The Hustle
AcquiredThe Hustle is a media company in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2016. It has raised $250K across 1 round, most recently a $250K Venture Round in July 2016.
Business as unusual
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2016
- Business Model
- B2C
- Website
- thehustle.co
- Total Funding
- $250K
- Last Round
- $250K Venture RoundJul 2016
- Rounds
- 1
- Acquired by
- HubSpotFeb 2021 · $17.2M
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About
The Hustle is a daily email newsletter and media brand delivering irreverent, offbeat business and technology news to a mass consumer audience. Founded by Sam Parr in 2016 in San Francisco, The Hustle grew organically to over 1.5 million subscribers before being acquired by HubSpot in February 2021 for a reported million. Today it operates as part of HubSpot media portfolio alongside the My First Million podcast, continuing to publish daily newsletters, long-form Hustle Originals, and video content. The brand tagline — "Business as unusual" — reflects its contrarian, entertaining take on entrepreneurship and market trends.
Summary
It lists 11–50 employees. It has raised $250K in total across 1 round, most recently a $250K Venture Round in Jul 2016. Investors include HubSpot Ventures.
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Funding & Exit History
Feb 2021
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