When was Authorea founded?

Authorea was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Authorea located?

Authorea is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does Authorea have?

As of Dec 31, 2019, Authorea has 88 employees, reflecting a 10% year-over-year growth in headcount.

Is Authorea a funded company?

Authorea is a funded company, having raised a total of $2.11M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on 2013.

When was the latest funding round of Authorea?

Authorea's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jan 07, 2016, with participation from 4 investors. Its primary sector is Life Sciences Tech. In United States, the Life Sciences Tech sector has seen $2.19B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Authorea rank among its competitors?

Authorea ranks 10th amongst 359 active competitors, of which 38 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Consensus, which secured $29.7M in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Authorea?

Authorea's top competitors include ResearchGate, Academia and Hurix Digital. Among them, Consensus secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

Authorea - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Authorea is an acquired company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2012 by Sean Branin. It operates as a Collaborative platform for research and learning. Authorea has raised $2.11M in funding from Lux Capital. The company has 359 active competitors, including 38 funded and 21 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like ResearchGate, Academia and Hurix Digital.

Company Details

Authorea is a collaborative platform for research and learning. Users can write and manage documents. Content supports text, equations, data and figures. Users can search papers by author, title, keyword, or DOI for citation. Has partnered with github, jupyter, endnote and zotero for tools to editors. Works on the subscription-based pricing model. Claims to have been used by CERN for collaborative research paper.

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Founded Year

2012

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$2.11M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jan 07, 2016, $*****

Investors

Lux Capital & 7 more

Ranked

10^th among 359 active competitors

Employee Count

88 as on Dec 31, 2019

Investment & Acquisitions

The Winnower

Similar Companies

ResearchGate & 445 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Atypon (Feb 25, 2019)

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Authorea got acquired by Atypon on Feb 25, 2019.

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Authorea has raised a total funding of $2.11M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2013. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jan 07, 2016 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Authorea has 8 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Authorea:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 07, 2016	1533250	Series A	8432610	1271782	8537817	8890850
Aug 22, 2014	6723639	Seed	1500834	2301158	4227564	ff Venture Capital & 1 more
2013	9546	Grant (prize money)	6240	9891	8733	Digital Science

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The founders of Authorea is Sean Branin.

Here are the details of Authorea's key team members:

Sean Branin: Co-Founder of Authorea and founder of 1 other company.

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Authorea's employee count trend

Authorea has 88 employees as of Dec 19. The total employee count is 10.0% more than what it was in Dec 18. Here is Authorea's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Authorea include ResearchGate, Academia and Hurix Digital. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Authorea, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	ResearchGate 2008, Berlin (Germany), Series D	Online community for scientists	$87.6M	Tenaya Capital, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners ... & 25 others	76/100
2nd	Academia 2008, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Social knowledge sharing platform for research scholars	$58.4M	Tencent, SPARK Ventures & 16 others	74/100
3rd	Hurix Digital 2000, Mumbai (India), Series A	Provider of digital learning, publishing solutions, and AI-powered data services	$6.53M	Helion Venture Partners, McGraw Hill & 4 others	58/100
4th	Research Solutions 2006, Henderson (United States), Public	Provider of AI-powered research workflow solutions, simplifying information access and management for academic institutions, life science companies, and research organizations.	$12.1M	Europa	57/100
5th	Consensus 2020, Boston (United States), Series C	Provider of an AI-enabled search tool for research purposes	$48.9M	Draper, Union Square Ventures & 12 others	57/100
6th	Joomag 2009, San Jose (United States), Unfunded	Cloud-based digital publishing platform	-	-	55/100
7th	Juisci 2021, United States, Seed	AI-based clinical research educational platform for healthcare researchers	$6.5M	Bpifrance, Ring Capital & 1 others	55/100
8th	Alucio 2019, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Provider of platform for the exchange of scientific knowledge	$4.15M	-	53/100
9th	Gcore 2011, Luxembourg (Luxembourg), Series A	Platform for collaborating learning and resource sharing for researchers	$60M	Wargaming, Northern Data & 2 others	52/100
10th	Authorea 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired	Collaborative platform for research and learning	$2.11M	Lux Capital, Digital Science & 6 others	52/100