Graphicly
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| Type of business | Private |
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| Founded | 2007 |
| Headquarters | Boulder, Colorado, USA |
| Key people | Micah Baldwin (CEO, Co-Founder), Kevin Mann (Founder and Chief Scientist) |
| Website | Graphicly.com |
Graphicly was a platform for publishers which offered work flow integration, self-publishing, digital distribution, conversion, and promotion for digital content. The website was initially a platform for comic books, but later added support for children’s books, art books, and magazines. Graphicly accumulated more than 3,500 publishers and more than 10,000 independent creators. In May 2014, Graphicly shut down.
Graphicly was founded in 2007 as "Take Comics" by Kevin Mann The website was part the 2009 class of TechStars, a startup accelerator.Micah Baldwin had been a mentor at TechStars since 2007, and after mentoring the Graphicly team through the program, joined the company as founder and CEO.
Steve Ballmer gave the first public demo of Graphicly during Microsoft’s keynote presentation at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show.
The company raised a $1.2 million seed round in January 2010, led by DFJ Mercury, with additional investments from Starz Media, David Cohen, Dave McClure, Paige Craig, Jake Nickell, and Chris Sacca. In January 2011, Graphicly raised an additional $3.8 million in a Series A round from a group led by DFJ Mercury with additional investments from 500 Startups, Dundee VC, Ludlow Ventures, and Venture51. In addition to the established angel investors, Graphicly’s advisors include Tim Ferriss, Jay Adelson, and Gary Vaynerchuk. At the time of the announcement, Graphicly had been downloaded more than 600,000 times.
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