| Website | highgearmedia.com |
| Blog | highgearmedia.com... |
| @HighGearMedia | |
| Category | Consumer Web |
| Phone | 650.353.2433 |
| Employees | |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Description | Automotive digital media |
| MotorAuthority.com, 8/09 |
| Total | $12M |
| Series A, 11/07 Accel Partners Greylock Partners | $6.5M |
| Series B, 6/09 DAG Ventures Accel Partners Greylock Partners | $5.5M |
High Gear Media is a vertical publishing company publishing more premium automotive content than anyone in the world through websites targeting key buyer and vehicle segments.
High Gear Media’s owned and operated network of automotive destinations reaches well over 2 million visitors monthly and include its anchor site, TheCarConnection.com, its luxury site, MotorAuthority.com, green and electric car sites, GreenCarReports.com and AllCarsElectric.com, and its family-focused sites including FamilyCarGuide.com.
High Gear Media’s editorial staff and over 200 contributors have written at publications like Car and Driver, AOL Autos, Autoweek, Automobile Magazine, and Wired. The company’s content is syndicated to partners including Yahoo! Autos, Huffington Post, NASCAR.com and The San Francisco Chronicle. Independent automotive writers and people who are passionate about cars can contribute content by visiting HighGearMedia.com.
High Gear Media is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. and received its funding from Accel Partners, Greylock Partners and DAG Ventures.