Who founded Blinkist?

Blinkist was founded by Holger Seim.

Who are Blinkist's investors?

Blinkist's investors include Greycroft, HDS Capital, Left Lane Capital, Headline, IBB Ventures, Insight Partners, Ventures.eu.

Blinkist

145 employees on LinkedIn · 8 known investors

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Blinkist transforms nonfiction books into 15-minute audio and text summaries called "Blinks" for busy professionals and learners. The platform distills insights from over 7,500 bestselling books across psychology, management, philosophy, and other categories.

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Founders & leadership

Holger Seim Founder · CEOHolger Seim co-founded Blinkist, a platform that provides book summaries in audio and text formats. The company serves millions of users and offers a B2B product for corporate training.

Niklas JansenFounder

Sebastian KleinFounder

Tobias BallingFounder

Investors · 8

Greycroftlisted by GreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M

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HDS Capitallisted by HDS CapitalNew York City

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Left Lane Capitallisted by Left Lane CapitalNew York · $5M – $75M

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HeadlinereportedSan Francisco · $1M – $50M

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IBB VenturesreportedBerlin · $108K – $3.2M

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Insight PartnersreportedNew York · $120M – $350M

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Ventures.eureportedLisbon

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Also in the syndicate · 1

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Funding

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Undisclosed amountSeries CJun 2018
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Related companies · 3

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AudibleAudible produces and distributes audio entertainment, including Audible Originals, audiobooks, and podcasts created with storytellers worldwide for its global base of listeners. The company operates in the audio media and entertainment category.

LitchartsLitCharts provides literature and poetry study guides covering summaries, themes, character analysis, literary terms, and modern-English Shakespeare translations for over 3,000 titles. It serves students, teachers, parents, and book club readers, and offers AI-powered study and teaching tools alongside its guides.

Companies working in the same space as Blinkist.

In the news

Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · May 2023

Blinkist raises $18.8M for its condensed reading platform for non-fiction books | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Jun 2018

Frequently asked questions

What does Blinkist do?: Blinkist transforms nonfiction books into 15-minute audio and text summaries called "Blinks" for busy professionals and learners. The platform distills insights from over 7,500 bestselling books across psychology, management, philosophy, and other categories.
Who founded Blinkist?: Blinkist was founded by Holger Seim.
Who are Blinkist's investors?: Blinkist's investors include Greycroft, HDS Capital, Left Lane Capital, Headline, IBB Ventures, Insight Partners, Ventures.eu.