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Who invested in Newsle?
Newsle's investors include Transmedia Capital, Maveron, Advance Publications, SV Angel and DFJ, and 4 more on record.
2013
$600KSeed$1.6MSeries A$1.8MSeries A$200KSeries AUnited States · Series A startup
Who invested in Newsle
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$4.3Mraised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources
$600KSeed$1.6MSeries A$1.8MSeries A$200KSeries A
- Latest round
- Series A, $200KNov 2013
- Biggest round
- $1.8MSeries A · Oct 2013
- Investors
- 9
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $600K Feb 2012
- Biggest round
- $1.8M Series A · Oct 2013
- Usual gap between rounds
- 15 months the median of 2
The rounds
- Nov 2013Series A$200K3 new3 returning
DFJ
Maveron
Transmedia Capital- Advance Publications
- Launny Steffens
- Rockwell Schnabel
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale Mar 2013
- Oct 2013Series A$1.8M2 new1 returning
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale Mar 2013
- Jun 2013
- Feb 2012
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.
- Axel HansenExecutive Officer, Directori
- Jonah VaronExecutive Officer, Directori
On the board, as filediKenneth LererWhitney Shaw
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Seed2012Series A2013Series A2013Series A2013Transmedia CapitalMaveronAdvance Publications
SV AngelDFJ
Bloomberg BetaLerer VenturesLaunny SteffensRockwell Schnabel
Transmedia CapitalMaveronAdvance PublicationsSV AngelDFJBloomberg BetaLerer VenturesLaunny SteffensRockwell SchnabelThe exit
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.
Everyone who backed them
Advance PublicationsGrowth equity2rounds
Lerer VenturesVC firm1round
Launny Steffensno record of our own yet1round
Rockwell Schnabelno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Newsle as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Newsle
How much has Newsle raised?
Newsle has raised $4.3M across 4 rounds since 2012.
When did Newsle last raise?
Newsle's most recent round was a Series A of $200K in Nov 2013.
What was Newsle's biggest round?
Newsle's largest round on record is $1.8M (Series A), in Oct 2013.
Who backed Newsle first?
Newsle's first round on record, in Feb 2012, was backed by SV Angel and Lerer Ventures.
What stage is Newsle at?
Newsle's latest named round is a Series A, in Nov 2013.
Where is Newsle based?
Newsle is based in the United States.
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