Muck Rack Raises $180M in Series A Funding

Muck Rack, a Miami, FL-based provider of a Public Relations Management (PRM) platform for organizations to find the right journalists to pitch, report on media coverage, and prove the value of their work, raised $180M in Series A funding. Founded in 2009 by Galant and Lee Semel, Muck Rack provides a PRM platform that helps public relations (PR) teams collaborate and connect with journalists and content creators to generate media coverage. Organizations also use it to monitor, measure and report on coverage to help show the impact PR has on business outcomes and brand reputation. Journalists use the company’s free tools to showcase their portfolios, analyze news about any topic, and measure the impact of their stories. Muck Rack has quadrupled its staff over the past three years, now exceeding 200 employees.