63 indexable Digital Publishing Platforms companies headquartered in New York, United States, ranked by total equity funding and recent funding momentum. Combined disclosed equity funding of $378.1M across 27 funded companies.
| # | Company | Funding | Valuation | Stage | Latest round | Employees | Founded | Momentum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GlobalComix
Online platform for publishing comics |
$6.5M | — | Series B | Series B Mar 2026 | 8 | 2017 | ↑ Active |
| 2 |
Every
Online platform allowing users to publish articles |
$2M | — | Seed | Seed May 2025 | 10 | 2020 | ↑ Active |
| 3 |
Atlas Obscura
User generated content site for unconventional places |
$37.9M | — | Series B | Series B Feb 2024 | 106 | 2009 | — |
| 4 |
Stack Overflow
Social platform for IT professionals & programmers |
$153.3M | — | Acquired | Series E Jul 2020 | 273 | 2008 | — |
| 5 |
Tumblr
Operator of a social networking platform for content sharing |
$120.2M | — | Acquired | Series E May 2014 | 200 | 2007 | — |
| 6 |
Realm
Subscription-based platform for listening to podcasts |
$18.7M | — | Series A | Series A Feb 2020 | 43 | 2015 | — |
| 7 |
Zestworld
Online comic book reading and publishing through newsletters |
$9.3M | — | Series A | Series A Mar 2022 | 11 | 2021 | — |
| 8 |
swsh
Social app to share day-to-day activities with friends |
$1.7M | — | Seed | Seed Oct 2023 | 5 | 2022 | — |
| 9 |
Dev.to
Technology based blogging platform |
$11.5M | — | Series A | Series A Nov 2019 | 109 | 2016 | — |
| 10 |
NamiComi
App-based comic book reading platform |
$1M | — | Seed | Seed Aug 2022 | 8 | 2022 | — |
| 11 |
VYou
Video based Q&A community |
$3M | — | Deadpooled | Series A May 2011 | 4 | 2009 | — |
| 12 |
Mommy Nearest
Mobile app for parents |
$2.5M | — | Acquired | Seed Mar 2015 | 14 | 2013 | — |
| 13 |
Show Score
Theatre reviews and tickets platform connecting audiences with shows they'll love |
$2M | — | Seed | Seed Mar 2017 | — | 2015 | — |
| 14 |
Action Button
Online platform providing solutions for publishers to generate interactive content through polls and opinions |
$2M | — | Series A | Series A 2016 | 12 | 2015 | — |
| 15 |
Prose
Social platform for readers and writers |
$350K | — | Seed | Seed Sep 2022 | — | 2013 | — |
| 16 |
whereIstand
Social platform to share opinions |
$1.2M | — | Deadpooled | Angel Jan 2008 | — | 2006 | — |
| 17 |
SHEfinds
Women's fashion, beauty, and lifestyle content website with diverse coverage |
$1.3M | — | Series A | Series A Nov 2008 | 15 | 2004 | — |
| 18 |
Wander
Provider of personalized travel blogs for travelers |
$1.2M | — | Acquired | Seed Apr 2012 | 5 | 2011 | — |
| 19 |
Poets.org
Online platform publishing content focusing on poetry |
$540K | — | Funding Raised | Grant (prize money) Jun 2012 | 33 | 1996 | — |
| 20 |
Storybird
Online collaborative storytelling platform |
$850K | — | Seed | Seed 2012 | 14 | 2009 | — |
| 21 |
MessageParty
Blogging platform based on locations |
$275K | — | Deadpooled | Seed Aug 2010 | — | 2010 | — |
| 22 |
Telller
Mobile App to share stories |
$250K | — | Deadpooled | Seed Aug 2013 | 1 | 2013 | — |
| 23 |
Enquire
Q&A forum for neighborhood community |
$113K | — | Deadpooled | Seed Sep 2013 | — | 2013 | — |
| 24 |
Everlasting Footprint
Collaborative storytelling platform |
$93K | — | Deadpooled | Seed Jan 2014 | 6 | 2012 | — |
| 25 |
Lightbeam
Online storytelling platform in video format |
$45K | — | Seed | Seed Oct 2020 | 14 | 2020 | — |
| 26 |
Writer's Bloq
Online platform to publish writings |
$57.5K | — | Deadpooled | Seed Jan 2012 | 5 | 2012 | — |
| 27 |
LifeScribe
Online storytelling platform |
$20K | — | Deadpooled | Grant (prize money) Jan 2013 | 2 | 2011 | — |
| 28 |
Proof
Online platform for vote on the truthfulness of content |
— | — | Deadpooled | Seed Jun 2018 | 4 | 2018 | — |
| 29 |
Xanga
One of the first self hosted blogging platform |
— | — | Seed | Angel Jan 1999 | 10 | 1999 | — |
| 30 |
4chan
web/app-based community platform to share images, memes and GIFs |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 3 | 2003 | — |
| 31 |
AccessPass
On-demand subscription platform for various services |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2020 | — |
| 32 |
Botwiki
Open source tutorials, articles, datasets for creating bots |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2015 | — |
| 33 |
Creatoren
Online crowdfunding platform for creators |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2019 | — |
| 34 |
hangfive
Online discussion forum for like-minded people |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 3 | 2020 | — |
| 35 |
Hot Pod
Online storytelling platform |
— | — | Acquired | — | — | 2014 | — |
| 36 |
Hubble
Location-based Q & A platform |
— | — | Funding Raised | — | — | 2016 | — |
| 37 |
Image Curve
Online platform for sharing and discovering short stories and poetry |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2011 | — |
| 38 |
Insight Journal
Open access online journal publication |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2005 | — |
| 39 |
Joy Wallet
A digital publishing platform providing financial education, resources, and tools for individuals |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2020 | — |
| 40 |
Jux
A creative blogging platform |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | 7 | 2011 | — |
