Flipboard Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2010

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 144

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

  • Investors
  • 19

Flipboard General Information

Description

Operator of a publishing platform intended to collect and share news articles from various news sources. The company's platform lets users aggregate web content based on personal interests and publish the content as a personalized social magazine that can be shared and followed through social media, enabling users to catch up on the news, read stories from around the world and browse the articles, videos and photos shared by friends.

Contact Information

Website
www.flipboard.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 555 Bryant Street
  • Suite 352
  • Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • United States
+1 (650)
Primary Industry
Publishing
Vertical(s)
TMT, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • 555 Bryant Street
  • Suite 352
  • Palo Alto, CA 94301
  • United States
+1 (650)

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Flipboard Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
7. Secondary Transaction - Private Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC (Series A) 01-Jul-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Debt - PPP 12-Apr-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC (Series D) 24-Jul-2015 Completed Startup
3. Later Stage VC (Series C) 10-Dec-2013 Completed Startup
2. Early Stage VC (Series B) 14-Apr-2011 $50M $60.5M Completed Startup
1. Early Stage VC (Series A) 21-Jul-2010 $10.5M $10.5M Completed Startup
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Flipboard Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series D
Series C
Series B 64,206,980 $0.000010 $0.78 $0.78 $0.78 13.49%
Series A 80,648,820 $0.000010 $0.13 $0.13 $0.13 16.94%
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Last
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Operator of a publishing platform intended to collect and share news articles from various news sources. The company's p
Publishing
Palo Alto, CA
144 As of 2024

London, United Kingdom
 

New York, NY
 
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Flipboard Competitors (25)

One of Flipboard’s 25 competitors is GiveMeSport, a Formerly VC-backed company based in London, United Kingdom.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
GiveMeSport Formerly VC-backed London, United Kingdom
HuffPost Formerly VC-backed New York, NY
ScoopWhoop Formerly VC-backed New Delhi, India
Newser Private Equity-Backed Miami, FL
HuffingtonPost Italia Private Equity-Backed Rome, Italy
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Flipboard Patents

  • 202

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 169

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Flipboard Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20200175039-A1 Generating a model associating topics with content items based on characteristics of digital magazines including a set of content items and words in content items of the set Active 01-Dec-2018
US-11238068-B2 Generating a model associating topics with content items based on characteristics of digital magazines including a set of content items and words in content items of the set Active 01-Dec-2018
US-20200125802-A1 Identifying themes from content items obtained by a digital magazine server to users of the digital magazine server Inactive 23-Oct-2018
US-20200126104-A1 Quantifying value of user actions to a digital magazine system Inactive 23-Oct-2018
US-20200104332-A1 Recommending content items to users of a digital magazine server based on topics identified from content of the content items and user interaction with content items Inactive 30-Sep-2018 G06F16/9535
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Flipboard Signals

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Flipboard Investors (19)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Access Technology Ventures Corporate Venture Capital Minority
K2 Global Venture Capital Minority
JP Morgan Chase Investment Bank Minority
Saints Capital Secondary Buyer Minority
The Goldman Sachs Group Investment Bank Minority
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Flipboard Investments & Acquisitions (4)

Flipboard’s most recent deal was a Joint Venture with Flipboard China. The deal was made on 10-Jan-2017.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Flipboard China 10-Jan-2017 Joint Venture Media and Information Services (B2B)
Ultravisual 09-Sep-2014 Merger/Acquisition Social/Platform Software
Zite 05-Mar-2014 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
Ellerdale 21-Jul-2010 Merger/Acquisition Vertical Market Software
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Flipboard FAQs

  • When was Flipboard founded?

    Flipboard was founded in 2010.

  • Where is Flipboard headquartered?

    Flipboard is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

  • What is the size of Flipboard?

    Flipboard has 144 total employees.

  • What industry is Flipboard in?

    Flipboard’s primary industry is Publishing.

  • Is Flipboard a private or public company?

    Flipboard is a Private company.

  • What is Flipboard’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Flipboard is .

  • How much funding has Flipboard raised over time?

    Flipboard has raised $236M.

  • Who are Flipboard’s investors?

    Access Technology Ventures, K2 Global, JP Morgan Chase, Saints Capital, and The Goldman Sachs Group are 5 of 19 investors who have invested in Flipboard.

  • Who are Flipboard’s competitors?

    GiveMeSport, HuffPost, ScoopWhoop, Newser, and HuffingtonPost Italia are some of the 25 competitors of Flipboard.

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