Newsgrape

Newsgrape is a social news reader that connects cool people by creating interactive news streams based on their interests.

  • Stage Product In Development
  • Industry Internet / Web Services
  • Location Attemsgasse, Vienna, Wien, Austria
  • Currency EUR
  • Founded April 2010
  • Employees 9
  • Website newsgrape.com

Company Summary

Newsgrape is a social aggregator that connects you with cool people, while showing you only what you care about. By combining social intelligence with smart filtering we allow you to be egoistic on what news you get, while still giving you the most social reading experience out there.

Team

  • Leo Fasbender
    Co-Founder, COO

    A young European entrepreneur, global citizen and tech-enthusiast. Born in Germany, moved to Moscow at the age of four and to Vienna at ten, where I spent most of my life as a teenager. I went to Uni in London before interrupting my studies for my work with Newsgrape, which has now allowed me to move to Palo Alto in beautiful California.

  • Felix Häusler
    Co-Founder, CEO

    Responsible for product development, functionality concepts, user experience and marketing. Gained substantial experience in web- development and online marketing while working for „Mr. Beat“, one of Austrias largest music, wedding and Dj agencies. Studied Business Law in Vienna prior to starting Newsgrape. First worked together with Leo during www.critics.at.

Advisors

  • Dr. Matthias Strasser
    Lawyer
    Unconfirmed

Previous Investors

  • Yushan Ventures
    Unconfirmed
    Michael Ströck
    Unconfirmed
    Thomas Prader
    Unconfirmed

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