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ResearchGate
Social network for scientists offering tools and applications for researchers to interact and collaborate
About ResearchGate
ResearchGate operates as a comprehensive platform designed for the scientific community, enabling researchers to share their work, collaborate with peers, and gain visibility. The platform serves a diverse range of clients including scientists, academic institutions, and research organizations. Operating in the global scientific research market, ResearchGate facilitates the dissemination and discovery of scientific knowledge by providing access to over 135 million publication pages. The business model is primarily based on offering free membership to researchers while generating revenue through marketing solutions and recruitment services. Companies and institutions can advertise their brands and job openings to a targeted audience of scientists, thereby growing their impact within the scientific community. ResearchGate also provides tools for researchers to measure the impact of their work through detailed statistics on readership and citations.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2008
- Headquarters
- Rüdersdorf bei Berlin, Germany
- Employees
- 355
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 85.4/100
- Sub-industry
- Learning Tools and Resources
- Sector
- Edtech, Collaboration, Analytics, SaaS, Social, Social Media, Research, EIT Health, EIT Ecosystem
- Technology
- Mobile app
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce, SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b, b2c
Knowledge graph
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUPPORT PROGRAMOther financing | Jan 2019 | $0 | — | EIT Health | — |
| SERIES DOther financing | Mar 2017 | $53M | $211M | Benchmark · Goldman Sachs · Tenaya Capital · Founders Fund | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for ResearchGate is 88M monthly website visits, down 26.7% over the last three months. ResearchGate's team grew 10.2% 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.
Series A8 investors entered at this stage
Benchmark
Simon Levene
Accel- RDRolf Dienst
Michael Birch
Christian Vollmann
Founders Fund
David Sacks
Series B and later10 investors entered at this stage
Tenaya Capital
Thrive Capital
Dragoneer Investment Group
Bill Gates
Goldman Sachs
Xavier Niel- FGFour Rivers Group
Financière Agache
Wellcome Trust
Ashton Kutcher
Other known investors1 additional known investor
EIT Health
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Global footprint
team presence
Market sentiment
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