Pronoun - About the company
Pronoun is an acquired company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2009. It operates as an A digital book publishing platform. Pronoun has raised $11.3M in funding from investors like Floodgate, SV Angel and Founder Collective. The company has 634 active competitors, including 26 funded and 25 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Pratilipi, BriBooks and Blurb.
Company Details
Pronoun, formerly known as Vook, is a digital book publishing platform. Offers end-to-end solution for the creation, distribution, and marketing of books online. Authors pay no upfront costs, sell on all major retailer channels, and retain 100% of their books’ earnings after standard retailer fees.
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Key Metrics
Founded Year
2009
Location
New York City, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$11.3M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
6th among 634 active competitors
Employee Count
12 as on Jun 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired by Macmillan (May 25, 2016)
Pronoun's acquisition details
Pronoun got acquired by Macmillan on May 25, 2016.
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Pronoun's funding and investors
Pronoun has raised a total funding of $11.3M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Feb 19, 2010. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jun 17, 2015 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Pronoun has 10 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Pronoun:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jun 17, 2015 | 6830196 | Series A | 6387869 | 3547842 | 3699756 | 2597456 |
Jan 18, 2011 | 2489195 | Series A | 3889005 | 8405102 | 6407519 | 5720002 |
Feb 19, 2010 | 4545905 | Seed | 9457355 | 8774161 | 7304938 |
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Pronoun's founders and board of directors
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Pronoun has 12 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Pronoun's employee count trend over the years:
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Pronoun's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Pronoun include Pratilipi, BriBooks and Blurb. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Pronoun, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Online self-publishing and storytelling platform offering digital literature in multiple languages | $97M | 81/100 | ||
2nd | Provider of platform for children to learn creative writing and publish | $1.5M | 60/100 | ||
3rd |  Blurb 2005, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Self-publishing platform empowering creators to design, publish, and sell books | $23.7M | 55/100 | |
4th | Lulu 2002, Morrisville (United States), Unfunded | Self-publishing platform for indie authors | - | - | 55/100 |
5th | MatruBharti 2015, Ahmedabad (India), Seed | App-based self-publishing platform in vernacular languages | $1M | 55/100 | |
6th | Pronoun 2009, New York City (United States), Acquired | A digital book publishing platform | $11.3M | 43/100 | |
7th | Juggernaut 2015, Delhi (India), Series A | Mobile-first publishing platform for authors | $5.23M | 47/100 | |
8th | Provider of a platform for book writing and reading | $2.9M | 47/100 | ||
9th | Palmetto Publishing 2018, Mount Pleasant (United States), Unfunded | Provider of self publishing platform | - | - | 45/100 |
10th |  White Falcon Publishing 2014, Chandigarh (India), Unfunded | Provider of a self-publishing platform | - | - | 43/100 |
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Pronoun's Investments and acquisitions
Pronoun has acquired Byliner. Pronoun has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Pronoun
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News related to Pronoun
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Pronoun, A Self-Publishing Platform For Authors, Is Ready To Serve HumanityTechCrunch+•Oct 03, 2015•Pronoun
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Relaunched Self-Publishing Platform Pronoun Raises $3.5M – TechCrunchTechCrunch+•Jun 17, 2015•Pronoun, Avalon Ventures
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Pronoun Raises $3.5M from Avalon Ventures to Empower Authors | Business WireBusiness Wire•Jun 17, 2015•Pronoun, Avalon Ventures
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UMC Capital invests in US’ TrilliantTaipeitimes•Dec 22, 2010•Trilliant, UMC Capital, VantagePoint Capital Partners, ABB and 4 others
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