WEBook - About the company
WEBook is a deadpooled company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2007 by Farrukh Bandey and Itai Kohavi. It operates as an A collaborative book-writing website. WEBook has raised $5M in funding. The company has 675 active competitors, including 31 funded and 27 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Pratilipi, Wattpad and Inkitt.
Company Details
WEbook is an online community for writers to share work, and give and receive feedback from other writers and readers. It hosts a variety of content - fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays are its four categories. Users can rate the projects posted, and the most highly rated titles are published by WEbook. The WEbook contract offers authors 85% royalty rates, and the ability to price their own content. The company covers everything from cover design to POD and marketing.
- Website
- webook.com
- Social
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2007
Location
New York City, United States
Stage
Deadpooled
Total Funding
$5M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
5th among 675 active competitors
Employee Count
9 as on Apr 30, 2026
Legal entities associated with WEBook
WEBook is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
WEbook, Inc. CIN: 208214411 , United States, Active | Jan 02, 2007 | - | 8 (As on Dec 31, 2010) | - |
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WEBook's funding and investors
WEBook has raised a total funding of $5M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 01, 2007. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Sep 17, 2008 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. WEBook has 2 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of WEBook:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 17, 2008 | 8053939 | Series A | 1732768 | 2755258 | 1418526 | 1927784 |
May 01, 2007 | 1474682 | Seed | 1032361 | 9240337 | 6311973 | 2701637 |
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WEBook's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of WEBook are Farrukh Bandey and Itai Kohavi.
Here are the details of WEBook's key team members:
- Farrukh Bandey: Co-Founder of WEBook and founder of 2 other companies, Kafu Games and HalaYalla. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Itai Kohavi: Founder and ex-CEO of WEBook. Contact Info: 1 email address
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WEBook's employee count trend
WEBook has 9 employees as of Apr 26. Here is WEBook's employee count trend over the years:
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WEBook's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of WEBook include Pratilipi, Wattpad and Inkitt. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of WEBook, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Online self-publishing and storytelling platform offering digital literature in multiple languages | $97M | 81/100 | ||
2nd | Platform for users to read, write, and share original stories | $118M | 74/100 | ||
3rd | Inkitt 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series C | AI-based self-publishing platform for writers | $117M | 63/100 | |
4th | Provider of platform for children to learn creative writing and publish | $1.5M | 60/100 | ||
5th | WEBook 2007, New York City (United States), Deadpooled | A collaborative book-writing website | $5M | 59/100 | |
6th |  Blurb 2005, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Self-publishing platform empowering creators to design, publish, and sell books | $23.7M | 55/100 | |
7th | Lulu 2002, Morrisville (United States), Unfunded | Self-publishing platform for indie authors | - | - | 55/100 |
8th | MatruBharti 2015, Ahmedabad (India), Seed | App-based self-publishing platform in vernacular languages | $1M | 55/100 | |
9th | Pronoun 2009, New York City (United States), Acquired | A digital book publishing platform | $11.3M | 49/100 | |
10th | Juggernaut 2015, Delhi (India), Series A | Mobile-first publishing platform for authors | $5.23M | 47/100 |
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WEBook's Investments and acquisitions
WEBook has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to WEBook
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News related to WEBook
Media has covered WEBook for a total of 3 events in the last 1 year.
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Webout Secures €1.65 Million Seed Funding from JIC Ventures for US ExpansionGlobal Fintech Series•May 27, 2026•JIC, Slovenska, WEBook
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WEbook Raises $5 Million In Latest Round of Funding – TechCrunchTechCrunch+•Sep 17, 2008•WEBook, Greylock Partners, Vertex Ventures
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