 11-Sep-2020 | 000 | Announced | Generating Revenue | ||
2. Early Stage VC | 31-Jul-2019 | 000 | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||
1. Early Stage VC (Series A) | 23-Feb-2018 | $6M | $6M | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
NewsGuard 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 | 00.000 |
NewsGuard Executive Team (3)
Name | Title | Board Seat | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|
Gordon Crovitz JD | Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||
Steven Brill | Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer | ||
Mikey Wang | Chief Technology Officer |
NewsGuard Signals
Growth Rate

0.80%
Weekly
Growth
Growth
Weekly Growth
0.80%, 93rd %ile

-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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Request a free trialNewsGuard Investors (23)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Haven Initiative | Family Office | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Charlotte Hill | Angel (individual) | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Cox Investment Holdings. | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Ecliptic Capital | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Eijk van Otterloo | Angel (individual) | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |