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Substack

Substack, founded in 2017 in California, USA, provides a newsletter publishing and monetization platform for creators.

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Total funding $110M📍 San Francisco · Silicon ValleyFounded 2017

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Snapshot 2026-10-12
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Revenue $45M(annualized · 2025-01 · estimate)Valuation $1.1B(2025-01 · reported)

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Substack, founded in 2017 in California, USA, provides a newsletter publishing and monetization platform for creators. Substack has 2 million paid subscribers and over 20 million monthly active users.

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