SV Angel

Founded in 2009, SV Angel is a San Francisco-based angel investment firm and service organization that backs early-stage startups, particularly in software and technology, by providing business development support, financing, strategic guidance on mergers and acquisitions, and other resources. It leverages a broad network to assist founders at critical inflection points, helping with market strategy, partnerships, and access to capital to build durable companies across the United States.

Topher Conway

Partner

Ronald Conway Sr.

Managing Partner

Ron Conway

Managing Partner

Sourav Gupta

Principal

Steven Lee

Partner

Robert Pollak

Partner

Beth Turner

General Partner

Past deals in Blogging

Girls' Night In

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Girls' Night In, LLC is an online editorial platform dedicated to fostering community among women through various content and services. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Washington D.C., the company offers a Friday newsletter that focuses on self-care and provides engaging articles and blogs tailored for its female audience. In addition to its written content, Girls' Night In organizes GNI Book Club meetings throughout the United States and Canada, creating opportunities for women to connect and share their experiences. With a commitment to supporting women's well-being and community engagement, Girls' Night In continues to be a valuable resource for its subscribers.

Medium

Series A in 2014
Medium is a social publishing platform that enables writers to publish articles and reach readers through a built-in distribution network. The service provides simple creation tools and a personalized feed, allowing readers to follow people and topics and engage by highlighting, recommending, or commenting on posts. Founded in 2012 by Evan Williams and headquartered in San Francisco, Medium brings together engineers, editors, and creators to blend technology with storytelling. It supports a wide range of topics, from technology and politics to culture and personal development, fostering a community-driven environment where ideas can be shared and discussed.

NewHive

Seed Round in 2013
NewHive is an online platform that serves as a do-it-yourself self-publishing tool, enabling users to express their creativity through customizable web pages. It fosters a social environment where individuals can create and share their unique content, encouraging artistic exploration and personal expression. By providing a user-friendly interface, NewHive empowers creators to develop and showcase their work, enhancing the interaction between users and their audiences.

Svbtle

Seed Round in 2013
Svbtle is an online publishing platform founded in 2012, based in the United States. It combines elements of traditional publishing with modern web capabilities to facilitate the discovery and sharing of new ideas. The platform is designed to enhance the writing experience by focusing on the quality of content, aiming to empower users to express their thoughts clearly and effectively. Svbtle prioritizes the needs of writers, offering services such as copyediting and fact-checking at no cost, which are typically not associated with standard blogging platforms. Through this approach, the company seeks to cultivate a community of thoughtful writers and improve overall writing standards.

NewHive

Seed Round in 2012
NewHive is an online platform that serves as a do-it-yourself self-publishing tool, enabling users to express their creativity through customizable web pages. It fosters a social environment where individuals can create and share their unique content, encouraging artistic exploration and personal expression. By providing a user-friendly interface, NewHive empowers creators to develop and showcase their work, enhancing the interaction between users and their audiences.

Hyperink

Venture Round in 2011
Hyperink, Inc. is a self-publishing platform based in San Francisco, California, that enables individuals to publish eBooks across various categories, including biographies, self-help, technology, and more. Founded in 2010, the company offers services such as cover design, layout, and customer support to streamline the publishing process for users. Hyperink's platform allows writers and bloggers to curate and compile their existing content into cohesive books, transforming blogs and articles into published works. The company distributes its eBooks through its own website as well as other online retailers, aiming to democratize the publishing process and empower individuals to share their knowledge and stories with a wider audience.

Sulia

Venture Round in 2010
**Sulia is a subject-based social network that connects you to the top social sources on subjects you care about.** We all have interests that we're extremely passionate about. Whether it's our family, a sports team, breaking news, Hollywood gossip, a hobby, a career, or a political issue, we obsess over our interests everyday. However, with an endless number of sources talking about an endless number of subjects, it's nearly impossible to find the best sources to follow to across your interests. And, even if you were able to identify the top sources, sifting through all of their content is maddeningly time-consuming. We built Sulia to address these problems (which were driving us mad too). Sulia’s subject-based structure of social channels connects trusted sources and enthusiasts on shared interests across thousands of subjects, including breaking news and events. How? We use a combination of network managers and sophisticated algorithms to identify the best-regarded sources across thousands of subjects. We then dynamically filter content from those sources, regardless of where it's created (a blog, a social network, a media site, through Sulia's publishing system, etc.), into high-quality, realtime social channels. The result is streams of timely content from trusted sources that is always on-topic, readable, and relevant. People use Sulia everyday to discover new sources and engage with their interests. Sulia is backed by leading media and technology investors, including: -- Firstmark Capital: Rick Heitzmann -- Village Ventures: Matt Harris, Bo Peabody -- IA Capital Partners: Roger Ehrenberg -- Founder Collective: Chris Dixon -- SV Angels: Ron Conway -- Mark Gerson, Founder, Gerson Lehrman Group

Posterous

Series A in 2010
Posterous, founded in the summer of 2008, is a company that aims to simplify the blogging experience by allowing users to share thoughts, photos, audio, video, and files as easily as sending an email. Emerging from Y Combinator, Posterous has grown to attract over 15 million monthly users. With the introduction of Posterous Spaces, the company enhances its platform by offering intuitive privacy controls, enabling users to share content selectively across various platforms. This focus on user-friendly features positions Posterous as a notable player in the online blogging and sharing space.

Sulia

Seed Round in 2009
**Sulia is a subject-based social network that connects you to the top social sources on subjects you care about.** We all have interests that we're extremely passionate about. Whether it's our family, a sports team, breaking news, Hollywood gossip, a hobby, a career, or a political issue, we obsess over our interests everyday. However, with an endless number of sources talking about an endless number of subjects, it's nearly impossible to find the best sources to follow to across your interests. And, even if you were able to identify the top sources, sifting through all of their content is maddeningly time-consuming. We built Sulia to address these problems (which were driving us mad too). Sulia’s subject-based structure of social channels connects trusted sources and enthusiasts on shared interests across thousands of subjects, including breaking news and events. How? We use a combination of network managers and sophisticated algorithms to identify the best-regarded sources across thousands of subjects. We then dynamically filter content from those sources, regardless of where it's created (a blog, a social network, a media site, through Sulia's publishing system, etc.), into high-quality, realtime social channels. The result is streams of timely content from trusted sources that is always on-topic, readable, and relevant. People use Sulia everyday to discover new sources and engage with their interests. Sulia is backed by leading media and technology investors, including: -- Firstmark Capital: Rick Heitzmann -- Village Ventures: Matt Harris, Bo Peabody -- IA Capital Partners: Roger Ehrenberg -- Founder Collective: Chris Dixon -- SV Angels: Ron Conway -- Mark Gerson, Founder, Gerson Lehrman Group

Ning Interactive

Series A in 2005
Ning is an online platform that enables users to create social communities and websites tailored to their specific needs. The company provides a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that includes a variety of community-building tools, allowing clients to engage and nurture their audiences effectively. Key features of the platform include branding and visual design options, member profiles, moderation capabilities, and privacy settings. Users can also utilize tools for sharing and inviting members, as well as integrate social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter. Additionally, Ning supports functionalities like blogging, discussion forums, event management, and multimedia sharing, making it a comprehensive solution for organizers, activists, and influencers looking to establish and maintain a strong online presence.
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