When was Particle founded?

Particle was founded in 2023 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Particle located?

Particle is headquartered in San Rafael, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Particle?

Sara Beykpour of Particle. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Particle have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Particle is 18.

Is Particle a funded company?

Particle is a funded company, having raised a total of $15.3M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Apr 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Particle?

Particle's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jun 11, 2024, with participation from 11 investors. Its primary sector is Internet First Media. In United States, the Internet First Media sector has seen $71.6M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Particle rank among its competitors?

Particle ranks 10th amongst 3491 active competitors, of which 63 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Particle, which secured $10.9M in Jun, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Particle?

Particle's top competitors include News Break, SmartNews and Yahoo Japan. Among them, Particle secured the most recent funding round in June, 2024.

Particle - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Particle is a series A company based in San Rafael (United States), founded in 2023 by Marcel Molina and Sara Beykpour. It operates as an AI-powered news platform. Particle has raised $15.3M in funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners. The company has 3491 active competitors, including 63 funded and 63 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like News Break, SmartNews and Yahoo Japan.

Company Details

AI-powered news platform. It provides news and content related to politics, business, entertainment, government, sports, and more.

Website: particle.news
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Email ID: *****@minalabs.io

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Founded Year

2023

Location

San Rafael, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$15.3M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jun 11, 2024, $*****

Investors

Lightspeed Venture Partners & 15 more

Ranked

10^th among 3491 active competitors

Employee Count

18 as on Jun 30, 2026

Similar Companies

News Break & 2578 more

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Particle has raised a total funding of $15.3M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 2023. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jun 11, 2024 for $*****. 11 investors participated in its latest round. Particle has 5 institutional investors and 11 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Particle:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 11, 2024	4744981	Series A	5597009	5822697	6642473	5398002
Apr 2023	8460449	Seed	5286913	2890344	2697896	Kindred Ventures & 4 more

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The founders of Particle are Marcel Molina and Sara Beykpour. Sara Beykpour is the CEO of Particle.

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

Marcel Molina: Co-Founder of Particle.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Sara Beykpour: Co-Founder & CEO of Particle.

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Particle's employee count trend

Particle has 18 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Particle's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Particle include News Break, SmartNews and Yahoo Japan. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Particle, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	News Break 2015, Mountain View (United States), Series C	Online platform aggregating multi category news	$176M	Francisco Partners, IDG Capital & 1 others	72/100
2nd	SmartNews 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series F	Personalized news discovery platform	$410M	Atomico, Princeville Capital & 18 others	66/100
3rd	Yahoo Japan 1996, Chiyoda City (Japan), Public	Online media portal	-	SoftBank Group, Altaba	66/100
4th	Onet 1996, Krakow (Poland), Acquired	Online news portal targeting polish readers	-	EMZ, Wejchert Capital & 2 others	65/100
5th	Toutiao 2012, Beijing (China), Series E	Personalized news aggregator app	$3.1B	Sequoia Capital, General Atlantic & 8 others	64/100
6th	Exame 1967, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Unfunded	Provider of news, business, economics, career, technology and lifestyle content	-	-	61/100
7th	Inshorts 2013, Noida (India), Series C	Provider of summarized news articles across various categories and sources	$35.6M	Addition, Times Internet & 8 others	60/100
8th	Upworthy 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired	Online platform for sharing photos and videos	$12M	Spark Capital, New Enterprise Associates & 6 others	60/100
9th	Gunosy 2012, Minato City (Japan), Public	Gunosy is a Japanese-based social media news aggregator	$24.1M	JAFCO Group, KDDI & 2 others	60/100
10th	Particle 2023, San Rafael (United States), Series A	AI-powered news platform	$15.3M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Axel Springer ... & 14 others	60/100