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Flipboard - About the company

Flipboard is a series D company based in Palo Alto (United States), founded in 2010 by Mike McCue and Evan Doll. It operates as a Web and Mobile-based platform for content curation. Flipboard has raised $236M in funding from investors like Rizvi Traverse, Insight Partners and Index Ventures, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 46 active competitors, including 2 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like WorldPlus, Global Brands Magazine and Swara Media.

Company Details

Web and Mobile-based platform for content curation. It connects publishers and creators with audiences worldwide, allowing users to engage with quality content and share inspiring stories. It curates and aggregates web links from content websites ranging from food, style, fashion and health to business, technology, architecture, humour, autos, photography and displays the content in magazine form. Has launched private magazines for groups.
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Email ID
*****@flipboard.com
Registered Address
Redwood City, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2010
Location
Palo Alto, United States
Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$236M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Dec 31, 2022
Ranked
Employee Count
130 as on May 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Flipboard's funding and investors

Flipboard has raised a total funding of $236M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 20, 2010. Flipboard has 16 institutional investors and 5 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Flipboard:lockFilter this list
Date of Funding
Funding Amount
Round Name
Post-Money Valuation
Revenue Multiple
Lead Investors
Other Investors
Jun 17, 2022
5925243
Series D
1856871
2513360
6884652
7124208
Jun 29, 2015
5605840
Series D
9443223
7688145
4419386
2085336
Dec 09, 2013
5267749
Series C
9899312
1039261
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Flipboard's founders and board of directors

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The founders of Flipboard are Mike McCue and Evan Doll. Mike McCue is the CEO of Flipboard.
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Flipboard's Board of Directors

Flipboard's board has 6 active members. John Doerr, Cecily Mak, Bing Gordon, David Bell, Michael McCue and Daniel Rimer are independent board members.
Here is the list of Flipboard's board of directors:
Name
Type
Representing
Status
Duration
Independent board member
-
Current
12y 10m
cohaoru
Independent board member
-
Current
3y 8m
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Independent board member
-
Current
2y 2m
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Independent board member
-
Current
5y 5m
nexeoyi
Independent board member
-
Current
1y 1m
cvkpawe
Independent board member
-
Current
9y 5m

Flipboard's employee count trend

Flipboard has 130 employees as of May 26. Here is Flipboard's employee count trend over the years:
Employee count trend for Flipboard
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Flipboard's Competitors and alternates

Top competitors of Flipboard include WorldPlus, Global Brands Magazine and Swara Media. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Flipboard, ranked by Tracxn score:
Rank
Company Details
Short Description
Total Funding
Investors
Tracxn Score
1st
Logo for Flipboard
Flipboard
2010, Palo Alto (United States), Series D
Web and Mobile-based platform for content curation
$236M
66/100
2nd
Logo for WorldPlus
WorldPlus
2019, Orem (United States), Unfunded
Digital magazines platform
-
-
35/100
3rd
Logo for Global Brands Magazine
Global Brands Magazine
2011, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded
Provider of industry news and business performance recognition for luxury brands
-
-
34/100
4th
Logo for Swara Media
Swara Media
2020, Folsom (United States), Unfunded
Online platform offering digital magazine
-
-
33/100
5th
Brazil-based digital finance magazine
-
-
26/100
6th
Lifestyle online magazine featuring entertainment, health, wellness tips, and Vegas playbook
-
-
26/100
7th
Logo for Chrichri
Chrichri
2014, Denmark, Unfunded
-
-
-
25/100
8th
Logo for STIR Design
STIR Design
2014, Delhi (India), Unfunded
Provider of online article magazine for architectural design
-
-
24/100
9th
Logo for Khabari portal
Khabari portal
2024, India, Unfunded
Online news and information platform that aggregates and publishes news articles, job notifications, educational resources, and business updates across various sectors, catering to a wide range of audiences
-
-
24/100
10th
BitMag.de - Dein Lifestyle Magazin im Internet
-
-
24/100
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Flipboard's Investments and acquisitions

Flipboard has not made any investments yet. Flipboard has made 4 acquisitions.
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Date of Investment/Acquisition
Type
Company Name
Founded Year
Location
Aug 26, 2026
Acquisition
2024
Sep 08, 2014
Acquisition
2012
Brooklyn (United States)
Mar 05, 2014
Acquisition
2006
San Francisco (United States)
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