Messenger Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1913

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 125

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt - Acquisition

  • Financing Rounds
  • 9

  • Investments
  • 7

Messenger General Information

Description

Manufacturer and provider of memorialization products and tech-enabled insurance assignment services intended for the funeral industry. The company offers acknowledgment cards, guest register books, memorial service folders, prayer cards as well as keepsakes and memorialization jewelry through the funeral home and cemetery specialty retail channel, comforting the grieving by providing meaningful products.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 318 East
  • 7th Street
  • Auburn, IN 46706
  • United States
+1 (800)
Primary Industry
Other Consumer Durables
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 318 East
  • 7th Street
  • Auburn, IN 46706
  • United States
+1 (800)

Messenger Timeline

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Messenger Valuation & Funding

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Messenger Signals

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Key Data Points

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Messenger Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Messenger Investments (7)

Messenger’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Messenger (Bright Corporation / BerylMartin). The deal was made on 20-Oct-2026.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Messenger (Bright Corporation / BerylMartin) 20-Oct-2026 Buyout/LBO Printing Services (B2B)
Gateway Church 07-Oct-2026 Buyout/LBO Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)
Just Digital 01-Apr-2024 Buyout/LBO Printing Services (B2B)
Thumbies 07-Sep-2022 Buyout/LBO Accessories
Bass-Mollett Publishers 09-Feb-2022 Buyout/LBO Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)
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Messenger Affiliates

Subsidiaries (6)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Just Digital Huntingdon, United Kingdom 2003
Express Funeral Funding Clarksville, IN 2002
Gateway Church Southlake, TX 2000
Thumbies Woodstock, IL 1998
Deaton-Kennedy Joliet, IL 1928
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Messenger FAQs

  • When was Messenger founded?

    Messenger was founded in 1913.

  • Where is Messenger headquartered?

    Messenger is headquartered in Auburn, IN.

  • What is the size of Messenger?

    Messenger has 125 total employees.

  • What industry is Messenger in?

    Messenger’s primary industry is Other Consumer Durables.

  • Is Messenger a private or public company?

    Messenger is a Private company.

  • What is Messenger’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Messenger is .

  • How much funding has Messenger raised over time?

    Messenger has raised $4.53M.

  • Who are Messenger’s investors?

    Golub Capital and Riverarch Equity Partners have invested in Messenger.

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