Readmill
Company

Last deal

Amount

Series A

Stage

13.06.2012

Date

1

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About Company
Readmill is a Berlin-based app for Android and iOS that revolutionizes e-book reading and sharing.

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founded date

01.11.2010

Operating Status

Closed (01.03.2014)

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

Led by CEO Henrik Berggren, Readmill offers a social and shareable reading platform, empowering users to highlight sections of e-books, share those highlights with friends, and initiate discussions. The company recently forged partnerships with six prominent independent stores, including Leanpub, Readlists, Free-ebooks.net, Jottify, OR Books, Publit, and Bibliocrunch, expanding its reach and enhancing the reading experience for its users.
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M&A Details
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Transaction name

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announced date

28.03.2014

Financials

Funding Rounds
1
1

Number of Funding Rounds

Their latest funding was raised on 13.06.2012. Their latest investor Index Ventures. Their latest round Series A

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No
Series A
No
Series A
Yes
Series A
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People

Founders
2
David Kjelkerud
David Kjelkerud

David Kjelkerud

organization founded

1

David Kjelkerud

Henrik Berggren
Henrik Berggren

Henrik Berggren

current job

Readmill
Readmill

organization founded

1

Henrik Berggren

Employee Profiles
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Henrik Berggren

Henrik Berggren

Founder / CEO

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