Gordon Crovitz
Angel Investor
New York, United States
Gordon Crovitz is a seed investor in New York focused on News and Journalism. Gordon Crovitz - Member of the Board of Directors @ Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.7M–$6M
Investment Focus
Industry
- News 4 (57%)
- Journalism 3 (43%)
- Digital Media 3 (43%)
- Video 1 (14%)
- Internet 1 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (43%)
- Angel 1 (14%)
- Series A 1 (14%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| NewsGuard will address the fake news crisis by hiring dozens of trained journalists as analysts to review the 7,500 news and information websites most accessed and shared in the United States. NewsGuard will license its ratings and Nutrition Labels to the various social media and search platforms and other aggregators of news and information sothat they can offer the ratings and Nutrition Labels with their feeds. | $6M / Seed / Mar 06, 2018 | ||
| Nuzzel is a professional news discovery service used by many of the top influencers in media, technology, and finance.Nuzzel was named one of the best apps of the year by Google Play, the New York Times, Fast Company, and Time Magazine.Nuzzel is backed by top Silicon Valley investors including Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, Homebrew, LowercaseCapital, Uncork Capital, Marc Benniof, and Max Levchin. | $1.7M / Seed / Nov 19, 2015 | ||
| Nuzzel is a professional news discovery service used by many of the top influencers in media, technology, and finance.Nuzzel was named one of the best apps of the year by Google Play, the New York Times, Fast Company, and Time Magazine.Nuzzel is backed by top Silicon Valley investors including Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, Homebrew, LowercaseCapital, Uncork Capital, Marc Benniof, and Max Levchin. | Seed / Sep 30, 2015 | ||
| Watchup is a Stanford startup that reinvents the way we watch the news with an app that gives you all the best news channels in one personalized newscast. Watchup was named one of the Best Apps of the Year by Google Play, it's been featured on the Apple and the Amazon AppStores and won one Webby in 2016. Watchup leverages partnerships with170+ video news publishers such as CNN, CBS and Vox Media. | $2.8M / Series A / Nov 06, 2014 | ||
| Parlio is a social network that connects global citizens to share and discuss perspectives on various subjects. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Palo Alto, California. | $1.7M / Seed / Jun 15, 2014 | ||
| Business Insider is an online platform that offers the latest business, celebrity, and technology news across America. The platform also covers technology, finance, politics, strategy, life, sports, and more. The site also provides and analyzes business news and acts as an aggregator of top news stories from around the web. It also offers in-depthinsight, data and analysis of the digital landscape, from e-commerce and payments to the Internet of Things and fintech.Business Insider was founded by Kevin Ryan and Henry Blodget in May 2007 and is based in New York, United States. | $12M / Mar 05, 2014 | ||
| Watchup is a Stanford startup that reinvents the way we watch the news with an app that gives you all the best news channels in one personalized newscast. Watchup was named one of the Best Apps of the Year by Google Play, it's been featured on the Apple and the Amazon AppStores and won one Webby in 2016. Watchup leverages partnerships with170+ video news publishers such as CNN, CBS and Vox Media. | $500K / Angel / Nov 11, 2012 |
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FAQ
What does Gordon Crovitz invest in?
Gordon Crovitz invests primarily in News, Journalism and Digital Media startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Gordon Crovitz's check size?
Gordon Crovitz typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$6M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Gordon Crovitz participates in.
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When did Gordon Crovitz last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Gordon Crovitz closed in Mar 2018. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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