The company behind Flipboard
Flipboard Inc
Flipboard Inc. publishes the Flipboard reading app and Surf, a browser for the open social web. The app is free to read; the company sells advertising to brands and publishers, through formats such as its Promoted Posts, and has raised venture capital.
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Flipboard at a glance
- Chief executive
- Mike McCue
- Based in
- Remote, with people across the United States and in Canada and the United Kingdom
- Last valuation
- $800 million
- Reported September 2013
- Latest round
- Later round, $50 million
- Jul 23, 2015
- Ownership
- Privately held
Flipboard's CEO and founders
The people Flipboard Inc names itself, or a news report about it names, with the job given there. Their accounts are the ones its own pages link to.
Flipboard funding
Flipboard announced a $50 million Series C led by Rizvi Traverse Management in September 2013, then closed the round with another $50 million in December 2013, which TechCrunch said took the total past $160 million. TechCrunch reported a further $50 million from JP Morgan in July 2015. about.flipboard.comtechcrunch.comtechcrunch.com
| When | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2015 | Later round | $50 million | With JP Morgan. techcrunch.com |
| Dec 9, 2013 | Series C close | $50 million | Led by Rizvi Traverse Management. With Goldman Sachs, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Index Ventures, Insight Venture Partners. techcrunch.com |
| Sep 24, 2013 | Series C | $50 million | Led by Rizvi Traverse Management. With Goldman Sachs, Insight Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. about.flipboard.com |
Every investor named
- Rizvi Traverse Management · led 2 rounds
- Goldman Sachs
- Index Ventures
- Insight Venture Partners
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers
- JP Morgan
Flipboard valuation
$800 million
September 2013
TechCrunch reported the figure when it covered the Series C in September 2013 and quoted chief executive Mike McCue saying the financing was put together at $800 million; Flipboard's own announcement gave no valuation. techcrunch.com
A private company’s valuation is set when it raises money and is rarely updated in public. It is not a share price.
Company details
- Ownership
- Privately held. Flipboard's own funding announcement names Rizvi Traverse Management, Goldman Sachs, Insight Venture Partners, Index Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers as its investors, and no parent company is named. about.flipboard.com
- Based in
- Remote, with people across the United States and in Canada and the United Kingdom about.flipboard.com
- Hiring
- Its careers page has an Open Positions section, but no roles were listed on it when the page was read. about.flipboard.com
Jobs at Flipboard
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Flipboard on social media and the web
- Blog · about.flipboard.com
- Careers · about.flipboard.com
- Podcast · about.flipboard.com
- Newsletter · flipboard.com
Only accounts Flipboard Inc links to from its own site, so you know they are its own.
How to contact Flipboard Inc
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Flipboard news and launches
- Apr 2, 2026Surf Launches Social Websites, a New Model for Social Media
- Jul 23, 2025Now Discover Surf Custom Feeds on Bluesky Directory
- Mar 10, 2025Surf Unifies Bluesky, Mastodon and Threads Communities; Launches the Blue Wave Beta of its Open Social Browser
- Dec 18, 2024Announcing Surf, The First Browser for The Open Social Web
Media kit
The Flipboard Inc media kit
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Questions about Flipboard the company
Who is the CEO of Flipboard?
Mike McCue is Flipboard Inc's CEO and co-founder, according to techcrunch.com, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
Who founded Flipboard?
Mike McCue is named as a founder of Flipboard Inc.
How much funding has Flipboard raised?
Flipboard announced a $50 million Series C led by Rizvi Traverse Management in September 2013, then closed the round with another $50 million in December 2013, which TechCrunch said took the total past $160 million. TechCrunch reported a further $50 million from JP Morgan in July 2015.
Who are Flipboard's investors?
The announcements name Rizvi Traverse Management, Goldman Sachs, Index Ventures, Insight Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers and JP Morgan. Rizvi Traverse Management led rounds.
When did Flipboard last raise money?
The most recent round announced was in Jul 23, 2015: Later round, $50 million.
What is Flipboard's valuation?
$800 million, as of September 2013. TechCrunch reported the figure when it covered the Series C in September 2013 and quoted chief executive Mike McCue saying the financing was put together at $800 million; Flipboard's own announcement gave no valuation.
Who owns Flipboard?
Privately held. Flipboard's own funding announcement names Rizvi Traverse Management, Goldman Sachs, Insight Venture Partners, Index Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers as its investors, and no parent company is named.
Where is Flipboard based?
Flipboard Inc gives its base as Remote, with people across the United States and in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Is Flipboard hiring?
Its careers page has an Open Positions section, but no roles were listed on it when the page was read.
Where this comes from
Read on Oct 18, 2026. Facts come from Flipboard Inc’s own pages, news reports and investors’ own announcements; nothing from paid data sites. What no page states is left out. If something here is out of date, the company can send a correction through the vendor page.