Blinkist
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| Type | GmbH |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet |
| Founded | August 21, 2012 |
| Founder | Holger Seim Niklas Jansen Sebastian Klein Tobias Balling |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
| Products | Blinkist App |
| Total assets |  US$35 million (2018) |
| Parent | Go1 Pty Ltd |
| Website | blinkist |
Blinks Labs GmbH is a German book-summarizing subscription service based in Berlin.[1] It provides summaries of over 6,500 titles, including bestselling nonfiction books in fifteen-minute reads, otherwise known as Blinks. The summaries are available in English, German and Spanish.[2][3]
History
[edit]Blinkist was founded in August 2012 by college friends Holger Seim, Tobias Balling, Niklas Jansen and Sebastian Klein. In 2013, Blinkist had its public launch.[4]
In 2018, Blinkist raised $18.8 million in funding led by venture capital firm Insight Venture Partners.[5] [6]
In May 2023, Blinkist was acquired by the Australian ed-tech startup Go1.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Lane, Anthony (May 20, 2024). "Can You Read a Book in a Quarter of an Hour?" – via www.newyorker.com.
- ↑ Khazan, Olga (November 30, 2015). "Is There a Way to Read Books Faster?".
- ↑ Lyster, Rosa (November 24, 2021). "Just How Optimized Can Your Life Be?" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Cain, Sian (9 December 2018). "Blink and you'll miss it: can you really digest a whole book in 15 minutes?". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ Degeler, Andrii (2018-06-20). "Germany's Blinkist raises $18.8 million for its micro-learning app and platform". Tech.eu.
- ↑ "Blinkist raises $18.8M for its condensed reading platform for non-fiction books". 20 June 2018.
- ↑ Lunden, Ingrid (2023-05-08). "Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning". TechCrunch.