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Atlas Obscura

New York, NY

Atlas Obscura is an online magazine and travel company. It was founded in 2009 by author Joshua Foer and documentary filmmaker/author Dylan Thuras. It catalogs unusual and obscure travel destinations via user-generated content. The articles on the website cover a number of topics including history, science, food, and obscure places.

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Company Details

Founded

2009

Employees

Between 100 - 500 employees

Raised

$35,859,224

Headquarters Location

New York, NY

Public

No

Acquired

No

CEO

Warren WebsterWarren Webster

Founders

Dylan Thuras
Dylan Thuras
Joshua Foer
Joshua Foer

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Atlas Obscura Headquarters Location

61 Greenpoint Ave, New York, NY 11222

Total Amount Raised: $35,859,224

Atlas Obscura Funding Rounds

  • Equity Crowdfunding

    $3,859,225

  • Series B

    $20,000,000

    Series B Investors

    Airbnb
    NAV
    A+E Networks

  • Series A

    $7,500,000

    Series A Investors

    A+E Networks
    North Base Media
    Liontree
    Ruby Ventures

  • Seed

    $2,500,000

    Seed Investors

    The New York Times
    Thomas Lehrman
    Kevin Ryan

  • Seed

    $2,000,000

    Seed Investors

    Graham Holdings
    Bertelsmann
    Thomas Lehrman
    Daniel Saul
    Peter Bloom
    Henry Blodget
    John Battelle
    Albert Wenger
    Josh Spear
    Kristopher Brown
    Scott Belsky
    Brad Flora
    Alexis Ohanian
    The New York Times
    North Base Media
    Seth Teicher
    AlleyCorp
    NAV
    Bryan Goldberg
    Lauren Zalaznick
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