| 41 |
Kangaroo
Online interactive storytelling platform |
— | — | Funding Raised | — | 4 | 2020 | — |
| 42 |
Longreads
Longreads: Curating and publishing the best longform stories on the web |
— | — | Acquired | — | 846 | 2009 | — |
| 43 |
Makers
Gender equity brand empowering leaders through community, conversations, and storytelling |
— | — | Public | — | 64 | 2012 | — |
| 44 |
Odd Truth
It produces comic books, video games, and virtual reality experiences |
— | — | Unfunded | — | — | 2009 | — |
| 45 |
Open Diary
One of the first blogging platforms |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 1997 | — |
| 46 |
Paragraph
Platform to publish short stories |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | — | 2013 | — |
| 47 |
Passion Passport
Online content platform for discovering and sharing travel stories |
— | — | Unfunded | — | 7 | 2013 | — |
| 48 |
Peachee
Provider of community microblogging platform |
— | — | Funding Raised | — | — | 2021 | — |
| 49 |
perseus books group
The Perseus Books Group is an independent company committed to enabling independent publishers to reach their potential. |
— | — | Acquired | — | 650 | 1997 | — |
| 50 |
sci․pe
Open source publishing platform |
— | — | Deadpooled | — | 2 | 2014 | — |
Online platform for publishing comics. It allows the publishers to monetize their published comics. It also offers solutions to browse and read various available comics.
Online platforms allowing users to publish articles. The platform offers articles on productivity, strategy, leadership, and culture. Offerings include weekly snackable series, original essays & interviews, evergreen library, podcasts, and more. The platform also allows users to write articles and helps to create and distribute.
Atlas Obscura is a digital media portal which focuses on unconventional places. Users write about experiences and facts that are interesting but hard to believe. The site also keeps a track of how many places have been added, reviewed and visited by users. Post its funding round in February 2015 Atlas Obscura has broadened its scope of topics to include more than interesting places. Atlas Obscura earns revenue throug
Stack Overflow is a question and answer website for professional and enthusiast programmers. It also hosts a hiring platform, Stack Overflow Careers which helps its users connect with top employers all around the world to find new programming opportunities. Its a part of Stack exchange, a network of free, community-driven Q&A websites.
Operator of a social networking platform for content sharing. The platform allows users to explore trending topics and communities. It provides options to change the color palette. Users can sign up and log in to access the platform's features.
Subscription-based platform for listening to podcasts. The platform allows users to listen to podcasts on various topics like science-fiction, women, fantasy, horror, queer, and more. It also offers a list of trending podcasts. The app is available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through in-app purchases.
Online comic book reading and publishing through newsletters. The platform allows authors to publish comics in various categories, action, horror, adventure, and more.
Social app to share day-to-day activities with friends. It allows users to answer various questions about their close friends and share them with others. The mobile application is available for iOS devices.
DEV Community is a technology-based blogging platform that enables users to share ideas/articles/questions & discussions, having debates, and making friends. It provides blogs/tips on networking, commands, javascript, developer, DevOps, tutorials, and other tools. Its sponsors include codeStream, Digital Ocean, and GoCD.
App-based comic book reading platform. The platform provides comics in various categories,, including fight, romance and more. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
VYou is a video based Q&A community allowing users to get advice from experts, interact with their favorite celebrity or organization, or communicate with friends and family using a social presence that persists even when they are away. As a simple application it can be embedded and posted anywhere on the web giving them tremendous power and creative control. As of 5th April,2013 the company shut down it's operations
Mommy Nearest is an online community for parents. It helps parents find places to take their children and publishes information such as local restaurants that serve gluten free food, places where mothers can change their children's diapers, etc. Mommy Nearest also features articles that are relevant to parents, both at a national level as well as at a local level. Mommy Nearest was earlier Doormates, a social network
AlleyCorp
Index Ventures
Spark Capital
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Union Square Ventures
75 & Sunny
A+E Networks
Airbnb
Altair Capital
Andreessen Horowitz
Arc Reactor
Artiman
Atelier Ventures
Rankings are computed by Radar (Fliar BI) from the Radar company master and are updated periodically. Funding and momentum scores use disclosed equity-funding data only. Figures may lag private rounds. Last updated 2026-06-25.
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