# Distractify: Publishing, New York, United States

> Distractify: Distractify is a digital media company founded in 2013 that focuses on entertainment news, pop culture, celebrity stories, and social trend...

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# Distractify

Distractify is a digital media company founded in 2013 that focuses on entertainment news, pop culture, celebrity stories, and social trend analysis.

Funding reported Last round: Series A

Publishing New York, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2013 13 years old
- **Team:** 13 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** $7.0M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series A Jun 2014

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Distractify has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Distractify

Distractify is a digital media company founded in 2013 that focuses on entertainment news, pop culture, celebrity stories, and social trend analysis.

It caters primarily to a younger audience, including Gen Z and Millennials, who are interested in viral and culturally relevant content. The company is owned by Engrost, Inc. and is headquartered in New York, NY. With over 30 million monthly visitors, Distractify has established itself as a significant player in the online publishing space. It offers a content publishing platform that includes articles, videos, and shareable social media content. The company also provides a curated newsletter that delivers trending stories to subscribers. Distractify aims to create engaging and relatable content that drives conversations and reflects contemporary social themes.

## What company datasets say Distractify raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$7.0M** in dollars

Rounds **1**

Last round **Series A**

Last round size **$7.0M**

Last round date **Jun 2014**

Investors listed **4**

## On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

- [Advancit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital)

Each firm lists Distractify on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

libraries exclusive celebrity content consumers celebrity scandals social media news social media trend tracking celebrity controversies information technology & services entertainment content influencer updates influencer news information technology news entertainment entertainment mobile application celebrity gossip columns

Built with from their website

Google Tag Manager PWA MailChimp Google Workspace Viewport Meta Varnish Semrush Priority Hints Google Font API web-vitals

+8 more

Unpkg Mobile Friendly Open Graph RSS Helpscout Google Analytics Mailchimp Mandrill Nginx

- **Sector:** Publishing
- **Industry code:** NAICS 519, 513120, SIC 2711, 2721
- **Region:** New York
- **Revenue:** $2.0M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/distractify)

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