Particle.news, a San Francisco, CA-based AI-powered news reader, raised $4.4 million in seed funding.
SaaS Investors
The investment was from Kindred Ventures and Adverb Ventures, as well as various angel investors, including Twitter and Medium co-founder Ev Williams and Behance founder, Scott Belsky.
Particle.news Future Plans
The company plans to launch a mobile app in the future and is currently in private beta testing.
About Particle.news
Founded in 2023 by Sara Beykpour and Marcel Molina, Particle.news is a startup offering a personalized, “multi-perspective” news reading experience by leveraging AI to summarize news from various sources. The startup's goal is not only to provide quick summaries but also to compensate authors and publishers fairly. Particle's platform offers users quick, bulleted summaries of news stories, with information sourced from multiple publishers across the political spectrum.
Funding Details
Company: Particle.news
Raised: $4.4M
Round: Seed Round
Funding Month: February 2024
Lead Investors: Kindred Ventures and Adverb Ventures
Additional Investors: Ev Williams and Scott Belsky
Company Website: https://www.particlenews.ai/
Software Category: AI News Reader
Source: https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/29/former-twitter-engineers-are-building-particle-an-ai-powered-news-reader/