When was Pulse founded?

Pulse was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Pulse located?

Pulse is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Pulse have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Pulse is 2.

Is Pulse a funded company?

Pulse is a funded company, having raised a total of $10M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Oct 05, 2010.

When was the latest funding round of Pulse?

Pulse's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Jun 16, 2011, with participation from 3 investors. Its primary sector is Internet First Media. In United States, the Internet First Media sector has seen $70.6M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Pulse rank among its competitors?

Pulse ranks 21st amongst 431 active competitors, of which 5 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Readly, which secured $16.8M in Jun, 2019.

Who are the top competitors of Pulse?

Pulse's top competitors include Cafeyn, Readly and Magzter. Among them, Readly secured the most recent funding round in June, 2019.

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Q: Is Pulse an acquired company?

Pulse got acquired by LinkedIn on Apr 11, 2013.

Company Details

Digital newsstands for magazines and newspapers. Users can read their favourite blogs, magazines, social networks and newspapers. It aggregates news from traditional sources, favourite blogs and social networks all in one interface. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2010

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$10M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Jun 16, 2011, $*****

Investors

Lerer Hippeau & 6 more

Ranked

21^st among 431 active competitors

Employee Count

2 as on Jul 01, 2024

Similar Companies

Cafeyn & 403 more

Exit Details

Acquired by LinkedIn (Apr 11, 2013)

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Pulse got acquired by LinkedIn on Apr 11, 2013 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Pulse has raised a total funding of $10M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 05, 2010. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Jun 16, 2011 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Pulse has 7 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Pulse:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 16, 2011	4961698	Series A	2425442	1307909	2037462	9183533
Oct 05, 2010	6915467	Seed	9621238	1972279	4271239	Redpoint Ventures & 3 more

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The founders of Pulse are Ankit Gupta and Akshay Kothari.

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

Ankit Gupta: Co-Founder of Pulse. They are also an angel investor in 8 startups.
Akshay Kothari: Co-Founder of Pulse. They are also an angel investor in 66 startups.

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Pulse's employee count trend

Pulse has 2 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Pulse's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Pulse include Cafeyn, Readly and Magzter. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Pulse, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Cafeyn 2006, Paris (France), Series B	Online platform offering multiple magazine reading solutions	$10.9M	CM-CIC Capital Prive, Sigma Gestion & 4 others	69/100
2nd	Readly 2013, Stockholm (Sweden), Acquired	Online digital newsstand	$46.8M	Zouk Capital, Swedbank Robur & 8 others	68/100
3rd	Magzter 2011, Chennai (India), Acquired	Online digital newsstand for magazines and newspapers	$13M	Kalaari Capital, SPH Media	57/100
4th	Zinio 2001, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	A multi-platform distribution service for digital magazines	$54M	Western Technology Investment, Odyssey Investment Partners ... & 9 others	56/100
5th	Texture 2009, Menlo Park (United States), Acquired	SaaS-driven platform offering digital newsstand	$130M	Conde Nast, TimeInc & 4 others	49/100
6th	w2news 2019, Khulna (Bangladesh), Unfunded	App-based platform aggregating newspapers and magazines in a digital format	-	-	45/100
7th	FUJISAN MAGAZINE SERVICE 2002, Shibuya (Japan), Public	Digital newsstand for reading magazines	-	-	45/100
8th	Our Media Ltd Bristol (United Kingdom), Unfunded	Retailer of magazine subscriptions across various special interest content categories	-	-	44/100
9th	hube 2018, Rio De Janeiro (Brazil), Unfunded	App-based digital newsstand for magazines	-	-	43/100
10th	News Media Lists 2017, Bankstown (Australia), Unfunded	App-based platform aggregating newspapers and magazines in a digital format	-	-	42/100
21st	Pulse 2010, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Digital newsstands for magazines and newspapers	$10M	Lerer Hippeau, Greycroft & 5 others	37/100