Atlas Obscura catalogs unusual and obscure travel destinations via user-generated content.
Atlas Obscura is an online magazine and travel company that catalogs unusual and obscure travel destinations via user-generated content. The editorial articles comprise a mixture of features and news articles on topics including history, science, and food, in addition to travel and exploration, as well as hosting a collaborative, definitive guide to the world's most obscure places.Author Joshua Foer and documentary filmmaker and author Dylan Thuras founded it in 2009 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Announced Date | Round | Money Raised | Number of Investors | Lead Investors | Post Valuation | |
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Sep 10, 2019 | Series B | $20M | 1 | Airbnb | — | Detail |
Mar 2, 2016 | Seed | $2.50M | 1 | — | — | Detail |
Feb 24, 2015 | Seed | $2M | 1 | — | — | Detail |
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round |
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Airbnb | Yes | Series B |
The New York Times | — | Seed |