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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.

JBJim Brady
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.
JBJoan Brady
Joan BradyExecutive

Board

JL
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 · 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
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$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
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$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
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

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.