Business Insider

About

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

New York,New York,United States
10001 - max
http://www.businessinsider.com

Highlights

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	—

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

3

15

Business Insider is funded by 15 investors. Axel Springer Digital Ventures and Bezos Expeditions are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Axel Springer Digital Ventures	Yes	Series Unknown
Bezos Expeditions	Yes	Series Unknown
Employee Stock Option Fund	—	Series Unknown
Jeff Bezos	—	Series Unknown
Gordon Crovitz	—	Series Unknown
IVP	—	Series Unknown
RRE Ventures	—	Series Unknown
Allen & Company	—	Series Unknown
Andreessen Horowitz	—	Series Unknown
HuffPost	—	Series Unknown