
Blavity
A Corporation for this Generation
Los Angeles, United States · Founded 2014 · $7.3M raised
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, California
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2014
- Business Model
- B2B2C
- Website
- blavityinc.com
- Total Funding
- $7.3M
- Last Round
- $6.5M Series AJan 2019
- Rounds
- 3
About
Blavity Inc. is a Los Angeles-based digital media corporation and venture-backed enterprise building products and brands for influential consumers — primarily Black millennials and youth culture audiences. Founded in 2014 by Morgan DeBaun (CEO) alongside co-founders Jonathan Jackson, Jeff Nelson (COO), and Aaron Samuels, Blavity Inc. has grown into the world's leading premium content network for youth, culture, and technology, reaching an average of 100 million consumers per month. The company operates multiple media and technology divisions including Blavity News, AfroTech (a professional tech network and conference), 21Ninety (a lifestyle platform for women), Travel Noire (a travel platform), Home & Texture (a home design destination), and Talent Infusion (a SaaS diversity recruiting product). Blavity Inc. has raised funding from GV, Comcast Ventures, Plexo Capital, MAC Venture Capital, Harlem Capital, Baron Davis Enterprises, and 500 Startups.
Summary
Blavity is a Media company based in Los Angeles, United States, founded in 2014. It has raised $7.3M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $6.5M Series A round in Jan 2019. Investors include Macro Ventures, GV and Comcast Ventures.
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Funding History
Jan 2019
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