# Newsle: Internet, Mountain View, United States

> Newsle: Newsle is a web application that allows users to follow real news about their Facebook friends, LinkedIn contacts, and public figures.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/newsle (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Newsle

Newsle is a web application that allows users to follow real news about their Facebook friends, LinkedIn contacts, and public figures.

Funding reported Last round: Series A

Internet Mountain View, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2011 15 years old
- **Team:** 1 1 to 10 people
- **Funding reported:** $2.4M in dollars
- **Last round:** Series A Nov 2013

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 Newsle 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)

## What company datasets say Newsle raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$2.4M** in dollars

Rounds **2**

Last round **Series A**

Last round date **Nov 2013**

Investors listed **6**

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **Axel Hansen** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Jonah Varon** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Kenneth Lerer* *Whitney Shaw*

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Advance Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advance-venture-partners)
- [Transmedia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transmedia-capital)

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

## How it ended, so far

Exit

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired [LinkedIn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linkedin) undisclosed Jul 2014

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