Pocket - About the company
Pocket is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 1995 by Nate Weiner and Edward Esber. It operates as a Provider of a web-based platform to create a reading list. Pocket has raised $14.5M in funding from investors like New Enterprise Associates, Founder Collective and Google Ventures. The company has 17 active competitors, including 1 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Wakelet, Cubox and ReadTracker.
Company Details
Provider of a web-based platform to create a reading list. It lets users save what they find on the web to watch and read on any device, anytime. It enables users to save interesting articles, videos and more from the web for later enjoyment. The list of content is visible on multiple devices, including phones, tablets, and computers.
- Website
- getpocket.com/home
- Email ID
- *****@getpocket.com
- Registered Address
- Mountain View, California
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1995
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$14.5M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
1st among 17 active competitors
Employee Count
54 as on Jun 30, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Mozilla (Feb 27, 2017)
Legal entities associated with Pocket
Pocket is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MOZILLA CORPORATION CIN: 203226186 , United States, Active | Jul 27, 2005 | - | 624 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Pocket CIN: 40103768826 , Latvia, Deadpooled | Mar 13, 2014 | €1M - €10M (As on Dec 31, 2015) | 1 (As on Dec 31, 2015) | - |
Pocket's acquisition details
Pocket got acquired by Mozilla on Feb 27, 2017.
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Pocket's funding and investors
Pocket has raised a total funding of $14.5M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 26, 2011. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Mar 12, 2015 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Pocket has 12 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Pocket:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 12, 2015 | 7922376 | Series B | 8178257 | 4731765 | 5224130 | 2735453 |
Jul 19, 2012 | 7001672 | Series B | 7388647 | 9219323 | 5604078 | |
Jul 26, 2011 | 5514797 | Series A | 1668686 | 4300430 | 2659674 |
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Pocket's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Pocket are Nate Weiner and Edward Esber.
Here are the details of Pocket's key team members:
- Nate Weiner: Founder/CEO of Pocket.
- Edward Esber: Co-Founder of Pocket.
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Pocket's employee count trend
Pocket has 54 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Pocket's employee count trend over the years:
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Pocket's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Pocket include Wakelet, Cubox and ReadTracker. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Pocket, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Pocket 1995, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Provider of a web-based platform to create a reading list | $14.5M | 61/100 | |
2nd | Wakelet 2013, Manchester (United Kingdom), Acquired | Online platform for users to bookmarks, save & share content from web browser | $1.6M | 52/100 | |
3rd | Developer of an AI-powered application for saving and organizing online content | - | - | 42/100 | |
4th | ReadTracker 2011, Sweden, Unfunded | Provider of an app to create and track a reading list | - | - | 39/100 |
5th | App enabling content saving for offline viewing | - | - | 38/100 | |
6th | Itemsy 2014, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Online platform for users to bookmarks, save & share content from web browser | $150K | 31/100 | |
7th | Blinpick 2013, New York City (United States), Deadpooled | Mobile-based customized content aggregator | $100K | - | 25/100 |
8th | Comfy Read 2014, Chennai (India), Unfunded | Mobile app to send web articles to Kindle app | - | - | 24/100 |
9th | Knotes 2016, Unfunded | Cloud & Mobile-based platform providing notes management solutions | - | - | 24/100 |
10th | Feedbin 2013, San Francisco (United States), Unfunded | RSS reader, newsletters, podcasts, and YouTube in one convenient location | - | - | 24/100 |
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Pocket's Investments and acquisitions
Pocket has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Pocket
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Nigeria’s Pocketfood launches “digital cafeteria” solution for offices, professionalsDisrupt Africa•Mar 16, 2023•Pocket
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Pocket’s sort by time to read feature seems designed for the return of commutesThe Verge•Mar 12, 2021•Pocket
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Why Pocket’s CEO isn’t afraid of competition from Facebook and GoogleVentureBeat•Apr 25, 2016•Pocket, Facebook, Google, Apple
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Pocket picks up $7 mln in NEA-led roundPE Hub•Apr 14, 2015•Pocket, New Enterprise Associates, Axel Springer SE, Sound Ventures and 4 others
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