14. BuzzFeed $200.0M
Round: Series F
Description: In 2015, BuzzFeed raised $200.0M in Series F funding from investors that included NBCUniversal. BuzzFeed is a cross-platform digital media company delivering news and entertainment content to a global audience. BuzzFeed was founded by John Johnson and Jonah Peretti in 2006. As of 12/24/2019, BuzzFeed has raised a total of $496.3M in reported equity funding.
Date of funding: 2015
Industry: Digital Entertainment, Internet, Journalism, News, Publishing, Social, Social News, Video
Founders: John Johnson, Jonah Peretti
Founding year: 2006
Total equity funding raised: $496.3M

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