Arsenic Magazine is a by-the-people, for-the-people, online lifestyle and culture magazine based in the Arts District.
Arsenic is a mobile-first, user-submission based platform. Its youth-driven, provocative lifestyle has given it incredible strength amongst millennials. It's been described as "Maxim for the Snapchat generation". ArsenicTV has higher daily viewership on Snapchat than E!, MTV2, ESPN2, CNN or Oxygen have on cable. At the current pace of growth, ArsenicTV viewership will be larger than MTV in less than 3 months. Instagram engagement is stronger than many legacy brands such as, Esquire, Maxim, Vice, Vanity Fair and People. Arsenic has a strong celebrity user-base, including Justin Bieber, Kevin Hart, Trey Songz, Calvin Harris, Skrillex, and Travis Barker.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Jan 22, 2018 | Seed | — | 1 | — | — | Detail |
Jul 1, 2016 | Seed | $3M | 1 | — | — | Detail |
Nov 15, 2015 | Seed | — | 2 | Outlander Fund I Archimedes | — | Detail |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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Outlander Fund I Archimedes | Yes | Seed |
BAM Ventures | — | Seed |
Crosscut Ventures | — | Seed |
Wavemaker Partners | — | Seed |