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BuzzFeed

NASDAQ: BZFD

New York, US · Delaware corporation · 5 known investors

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BuzzFeed is a digital media company that produces entertainment, news, and content across pop culture, food, and commerce for online audiences. The company operates multiple brands and platforms including BuzzFeed, HuffPost, and Tasty, with recent expansions into social media and AI-driven content experiences.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment@BuzzFeedLATAM

Founders & leadership

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Jonah PerettiDirector and President of AI
PK
Patrick KerinsDirector
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Mark FracktExecutive Officer
SE
Scott EnglishDirector
WP
Will PorteousDirector
GC
Greg ColemanExecutive Officer, Director
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John Johnson IIIDirector
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Allison LucasExecutive Officer
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Chris DixonDirector
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Kenneth LererDirector
EH
Eric HippeauDirector

Investors · 5

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M
Lerer HippeauNew York · $1M – $5Mvia Eric Hippeau · board
Velvet Sea VenturesWest Palm Beach
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)reportedMenlo Park · $200K – $40Mvia Patrick Kerins · board
RRE Venturesreported · 2 sourcesNew York · $5M – $15Mvia Will Porteous · board

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements
▶$200MraisedNov 2016 · 1 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
NBCUniversal has invested another $200M in BuzzFeedtechcrunch.com · Nov 2016OMG Digital, the “BuzzFeed of Africa,” raises a seed round of $1.1Mtechcrunch.com · Jun 2017
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Ken LererDirector
  • Mark FracktExecutive Officer
  • Greg ColemanExecutive Officer, Director
  • Chris DixonDirector
  • Allison LucasExecutive Officer
  • Patrick KerinsDirector
  • John Johnson IIIDirector
  • Jonah PerettiExecutive Officer, Director
  • Will PorteousDirector
  • Eric HippeauDirector
  • Scott EnglishDirector
Offering amount
$200M
Amount sold
$200M
First sale
Nov 2016
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$200MraisedSep 2015 · 1 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
NBCUniversal poised to make big investments in BuzzFeed and Vox Mediarecode.net · Jul 2015
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Jonah PerettiExecutive Officer, Director
  • John Johnson IIIDirector
  • Eric HippeauDirector
  • Gregory ColemanExecutive Officer, Director
  • Chris DixonDirector
  • Allison LucasExecutive Officer
  • Kenneth LererDirector
  • Patrick KerinsDirector
  • Will PorteousDirector
  • Scott EnglishDirector
  • Mark FracktExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$300M
Amount sold
$200M
First sale
Sep 2015
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$251.5KraisedFeb 2015 · 10 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Chris DixonDirector
  • Kenneth LererDirector
  • Patrick KerinsDirector
  • Mark FracktExecutive Officer
  • Scott EnglishDirector
  • Will PorteousDirector
  • Greg ColemanExecutive Officer, Director
  • John Johnson IIIDirector
  • Allison LucasExecutive Officer
  • Jonah PerettiExecutive Officer, Director
  • Eric HippeauDirector
Offering amount
$251.5K
Amount sold
$251.5K
First sale
Feb 2015
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

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