Business Insider

company

About

Business Insider is an online platform that offers the latest business, celebrity, and technology news.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series Unknown
Last Funding Money Raised
$12M
Industries
Digital Media,News,Publishing
Founded date
May 1, 2007
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Insider Inc.
Also Known As
Times Internet Limited,Insider Inc.

Business Insider is an online platform that offers the latest business, celebrity, and technology news across America. The platform also covers technology, finance, politics, strategy, life, sports, and more. The site also provides and analyzes business news and acts as an aggregator of top news stories from around the web. It also offers in-depth insight, data and analysis of the digital landscape, from e-commerce and payments to the Internet of Things and fintech.

Business Insider was founded by Kevin Ryan and Henry Blodget in May 2007 and is based in New York, United States.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
7
$55.60M
Business Insider has raised a total of $55.60M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 29, 2015 from a Series Unknown round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jan 29, 2015 Series Unknown $25M 3 Axel Springer Digital Ventures Detail
Mar 5, 2014 Series Unknown $12M 4 Detail
Apr 7, 2013 Series Unknown $5M 3 Bezos Expeditions Detail
Sep 22, 2011 Series Unknown $7M 5 IVP Detail
Jul 28, 2010 Series D $3M 6 Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
3
0
Business Insider has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jan 27, 2022, when Nala raised $10M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Jan 27, 2022 Nala
Seed $10M Banking
Aug 7, 2020 Sardine
Seed Cryptocurrency
Jan 21, 2017 Bud
Seed Banking

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
41
Business Insider has 41 current employee profiles, including Employee Dan Whateley
Employee
Employee
Executive
Employee
Employee

Acquisition

Business Insider has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Morning Brew on Oct 30, 2020. They acquired Morning Brew for $75M.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Oct 30, 2020 Morning Brew
Email Marketing acquisition $ 75M Detail