List of companies in Knight Foundation's investment portfolio
Name | Description | Industry | Official Website | Location | ||
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Wickr is a telecommunications and security company that builds secure communication tools, such as a messaging application. It was founded in 2012 and is located in San Francisco, California. | ||||||
NewsGuard is a company developing a browser add-on that rates news sources on their credibility; the purpose is to fight misinformation and fake news. | ||||||
MIC is a Munich-based company founded in 2011 by Christopher Altchek. | ||||||
Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform. | ||||||
Perfect Audience is a company providing a retargeting platform that allows marketers to bring back lost web visitors through Facebook ads and banner ads in the web. | ||||||
Upworthy is a website for viral content founded in 2012 by Eli Pariser. | ||||||
Videolicious is a New York-based company founded in 2007 by Amanda Eilian. | ||||||
Watchup is a Menlo Park, California-based company founded in 2012 by Adriano Farano. | ||||||
Versa is a Shanghai-based company founded in 2011. | ||||||
PolicyMic is a company founded by Jake Horowitz. |
