United Kingdom · Online media startup

Newsflare

Newsflare is a global video licensing platform based in London, founded in 2011.

Funding reportedLast round: Series B

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About Newsflare

Newsflare is a global video licensing platform based in London, founded in 2011.

It connects a vast collection of rights-cleared, user-generated video content with media publishers, brands, and TV producers looking for authentic footage. The company has over 75,000 creators and an archive of more than 200,000 videos, acquiring over 5,000 new videos each month. Newsflare serves over 1,000 media clients worldwide, including major organizations like BBC, CNN, and NBC. The platform offers a range of services, including a video licensing platform for submitting and purchasing user-generated content, a marketplace for creators to monetize their videos, and a rights-cleared archive trusted for commercial use. Newsflare also provides a mobile and web content management system for reporters to submit newsworthy footage quickly. By sourcing eyewitness video that traditional media may miss, Newsflare plays a vital role in real-time storytelling.

What company datasets say Newsflare raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all7.8Min the source's currency
Rounds4
Last roundSeries B
Last round size6.8M
Last round dateJan 2022
Investors listed3

Funding filed with regulators

Newsflare filed 2 raises, $6.9M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

  1. Dec 2021$6.7MUK share allotment
  2. Dec 2021$265KUK share allotment

On a portfolio page

Investors who name them

Each firm lists Newsflare 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

librariescontent creatorsconsumerscurated video feedscontent verificationcontent ownershipdistributionmedia buyingviral videomedia licensingmedia content verificationbusiness to businessinformation technology & servicesrights clearancecontent creator supportmotion pictures & film

Built with from their website

Google MapsDockerAmazon ELBAmazon SESGoogle Tag ManagerAmazon CloudFrontTableauSquarespace ECommerceAWS Application Load BalancerGoogle Ads

+8 more

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Sector
Online media
Industry code
NAICS 519, 51621, 512110, SIC 7812
Region
England
Revenue
4.5M a year, as listed
Full record
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