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Refinery29's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions

Refinery29 is an online news community that publishes fashion, health and beauty informations.

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Estimated Employees

Justin Stefano's photo - Co-CEO of Refinery29

Co-CEO

Justin Stefano

CEO Approval Rating

75/100

OVERVIEW

Founded:

2005

Headquarters:

New York, New York
New York Metropolitan Area

Status:

PrivateSubsidiary of Vice Media, LLC

Industry Sector:

Publishing

SIC Code:

2741NAICS listing »

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Growth Score - 1/1

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Competitive Analysis

TOP COMPETITORS OR ALTERNATIVES

PopSugar is Refinery29's top competitor. PopSugar was founded in 2006 in San Francisco, California. PopSugar competes in the Publishing field. PopSugar generates $82M less revenue than Refinery29.

BuzzFeed is perceived as one of Refinery29's biggest rivals. BuzzFeed's headquarters is in New York, New York, and was founded in 2006. Like Refinery29, BuzzFeed also competes in the Publishing industry. BuzzFeed generates 272% of Refinery29's revenue.

Mic Network is one of Refinery29's top competitors. Mic Network is a Private company that was founded in New York, New York in 2011. Like Refinery29, Mic Network also competes in the Publishing field. Mic Network has 350 fewer employees vs. Refinery29.

RANK

COMPANY

LEADERSHIP

CEO SCORE

EMPLOYEES

TOTAL FUNDING

REVENUE

Justin Stefano

Co-CEO

- -
450
$131.1M
$110M
1

Brian Sugar

Co-Founder & CEO

77/100
321
$46M
$28M
2

Jonah Peretti

Co-Founder & CEO

69/100
1,100
$496.8M
$300M
3

Chris Altchek

Co-Founder & CEO

75/100
100
$59.4M
$10M
4

Evan Burns

Founder & CEO

86/100
116
$41.6M
$6.5M
5

Stephen B. Burke

CEO

77/100
741
- -
$324.8M
6

Blake Sabatinelli

CEO

58/100
87
$3.5M
$10M
7

Benjamin Blank

CEO

84/100
184
- -
$15.1M
8

CEO

- -
196
- -
$5M
9

Ryan Schreiber

Founder & CEO

68/100
204
- -
$10M
10

Bryan Goldberg

Founder & CEO

65/100
152
$50.5M
$72.5M
The top 10 competitors in Refinery29's competitive set are PopSugar, BuzzFeed, Mic Network, Odyssey, NBCNews, Newsy, UPROXX, Kerrang!, Pitchfork and Bustle. Together they have raised over 697.7M between their estimated 3.2K employees. Refinery29's revenue is the ranked 3rd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 81.1M. Refinery29 has 450 employees and is ranked 3rd among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 331.

Acquisitions

No recent acquisitions found related to Refinery29

Refinery29 Funding History

Since Refinery29 was founded in 2005, it has participated in 7 rounds of funding. In total Refinery29 has raised $131.1M. Refinery29's last funding round was on May 2019 for a total of $8.0M

ROUND

FUNDING DATE

AMOUNT

INVESTORS

Debt
May 2019
$8M
-
Equity
Aug 2016
$45M
Series D
Apr 2015
$50M
Series C
Oct 2013
$20M
Equity
Dec 2012
$3.5M

Total Funding: $131.1M

Since Refinery29 was founded in 2005, it has participated in 7 rounds of funding. In total Refinery29 has raised $131.1M. Refinery29's last funding round was on May 2019 for a total of $8.0M

Investments

No recent investments found related to Refinery29

Refinery29 News

December 6, 2019Variety

Comedy Central and Refinery29 Team for Two All-Female Digital Series (EXCLUSIVE)

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Amazon and Refinery29 produce IRL gift guide

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December 5, 2019FashInvest

Refinery29 Staffers Agree to Join Vice Union

Vice Media acquired the digital media company for Millennial women last month in a $400 million deal.... See more »
December 2, 2019Commercial Observer

25 Kent Nabs Pop-up Instagram Museum 29Rooms

Online women's publication Refinery29 plans to bring its pop-up Instagram museum, 29Rooms, to 64,900 ... See more »
November 25, 2019The Drum

Jacqueline Kavanagh promoted to lead Refinery29 outside US

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November 12, 2019Entrepreneur

Refinery29's Video Guru on the Future of Content, TV and Events

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November 5, 2019TBI Vision

Vice Media names Studios president, COO as Refinery29 co-founders step down

Vice Media has appointed a president for its Studios division and promoted one of its existing execs ... See more »

Refinery29 Blogs

March 27, 2017Refinery29 Blog

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Refinery29 Press Releases

March 20, 2018Business Wire

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Refinery29 Signs With WME, Adds to Video Team in Development Push (Exclusive)

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April 19, 2017Blackbird

Refinery29 Welcomes Judith Ohikuare

Judith Ohikuare has left her role as associate editor at Cosmopolitan to join Refinery29 as a writer ... See more »
March 7, 2017Blackbird

Khalea Underwood Moves to Refinery29

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November 17, 2016satprnews

CisionScoop | Christina Bonnington Leaves Refinery29

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September 25, 2016PR Newswire

Refinery29 Launches The 67% Project To Confront And Work Towards Eliminating The Stark Contrast Between Media, Retail And The Female Population In The U.S.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Refinery29, the leading digital media company for women, wil... See more »
July 20, 2016PRLog

REFINERY29 Staffers Knocked Out by The Hypnotic Hijinks of HypnoMarc

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Refinery29 Videos

May 24, 2020Refinery29 Youtube Channel

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May 23, 2020Refinery29 Youtube Channel

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New York, New York10007

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ABOUT

Overview

Refinery29 is an online news community that publishes fashion, health and beauty informations. Refinery29 was founded in 2005. Refinery29's headquarters is located in New York, New York, USA 10007. It has raised 131.1M in 7 rounds. The latest round wa...

CEO

Refinery29's Co-CEO, Justin Stefano, currently has an approval rating of 75%. Refinery29's primary competitors are PopSugar, BuzzFeed & Mic Network.

Website

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Frequently Asked Questions about Refinery29

  1. When was Refinery29 founded?

    Refinery29 was founded in 2005

  2. Who is Refinery29's CEO?

    Refinery29's CEO is Justin Stefano

  3. How much revenue does Refinery29 generate?

    Refinery29 generates $110M in revenue

  4. How much funding does Refinery29 have?

    Refinery29 has historically raised $131.1M in funding

  1. Where is Refinery29's headquarters?

    Refinery29's headquarters is in New York New York, USA

  2. How many employees does Refinery29 have?

    Refinery29 has 450 employees

  3. What sector does Refinery29 operate in?

    Refinery29 is in Publishing

  4. Who are Refinery29's competitors?

    Refinery29's top competitors are PopSugar, BuzzFeed, Mic Network
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