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.

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.

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Founders & leadership

Spirited Media was founded in 2014 by Jim Brady.

Jim Brady CEOJim 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.

Joan BradyExecutive

Board

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.