FM Financing
I’m proud to announce that FM has closed an angel round of financing featuring an extraordinary lineup of investors. Omidyar Network led the round, with The New York Times Company and Mitchell Kapor, Andrew Anker, Mike Homer, and Tim O’Reilly also participating.
I’m honored by the support of these great people, and humbled by the combined experience they represent. Most have been partners and friends over many years, and they all lend insight to the FM model, whether it’s Omidyar’s philosophy of profiting by doing good, the Times unparalleled experience in high-quality publishing, Mitchell’s roles at the EFF, OSAF, and more, and Andrew, Mike, and Tim’s collective wisdom in starting, running, and guiding businesses over the past 20 years.
Now that the financing is done, it’s time to get down to building the business….stay tuned for more news soon.
Congratulations, John!
Battelle’s FM Publishing closes funding round
Congrats, John! I’m proud to announce that FM has closed an angel round of financing featuring an extraordinary lineup of investors. Omidyar Network led the round, with The New York Times Company and Mitchell Kapor, Andrew Anker, Mike Homer, and Tim O’…
nice job… looking forward to seeing how the ad network shapes up. We’re open to having our blogs in the buddles of sticks… if you’ll have us!
I toss a Kudos bar in your general direction…I look forward to writing about your IPO some day. Congratulations!
Congrats John! Money makes lots of things possible.
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Hit me up some time if you ever want to chat about how to compete with us
congratulations john!
John Battelle’s FM Publishing scores angel funding
John Battelle, who has become somewhat of a guru on the search engine industry, while writing a must-read blog about that sector, has raised a round of angel money for his new company, FM Publishing. Battelle previously founded The Industry Standard, a…
wtg! congrats.
With Angels Like These, Who Needs God?
John Battelle landed some major angels: Omidyar Network led the round, with The New York Times Company and Mitchell Kapor, Andrew Anker, Mike Homer, and Tim O’Reilly also participating.I didn’t know NYT was in the business of micro-financing. So, John,
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Congratulations and best of luck. Look forward to watching your business grow.
Congrats John! I think the concept you describe here can be very succesful. Really interested in the details of the BM as weel. In what way is FMpub different/similar to http://corporate.weblogsinc.com/entry/1016914146856668/ ?
I have a great idea for a magazine and I would love to share my idea with some potential investors.
Francis Ho of Panorama Capital told me over breakfast that they’ve completed a Series A round in Federated Media…
I love the idea of updating your followers of developments in your company using a blog. People are naturally curious to watch a company form and build from the ground up. You’re on to a great concept and you’ll do very well. Looking forward to advertising.