Blinkist

company

About

Blinkist offers an app that allows its users to read the most important insights from non-fiction books in 15 minutes.

  • 51 - 100

Details

Last Funding Type
Series A
Last Funding Money Raised
€4M
Industries
Education,Mobile Apps,Reading Apps
Founded date
Aug 21, 2012
Number Of Employee
51 - 100
Operating Status
Active

Where do the world’s smartest people get their ideas? From great books. Blinkist distills the key insights of 2,500+ bestselling nonfiction books into powerful 15-minute reads or listens for your mobile device.

In 2017, Blinkist's app has been nominated by Apple as one of the best in the App Store. Blinkist has received the World Summit Award, granted by the United Nations, in the Learning & Education category, as well as a Google Material Design Award for Brand Expressiveness.

At Blinkist, we got rid of classical management hierarchies and, instead, distributed authority among all colleagues. Blinkist fosters a unique company culture championing self-empowerment, personal development, direct communication and mutual support.

Blinkist offers a fantastic workplace in the heart of Berlin-Neukölln including all the benefits you’d expect – from a personalized perk system to free private language lessons. Add a competitive salary, a personal development budget of 1,500€ per year, flexible working hours, and a meaningful product on the rise, and you have a first impression of why Blinkist is a great place to work.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
2
€5.80M
Blinkist has raised a total of €5.80M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 7, 2016 from a Series A round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jan 7, 2016 Series A €4M 1 Detail
Nov 20, 2013 Seed €1.80M 1 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
Blinkist is funded by 1 investors. MGO Digital Ventures are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
MGO Digital Ventures Series A