Substack

The subscription network for independent writers and creators

Last Funded April 2023

$7,809,219

raised from 6,688 investors

What Investors Say

LEAD INVESTOR
Invested $25,000 this round + $100,000 previously
I was the first publisher on Substack back in 2017, when it was a simple newsletter publishing and payment platform.

Hamish and Chris, two of the three co-founders along with Jairaj, reached out to me in mid-2017 when I was publicly considering starting to charge for Sinocism, my newsletter about China that I wrote free for several years. They flew to Washington D.C. to talk to me about something they wanted to build that would help writers start making money on the Internet. I got lucky. They built a simple yet excellent system for publishing and charging for newsletters. After a few months, I was so impressed with how they were executing that I asked to invest, and they agreed.

Since then the team has kept shipping great new products, raised money from one of the top venture capital firms in the world, and built a platform that enables so many writers to make a living from their work, and so many people to read what they want. And they did all this while managing a startup during the worst pandemic in a century. I have done startups and understand how crazy and hard they can be in the best of times; they have sustained business and product momentum through one of the most difficult business environments in decades.

Substack is far from a simple newsletter publishing platform now. It has evolved into a much more robust creator and community platform, and one of the reasons I am investing more money now is that I believe it has tremendous potential to take its place among the much larger platforms like Twitter, Youtube, and Facebook. And it could do so by providing a place for better, more thought-provoking and more civil discourse, and without the perverse incentives created by advertising and the need for ever more eyeballs and clicks. The Social Media Era has changed how so many think, and Substack is a platform that can help many of us get our minds back.
I believe in your vision and want to be a part of it.
I believe in the mission of Substack to put control in the hands of writers and readers.
Start-up consulting and turn-around specialist. Investment vehicle procurement.
I love the freedom of speach element of Substack!!
There's no democracy without informed citizen, Substack is a great way to do this.
CEO/Founder @ bionicturtle.com
Good vibes is why. Thank you for a platform that supports writers (and readers). Please always honor the mission!
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I use Substack on the daily and I love the writers I discovered using the platform. I've been an avid subscriber (and an irregular writer) for years so I'm so happy I get to invest in this special company. <3
Love startups and the Oppurtunites to help the small investor get a chance to build wealth and foster innovation
Great Company
Angel Investor in South America and mentor of startups
I invest because I'm an active writer and love the platform
Because I read and write on substack, great platform
The model is the future for people who want to know what is going on in the world without corporate control
As long as the company maintains its dedication to the priciples of free speech, I am a willing investor.
Advocate for sustainability, supporting the local community, living with ARETÉ and giving back.
The world needs this! Thank you!
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