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BookClub
Helping teams create shared understanding around key ideas, and providing them with the common language to speak intelligently about the topic
About BookClub
BookClub is a platform that helps teams create a shared understanding of mission critical ideas and how to apply them. It provides curated content, discussion guides, and micro-learning tools to help teams learn, grow, and connect together. Through BookClub, teams can access expertly designed discussion guides, pick books that matter to their community, and even bring in the author to drive key ideas home. It also offers the ability to distribute full book copies in any format.
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What makes BookClub different is that it provides a unique experience for teams, with custom content created just for them. It also offers bite-sized pieces of books, which can be consumed quickly and still contain a huge amount of flavor and content. This helps teams learn more efficiently and effectively, and also helps them apply what they learn in their everyday lives.
BookClub makes a profit by charging for their services, such as expertly designed discussion guides, custom content creation, and book distribution. They also offer a subscription model for teams to access their library of books.
At a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2020
- Headquarters
- Salt Lake City, United States
- Employees
- 109
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 89.9/100
- Industry
- Media
- Sector
- eCommerce & Marketplaces, Edtech Related, horizontal marketplaces
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce
- Client focus
- b2c
- Investment activity
- 1 company, latest Feb 2022
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Latest news
Press, funding announcements and product moves mentioning BookClub.
Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Jun 2021 | $20M | $80M | Pelion Venture Partners · Maveron · Backstage Capital · Otis Chandler | ↗ |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Sep 2020 | $6M | $24M | Signal Peak Ventures · Maveron · Pelion Venture Partners · Michael Levinthal | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for BookClub is 2.2K monthly website visits, down 26.7% over the last three months. BookClub's team grew 12.4% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed5 investors entered at this stage
Maveron
Signal Peak Ventures
Pelion Venture Partners
Michael Levinthal
GSV
Series A3 investors entered at this stage
Backstage Capital- OCOtis Chandler
Aaron Rasmussen.
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
team presence
Market sentiment
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