Pocket

Acquired

Save it. Read it. Everywhere.

San Francisco · Founded 2007 · $2.5M raised

Content Discovery
Productivity
Headquarters
San Francisco
Employees
11–50
Founded
2007
Business Model
B2C
Total Funding
$2.5M
Last Round
$2.5M Venture RoundJul 2011
Rounds
1

About

Pocket, formerly known as Read It Later, was a social bookmarking and content-saving service that allowed users to save articles, videos, and web pages to read or watch later on any device, even offline. Founded in 2007 by Nate Weiner, it grew to 17 million users and 1 billion saves before being acquired by Mozilla in 2017. The service was shut down in July 2025.

Summary

Pocket is a Content Discovery company based in San Francisco, founded in 2007. It has raised $2.5M in total across 1 round, most recently a $2.5M Venture Round round in Jul 2011.

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Funding History

Venture RoundFunding RoundJul 2011
$2.5M

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