Medium

Entertainment & Publishing Technology news publishing social platform

Medium is an online publishing platform developed by Twitter co-founder Evan Williams. The platform is an example of social journalism, having a hybrid collection of amateur and professional people and publications, or exclusive blogs or publishers on Medium and is regularly regarded as a blog host. Medium also has its own publications, including the online music magazine Cuepoint, edited by Jonathan Shecter; NewCo Shift, led by entrepreneur, author, and journalist John Battelle; and the technology publication, Backchannel, edited by Steven Levy.

Company Growth (employees)

Type

Private

San Francisco, US

Founded

2011

Size (employees)

286 (est)+3%

Website

medium.com

Medium was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, US

Key People at Medium

Evan Williams

Co-Founder

Julie Russell

Head of IT

Medium Office Locations

Medium has an office in San Francisco

San Francisco, US (HQ)

900 760 Market St

Medium Data and Metrics

Summary Metrics

Founding Date	2011
Total Funding	$214 m
Latest funding size	$50 m
Time since last funding	about 1 year
Investors	Google Ventures, GaryVaynerchuk, MichaelOvitz, Science, RonConway, PeterChernin, ChrisSacca, Spark Capital, BryanMason, GV, TimO'Reilly, CAA Ventures, Betaworks, Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, CODE Advisors

Medium's latest funding round in April 2016 was reported to be $50 m. In total, Medium has raised $214 m. Medium's latest valuation is reported to be $600 m.