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Upworthy
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Upworthy
Internet
Social Media
Things that matter. Pass 'em on.
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Founded
2012
Raised
$12M
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Also headquartered in New York
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Alexa global traffic share
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Overview
Funding
2
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Latest funding
$8,000,000
Venture capital (Series A) - 2013
Catamount Ventures
Knight Foundation
$4,000,000
Venture capital - 2012
NEA
Team Size
20+
Employees
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Location
New York
,
United States
Headquarters
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Nieman Lab
Upworthy just laid off 31 people. The question remains why.
Publishing
Strategy
WIRED
Upworthy's Quest to Engineer Optimism for an Anxious Age
Adweek
Why Upworthy Was the Perfect Match for Facebook's Inspirational Branded Content
Advertising
Publishing
Nieman Lab
A year into its new original content strategy, Upworthy is focusing on do-good videos instead of clickbait
Publishing
BI Tech
Upworthy, the site that made clickbait popular, is going to use its viral data to make original stories
Business Insider
Upworthy co-founder Peter Koechley apologizes for the clickbait 'monster' his site unleashed on the internet
Forbes
Don't Blame Our Traffic Drop On Facebook, Says Upworthy
