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NewsCred
Marketing · New York City, United States · Founded 2008
Leading enterprise content marketing MoreLess
NewsCred, a content marketing platform, was founded in 2007 by Shafqat Islam, Iraj Islam, and Asif Rahman. The company, which later rebranded as Welcome, was acquired by Optimizely in 2021.
The founders, with their roots in Bangladesh, embarked on a journey to create a global company. Their background in technology and business helped them to build a platform that catered to the needs of marketers.
NewsCred's business model revolved around providing a comprehensive content marketing platform for enterprises. This platform enabled businesses to manage their content lifecycle, from creation and collaboration to distribution and analytics. The company served a wide range of clients, including major brands and media companies, helping them to scale their content marketing efforts. The platform's key features included a content marketplace, workflow management tools, and performance analytics.
Keywords: content marketing, content lifecycle management, content distribution, content analytics, enterprise software, marketing technology, digital marketing, content strategy, brand and media, workflow management
Company overview
NewsCred company information
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- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- New York City, United States
- Employees
- 39
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 67.0
- Investment activity
- 1 companies · latest Oct 2012
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Valuation & funding
NewsCred funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARLY VCOther financing | Jul 2019 | $20M | $80M | Dentsu · Escalate Capital Partners · InterWest Partners | — |
| EARLY VCOther financing | Jun 2016 | $0 | — | Undisclosed | — |
| LATE VCOther financing | Sep 2015 | $42M | $168M | IA Ventures · Lerer Ventures · Mayfield · InterWest Partners | — |
| SERIES COther financing | Jan 2014 | $25M | $100M | Undisclosed | — |
| SERIES BOther financing | Mar 2013 | $15M | $60M | Undisclosed | — |
| DEBTDebt | Oct 2012 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| SERIES AOther financing | Nov 2011 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| SEEDOther financing | Sep 2010 | Undisclosed | — |
Growth signals
NewsCred website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for NewsCred is 510 monthly website visits, down 35.4% over the last three months. NewsCred's team declined 4.9% over the past year.
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