When was Newsy founded?

Newsy was founded in 2008 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Newsy located?

Newsy is headquartered in Austin, United States.

How many employees does Newsy have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Newsy is 97.

Is Newsy a funded company?

Newsy is a funded company, having raised a total of $4.88M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jan 01, 2009.

When was the latest funding round of Newsy?

Newsy's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Apr 26, 2012, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Internet First Media. In United States, the Internet First Media sector has seen $70.6M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Newsy rank among its competitors?

Newsy ranks 4th amongst 219 active competitors, of which 9 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Brut, which secured $75M in Jun, 2021.

Who are the top competitors of Newsy?

Newsy's top competitors include Brut, The Young Turks and Vox. Among them, Brut secured the most recent funding round in June, 2021.

Newsy - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Newsy is a millennial-focused digital video news service that provides news with the why built to inform and engage by delivering current top stories across platforms. Its content is available in on-demand and linear formats on overthetop (OTT) services including Apple TV, Comcast, Pluto TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Google Chromecast. Additionally, it is available on mobile for iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire.

Website: newsy.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2008

Location

Austin, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$4.88M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Apr 26, 2012, $*****

Investors

Centennial Investors & 2 more

Ranked

4^th among 219 active competitors

Employee Count

97 as on May 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Brut & 224 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Scripps Networks (Dec 09, 2013)

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Newsy got acquired by Scripps Networks on Dec 09, 2013.

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Newsy has raised a total funding of $4.88M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 01, 2009. Newsy has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Newsy:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 26, 2012	5706676	Series A	2840487	1473276	3966414	4840964
Mar 31, 2011	1971569	Series A	1991756	8655760	9702413	1272002
May 26, 2010	4674565	Series A	6645073	8566299	4682340	9094661

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The founders of Newsy is Jim Spencer.

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Newsy's employee count trend

Newsy has 97 employees as of May 26. Here is Newsy's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Newsy include Brut, The Young Turks and Vox. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Newsy, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Brut 2016, Paris (France), Acquired	App-based platform publishing video-aided news under various categories	$140M	Blisce, Kima Ventures & 13 others	69/100
2nd	The Young Turks 2002, Los Angeles (United States), Series B	Online platform offering news videos	$27.8M	3L Capital, Roemer Robinson Melville & 5 others	58/100
3rd	Vox 2005, New York City (United States), Seed	Provider of news, explainers, politics, culture, advice, podcasts, and videos	-	-	57/100
4th	Newsy 2008, Austin (United States), Acquired	Provider of multisource mobile and online video news	$4.88M	Centennial Investors, Missouri Technology ... & 1 others	49/100
5th	Editorji 2016, Delhi (India), Acquired	On-demand news streaming platform	$5.5M	Airtel, HT Media & 1 others	47/100
6th	ATTN: 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired	Engaging Millennials and Gen Z with attention-grabbing social impact content	$37.7M	Evolution Media, SIZE & 2 others	46/100
7th	Antena 1 1993, Romania, Unfunded	Provider of video entertainment and televised news programs and content	-	-	46/100
8th	ABC News 1945, New York City (United States), Unfunded	Provider of breaking news, latest news, and video content online	-	-	41/100
9th	Duran 2016, Public	Producer of online news analysis articles and video commentary content	-	-	41/100
10th	Newsreels 2020, Dover (United States), Unfunded	App and video-based multi-category news provider	-	-	40/100