Kaya Press
kaya.com
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$4.2M
5 rounds on record
Latest round
$77k
Convertible Note · Jan 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Revenue
$1M
2023 · SEC Form D 0001903596-24-000084
The money's age
Long since its last round
32 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jan 23, 2024
Raised a round Convertible Note $77k · SEC Form D
Nov 10, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $250k · SEC Form D
Sep 30, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $1.3M · SEC Form D
Apr 19, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $500k · SEC Form D
2021
Founded
Dec 30, 2016
Raised a round Convertible Note $2.1M · SEC Form D
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Convertible Note | Jan 2024 | $77k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Nov 2021 | $250k | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Sep 2021 | $1.3M | — | SEC Form D |
| Venture round | Apr 2021 | $500k | — | SEC Form D |
| Convertible Note | Dec 2016 | $2.1M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Kaya Holdings, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Frank CraigExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Craig FrankExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
Leo GielExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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News
Register the Missing Virtual Book Launch
Join us to celebrate the publication of Ansley Moon's new poetry collection Register the Missing - the first book from Kaya's new South Asian diasporic literature imprint: Kulhar Books. Readers include: Ryan Artes, Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello, Alice Ste
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Behind the Pages: Rethinking Publishing with Asian Pacific American Editors
September 25, 2026 Friday, 7-9PM Gallery Hyundai New York Project Space (529 W 20th St Room 6E, New York, NY 10011) RSVP HERE! Join us for a conversation with three Asian Pacific American editors about shifting the publishing industry from the inside out!
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In Memoriam: Koon Woon (1949-2026)
Poet Koon Woon passed away, surrounded by friends and loved ones, August 13, 2026. Koon was a joy to publish, and we have many good memories of his generosity and care, and will always remember fondly walking around a rainy Lake View Cemetery where Koon p
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Off the Shelf - Asian American Voices in Publishing: A Publication Showcase with UCLA
Kaya Press Managing Editor Neelanjana Banerjee taught Asian American Publishing with Kaya Press this Spring Quarter in the Asian American Studies Department at UCLA. Students met with publishing professionals like (former Kaya Press interns) Sonali Chanch
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Rules of the Game: A Creative Contagion Translation Workshop with Sophie Lee
As part of our commitment to collective possibility, we are launching our first-ever online workshop series, Creative Contagion. Featuring Kaya writers, translators, editors, and community members, we seek to create an accessible and open space to experim
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Sowing Pennies: A Creative Contagion Workshop with Anelise Chen
As part of our commitment to collective possibility, we are launching our first-ever online workshop series, Creative Contagion. Featuring Kaya writers, translators, editors, and community members, we seek to create an accessible and open space to experim
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Join Kaya Press at LITLIT!
June 6-7, 2026 10AM - 5PM SCI-Arc (960 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013) Come find us at LITLIT, a two-day book fair celebrating independent publishing hosted by the Los Angeles Review of Books! We'll be there all weekend, so stop by at our table an
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First Contact Launches at Glendale Central Library!
June 17, 2026 5:30-7:30PM Glendale Central Library Auditorium (222 E. Harvard St, Glendale, CA) Celebrate the launch of First Contact, Warren Liu's debut collection of speculative poetry, at the Glendale Central Library with us! Joining Liu for a wonderfu
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Literaoke returns to NYC!
May 17, 2026 Sunday @ 3:30PM Purgatory (675 Central Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11207) Shake off the winter with Kaya Press as Literaoke returns to NYC! Come see performers sing their hearts out to their favorite karaoke bangers and then read from their work. Fe
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Catch Kaya at the Indie Lit Fair!
May 2, 2026 12PM - 6PM Washington Square South (between Thompson St & Sullivan St) Catch Kaya Press and so many other incredible independent presses at the 10th annual Indie Lit Fair! This free book fair will also include a reading from our very own Ed Li
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People
Frank Craig
Executive Officer, Director
Craig Frank
Executive Officer, Director
Leo Giel
Executive Officer, Director
Jordi Arimany
Director
Schwarz Carrie
Director
Bruce Berwick
Director
Carrie Schwarz
Director
Darren Roberts
Director
Kenneth Frisman
Director
Melanie Bone
Director
Adam Berk
Director
Mitchell Chupak
Director
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Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Fort Lauderdale
United States
HQ
10-50 est. staff
Financials
Est. Annual Revenue
$500k
2023
Total raised
$4.2M
Latest round
Convertible Note
Funding rounds
5
Revenue
Estimate
Low-high range
Modelled from public signals, not audited accounts - read it as an order of magnitude.
| Year | Estimate | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $500k | $1 | $1M |
| 2019 | $3M | $1M | $5M |
| 2020 | $500k | $1 | $1M |
| 2023 | $500k | $1 | $1M |