Medium (Social/Platform Software) Overview

  • Founded
  • 2012
Founded
  • Status
  • Private
  • Employees
  • 3,290
Employees
  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private
  • Investors
  • 26

Medium (Social/Platform Software) General Information

Description

Developer of a social publishing platform designed to help people share ideas, thoughts and publish articles. The company's platform offers simple creation tools combined with a larger distribution network, enabling writers, thinkers and storytellers to bring out fresh thinking and unique perspectives and enables readers to follow people and topics that matter to them and receive a personalized feed of content every day.

Contact Information

Website
www.medium.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Social/Platform Software
Other Industries
Publishing
Information Services (B2C)
Primary Office
  • P.O. Box 602
  • San Francisco, CA 94104
  • United States
+1 (415) 000-0000
Want detailed data on 3M+ companies?

What you see here scratches the surface

Request a free trial
Want to dig into this profile?

We’ll help you find what you need

Learn more

Medium (Social/Platform Software) Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
6. Secondary Transaction - Private 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
5. Later Stage VC (Series C) 21-Apr-2016 0000 00000 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
4. Early Stage VC (Series B) 29-Sep-2015 0000 000.00 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
3. Early Stage VC (Series A) 28-Jan-2014 0000 000.00 00000 Completed Generating Revenue
2. Seed Round 06-Mar-2012 $7M $16.5M 0000 Completed Startup
1. Seed Round $9.5M $9.5M 000.00 Completed Startup
To view Medium (Social/Platform Software)’s complete valuation and funding history, request access »

Medium (Social/Platform Software) Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series C 00,000,000 00.000000 00.00 00.00 00 00.00 0.000
Series B 00,000,000 00.000000 00.00 00.00 00 00.00 00.000
Series A 00,000,000 00.000000 00.00 00.00 00 00.00 00.000
Seed 2 88,750,000 $0.000001 $0.08 $0.08 1x $0.08 15.21%
Seed 97,005,991 $0.000001 $0.1 $0.1 1x $0.1 16.62%
To view Medium (Social/Platform Software)’s complete cap table history, request access »

Medium (Social/Platform Software) Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last Financing Details
Developer of a social publishing platform designed to help people share ideas, thoughts and publish articles. The compan
Social/Platform Software
San Francisco, CA
3,290 As of 2020
00000
000000 - 000 00000

00000000

prehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat
0000000000
New York, NY
00 As of 0000
000.00
000 0000-00-00
0000000000 0 000.00

0000000

n voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non
00000000000 00000000 (000)
Utrecht, Netherlands
00 As of 0000
00.000
000000&0 00.000
Add Comparison

PitchBook’s comparison feature gives you a side-by-side look at key metrics for similar companies. Personalize which data points you want to see and create visualizations instantly.

Request a free trial

Medium (Social/Platform Software) Competitors (20)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Bloglovin' Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY 00 000.00 0000000000 0 000.00
0000000 Formerly VC-backed Utrecht, Netherlands 00 00.000 000000&0 00.000
000000000 00000 00 Formerly VC-backed Chicago, IL 00.00 0&0 00.00
000000000 Formerly VC-backed San Francisco, CA 0000 00.00 000000&0
000000 Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA 000000000
You’re viewing 5 of 20 competitors. Get the full list »

Medium (Social/Platform Software) Executive Team (15)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Evan Williams Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Yamini Bhandari Corporate Development, Strategy and Operations
Larry Zhong Executive, Strategy
Michael Sippey Vice President of Product
You’re viewing 4 of 15 executive team members. Get the full list »

Medium (Social/Platform Software) Board Members (6)

Name Representing Role Since
Benjamin Horowitz Andreessen Horowitz Board Member 000 0000
Colin Kaepernick Self Board Member 000 0000
Josh Elman Greylock Partners Board Member 000 0000
Mariam Naficy Medium (Social/Platform Software) Board Member 000 0000
You’re viewing 4 of 6 board members. Get the full list »

Medium (Social/Platform Software) Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
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

PitchBook’s non-financial metrics help you gauge a company’s traction and growth using web presence and social reach.

Request a free trial

Medium (Social/Platform Software) Investors (26)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info
Hinge Capital Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Spark Capital Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Andreessen Horowitz Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Obvious Ventures Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
The Chernin Group PE/Buyout Minority 000 0000 000000 0
You’re viewing 5 of 26 investors. Get the full list »

Medium (Social/Platform Software) Acquisitions (8)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
00000 14-Jan-2021 000000000000000000 Publishing 0000 00000000
000 0000 000000 12-Feb-2019 000000000000000000 Publishing
00000000 000000000 26-Jul-2017 000000000000000000 Communication Software 0000 00000000
0000 01-Sep-2016 000000000000000000 Internet Software
Embed.ly 01-Aug-2016 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B) 0000 00000
You’re viewing 5 of 8 acquisitions. Get the full list »

Ready to get started?

Request a free trial

Medium (Social/Platform Software) Subsidiaries (5)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Glose Publishing Neuilly sur Seine, France 2013
0000 Internet Software Palo Alto, CA 0000
00000.00 Media and Information Services (B2B) Boston, MA 0000
000 0000 000000 Publishing San Francisco, CA 0000
0000000000 Media and Information Services (B2B) San Francisco, CA 0000
To view Medium (Social/Platform Software)’s complete subsidiaries history, request access »

Medium (Social/Platform Software) Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
000000 0000000 01-Apr-2013 000000000000000000 Completed
  • 000000 (0000000000
To view Medium (Social/Platform Software)’s complete exits history, request access »