Spirited Media
Great Falls, US · Founded 2014 · Delaware corporation
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Spirited Media operated local news websites—Billy Penn in Philadelphia, The Incline in Pittsburgh, and Denverite in Denver—before selling the businesses in 2019. It was a U.S. digital local news media company.
Founders & leadership
Spirited Media was founded in 2014 by Jim Brady.
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Jim BradyCEOJim Brady held leadership roles across digital and traditional journalism, including executive editor of washingtonpost.com, editor in chief of Digital First Media, and head of news and sports for AOL, before serving as CEO of Spirited Media, a digital local news company that operated Billy Penn, The Incline, and Denverite prior to its 2019 sale. He subsequently became vice president of journalism at Knight Foundation, where he oversaw a journalism grant portfolio and helped develop the strategic framework for Press Forward, a $500 million local news revitalization initiative.
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Joan BradyExecutive
Board
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Joanne LipmanBoard director
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$6.3M disclosed across 3 rounds · 2016–2017
▶$872.2KraisedNov 2017 · 7 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$872.2KraisedNov 2017 · 7 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Gordon CrovitzDirector
- Joan BradyExecutive Officer
- James M BradyExecutive Officer, Director
- Joanne LipmanDirector
- Offering amount
- $872.2K
- Amount sold
- $872.2K
- First sale
- Mar 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$2.8MraisedNov 2017 · 8 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$2.8MraisedNov 2017 · 8 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Joanne LipmanDirector
- Joan BradyExecutive Officer
- Gordon CrovitzDirector
- James M BradyExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $4M
- Amount sold
- $2.8M
- First sale
- Oct 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$2.6MraisedApr 2016 · 3 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$2.6MraisedApr 2016 · 3 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Joan BradyExecutive Officer
- Joanne LipmanDirector
- James M BradyExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $2.6M
- Amount sold
- $2.6M
- First sale
- Mar 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2014
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Spirited Media do?
- Spirited Media operated local news websites—Billy Penn in Philadelphia, The Incline in Pittsburgh, and Denverite in Denver—before selling the businesses in 2019. It was a U.S. digital local news media company.
- Who founded Spirited Media?
- Spirited Media was founded by Jim Brady in 2014.
- How much funding has Spirited Media raised?
- Spirited Media has disclosed $6.3M raised across 3 rounds.
- Where is Spirited Media headquartered?
- Spirited Media is headquartered in Great Falls, US.