Blinkist

Germany
Brackenheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, 12059

Company profile

Blinkist company profile

Where do the world’s smartest people get their ideas? From great books. Blinkist distills the key insights of 2,500+ bestselling nonfiction books into powerful 15-minute reads or listens for your mobile device. In 2017, Blinkist's app has been nominated by Apple as one of the best in the App Store. Blinkist has received the World Summit Award, granted by the United Nations, in the Learning & Education category, as well as a Google Material Design Award for Brand Expressiveness. At Blinkist, we got rid of classical management hierarchies and, instead, distributed authority among all colleagues. Blinkist fosters a unique company culture championing self-empowerment, personal development, direct communication and mutual support. Blinkist offers a fantastic workplace in the heart of Berlin-Neukölln including all the benefits you’d expect – from a personalized perk system to free private language lessons. Add a competitive salary, a personal development budget of 1,500€ per year, flexible working hours, and a meaningful product on the rise, and you have a first impression of why Blinkist is a great place to work.

Business identity

Contact email
[email protected]
Operating status
Active
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
101-250 employees
Revenue range
$1M-$10M
Founded
2012-08-21

Headquarters

Postal code
12059
Country code
DE
Continent
Europe

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding stage
M And A
Funding rounds
5
Total equity funding
$34.8M
Last funding
Series C / $18.8M / 2018-06-20
Last equity funding
Series C / $18.8M
Investors
8
Lead investors
3
Founders
4
Articles
49
Exited on
2023-05-08

Founders and investors

Founders

Holger SeimNiklas JansenSebastian KleinTobias Balling

Lead investors

GreycroftHeadlineInsight Partners

Investors

GreycroftHDS CapitalHeadlineIBB VenturesInsight Partners