Steady, founded by Manuel Kallenbach, Dirk Holzapfel, Sebastian Esser, Philipp Schwörbel and Gabriel Yoran, launched in 2017. They offer a digital publication platform through which users can earn money through memberships, which are managed by Steady.
Steady markets their services towards journalists, bloggers, podcasters, videographers or vloggers, coders and those who seek an independent platform. Users are able to determine how and what they offer while retaining their rights, they can determine the price and details of their membership (including the option of trial memberships) and Steady offers users relevant statistics on their members.
They offer a membership based funding model, through which users can determine the cost of monthly subscription, from which steady takes 10% of gross revenue. For users, this frees them from standard subscription models, advertisers' sensitivities and one-time donations.
Steady works on REST-API.
In April of 2019, Steady announced the conclusion of a funding round for an undisclosed amount. Müller Medien and VC Fonds Kreativwirtschaft Berlin jointly invested in Steady.
Timeline
Funding rounds
People
Dirk Holzapfel
Founder and VP Engineering
Gabriel Yoran
Founder and VP Marketing and Communications
Judith Holzapfel
Finance
Manuel Kallenbach
Founder, CTO
Philipp Schwörbel
Founder and Managing Director, VP Finance & Operations
Sara Hesse
VP Design and User Experience
Sebastian Esser
Founder and Managing Director, VP Product
Thomas Weyres
Original Design and User Experience
Further reading
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Introducing: Steady I People-Powered Media I Berlin Startup
June 17, 2019
