Latest round

Series E

Last raised

Jul 2014

Total raised

$96M

Investors

11

About BuzzFeed

, is a technology and media company that provides multimedia content on the web. The company was founded by its CEO Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III. In 2020, BuzzFeed acquired HuffPost. BuzzFeed, Inc. provides online quizzes, listicles, podcasts, and pop culture articles, and also offers news coverage on a variety of topics ranging from politics, do-it-yourself to animals, and businesses. The company operates through a network of cross-platform brands that work together to provide free content to its users. The brands are BuzzFeed Originals, (articles, lists, quizzes, and videos); BuzzFeed Media Brands (Nifty, Goodful, As/Is) and Tasty (social food network); BuzzFeed Studios, (original content creation platform); and BuzzFeed News and HuffPost, (reporting and investigative journalism). The company's portfolio also includes BuzzFeed Commerce, that develops products and experiences for its users and licenses the overall BuzzFeed’s contents and creates strategic partnerships with other publication. BuzzFeed generates revenue by displaying ads, affiliate marketing, native and podcast advertising, and the distribution of its digital and physical products.

Who invested in BuzzFeed

11 investors across 5 rounds

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Funding rounds

  1. Series E

    Jul 28, 2014

    Amount

    $50M

    Investors

    Locked

  2. Series D

    Dec 19, 2012

    Amount

    $19M

    Investors

    Locked

  3. Series C

    Dec 23, 2011

    Amount

    $16M

    Investors

    Locked

  4. Series B

    May 3, 2010

    Amount

    $8M

    Investors

    Locked

  5. Series A

    Jun 25, 2008

    Amount

    $3.5M

    Investors

    Locked

Questions about BuzzFeed

Who invested in BuzzFeed?

BuzzFeed has 11 investors on record across 5 venture rounds. Sign up free to see every VC on the cap table and the rounds they joined.

How much funding has BuzzFeed raised?

BuzzFeed has raised 5 venture rounds. Sign up free to see how much each round raised and the total.

When did BuzzFeed last raise money?

BuzzFeed's most recent round on record is a Series E, in Jul 2014.

What does BuzzFeed do?

, is a technology and media company that provides multimedia content on the web.

Where is BuzzFeed headquartered?

BuzzFeed is headquartered in New York, US.

Which VCs invest in companies like BuzzFeed?

Among active investors with capital left to deploy, Founders Fund, Accel, Thrive Capital and Kleiner Perkins back media companies at BuzzFeed's stage. Their profiles are linked below.

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