smartnews.comConsumer & LifestyleFounded: 2012Funding to Date: $118MM
SmartNews, founded in 2012 by Ken Suzuki Ph.D and Kaisei Hamamoto with a mission to deliver the world’s quality information to the people who need it, is the operator of a news application providing news, stories and events across 200+ local news sites. Their platform utilzes machine learning and advanced algorithms, as well as simple interfaces to help users find quality news beyond the filter bubble.