The Ankler
Media & Entertainment
$1.5Mlatest round · Venture round · Jun 2022 · 4 yr ago
1backers · Y Combinator
1-10team · employees, estimated range
32stories in the press
Overview
The Ankler covers the business of Hollywood and the evolving intersection of entertainment, media and technology, cutting through industry spin to deliver news and explain the forces shaping an industry in transformation.
Key facts
These are the key facts about The Ankler on Alion as of Nov 12, 2026. The Ankler is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States. The latest round is Venture - Series Unknown of $1.5M, announced in 2022.
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Oct 11, 2026
- Employees
- 1-10Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $1.5MSum of 1 equity round Alion knows
- Latest round
- Venture - Series Unknown · $1.5M · Jun 21, 2022Press report · yahoo.com
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$1.5M
1 round on record
Latest round
$1.5M
Venture round · Jun 2022 · 4 yr ago
Team
1-10
employees, estimated range
Backers
1
Y Combinator
The money's age
Long since its last round
52 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jun 21, 2022
Raised a round Venture round $1.5M · Yahoo Entertainment
Jan 2022
Went through Y Combinator
Oct 2016
Website went live first capture in the Wayback Machine
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 0.29%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Hacker News stories
7
best: 45 points
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jun 2022 | $1.5M | — | Yahoo Entertainment |
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Financials
Total raised
$1.5M
Latest round
Venture - Series Unknown
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2022 | $1.5M | $20M | Details |
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Los Angeles
United States
HQ
1-10 est. staff