When was PUBLY founded?

PUBLY was founded in 2015 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is PUBLY located?

PUBLY is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.

How many employees does PUBLY have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at PUBLY is 33.

Is PUBLY a funded company?

PUBLY is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Feb 19, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of PUBLY?

PUBLY's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Feb 19, 2019, with participation from 3 investors.

Where does PUBLY rank among its competitors?

PUBLY ranks 154th amongst 4663 active competitors, of which 63 are funded. It stands 7th 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 PUBLY?

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

PUBLY - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of a digital content platform. It features content on multiple topics such as finance, interior design, economy and investment, industry and consumption, marketing, lifestyle, and more. It monetizes through paid articles.

Website: publy.co
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Email ID: *****@publy.co

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2015

Location

Seoul, South Korea

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$3.37M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Feb 19, 2019, $*****

Investors

DSC Investment & 8 more

Ranked

154^th among 4663 active competitors

Employee Count

33 as on Sep 30, 2026

Similar Companies

News Break & 2757 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Seesaw (Sep 20, 2024)

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PUBLY is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Public Co., Ltd CIN: 198-81-00096 , South Korea, Active	Jun 30, 2015	-	-	-

PUBLY got acquired by Seesaw on Sep 20, 2024.

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PUBLY has raised a total funding of $3.37M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Feb 19, 2019 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. PUBLY has 9 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of PUBLY:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 19, 2019	9259917	Seed	2094012	3704182	2608643	7261895

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PUBLY's employee count trend

PUBLY has 33 employees as of Sep 26. Here is PUBLY's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of PUBLY include News Break, Yahoo Japan and Upworthy. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of PUBLY, 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	69/100
2nd	Yahoo Japan 1996, Chiyoda City (Japan), Public	Online media portal	-	SoftBank Group, Altaba	66/100
3rd	Upworthy 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired	Online platform for sharing photos and videos	$12M	Spark Capital, New Enterprise Associates & 6 others	65/100
4th	Toutiao 2012, Beijing (China), Series E	Personalized news aggregator app	$3.1B	Sequoia Capital, General Atlantic & 8 others	64/100
5th	SmartNews 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series F	Personalized news discovery platform	$410M	Atomico, Princeville Capital & 18 others	63/100
6th	Onet 1996, Krakow (Poland), Acquired	Online news portal targeting polish readers	-	EMZ, Wejchert Capital & 2 others	62/100
7th	Exame 1967, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Unfunded	Provider of news, business, economics, career, technology and lifestyle content	-	-	61/100
8th	Particle 2023, San Rafael (United States), Series A	AI-powered news platform	$15.3M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Axel Springer ... & 14 others	61/100
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	MSN 1995, Redmond (United States), Unfunded	Plumbers Harpenden - Emergency Plumbing Company Harpenden	-	-	58/100
154th	PUBLY 2015, Seoul (South Korea), Acquired	Provider of a digital content platform	$3.37M	500 Global, 500 Startups & 7 others	33/100