When was Rappler founded?

Rappler was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is Rappler located?

Rappler is headquartered in Manila, Philippines.

How many employees does Rappler have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Rappler is 228.

Is Rappler a funded company?

Rappler is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on May 14, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Rappler?

Rappler's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Nov 04, 2015, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Rappler rank among its competitors?

Rappler ranks 23rd amongst 755 active competitors, of which 32 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Spectee, which secured $10M in Oct, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of Rappler?

Rappler's top competitors include Yandex, Wordpress and Koo. Among them, Spectee secured the most recent funding round in October, 2023.

Rappler - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Created in 2012, Rappler is an all-digital social news network that uses technology and crowdsourcing techniques. It has a patented Mood Meter (which tracks the emotions elicited by its stories), Mood Navigator (acts as the aggregator), and a mapping tool called Reach that shows how stories move through the community. More than just another reaction button, the Mood Meter is a crowdsourcing initiative that provides better insight into how emotions affect the way people think and act. Users can filter stories by emotions.

Website: www.rappler.com/
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Founded Year

2012

Location

Manila, Philippines

Stage

Series A

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Nov 04, 2015, $*****

Investors

North Base Media & 2 more

Ranked

23^rd among 755 active competitors

Employee Count

228 as on Aug 31, 2026

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Rappler has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 14, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Nov 04, 2015 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Rappler has 3 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Rappler:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 04, 2015	2871929	Series A	6228267	3131504	6968896	9640642
May 14, 2015	1165010	Seed	4521945	5601027	6352209	North Base Media

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The founders of Rappler is Maria Ressa.

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

Maria Ressa: Founder & CEO of Rappler.

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Rappler's employee count trend

Rappler has 228 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Rappler's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Rappler include Yandex, Wordpress and Koo. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Rappler, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Yandex 2000, Moscow (Russia), Public	Blog focusing on music, market, video, and other related topics	-	Middleland Capital, Uber & 10 others	67/100
2nd	Wordpress 2005, United States, Public	Provider of website hosting, domain name registration, and website building	$28K	Orange, 8200 EISP & 11 others	65/100
3rd	Koo 2015, Bengaluru (India), Deadpooled	Vernacular-based microblogging social platform	$70M	3one4 Capital, Tiger Global Management & 98 others	59/100
4th	Odyssey 2009, Indianapolis (United States), Series C	Crowdsourced social content platform	$69.6M	Hyde Park Venture Partners, Charmides Capital ... & 4 others	57/100
5th	Spectee 2014, Tokyo (Japan), Series C	Real time photos and video distribution platform	$16.7M	Dai-Ichi Life, NTT DATA & 12 others	52/100
6th	Posterous 2008, San Francisco (United States), Acqui-Hired	Online blogging platform for users	$10.1M	Redpoint Ventures, Icon Ventures & 15 others	45/100
7th	Typepad 2003, Tokyo (Japan), Funding Raised	Platform to publish blogs	-	Crescera Capital	45/100
8th	Blogspace 2020, Unfunded	Mobile blogging platform	-	-	43/100
9th	HubPages 2006, Seattle (United States), Acquired	Online community platform for content creators	$8M	Storm Ventures, HWVP	43/100
10th	Writing.Com 1997, United States, Unfunded	Digital platform for writing blogs	-	-	41/100
23rd	Rappler 2012, Manila (Philippines), Series A	Social News Network	-	North Base Media, Omidyar Network & 1 others	36/100