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StumbleUpon
Discovery engine that finds and recommends personalized web content to its users
About StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon is a web discovery platform that helps users find and share content tailored to their interests. Operating in the social networking and digital marketing space, StumbleUpon serves a diverse range of clients, including individual users looking for personalized content and businesses seeking targeted advertising opportunities. The platform allows users to rate, recommend, and share content, creating a personalized web experience. StumbleUpon generates revenue through advertising and marketing services, offering businesses the ability to reach specific audiences on both mobile and desktop devices. By leveraging user data and preferences, StumbleUpon ensures that users are consistently presented with content that aligns with their interests, enhancing user engagement and satisfaction.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2001
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 62.3/100
- Industry
- Media
- Sub-industry
- Content production
- Sector
- eCommerce & Marketplaces, Advertising, Entertainment, Search Engine, Social Network
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce
- Client focus
- b2c
- Investment activity
- 1 company, latest Sep 2013
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Knowledge graph
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Mar 2011 | $17M | $68M | DAG Ventures · Garrett Camp · Accel · August Capital | — |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Apr 2009 | — | — | SV Angel · Garrett Camp · August Capital · Sherpalo Ventures | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for StumbleUpon is 120K monthly website visits, down 7.7% over the last three months.
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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.
Seed4 investors entered at this stage
Brad O'Neill
First Round Capital
Ram Shriram
Ron Conway
Series A6 investors entered at this stage
SV Angel
Garrett Camp
August Capital
Sherpalo Ventures
Accel
DAG Ventures
Other known investors2 additional known investors
eBay
Mitch Kapor
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
Market sentiment
An AI-synthesised read of the highest-engagement posts about StumbleUpon on X, ranked by likes and reposts, corporate channels excluded.
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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