Top News Startups in 2024

The on-ramp to the world of programmable money, distributed ledgers and decentralized applications for 10s of millions of people. The Block is an accessible brand that provides news, information, opinions and a community for people to grow from enthusiasts to experts in blockchain technology and cryptoassets.

theSkimm is a mission-driven media company dedicated to giving millennial women the information they need to live their smartest lives. Since launching in 2012, theSkimm has become a trusted source for a community of millions of Skimm’rs by seamlessly integrating into their existing routines, fundamentally changing the way its audience consumes news and makes decisions. theSkimm's flagship product, the Daily Skimm, is still the fastest growing newsletter on the market, and its sub-brands have expanded to help this audience maneuver through life’s necessities – from news, to money, wellness, career, and recommendations. The company’s product suite has grown to include three top-rated podcasts (Skimm This, 9 to 5ish, and Pop Cultured), theSkimm app, Skimm Money and Skimm Your Life newsletters, and Skimm Studios, its in-house production team that creates engaging video and audio content. theSkimm’s first book, How to Skimm Your Life, was released in June 2019 and debuted at #1 on The New York Times Best Seller list.

Citizen is a free app that keeps you and your loved ones safe. It is a powerful force for good that has already evacuated people from burning buildings, diverted school buses from nearby terrorist attacks and, in one instance, led to the rescue of a one-year-old boy from a stolen car. It is a truly unique proposition that provides you with alerts from 911 data that until now has never been made available to the public. The alerts are accompanied by live stories, real-time updates, and user-generated content to provide you with the information you need so you know what’s happening around you rather than having to wonder why police are on your corner or there are helicopters above you. Today, over a million people across the United States have downloaded the app and use it to keep themselves, their families, and their friends safe. Emergency services and community activists alike hail the app as a ground-breaking development in personal and community safety. 1 in 8 New Yorkers have Citizen, and the app has seen similar growth, usage, and engagement in LA, SF, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. This year will see Citizen expand across the United States with the express mission of making your world a safer place.

Founded in 2018, Lokal is on a mission to strengthen hyperlocal communities by enabling its mostly non-English users to share, interact and transact in their regional language. Lokal users gain access to hyperlocal information such as daily commodity prices, local jobs, real estate, matrimonial, local business advertorials and classifieds which would otherwise be scattered across local newspapers. The app is available in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil,Malayalam, and Marathi, and has 10 million downloads with a presence in 100+ districts across South India. Having achieved unmatched user density in deep tier 2 & 3 locations in India, Lokal has been supported by marquee investors, namely 3one4 Capital, India Quotient, Y Combinator. To know more do click: getlokalapp.com

Muck Rack is the leading SaaS platform for public relations and communications professionals. Our mission is to enable organizations to build trust, tell their stories and demonstrate the unique value of earned media. Muck Rack’s Public Relations Management (PRM) platform enables PR teams to work together to find the right journalists for their stories, send customized pitches, build meaningful relationships with the media, monitor news, and quantify their impact. Founder controlled, globally distributed, and growing sustainably, Muck Rack has received several awards for its unparalleled culture and product from organizations like Inc., Crains, G2, and BuiltIn. We value resilience, transparency, ownership, & customer devotion and infuse these values into everything we do.

50% of Americans believe news media is actively trying to mislead them. Two out of three report being worn out by the news. And while people enjoy the convenience of getting news from social media, almost half complain that the news they find there is inaccurate. At Nuprizm, our mission is to power the search for truth by dissecting bias in the news through the fusion of AI-powered insights and public sentiment. We aim to guide users from curiosity to understanding by providing a cohesive journey from fast, accurate summaries to deep, data-driven insights from both our media insight engine and other high information citizens. Our platform deconstructs source material, analyzing media bias, propaganda, misinformation, narrative generation, contested language, framing, factual consistency, and millions of other parameters across the broader media ecosystem. We’re creating a space for users to measure their own knowledge, engage with other informed citizens, and hold media organizations accountable in an effort to foster transparency in the news ecosystem. We are a lean, remote-first organization using the latest technologies to build an ambitious roadmap. If you're excited about this space and believe you have the experience and discipline to excel at an early stage start-up, we'd love to hear from you! Note: we can not sponsor work visas for job applicants at this time.

The Energy Year offers first-hand business intelligence on the key trends that are shaping businesses and opportunities in emerging energy markets worldwide. Its teams meet energy leaders face-to-face and report on what is being done on the ground, beyond political discourse and wishful thinking. They showcase the work undertaken, challenges encountered and milestones achieved by the industry’s top movers and shakers, from exploration and production to services and supplies, logistics and construction, power generation, downstream and capital markets. From the Middle East to Africa and the Americas, The Energy Year’s annual reports are known as a primary source of information for energy investors and are used by public and private sector actors to identify new investment opportunities and establish long-lasting collaborations.

IPVM is an AI-accelerated business intelligence platform. Founded in 2008, IPVM was bootstrapped from the start and maintains its independence. As a security industry research group, IPVM’s set of products and services include in-depth research, on-demand consulting, and a suite of vertically integrated AI agents. IPVM has collaborated with major news publications, including BBC, Reuters, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, CNN, Bloomberg, Financial Times, Foreign Policy, The Intercept, Fast Company, and PCMag. A few articles profiling IPVM and our founder: theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/09/ipvm-journalism-research-chines… wired.com/story/surveillance-china-security-camera-giant-ipvm time.com/collection/time100-ai/6308784/john-honovich

Haystack News is the leading local & world news service on Connected TVs reaching millions of users and empowering them with a personalized newscast. We are one of the fastest-growing TV News companies in the world, and are already preloaded on 37% of all TVs shipped in the US! Haystack News already has direct relationships with all major TV companies (Samsung, Sony, Vizio, LG, etc) as well as hundreds of premium TV news channels including ABC News, CBSi, Bloomberg, and local TV stations for 90% of the country. Haystack News is redefining the future of TV news and we pride ourselves on our ability to move faster and execute better than anyone else in our industry. We accomplish this by working with the smartest people and staying on the cutting-edge. We measure ourselves by the impact we are having on individuals’ daily lives and on the television industry as a whole.