Nuzzel - About the company
Nuzzel is an acqui-hired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2010. It operates as a News aggregator from social networking sites. Nuzzel has raised $5.1M in funding from investors like Andreessen Horowitz, CRV and 500 Global. The company has 966 active competitors, including 7 funded and 44 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like TechTarget, Finshots and Zawya.
Company Details
Nuzzel is web/mobile platform for browsing news that users friends have shared on social networks like Facebook & twitter. Users can also explore content shared beyond immediate social network on a page with links from friends of friends. Founded by 'Founders Den', 'Socializr', 'HotLinks', and 'Friendster' founder Jonathan Abrams.
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- nuzzel.com
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Founded Year
2010
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Acqui-Hired
Total Funding
$5.1M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
19th among 966 active competitors
Employee Count
1 as on Jul 01, 2024
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Nuzzel's funding and investors
Nuzzel has raised a total funding of $5.1M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Nov 08, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Nov 19, 2015 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Nuzzel has 20 institutional investors and 14 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Nuzzel:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 19, 2015 | 4554591 | Series A | 4645393 | 9253205 | 7312022 | 5400816 |
Jun 12, 2014 | 2537412 | Seed | 2406897 | 1090153 | 5833767 | |
Nov 08, 2012 | 1038295 | Seed | 5027800 | 8668717 |
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Nuzzel's founders and board of directors
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Nuzzel has 1 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Nuzzel's employee count trend over the years:
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Nuzzel's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Nuzzel include TechTarget, Finshots and Zawya. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Nuzzel, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | TechTarget 1999, Newton (United States), Public | Network of websites providing information technology news, insights, and resources | $115M | 63/100 | |
2nd | Provider of financial news and insights | $4.81M | 60/100 | ||
3rd | Zawya 2000, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Acquired | Provider of business, financial news, insights, reports, and press releases | - | - | 53/100 |
4th | SmartBrief 1999, Washington, DC (United States), Acquired | Publishes targeted business news and information by industry | - | 51/100 | |
5th | CityFALCON 2014, London (United Kingdom), Seed | AI-powered financial news and content platform | $5.37M | 50/100 | |
6th | The Hustle 2015, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Business and tech insights through news, original reporting, and educational content | $250K | 48/100 | |
7th | Prolific North 2013, Manchester (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of news, features, events, awards, and job listings | - | - | 46/100 |
8th | Bdaily 2003, Newcastle Upon Tyne (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of business news, expert analysis, and feature article publications | - | - | 46/100 |
9th | Wealth Management 1996, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of news, analysis, and research for the wealth management industry | - | 44/100 | |
10th | The Quantum Insider 2020, Toronto (Canada), Funding Raised | Provider of news, information, analysis, and data on quantum technologies | - | 43/100 | |
19th | Nuzzel 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acqui-Hired | News aggregator from social networking sites | $5.1M | 34/100 |
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Nuzzel's Investments and acquisitions
Nuzzel has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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News related to Nuzzel
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Nuzzel unveils NuzzelRank, which scores news sources on ‘authority’ – TechCrunchtechnewsfan.com•Jun 14, 2018•Nuzzel
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Alain Falys, VR jump-scares, and Apple’s show of courage – VB EngageVentureBeat•Sep 14, 2016•Apple, Sony, Yoyo Wallet, Friendster and 1 other
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Jonathan Abrams, Zuck beef, and what the West can learn from WeChat – VB EngageVentureBeat•Sep 07, 2016•WeChat, YoYo.com, Twitter, Nuzzel
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Peter Dering, Kickstarter, and winning with radical transparency – VB EngageVentureBeat•Aug 17, 2016•Kickstarter, Nuzzel
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Cheetah Mobile acquires News Republic for $57 millionTechCrunch+•Aug 02, 2016•Cheetah Mobile, News Republic, Apple, Flipboard and 5 others
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