Number of Portfolio Companies 6
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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John Battelle is co-founder, executive chair at Recount Media.
Number of Investments 6
John Battelle has made 6 investments. Their latest investment was Venture Round - Flymachine on Jul 14, 2021, when Flymachine raised
$21M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jul 14, 2021
Flymachine
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Venture Round - Flymachine
$21M
Mar 13, 2017
The Hustle
No
Seed Round - The Hustle
$1M
Mar 9, 2016
NewCo
No
Seed Round - NewCo
$6.1M
Aug 19, 2015
Sovrn
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Venture Round - Sovrn
$18M
Feb 24, 2015
Atlas Obscura
—
Seed Round - Atlas Obscura
$2M
Apr 23, 2012
Singly
—
Series A - Singly
$7M
Number of Exits 
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John Battelle has exits. Their most notable exits are The Hustle and Singly.
  • The Hustle The Hustle is helping young professionals make better decisions throughout their day starting with business news.
  • Singly Singly offers Singly Data Fabric, which facilitates the movement of authenticated consumer data throughout the ecosystem.
Number of Current Jobs 3
Number of Past Jobs 8
John Battelle has 3 current jobs including Senior Research Scholar and Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, Co-Founder, CEO at Recount Media, and Executive Producer, Signal P&G at BattelleMedia. Additionally, John Battelle has had 8 past jobs including Editor in Chief, CEO at NewCo.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
NewCo
Editor in Chief, CEOMay 1, 2012Jan 2019
Federated Media
Founder & CEO20052014
University of California Berkeley
Bloomberg Chair in Business Journalism for the Graduate School of Journalism20012004
Standard Media International
Founder & CEO19972001
The Industry Standard
Publisher——
BattelleMedia
Owner, GP——
TheStandard
Publisher——
Wired Magazine
Co-Founding Editor——
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 7
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 5
John Battelle holds 7 board and advisor roles including Member of the Board of Directors at Chute, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Sovrn, and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Founders Circle Capital.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Federated Media
Chairman of the Board of Directors20052014
Standard Media International
Chairman of the Board of Directors19972001
Wrap Media
Member of the Advisory Board——
IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau)
Member of the Board of Directors——
Digital Content Next
Founding Member of the Board of Directors——
Number of News Articles 449
Funding Round•Jul 14, 2021
News•Feb 2, 2021
News•Mar 23, 2020
New York Times (NYT) — The Search for E.T. Goes on Hold, for Now
News•Mar 10, 2020
Axios — Media Trends
News•Feb 23, 2020
News•Feb 11, 2020
News•Feb 5, 2020