Bleacher Report - About the company
Bleacher Report is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2005 by Bryan Goldberg, David Finocchio, Alexander Freund and Dave Nemetz. It operates as a Provides crowdsourced scores, news and other sports content. Bleacher Report has raised $42.4M in funding from investors like Crosslink Capital, Oak Investment Partners and Hillsven. The company has 1617 active competitors, including 43 funded and 87 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Nazara, Hupu and Minute Media.
Company Details
Bleacher Report is a sports media company that creates and curates team-specific sports content and real-time event coverage. It has certain lead writers and premier contributors that deliver opinion-oriented analysis and content. It has 300 paid writers and around 7000 contributors who write for free. Since its launch, the website has grown to an audience of more than 11 million monthly unique visitors. It also offers Team Stream, a tablet and smartphone application that provides users with the coverage of their favourite teams and sports; sport-and-team-specific email newsletters; and advertising opportunities.
- Website
- bleacherreport.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@bleacherreport.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- 153 Kearny St. 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94108
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2005
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$42.4M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
5th among 1617 active competitors
Employee Count
590 as on Apr 30, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by WarnerMedia (Aug 06, 2012)
Legal entities associated with Bleacher Report
Bleacher Report is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bleacher Report, Inc. CIN: 412254115 , United States, Active | Oct 03, 2007 | - | - | - |
Bleacher Report's acquisition details
Bleacher Report got acquired by WarnerMedia on Aug 06, 2012 at an acquisition amount of $*****.
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Bleacher Report's funding and investors
Bleacher Report has raised a total funding of $42.4M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 26, 2007. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Aug 24, 2011 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Bleacher Report has 4 institutional investors and 2 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Bleacher Report:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Aug 24, 2011 | 9590447 | Series D | 2280102 | 6887150 | 3082768 | 5411365 |
Dec 20, 2010 | 5365305 | Series C | 4802944 | 6748553 | 6682462 | |
Mar 04, 2009 | 5331017 | Series B | 1857410 | 7977995 | 8418945 | 1114594 |
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Bleacher Report's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Bleacher Report are Bryan Goldberg, David Finocchio, Alexander Freund and Dave Nemetz.
Here are the details of Bleacher Report's key team members:
- Bryan Goldberg: Co-Founder of Bleacher Report. Contact Info: 1 email address
- David Finocchio: Co-Founder of Bleacher Report. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Alexander Freund: Co-Founder of Bleacher Report. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Dave Nemetz: Co-Founder of Bleacher Report. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Brian Grey: Co-Founder of Bleacher Report.
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Bleacher Report's employee count trend
Bleacher Report has 590 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Bleacher Report's employee count trend over the years:
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Bleacher Report's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Bleacher Report include Nazara, Hupu and Minute Media. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Bleacher Report, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Provider of diversified gaming and sports media platform | $128M | 81/100 | ||
2nd | Provider of sports news, real-time scores, and community discussion forums | $339M | 73/100 | ||
3rd | Minute Media 2011, New York City (United States), Series H | Provider of technology and advertising solutions for publishers and advertisers | $251M | 69/100 | |
4th | Better Collective 2004, Copenhagen (Denmark), Public | Provider of a betting platform for multiple sports | $80.6M | 66/100 | |
5th |  Bleacher Report 2005, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Provides crowdsourced scores, news and other sports content | $42.4M | 63/100 | |
6th |  FOX SPORTS Australia 1996, Moonee Ponds (Australia), Unfunded | Provider of an online media platform offering its own sports reportage | - | - | 62/100 |
7th | Fox Sports 1994, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired | Provider of sports news, scores, schedules, odds, shows, streams | - | 60/100 | |
8th |  Planet Sport 1997, Leeds (United Kingdom), Acquired | Online platform providing news on multisports | - | - | 59/100 |
9th | Provider of sports news, live scores, and football streaming services | - | - | 58/100 | |
10th | Score Media and Gaming 2012, Toronto (Canada), Acquired | Provider of online sports betting and information platform | - | 54/100 |
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Bleacher Report's Investments and acquisitions
Bleacher Report has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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