The Factual
AcquiredUnbiased News. Critical topics.
San Mateo, United States · Founded 2016
- Headquarters
- San Mateo, California
- Employees
- 1–10
- Founded
- 2016
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- thefactual.com
- Last Round
- SeedJan 2020
- Rounds
- 2
- Acquired by
- YahooSep 2022
About
The Factual is an algorithm-driven news credibility rating company that uses artificial intelligence to score news articles based on four criteria: site quality, author expertise, article tone, and source quality. Founded in 2016 and launched in 2019, the platform rates over 10,000 news articles per day in English, providing readers with credibility scores and political-leaning labels to help them make informed decisions about the content they consume. The company raised more than $2 million in pre-seed funding, primarily from Defy Ventures, before being acquired by Yahoo in August 2022 to power Yahoo News' credibility rating system across its 200 million+ monthly readers.
Summary
The Factual is a SaaS company based in San Mateo, United States, founded in 2016. Its most recent funding was a Seed round in Jan 2020. Investors include Yahoo, Bantam Group and Defy.vc.
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