Atlas Obscura
atlasobscura.com
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Financials
Funding and backers
Total raised
$34.3M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$3.9M
Venture round · Feb 2024 · 2 yr ago
Backers
1
AlleyCorp
The money's age
Long since its last round
31 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Feb 27, 2024
Raised a round Venture round $3.9M · SEC Form D
Feb 3, 2024
On the Hacker News front page A brief history of the U.S. trying to add backdoors into encrypted data (2016) · 550 points
Aug 8, 2021
On the Hacker News front page A street snack that has baffled botanists · 484 points
Jun 19, 2019
Raised a round Venture round $19.1M · SEC Form D
Oct 13, 2018
On the Hacker News front page Teach Yourself to Echolocate: A beginner’s guide to navigating with sound · 571 points
Jul 27, 2017
Raised a round Venture round $6.8M · SEC Form D
Apr 1, 2017
On the Hacker News front page Why Japan’s Rail Workers Point at Things · 959 points
Aug 12, 2016
On the Hacker News front page Lake Nyos suffocated over 1,700 people in one night · 472 points
Feb 25, 2016
Raised a round Venture round $4.6M · SEC Form D
2014
Founded
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Hacker News stories
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best: 959 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Feb 2024 | $3.9M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jun 2019 | $19.1M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Jul 2017 | $6.8M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Feb 2016 | $4.6M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Atlas Obscura Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
David PlotzExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Dylan ThurasDirectorSEC Form D
Joshua FoerDirectorSEC Form D
Warren WebsterExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
AlleyCorp Overview
Atlas Obscura is an award-winning media and travel company focused on cataloging the world's hidden wonders and remarkable places. Our mission is to inspire wonder and curiosity about the incredible world we all share.
People
David Plotz
Executive Officer, Director
Dylan Thuras
Director
Joshua Foer
Director
Warren Webster
Executive Officer, Director
Thomas Lehrman
Director
John Backus
Director
Deepak Kandaswamy
Director
Kimberly Dobson
Director
Shane Caiazzo
Director
Ron Stern
Director
Karin Timpone
Director
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Brooklyn
United States
HQ
Financials
Total raised
$34.3M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
4