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Flipboard

Consumer Services · Palo Alto, United States · Founded 2010

Flipboard is a developer of a mobile social magazine platform used to collect and share news articles from various news sources MoreLess

Flipboard is a digital platform that aggregates news and other content from various sources, presenting it in a magazine-style format for easy consumption. It operates in the digital media market, serving a diverse range of clients including everyday consumers, news enthusiasts, and professionals who want to stay updated on various topics.

The business model of Flipboard is primarily based on advertising. It collects content from different publishers, organizes it into various categories, and presents it to users in a visually appealing and easy-to-read format. Advertisers pay to have their ads displayed within these digital magazines, providing a steady stream of revenue for the company.

Flipboard also offers a premium subscription service, Flipboard Pro, which allows users to curate their own digital magazines without ads. This subscription service is another revenue stream for the company.

In terms of market operation, Flipboard competes with other news aggregation services, but sets itself apart with its unique, magazine-like user interface and its ability to personalize content based on user preferences.

In summary, Flipboard is a digital media company that aggregates content from various sources, presents it in a user-friendly format, and monetizes through advertising and premium subscriptions.

Keywords: Digital Media, News Aggregation, Advertising, Premium Subscriptions, User-Friendly Interface, Personalized Content, Magazine-Style Format, Diverse Clientele, Content Curation, Competitive Market.

Talent graph

Flipboard's talent

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Team profiled 85 named & role-tagged
Founders Hidden — book a demo/100 quality score
Key operators 4 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
Potential founders Hidden — book a demo likely future founders
Startup mafia Hidden — book a demo alumni-founded startups
Talent movements Hidden — book a demo in · Hidden — book a demo out past 12 months

Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.

Investors

5 investors on Flipboard's cap table

Sourced from Dealroom's funding history. Investor profile links are shown where available.

Series A 3 investors entered at this stage
Series B+ 2 investors entered at this stage
Rizvi Traverse Management
JPMorgan Chase & Co

Global footprint

Where Flipboard has talent and traffic

Workforce by country
14 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States54.4%
🇨🇳 China10.3%
🇨🇦 Canada7.3%
🇮🇳 India7.3%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom4.4%
Top 5 of 14 shown

Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Flipboard

An AI-synthesized read of the highest-engagement posts about Flipboard on X over the past 7 days. We rank by likes & retweets, ignore corporate channels, and surface the themes that broke out from real people.

Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…

Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour

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