Discover Books Overview
- Founded
- 2004
- Status
- Private
- Employees
- 110
- Latest Deal Type
- Debt
- Investors
- 1
Discover Books General Information
Description
Provider of book recycling services intended to divert books from landfills, fund library sustainability and address the global problem of illiteracy. The company's services include recognizing the marketability of a selected title or genre through their proprietary software system and sorting out the collected books that are better suited to become donations to literacy-focused or community-based non-profit organizations, including libraries and schools, enabling book lovers, educational institutions and other reading communities to avail books and reading materials at a subsidized rate.
Contact Information
Website
www.discoverbooks.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Internet Retail
Other Industries
Social/Platform Software
Publishing
Primary Office
- 830 North Westwood Avenue
- Toledo, OH 43607
- United States
+1 (855) 000-0000
Discover Books Valuation & Funding
| Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. Debt - General | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |||
| 5. Debt Refinancing | 21-Jun-2017 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | ||
| 4. Later Stage VC (Series C1) | 11-Aug-2014 | 00.00 | 000.00 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
| 3. Venture Leasing | 24-Jul-2013 | 000 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
| 2. Later Stage VC (Series B1) | 29-Mar-2013 | $12.5M | 0000 | Completed | Generating Revenue | |
| 1. Later Stage VC (Series A1) | 04-Jan-2011 | $8.5M | $8.5M | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
Discover Books Cap Table
| Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate (%) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series C1 | 00,000,000 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.000 | |
| Series C | 0,000,000 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | |
| Series B1 | 00,000,000 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | |
| Series B | 00,000,000 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | 00 | |
| Series A1 | 21,406,123 | 8% | $0.4 | $0.4 | 1x | $0.4 | 13.49% | |
| Series A | 8,500,000 | 8% | $1 | $1 | 1x | $1 | 0% |
Discover Books Executive Team (11)
Discover Books 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 trialDiscover Books Investors (1)
| Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuestMark Partners | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |
Discover Books Acquisitions (2)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000 0000000 0 | 23-Aug-2018 | 0000000000 | Other Commercial Services | ||
| Snow Lion | 13-Apr-2011 | Merger/Acquisition | Other Services (B2C Non-Financial) | 000000 00 |