StarNews - About the company
StarNews is a seed company based in Los Angeles (United States), founded in 2017 by Guy Kamgaing. It operates as a Provider of content delivery network solutions. StarNews has raised $7.75M in funding from Janngo. The company has 3 active competitors, including 2 that are funded. Its top competitors are Zlick and Blink.
Company Details
Provider of content delivery network solutions. It provides various channels based on genres like celebrity, comedy, sports, and more. Users can access these channels through USSD, SMS, web, and more.
- Website
- starnewsmobile.com
- Email ID
- *****@starnewsmobile.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2017
Location
Los Angeles, United States
Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$7.75M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
1st among 3 active competitors
Employee Count
31 as on Sep 30, 2026
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StarNews's funding and investors
StarNews has raised a total funding of $7.75M over 5 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Oct 31, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. StarNews has 6 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of StarNews:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 31, 2023 | 6951194 | Seed | 2491666 | 9265714 | 6688134 | 1555664 |
Dec 11, 2020 | 3994636 | Seed | 7599478 | 2854267 | 8316088 | |
Jul 19, 2019 | 2325401 | Seed | 6329439 | 6365060 | 8617148 |
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StarNews' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of StarNews is Guy Kamgaing. Guy Kamgaing is the CEO of StarNews.
Here are the details of StarNews' key team members:
- Guy Kamgaing: Founder & CEO of StarNews.
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StarNews' employee count trend
StarNews has 31 employees as of Sep 26. Here is StarNews's employee count trend over the years:
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StarNews's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of StarNews include Zlick and Blink. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of StarNews, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | StarNews 2017, Los Angeles (United States), Seed | Provider of content delivery network solutions | $7.75M | 46/100 | |
2nd | Zlick 2016, London (United Kingdom), Seed | Micropayments for the web content | $880K | 33/100 | |
3rd | Blink 2018, Palo Alto (United States), Funding Raised | Provider of content marketplace platform | - | 23/100 |
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StarNews's Investments and acquisitions
StarNews has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to StarNews
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Ivory Coast’s StarNews Mobile secured $3 M funding from French football players, othersIncubees•Dec 21, 2023•StarNews
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StarNews Mobile, based in the Ivory Coast, has received $3 million in fundingTechgist Africa•Nov 23, 2023•StarNews, Janngo
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French soccer players back African mobile video network StarNews Mobile in $3M roundTechCrunch+•Oct 31, 2023•Janngo, StarNews, LoftyInc Capital Management, Expert DOJO
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StarNews Mobile Adds Zaré Baghdasarian to Leadership Team as Acting COOIndianWeb2•Sep 07, 2021•StarNews
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StarNews Mobile and Culture Genesis Announce Partnership to Bring All Def Media to AfricaBusiness Wire•Jul 13, 2021•StarNews, Culture Genesis
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StarNews Mobile ties up with Orange for VoD contentTelecompaper•Jun 09, 2021•StarNews, Orange Business, Orange
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StarNews Mobile Inks Deal with Sony Music Entertainment in AfricaGlobeNewswire•Dec 21, 2020•StarNews, Sony Music, StarNews
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African startup StarNews Mobile secures first funding from Investisseurs & PartenairesAfrica Business Communities•Dec 15, 2020•StarNews, Investisseurs & Partenaires
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Ivory Coast-based StarNews Mobile raises $1.8m pre-Series A fundingDisrupt Africa•Dec 15, 2020•StarNews, Investisseurs & Partenaires, Expert DOJO
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