Watchup Raises $2.75M in Funding
Summary
Watchup, a Stanford, CA-based startup focused on TV news, raised $2.75m in funding.The round was led by Tribune Media with participation from The McClatchy Company and existing investors Knight Enterprise Fund, Stanford-StartX Fund and Ned Lamont.Founded in 2012 by Adriano Farano, CEO, Watchup delivers a personalized newscast from the most trusted global news sources to a tablet, smartphone, or other devices.The service curates news from leading media outlets like PBS NewsHour, CNET, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Univision, and others.The company previously raised $1.5m from the Stanford-StartX Fund, the Knight Foundation, and media veterans like the former WSJ publisher Gordon Crivitz, Campus Televideo founder Ned Lamont and ABC News veteran Tom Yellin.