Scribd

company

About

Scribd is an unlimited reading subscription that offers access to books, audiobooks, magazine articles, documents and more.

Details

Last Funding Type
Seed
Last Funding Money Raised
$40K
Industries
EBooks,File Sharing,News,Publishing,Social Media
Founded date
Mar 1, 2007
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Scribd Inc.
Also Known As
Nowigo Inc.

Scribd is the unlimited reading subscription that offers access to the best books, audiobooks, news and magazine articles, documents and more. Scribd's e-book subscription service is available on Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, as well as the Kindle Fire, Nook, and personal computers. Scribd brings together the best books, audiobooks, and journalism to help readers become their best selves. The company offers unlimited access to the best books, audiobooks, articles, documents, and more, all in one app.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
6
$105.75M
Scribd has raised a total of $105.75M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 25, 2019 from a Private Equity(PE) round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Nov 25, 2019 Private Equity(PE) $58M 1 Spectrum Equity Detail
Jan 2, 2015 Series D $22M 4 Khosla Ventures Detail
Jan 18, 2011 Series C $13M 6 MLC Australia
SVB Capital
Detail
Dec 19, 2008 Series B $9M 3 CRV Detail
Jun 5, 2007 Series A $3.71M 6 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
5
14
Scribd is funded by 14 investors. Spectrum Equity and Khosla Ventures are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Spectrum Equity Yes Private Equity(PE)
Khosla Ventures Yes Series D
MLC Australia Yes Series C
SVB Capital Yes Series C
CRV Series D
Redpoint Series D
Silicon Valley Bank Series D
Summit Action Series C
The Kinsey Hills Group Series C
Craig Sherman Series A

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
25
Scribd has 25 current employee profiles, including Executive Vijay Ragavan
Executive
Employee
Employee
Employee
Employee

Acquisition

Scribd has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Librify on Jun 24, 2015. They acquired Librify for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Jun 24, 2015 Librify
E-Commerce acquisition Detail
Communities acquisition Detail