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BuzzFeed, Inc.

NEW YORK · Other

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on BuzzFeed, Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$493.3M
Total raised · real
8
Rounds
1.0×
Latest step-up
Top 2%
Sector rank · raised
Series D+
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Nov 07 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

BuzzFeed, Inc. looks over-valued against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Over-valued
  • Modeled value is 1.59× the median modeled value of Series D+ Other companies in 2016–2018 (88 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
Dormant
  • Last raise 9.6 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
  • Silent for over 3× the sector's normal cadence.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Other

BuzzFeed, Inc. is one of 25008 Other companies tracked from NEW YORK. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 99% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2016-11-07
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$1.3B$2.5B$3.8B$5.0BSeries A · 2010-05-03 Raised $8.0M (real) Modeled valuation $121M (est)Series A2010Series B · 2011-12-23 Raised $16M (real) Modeled valuation $258M (est)Series B2011Series B · 2012-09-11 Raised $136K (real) Modeled valuation $2.3M (est)Series B2012Series B · 2012-12-19 Raised $19M (real) Modeled valuation $322M (est)Series B2012Series C · 2014-07-28 Raised $50M (real) Modeled valuation $857M (est)Series C2014Series C · 2015-02-04 Raised $251K (real) Modeled valuation $4.3M (est)Series C2015Series D+ · 2015-09-02 Raised $200M (real) Modeled valuation $3.5B (est)Series D+2015Series D+ · 2016-11-07 Raised $200M (real) Modeled valuation $3.5B (est)Series D+2016+$16M+$136K+$19M+$50M+$251K+$200M+$200MCumulative $493M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Series A$8.0M · 2010
Series B$15.5M · 2011
Series B extension$136K · 2012
Series B extension$19.4M · 2012
Series C$50.0M · 2014
Series C extension$251K · 2015
Series D+$200.0M · 2015
Series D+ extension$200.0M · 2016

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 67%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$3.5B
Base estimate est.
$1.1B
Conservative case
$7.6B
Upside case
$1.7B
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series D+a $100M–$400M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Series A · modeled $121.1M · 2010-05-032010Series B · modeled $257.5M · 2011-12-23Series B · modeled $2.3M · 2012-09-11Series B · modeled $321.8M · 2012-12-19Series C · modeled $857.3M · 2014-07-28Series C · modeled $4.3M · 2015-02-04Series D+ · modeled $3.5B · 2015-09-02Series D+ · modeled $3.5B · 2016-11-072016
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
12%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
85%
Survival probability
68% low · 94% high
1.16×/yr
Annual markup
1.30×/yr upside case
6.0 yr
Elapsed time used
9.7 yr actual, capped for stale marks
general
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
11 mo
Avg between rounds
$75.7M/yr
Capital velocity
16.2 yr
On record since
2010
First round
8
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 25008 companies in Other. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 241× above median
This company$493.3M
Sector median$2.0M
Latest round — vs other Series D+ rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.6× above median
This company$200.0M
Sector median$125.1M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 195× above median
This company$3.5B
Sector median$17.7M

Raised more than 99% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 99% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series D+) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #20 of 88.

