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Date12/99

General Information

Websitetheknot.com
CategoryConsumer Web
Phone(212) 219-8555
Email
Employees
Founded1996
Descriptionlifestyle sites

Offices

New York, USA
462 Broadway, Floor 6
New York, NY, 10013
USA

People

CEO and Co-Founder
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Content Officer and Co-Founder
EVP & Managing Director, Technology Group
Chief Operating Officer

Acquisitions

Total$78M
eWish, 5/09
WedSnap, 1/09
Breastfeeding.com, 1/09
The Bump, 2/08
Wedding Channel, 6/06 $78M

Funding

Total$15M
Series A, 1996
AOL
Series B, 1998
Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
Series C, 4/99
QVC
$15M

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Tags

couples, weddings, marriage

The Knot

The Knot is a lifestage media company offering content, community, and products to couples planning their weddings and future lives together.

The Company’s flagship brand, The Knot, is a wedding resource reaching well over one million engaged couples each year through the website TheKnot.com, The Knot wedding magazines, The Knot books (published by Random House and Chronicle), and several television series bearing The Knot name (on Style Network, Oxygen, and Comcast). The Nest focuses on the newlywed-to-pregnancy lifestage with the popular lifestyle website TheNest.com, a home decor book series with Clarkson Potter, and The Nest magazine. Baby offshoot brand, The Bump, is geared toward pregnancy and first time parenthood.

Also under The Knot umbrella are e-commerce and service sites for weddings including WeddingChannel.com, Weddings.com, ShopforWeddings.com, WedORama.com, GiftRegistryLocator.com. The Knot is based in New York and has several other offices across the country.

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The Knot

Websitetheknot.com

The Knot provides a number of resources for couples looking to plan their weddings.

The Knot screenshot
Above: The Knot Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/29/08

The Nest

Websitethenest.com

The Nest offers a number of resources for newlyweds.

The Knot screenshot
Above: The Nest Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/29/08

TheBump.com

Websitethebump.com

Formerly The Nest Baby, TheBump.com offers content, tools, and online community for first-time parents.

The Knot screenshot
Above: TheBump.com Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/29/08
The Knot screenshot
Above: thebump.com
Uploaded: 7/15/09

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Sources

  1. Cap Index Report [edit]
  2. The Knot Inc. Acquires #1 Wedding Application on Facebook® Platform (finance.paidcontent.org) [edit]
  3. The Knot Gets Hitched to Breastfeeding.com (redherring.com) [edit]
  4. The Knot Inc. Acquires ``The Bump'' and Expands Position in the Baby Market (biz.yahoo.com) [edit]
  5. The Knot Strengthens Online Bridal Offerings With WeddingChannel.com Buy (dmnews.com) [edit]
  6. en.wikipedia.org [edit]
  7. en.wikipedia.org [edit]
  8. The Knot Receives Strategic Investment From QVC (findarticles.com) [edit]
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