When was LittleThings founded?

LittleThings was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is LittleThings located?

LittleThings is headquartered in New York City, United States.

Who is the current CEO of LittleThings?

Joe Speiser of LittleThings. They are also angel investors in 3 startups.

How many employees does LittleThings have?

As of Dec 31, 2017, LittleThings has 93 employees, reflecting a 23% year-over-year growth in headcount.

Is LittleThings a funded company?

LittleThings is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on 2014.

When was the latest funding round of LittleThings?

LittleThings' latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Jan 01, 2016, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Internet First Media. Globally, the Internet First Media sector has seen $13.4M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does LittleThings rank among its competitors?

LittleThings ranks 8th amongst 1621 active competitors, of which 32 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Puck, which secured $13M in Aug, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of LittleThings?

LittleThings' top competitors include Vice Media, Brightly and Highsnobiety. Among them, Puck secured the most recent funding round in August, 2023.

LittleThings - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

LittleThings is an acquired company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2014 by Joe Speiser and Alex Zhardanovsky. It operates as a Digital media platform with inspirational content. LittleThings has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 1621 active competitors, including 32 funded and 53 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Vice Media, Brightly and Highsnobiety.

Company Details

LittleThings is a digital media platform, which publishes inspirational uplifting stories for women. Started as an experimental blog, launched as a standalone digital media platform. It generates content through original reporting and curation of content from the web.

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Founded Year

2014

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Jan 01, 2016, $*****

Investors

Toba Capital & 3 more

Ranked

8^th among 1621 active competitors

Employee Count

93 as on Dec 31, 2017

Similar Companies

Vice Media & 1759 more

Exit Details

Acquired by RockYou (Mar 17, 2018)

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LittleThings is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
PETFLOW INC CIN: 452682934 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	37 (As on Dec 31, 2015)	-

LittleThings got acquired by RockYou on Mar 17, 2018.

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LittleThings has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2014. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Jan 01, 2016 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. LittleThings has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of LittleThings:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 01, 2016	4240038	Conventional Debt	4775329	2282766	2149153	4140892
2014	5618	Seed	9260	5255	5856	Lightspeed Venture Partners

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The founders of LittleThings are Joe Speiser and Alex Zhardanovsky.

Here are the details of LittleThings' key team members:

Joe Speiser: Co-Founder & CEO of LittleThings. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.
Alex Zhardanovsky: Co-Founder of LittleThings. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.

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LittleThings' employee count trend

LittleThings has 93 employees as of Dec 17. The total employee count is 22.0% more than what it was in Dec 16. Here is LittleThings's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of LittleThings include Vice Media, Brightly and Highsnobiety. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of LittleThings, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Vice Media 1994, Brooklyn (United States), Acquired	Online platform offering multi-category content	$1.5B	TCV, Sixth Street & 13 others	78/100
2nd	Brightly 2018, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Online platform offering diversified lifestyle news	$1.9M	Snap, Tacoma Venture Fund & 3 others	56/100
3rd	Highsnobiety 2007, Berlin (Germany), Acquired	Online streetwear, sneaker, and lifestyle magazine and foundation focused on education investments for minorities	$8.5M	Felix Capital, Mirabaud AM & 21 others	56/100
4th	Puck 2021, Brooklyn (United States), Series B	Blogs focused on hollywood, media, fashion, and more	$20M	TPG, Standard Investments & 1 others	53/100
5th	Mashable 2005, New York City (United States), Acquired	Digital platform delivering tech, science, entertainment, and culture news	$46M	Time Warner Investments, Updata Partners ... & 12 others	52/100
6th	Static Cloud PaaS 2012, Oklahoma City (United States), Late Stage	Network of websites providing articles, insights, interviews, and expert advice	-	Novacap, BDMI	49/100
7th	Kamcord 2012, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Platform providing advice and insights on technology, productivity, lifestyle, and health	$37.9M	Time Warner Investments, TransLink Capital ... & 25 others	49/100
8th	LittleThings 2014, New York City (United States), Acquired	Digital media platform with inspirational content	-	Toba Capital, City National Bank & 2 others	49/100
9th	Remezcla 2008, Brooklyn (United States), Series A	Amplifying emerging Latin culture through media, agency, and entertainment	$5M	Hemisphere Media Group, MaC Venture Capital ... & 1 others	47/100
10th	Thrillist 2005, New York City (United States), Series B	Digital publication on food, money, health and travel	$69.1M	Oak Investment Partners, SoftBank Capital ... & 3 others	47/100