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SmartNews is the award-winning, news discovery app loved by millions. We are a machine-learning company deeply committed to helping users discover the most interesting and important stories that matter right now.
SmartNews won numerous “App of the Year” awards in Japan and is consistently ranked as a top 5 News App for Android and iOS in the US. With over $50M in funding from Gree, Globis Capital Partners and Atomico, SmartNews has offices in Tokyo, San Francisco and New York.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2012 | |
| HQ | Shibuya, JP | Map |
| Website | smartnews.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More |
Latest Updates
| Employees (est.) (Sept 2020) | 273 | (+5%) |
| Cybersecurity rating | B | More |
SmartNews Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2012 |
SmartNews total Funding | $180.3 m |
SmartNews latest funding size | $92 m |
Time since last funding | 10 months ago |
SmartNews investors | Atomico, Globis Capital Partners, SMBC Venture Capital, Shogo Kawada, GREE, William Lohse, Development Bank of Japan, Japan Co-Invest Limited Partnership, Social Venture Partners, mixi Inc. |
SmartNews's latest funding round in November 2019 was reported to be $92 m. In total, SmartNews has raised $180.3 m. SmartNews's latest valuation is reported to be $1.2 b.
SmartNews Revenue
Market valuation | 1.2b |
- Source: TechCrunch - November 2019
SmartNews Operating Metrics
SmartNews's Monthly Active Users was reported to be 20 m in Aug, 2019.
SmartNews Cybersecurity Score
SmartNews Online and Social Media Presence
26.04k Twitter followers
SmartNews has 26.04k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has decreased 0.3% quarter over quarter
SmartNews's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @smartnews
1.6k
Tweets
4.7k
Following
26k
Followers
82
Tweets last 30 days
0.3
Avg. likes per Tweet
26.8%
Tweets with engagement
SmartNews News and Updates
November 20, 2019
News discovery platform SmartNews closes $92m series E round
It plans to continue expanding its global engineering teams for mobile, back end, and machine learning development.
August 05, 2019
SmartNews lands $28 mln Series E
SmartNews Inc, a news app, has secured $28 million in Series E funding. Japan Post Capital Co. Ltd led the round.
August 04, 2019
News discovery app SmartNews valued at $1.1B
SmartNews, an AI-powered news aggregation app, is the latest company to enter the unicorn club.
July 16, 2018
SmartNews app reaches 10 million monthly users as it counters fake news
EXCLUSIVE: SmartNews said it has reached more than 10 million monthly active users in the U.S. and Japan for its news discovery experience that is curated by machine language and trusted journalism sources. The news app curates news from more than 3,000 trusted sources, and it has seen 200 percent g…
SmartNews Frequently Asked Questions
When was SmartNews founded?
SmartNews was founded in 2012.
How many employees does SmartNews have?
SmartNews has 273 employees.
Who are SmartNews competitors?
Competitors of SmartNews include DailyHunt, NewsDog and Poncho.
Where are SmartNews offices?
SmartNews has an office in Shibuya.
How many offices does SmartNews have?
SmartNews has 1 office.
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