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Categories
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Technology, Social Impact, Retail, Other
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Min Investment
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$250
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No. Investors
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392
Key Deal Facts
Led by award-winning journalists & executives from VICE, Vox, Gawker, The Atlantic
Inc 5000 fastest-growing company in 2022 & 2023, #20 in Media
$47M cumulative revenue in the last 4 years across Fragment-managed publications; $11M+ 2024 revenue
Built publications that have collectively reached as many as 80M+ monthly users & 1M+ subscribers
Premium science title growing fast: 550% YoY growth & 20K paid subscribers
Journalism recognized by 20+ awards including National Magazine Awards & Webbys
UNESCO, Omega, Balenciaga, ESPN, Coca-Cola, Heineken, Disney & Hulu sponsorships
Scaling reader-driven revenue in a $56.2B+ media market
Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
$5M+ Revenue
Earned over the last 12 months, Repeat Founder
Started a prior company with $2M+ in funding or revenue, Nicholas WhiteCEOAward-winning 6th-gen journalist. Scaled publications to 50%+ profit margins & 50mn+ reach. Featured in Wired UK, PBS, & BBC. Haverford English BA; Columbia University U.S. Studies MA; UPenn Psychology MAPP; Wharton Advanced Finance., Chris BoylanChief Product & Technology OfficerDigital media & tech whiz. Former CTO at CAFE (acquired by Vox) & Fatherly (acquired by Some Spider/CAFE). Helped develop Gawker to support 100M+ unique views/month & 20M+ page views/day. Fordham University History & Communications BA, David FlynnVP of Sales & MarketingPublisher growth expert. Increased VICE network from 5 to 35 sites and 52M in monthly reach. Managed $3.8M revenue at The Atlantic. Media partners included Heineken, Comedy Central & Coca-Cola. Temple U. Business BA. U. of Exeter Energy Policy MSc., Tiffany BennettVP of OperationsOrganizational strategist. Former HR & performance management consultant for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, FBI, US Secret Service & USPS. Rice University Psychology BA. George Mason University Organizational Psychology PhD, Ryan BrownVP, Corporate DevelopmentBusiness development genius. Expert in scaling media brands as former exec at Hearst, Newsweek, and Gawker. Responsible for 40% of Gawker Media’s revenue prior to its 9 figure sale to Univision. Digiday Changemaker, 2018. Skidmore College English BA, Gabrielle DarbyshireChairmanSeasoned entrepreneur & media exec. Co-founder & ex-COO at Gawker. General Partner at Dangerous Ventures. Executive Producer of "Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine.” Cambridge University Natural Sciences MA. City University Law JD
