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Punchbowl News

Brand

Company overview

PUNCHBOWL NEWS is a membership-based news community founded by journalists and best-selling authors Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer, and co-founded by veteran Capitol Hill reporter John Bresnahan. Punchbowl is the Secret Service nickname for the Capitol. Our credo is Power, People, Politics. We'll focus relentlessly on the people in Washington who make decisions, and on the news and events that will move political markets. Punchbowl events will bring you closer to the news, and help you better understand Washington's leadership. Join the community today.
Founded in 2021
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
51 employees (29 in marketing)
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Salaries

Typical salary range

$175,000 – $225,000

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People

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +30.8% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$14.8M

Last raise

$5M

Series Unknown, 5 years ago

Funding history

Jun 2021

Venture Round Punchbowl · $5M

Jul 2017

Venture Round Punchbowl · $4M

Jul 2014

Venture Round Punchbowl · $500K

Oct 2012

Venture Round Punchbowl · $1.5M

Sep 2011

Venture Round Punchbowl · $580K

Aug 2011

Venture Round Punchbowl · $1.1M

Audience

Monthly website visitors
214.6K
Month over month-47.2%
Quarter over quarter+9.9%
Top sourceDirect (48.3%)
Ad budget per month$0.0
Average search rank58.2
Traffic source mix
Direct
48.3%
Search
27.7%
Social
11.8%
Referral
11.5%
Paid referral
0.5%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

10.4K

12-mo growth

+41.6%

Monthly growth

+2.9%

News

Links

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