When was Madefire founded?

Madefire was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Madefire located?

Madefire is headquartered in Berkeley, United States. It is registered at Emeryville, California.

How many employees does Madefire have?

As of Dec 31, 2022, Madefire has 7 employees, reflecting a 30% year-over-year decline in headcount.

Is Madefire a funded company?

Madefire is a funded company, having raised a total of $15M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Oct 20, 2011.

When was the latest funding round of Madefire?

Madefire's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Oct 06, 2016, with participation from 4 investors.

Where does Madefire rank among its competitors?

Madefire ranks 2nd amongst 52 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was GlobalComix, which secured $6.5M in Jul, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Madefire?

Madefire's top competitors include WEBTOON, Kuaikan Manhua and Delitoon. Among them, GlobalComix secured the most recent funding round in July, 2023.

Madefire - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Madefire is a deadpooled company based in Berkeley (United States), founded in 2011 by Ben Wolstenholme. It operates as a Storytelling platform using motion books. Madefire has raised $15M in funding from True Ventures and Plus Capital. The company has 52 active competitors, including 5 that are funded. Its top competitors include companies like WEBTOON, Kuaikan Manhua and Delitoon.

Company Details

Madefire is a storytelling platform for users to create, read and share stories using motion books. Offers a Motion Book Tool on mobile devices which provides an interactive experience to users. Allows both experienced content creators and amateurs to create books. Awarded Editors Choice & Best App of Apple Store in 2014. Claims to have received 5-star rating since launch in June 2012.

Website: madefire.com
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Email ID: *****@madefire.com
Registered Address: Emeryville, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2011

Location

Berkeley, United States

Stage

Deadpooled

Total Funding

$15M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Oct 06, 2016, $*****

Investors

True Ventures & 8 more

Ranked

2^nd among 52 active competitors

Employee Count

7 as on Dec 31, 2022

Similar Companies

WEBTOON & 57 more

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Madefire is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
MADEFIRE, INC. CIN: 453117628 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 2010	-	7 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-

Madefire has raised a total funding of $15M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 20, 2011. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Oct 06, 2016 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Madefire has 9 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Madefire:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 06, 2016	6338027	Series B	3748025	9742764	9103005	3271618
Oct 02, 2013	1498396	Series A	6874562	8937788	5322928	True Ventures & 3 more
Feb 11, 2013	6141564	Series A	9785349	8385377	1642255	6711139

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The founders of Madefire is Ben Wolstenholme.

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

Ben Wolstenholme: Founder & CEO of Madefire and founder of 1 other company.

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Madefire's employee count trend

Madefire has 7 employees as of Dec 22. The total employee count is 30.0% lower than what it was in Dec 21. Here is Madefire's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Madefire include WEBTOON, Kuaikan Manhua and Delitoon. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Madefire, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	WEBTOON 2005, Los Angeles (United States), Unfunded	Online platform offering comics	-	-	57/100
2nd	Madefire 2011, Berkeley (United States), Deadpooled	Storytelling platform using motion books	$15M	Anthem Venture Partners, Big Loud Capital ... & 7 others	46/100
3rd	Kuaikan Manhua 2014, Beijing (China), Series F	Online platform providing storytelling platform for comics	$685M	Tiantu Capital, Sequoia Capital China & 15 others	43/100
4th	Delitoon 2011, Rue (France), Funding Raised	Web-comics platform	-	Finorpa, Belle de Mai incubator	43/100
5th	Graphite Comics 2018, Santa Monica (United States), Deadpooled	Digital platform for comics reading and publication	-	-	36/100
6th	GlobalComix 2017, New York City (United States), Series A	Online platform for publishing comics	$6.5M	Point72 Ventures, Endeavor & 1 others	35/100
7th	Truyen88 2021, United States, Deadpooled	Online comic storytelling platform	-	-	34/100
8th	Lemoon 2020, New York (United States), Unfunded	Online platform offering webcomics	-	-	33/100
9th	Manman 2015, Beijing (China), Series A	Digital comics platform	$6.16M	Sigma Square Capital, Cherubic Ventures & 1 others	32/100
10th	LDComics 2009, Thetford (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Provider of a women-led comics forum and events	-	-	31/100