theSkimm

theSkimm

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theSkimm is a digital media company, dedicated to succinctly giving women the information they need to make confident decisions. We’ve made it our mission to help you live smarter.

Everyday we’re breaking down the news, trends, policies, and politics that impact women so that they can navigate their daily lives and futures – from managing their paychecks to casting their ballots – with confidence. We provide our dedicated audience of millions with reliable, non-partisan information, informing and empowering them while fitting into their daily routines.

Since disrupting the media landscape and defining a new category over a decade ago, theSkimm has become a trusted source for its audience of millions by seamlessly integrating into their existing routines, fundamentally changing the way they consume news and make decisions. Today theSkimm ecosystem includes the Daily Skimm, the Daily Skimm: Weekend, Skimm Money and Skimm Your Life newsletters, B2B marketer’s newsletter The SKM Report, the “9 to 5ish with theSkimm” podcast, and theSkimm mobile app. theSkimm also houses Skimm Studios which creates innovative in-house video and audio content, and our in-house creative agency SKM Lab, which conceptualizes, develops, and produces innovative solutions and content for brands to engage with generations of informed women. theSkimm’s first book, How to Skimm Your Life, debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list. Through Skimm Impact, theSkimm's purpose-driven platform, the company is dedicated to creating change for women. We are proud to support get-out-the-vote efforts with Skimm Your Ballot, which has spurred over 2 million voting-related actions across the last four election cycles. We have mobilized hundreds of companies to join our #ShowUsYourLeave movement, which has created transparency and pushed for progress for Paid Family Leave in the U.S. And we’re empowering women to take agency of their lives and control of their futures through our State of Women initiative, grounded in a study conducted by The Harris Poll.

theSkimm (theSkimm, Inc.) is a privately held company co-founded by Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg. theSkimm’s investors include GV (formerly Google Ventures), Disney, RRE Ventures, Homebrew Ventures, and more.

theSkimm is a nonpartisan media organization and does not adhere to, advocate or take money from any political party.

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Industries

Publishing, Information Services, News, Mobile Apps, Fashion, Politics

Founded

2011

Employees

101-250

Headquarters locations

New York, New York, United States, North America

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theSkimm headquartered in New York, New York, United States, North America, operates in the Publishing, Information Services, News, Mobile Apps, Fashion, Politics sector. The company focuses on Publishing and has secured $6.1B in funding across 216 round(s). With a team of 101-250 employees, theSkimm is actively contributing to advancements in Publishing. Their latest funding round, Seed Round - theSkimm, raised $1.6M. Discover more about their projects, partnerships, and impact on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Carly Zakin

Carly Zakin

Co-Founder

imagePlace Danielle Weisberg

Danielle Weisberg

Co-Founder & Co-CEO

imagePlace Sam Goertler

Sam Goertler

Director of Product Management

imagePlace Keeley Patterson

Keeley Patterson

SVP, Sales Strategy & Operation

Funding Rounds

Funding rounds

9

Investors

8

Lead Investors

0

Total Funding Amount

$28.4M

Details

7

theSkimm has raised a total of $28.4M in funding over 7 rounds.

Announcement dateTransaction nameNumber of InvestorsMoney raisedLead Investor
2016Early Stage Venture8.0M
2012Seed60.0K
2014Early Stage Venture6.3M
2014Seed1.6M

Investors

theSkimm is funded by 26 investors.

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundPartners
theSkimm-FUNDING ROUND - theSkimm6.3M
Chelsea Handler-FUNDING ROUND - Chelsea Handler6.3M
theSkimm-FUNDING ROUND - theSkimm1.6M
Shervin Pishevar-FUNDING ROUND - Shervin Pishevar1.6M

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