The Instant Paper, Inc media kit
Instant Paper, Inc in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Instant Paper, Inc.
Media kit
Instapaper is made by Instant Paper, Inc., the company that took it over from Pinterest in 2018. Its About page says almost all of its revenue comes from Instapaper Premium subscriptions, with a smaller part from ads shown to free users on the website and from weekly email sponsorships.
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Instant Paper, Inc’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Instant Paper, Inc. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2018
The year Instant Paper, Inc was founded
In a sentence
Instapaper is made by Instant Paper, Inc., the company that took it over from Pinterest in 2018. Its About page says almost all of its revenue comes from Instapaper Premium subscriptions, with a smaller part from ads shown to free users on the website and from weekly email sponsorships.
In a paragraph
Instant Paper, Inc was founded in 2018. A small team, in its own words.
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Part 02 · Funding
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
Self-funded
By its own account: no outside investors
No outside funding announced. Its About page says the team's goal is a long-term, sustainable business without venture capital, paid for by the product's own revenue.
Instapaper, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
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Part 04 · News
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
4
Announcements since Mar 31, 2026
Only accounts Instant Paper, Inc’s own site links to. No personal addresses.
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