NewsCred
| ISIN | 🆔 |
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| Industry | Content marketing |
| Founded 📆 | 2008 |
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| 🌐 Website | www |
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NewsCred, Inc. is a content marketing software company. Founded in 2008, NewsCred provides content publishing, brand awareness, and other marketing services to brands.
NewsCred clients include enterprise B2C and B2B brands seeking content marketing solutions. Clients also include publishers.[1]
History[edit]
Founded in 2008 by Shafqat Islam, Iraj Islam and Asif Rahman, NewsCred has offices in Dhaka, London and New York with sales offices in Boston, Chicago, Detroit, and San Francisco.[2] CEO Shafqat Islam was recognized on Ad Age's "40 Under 40" list in 2015.[3]
Prior to founding NewsCred, Shafqat Islam worked for Merrill Lynch as an information technology project leader for six years. [4]
NewsCred initially launched as a consumer-facing news site.[1] The company then shifted to a full-fledged content marketing platform, with brands such as Pepsi, P&G, Dell, General Electric, and AIG using NewsCred as their content solution.
In 2014, NewsCred raised $25 million in its Series C led by InterWest Partners with participation from Mayfield Fund, FirstMark Capital, and IA Ventures.[5]
In 2015, NewsCred raised another $42 million, bringing its total funding to $88.8 million, according to VentureBeat.[6]
The company is backed by investors including FTV Capital, FirstMark Capital, Mayfield Fund, Greycroft Partners, IA Ventures, Floodgate Fund, Lerer Ventures, AOL Ventures, Advancit Capital and Naval Ravikant.[2][7]
Awards and honors[edit]
2015[edit]
Fortune's 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials 2015[8]
Fortune's 10 Great Workplaces in Advertising and Marketing[9]
TechCrunch's TC Cribs, featuring "NewsCred's On Brand Office"[10]
CEO and Co-Founder Shafqat Islam on Ad Age's "40 Under 40" list[11]
VP of Marketing Alicianne Rand among the "2015 Marketing Hall of Femme" honorees.[12]
AlwaysOn Top 2015 Global 250 Private Companies [13]
2014[edit]
The New York Times feature, "Shafqat Islam, Chief of NewsCred, on Irrational Optimism"[14]
Crain's New York Business 2014 Best Places to Work in NYC[15]
Digiday Best Content Marketing Tech Platform [16]
Business Insider feature, "This Startup Treats New Hires To A Ride In A Private Car On Their First Day of Work."[17]
CEO and Co-Founder Shafqat Islam discusses online publishing on Bloomberg Television's "Money Moves"[18]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Empson, Rip. "Third Time's The Charm? A New NewsCred Raises $4 Million To Reinvent The Newswire Service". TechCrunch.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Elaine Pofeldt (19 March 2013). "NewsCred Raises $15 Million. Can It Save Old Media?". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ Sebastian, Michael. "Meet Ad Age's 2015 40 Under 40". adage.com. Advertising Age. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ Max Nisen (25 February 2013). "NewsCred CEO: The World Will Let You Know When Your Product Is Right". Business Insider. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ↑ Alden, William (23 January 2014). "NewsCred, a Content Marketing Start-Up, Raises $25 Million". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Levine, Barry. "NewsCred nabs $42M to expand beyond content marketing". VentureBeat.com. VentureBeat. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ↑ Cheredar, Tom. "Newswire startup NewsCred picks up $15M and partners with NYT". VentureBeat.
- ↑ "100 Best Workplaces for Millennials". fortune.com. Fortune. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Tkaczyk, Christopher. "10 Great Workplaces in Advertising and Marketing". fortune.com. Fortune. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Taylor, Colleen. "NewsCred's On Brand Office". techcrunch.com. TechCrunch. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ "Meet Ad Age's 2015 40 Under 40". adage.com. Ad Age. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Conlon, Ginger. "Meet the 18 Female Chief Marketers Who Put the 'Exel' in Excellent". dmnews.com. Direct Marketing News. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ "Announcing the Top 2015 Global 250 Private Companies". aonetwork.com. AlwaysOn. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Bryant, Adam (13 February 2014). "Shafqat Islam, Chief of NewsCred, on Irrational Optimism". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ "Best Places to Work 2014". crainsnewyork.com. Crain's New York Business. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Wallace, Caitlin. "GE Takes Home Best in Show at Digiday Content Marketing Awards". digiday.com. Digiday. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Stone, Madeline. "This Startup Treats New Hires To A Ride In A Private Car On Their First Day Of Work". businessinsider.com. Business Insider. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ↑ Bolton, Deirdre. "Evolution in the Online Publishing Industry". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg Television. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
External links[edit]
- NewsCred, Inc.
- NewsCred on Twitter
- NewsCred on Facebook
- NewsCred on LinkedIn
- NewsCred on Instagram
- NewsCred on TechCrunch's "TC Cribs" featuring "NewsCred's On Brand Office"
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