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Substack

Substack

A software company that allows users to start an email newsletter that makes money from subscriptions.

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substack.com
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Company
Company
Organization
Organization

Company attributes

Industry
Journalism
Journalism
No-code / low-code development
No-code / low-code development
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Passion economy
Software
Software
E-commerce
E-commerce
Technology
Technology
Digital Community
Digital Community
Location
San Francisco
San Francisco
B2X
B2B
B2B
B2C
B2C
CEO
Christopher Best
Christopher Best
Founder
Jairaj Sethi
Jairaj Sethi
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Christopher Best
Christopher Best
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Hamish McKenzie
Hamish McKenzie
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AngelList URL
angel.co/substack-1
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles...226108-27
Legal Name
Substack Inc
Accelerator
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
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Accelerator Batch
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Y Combinator W18 Batch
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Legal classification
Corporation
Corporation
Number of Employees (Ranges)
51 – 2000
Email Address
hello@substack.com
Full Address
PO Box 720263 San Francisco, CA 94172 United States
Investors
Andrew Chen (investor)
Andrew Chen (investor)
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UpHonest Capital
UpHonest Capital
Immad Akhund
Immad Akhund
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
The a16z Cultural Leadership Fund
The a16z Cultural Leadership Fund
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
0
Brad Flora
Brad Flora
Audrey Gelman
Audrey Gelman
...
Founded Date
2017
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Total Funding Amount (USD)
180,300,000
Latest Funding Round Date
July 17, 2025
Competitors
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Paragraph
Business Model
Subscription
Board of Directors
Andrew Chen (investor)
Andrew Chen (investor)
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CTO
Jairaj Sethi
Jairaj Sethi
Latest Funding Type
Series C
Series C
Wellfound ID
substack-1
Country
United States
United States

Other attributes

Company Operating Status
Active
Contact Page URL
substack.com/contact
Latest Funding Round Amount (USD)
100,000,000
Public/Private
Private
Wikidata ID
Q63435709
Y Combinator URL
ycombinator.com/compani...substack0

Substack is a company that has developed a platform for writers to publish their work and earn income from subscribers. It participated in the YC W18 cohort of Y Combinator and raised an estimated $2,120,000.Writers can start newsletters in a variety of categories, such as culture, politics, sports, health, business, and more. Substack has developed software that can be used by the writers, such as editing tools and payment solutions. In addition to newsletters, subscribers can also listen to podcasts and access discussion threads.

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Type
Date

Newsletter platform Substack raises $15.3M round led by a16z

Anthony Ha

https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/16/substack-series-a/

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July 16, 2019

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