This companyCohort peer
$1.0B$10.0B$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)BIB Merchant Voucher Receivables Ltd · Series D+ Raised $750.0M · modeled $6.9B (est)Beacon Roofing Supply Inc · Series D+ Raised $696.1M · modeled $6.9B (est)Marlin9 Holdings, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $389.5M · modeled $6.7B (est)Crackle Holdings, L.P. · Series D+ Raised $387.2M · modeled $6.7B (est)Optimize Topco, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $372.0M · modeled $6.4B (est)Transportation Insight Topco, L.P. · Series D+ Raised $369.9M · modeled $6.4B (est)PT Holdings, LLC · Series D+ Raised $358.1M · modeled $6.2B (est)Blue Star Parent, L.P. · Series D+ Raised $326.2M · modeled $5.6B (est)Elo Investors, L.P. · Series D+ Raised $317.4M · modeled $5.5B (est)Alera Group Holdings, Inc. · Series D+ Raised $282.5M · modeled $4.9B (est)Panda Holdco Llc · Series D+ Raised $281.1M · modeled $4.9B (est)Millennium Park Topco, LLC · Series D+ Raised $604.4M · modeled $4.4B (est)BuzzFeed, Inc. (this company) Raised $493.3M · modeled $3.5B (est)BuzzFeed, Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
BIB Merchant Voucher Receivables LtdSeries D+$750.0M$6.9B3.18×
Beacon Roofing Supply IncSeries D+$696.1M$6.9B3.18×
Marlin9 Holdings, Inc.Series D+$389.5M$6.7B3.09×
Crackle Holdings, L.P.Series D+$387.2M$6.7B3.07×
Optimize Topco, Inc.Series D+$372.0M$6.4B2.95×
Transportation Insight Topco, L.P.Series D+$369.9M$6.4B2.94×
PT Holdings, LLCSeries D+$358.1M$6.2B2.84×
Blue Star Parent, L.P.Series D+$326.2M$5.6B2.59×
Elo Investors, L.P.Series D+$317.4M$5.5B2.52×
Alera Group Holdings, Inc.Series D+$282.5M$4.9B2.24×
Panda Holdco LlcSeries D+$281.1M$4.9B2.23×
Millennium Park Topco, LLCSeries D+$604.4M$4.4B2.04×
BuzzFeed, Inc. this companySeries D+$493.3M$3.5B1.59×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Series A$8.0M2010-05-03$36.4M$121.1M85%
Series B$15.5M2011-12-23$86.1M$257.5M85%
Series B$136K2012-09-11$755K$2.3M85%
Series B$19.4M2012-12-19$107.6M$321.8M85%
Series C$50.0M2014-07-28$333.3M$857.3M85%
Series C$251K2015-02-04$1.7M$4.3M85%
Series D+$200.0M2015-09-02$1.7B$3.5B85%
Series D+$200.0M2016-11-07$1.7B$3.5B90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Series A$8.0M2010-05-03
    • First recorded raise — entered as Series A.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  2. Series B$15.5M2011-12-23
    • Raised again after 20 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 7 investors on this round.
  3. Series B$136K2012-09-11
    • Raised 9 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 114.1× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 22 investors on this round.
  4. Series B$19.4M2012-12-19
    • Came back fast: 3 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 142.5× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 8 investors on this round.
  5. Series C$50.0M2014-07-28
    • Raised again after 19 mo — slower than the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 2.6× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 2 investors on this round.
  6. Series C$251K2015-02-04
    • Came back fast: 6 mo vs the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 198.8× smaller than the prior — bridge or down round.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  7. Series D+$200.0M2015-09-02
    • Raised 7 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round 795.4× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 1 investor on this round.
  8. Series D+$200.0M2016-11-07
    • Raised 14 mo later, in step with the ~11 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
2017 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~11mo cadence
$200.0M
Modeled next size est.range $200.0M$320.0M
1.0×
Last step-up
$75.7M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Eric Hippeau7 other2014-07
Kenneth Lerer7 other2010-05
Chris Dixon5 other2014-07
PATRICK KERINS5 other2011-12
Will Porteous5 other2010-05
Ken Lerer4 other2016-11
Scott English4 other2010-05
Greg Coleman2 other2015-02
Jonah Peretti2 other2010-05
Jon Steinberg2 other2011-12
Eric Harris1 other2010-05
Gregory Coleman1 other2015-09
MARK FRACKT1 other2011-12
Mike Perlis1 other2010-05
Allison Lucas2014-07
JOHN JOHNSON III2011-12
Registry & provenance

BuzzFeed, Inc. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1440512
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has BuzzFeed, Inc. raised?
BuzzFeed, Inc. has raised approximately $493.3M in disclosed capital across 8 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is BuzzFeed, Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for BuzzFeed, Inc. is approximately $3.5B (modeled range $1.1B–$7.6B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is BuzzFeed, Inc. at?
BuzzFeed, Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series D+. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Nov 07.
What does BuzzFeed, Inc. do and where is it based?
BuzzFeed, Inc. operates in the Other sector, based in NEW YORK.
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