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NewsWhip is a technology company.
NewsWhip provides a real-time media monitoring platform, utilizing social engagement data and AI agents to track and predict the trajectory of news and narratives. Its core offerings, Spike and Analytics, deliver intelligence for detecting emerging stories, understanding their momentum, and enabling organizations to respond swiftly to developing events across fragmented media landscapes. The platform integrates advanced analytics to offer a comprehensive view of content performance and public sentiment.
The company was founded in 2011 by Paul Quigley and Andrew Mullaney. Quigley, who previously managed an editorial team, recognized a significant gap in the market for accessible data that revealed which news stories truly resonated with the public. This insight became the catalyst for NewsWhip, leading to the launch of its flagship product, Spike, in 2013, designed to provide real-time traction insights for newsrooms.
NewsWhip's product serves a diverse clientele, including newsrooms, global brands, public relations agencies, government entities, and non-profit organizations. The company's vision centers on empowering these users with real-time intelligence to anticipate and manage critical breaking news, identify trending topics, and navigate potential reputation risks. It aims to equip professionals with the foresight needed to act decisively in a rapidly evolving information environment.
NewsWhip has raised $23.7M across 5 funding rounds.
NewsWhip has raised $23.7M in total across 5 funding rounds.
NewsWhip has raised $23.7M in total across 5 funding rounds.
NewsWhip's investors include Ilkka Rantanen, Conor Stanley, Hannah Grey, Social Starts, AIB, Asahi Shimbun, Enterprise Ireland, Corey Ford, Jim Kennedy, Angus McMillian, Armando Biondi, Jim Mullins.
NewsWhip is a technology company specializing in real-time media monitoring and predictive analytics for public relations, communications, and publishing.[1][2][3] It builds NewsWhip Spike, a platform that delivers the world's fastest monitoring of content across fragmented media like social networks (TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, Reddit, Facebook) and web articles, combined with agentic AI for detecting emerging stories, predicting engagement, and generating insights.[2][4][5] Serving global brands, PR agencies, publishers, governments, and nonprofits, it solves the problem of navigating "fractured media" by providing real-time alerts, timelines of public/media interest, AI digests, and ROI-saving tools—users reportedly save nearly $100,000 annually through predictive insights and unlimited usage.[1][2][5] Growth momentum is evident in expanded coverage (e.g., recent Instagram/Reddit integration), patented predictive tech, and adoption by high-profile users like Samsung for reputation management.[2][4]
Founded in 2011 in Dublin, Ireland, NewsWhip emerged to address the need for speed in newsrooms and fast-moving professionals, starting with Version 1 focused on ingesting and indexing stories faster than competitors.[1][3] The idea stemmed from cracking open the "black box" of content virality, with early emphasis on real-time monitoring to keep users ahead of breaking news.[3] Pivotal moments include developing patented predictive analytics to filter noise from massive content firehoses, layering on AI for deeper insights, and evolving into an intuitive platform through close client collaboration—earning praise as the easiest-to-use in media monitoring.[3][5] This trajectory has positioned it as a leader amid rising media fragmentation.
NewsWhip stands out in media monitoring through these key strengths:
NewsWhip rides the trend of fragmented media ecosystems, where stories break simultaneously across TikTok, Reddit, Instagram, and traditional outlets, amplified by AI-driven virality.[2][4] Timing is ideal amid 2020s shifts to social video (e.g., TikTok's "seismic shift" per their reports) and real-time crisis demands, fueled by market forces like misinformation risks and 24/7 news cycles.[2][3] It influences the ecosystem by empowering publishers with content discovery/competitor analysis, PR teams with reputation protection (e.g., Samsung's early detection), and brands with predictive edge—democratizing access to "stories shaping the world" via AI that parses global, multilingual data.[2][3][4]
NewsWhip is poised to dominate as AI evolves media intelligence, with expansions like deeper agentic AI and broader platform integrations (e.g., LinkedIn for publishers) driving next-phase growth.[2][4][5] Trends like social commerce, geopolitical volatility, and generative AI reporting will shape its path, potentially evolving it into a full-spectrum narrative OS for enterprises. Its influence may grow by setting virality standards, much like its founding mission to reveal hidden content dynamics—keeping users "one step ahead" in an ever-fractured landscape.[3]
NewsWhip has raised $23.7M across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $13.0M Other Equity in February 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2023 | $13.0M Other Equity | Ilkka Rantanen | |
| Feb 1, 2017 | $6.0M Series A | Conor Stanley | Hannah Grey, Social Starts, AIB, Asahi Shimbun, Enterprise Ireland, Corey Ford, Social Starts, Jim Kennedy |
| May 28, 2015 | $1.6M Other Equity | Angus McMillian, Armando Biondi, Jim Mullins, Sam Perry, Shane Naughton, 500 Startups, AIB, Matter VC, Meridian Growth Capital, SaaS Syndicate, Social Starts, The Associated Press, Tribal VC, UK Technology by Flight VC | |
| May 1, 2015 | $2.0M Venture Round | Accel, ACME Capital, Bora&Sons, Flybridge, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Hannah Grey, Heartcore Capital, Outlander Labs, Passion Capital, Practical Venture Capital, Renegade Partners, Ride Ventures, Slow Ventures, Social Starts, StartupGym, Streamlined Ventures, Eric Ries, Hiten Shah, Jon Hallett, Naveen Selvadurai, Shervin Pishevar, William Mougayar | |
| Sep 12, 2013 | $1.1M Seed | Hal Philipp, Hannes Thor Smárason, Shane Naughton, AIB, Enterprise Ireland |