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==History==
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==History and Funding==
BuzzFeed was founded in November of 2006 by  
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BuzzFeed was founded in November of 2006 by Jonah Peretti. 8 years later, they were able to raise $50 million from venture capitalist Andreessen Horowitz. Since then, multiple big investors have made equity investments into BuzzFeed, such as NBCUniversal and General Atlantic. As of July 30, 2015, BuzzFeed is worth $1.5 billion. (http://www.businessinsider.com/report-nbc-is-investing-in-buzzfeed-at-a-15-billion-valuation-2015-7)
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Revision as of 22:04, 17 February 2016

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History and Funding

BuzzFeed was founded in November of 2006 by Jonah Peretti. 8 years later, they were able to raise $50 million from venture capitalist Andreessen Horowitz. Since then, multiple big investors have made equity investments into BuzzFeed, such as NBCUniversal and General Atlantic. As of July 30, 2015, BuzzFeed is worth $1.5 billion. (http://www.businessinsider.com/report-nbc-is-investing-in-buzzfeed-at-a-15-billion-valuation-2015-7)