Substack

A new economic engine for culture.

About

Founded

2017

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Industry

Publishing

Company Description

Substack lets writers connect with their audience on their own terms and earn money doing it. We make it simple for writers to publish to an email list that they own, get discovered on the web, and charge for subscriptions.

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Funding

Total Raised

$85.7 million

Valuation

$650 million

Significant Investors

Andreessen Horowitz

Company Traction

  • As of April 2023, Substack has 35 million active subscriptions, 2 million paid subscriptions, and readers have paid writers more than $300 million through Substack.

Leadership Team

  • Chris Best: Co-Founder & CEO of Substack. Former Co-Founder & CTO at Kik.
  • Hamish McKenzie: Co-Founder & Chief Writing Officer of Substack. Former Editorial Advisor at Kik.
  • Jairaj Sethi: Co-Founder & CTO of Substack. Former Head of Platform, Principal Engineer at Kik.
  • Fiona Monga: VP of Partnerships at Substack. Former Communications, Global Programs & Audiences at Instagram.