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SmartNews, Inc.

610 employees

SmartNews is a news app that helps users find quality news beyond the filter bubble.

Basic info

Industry

software development

Sectors

Artificial Intelligence
Mobile News
Media and Entertainment
Mobile
Journalism
News
Mobile App Development
Ad Network
Machine Learning
Apps
Data Science

Date founded

2012

Funding rounds raised

Total raised

$230M

from 20 investors over 20 rounds

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SmartNews, Inc. raised $230M on September 15, 2021

Investors: SMBCベンチャーキャピタル(株), ACA Inc., Princeville Capital, Yamauchi-No.10 Family Office and Woodline Partners LP

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SmartNews, Inc. raised $92M on November 18, 2019

Investors: ACA Inc., Globis Capital Partners and D.A.Consortium Inc.

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SmartNews, Inc. raised $38M on July 7, 2016

Investors: SMBCベンチャーキャピタル(株) and Development Bank of Japan Inc.

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SmartNews, Inc. raised $10M on March 30, 2015

Investors: Social Venture Partners, Globis Capital Partners, GREE and Atomico

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SmartNews, Inc. raised $36M on August 7, 2014

Investors: Atomico, Globis Capital Partners, Social Venture Partners and GREE

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SmartNews, Inc. raised $4.3M on August 14, 2013

Investors: Globis Capital Partners and Social Starts

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