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Opposing Views is one of the largest and fastest-growing digital news providers. We use social, mobile and video to deliver up-to-the-minute news to a smart and savvy audience of over 40 million unique visitors per month. Our approach has made us a trusted leader in politics, world, society and health news for the digital age. Opposing Views sites include OpposingViews.com and AmericaNews.com.
Overview
Location
United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$2.25M
Founded date
2007
Funding Rounds 2
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| Jan 28, 2008 | Funding round | $1.5M |
Mentions in press and media 9
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| Jun 28, 2013 | Woman Sues Plastic Surgeon For $23 Million Because He Put Before/After Pictures Of Her On The Web | A bunch of folks have sent in variations on the following story involving Catherine Manizone, who had a nose job done a few years ago by plastic surgeon Grigoriy Mashkevich, but who is now suing him for $23 million. You might think that the... |
| Oct 15, 2012 | Reason for the Season | I said October is best sports month of the year last week, and while nothing has changed in the past week to make that any less true, I should nonetheless qualify that by noting that March, which has both the NCAA tournamnet and less meltin... |
| Mar 27, 2012 | EUA e Egito podem proibir pornografia na internet | O chamado “Conselho Supremo das Forças Armadas”, no comando do Egito desde a queda do ditador Hosni Mubarak em fevereiro de 2011, está executando um plano de bloquear completamente o acesso à pornografia online aos navegantes do país. Moham... |
| Oct 27, 2008 | Reference site Helium raises $17M, lays off 18 | Looks like a fresh infusion of venture capital isn’t always enough to stave off layoffs. Helium, a site where users can write articles sharing advice and debating hot topics, has raised $17 million in a first round of funding, according to ... |
| Aug 31, 2008 | The Net Neutrality Debate All On One Page | Are you confused about Net Neutrality? Who isn’t? Some people argue it is necessary for continued innovation on the Internet, and point to Comcast’s bandwidth metering as a sign of things to come. Others claim that it is unnecessary regulat... |
| Jul 24, 2008 | Opposing Views Launches As A Debate Site Where Experts Go Head-To-Head | Getting average know-nothings to create content for your site is easy enough and well understood by now. But how do you get experts to create in-depth topic pages about the hot-button issues of the day, complete with videos, links, and heal... |
| Jun 2, 2008 | Opposing Views Takes $1.25M | Los Angeles-based Opposing Views said today that it has closed a Series A financing round, and raised $1.25M. According to the firm, the funding came from Frontera Group, Gil Elbaz, the co-founder of Applied Semantics; Russell Fine, the CEO... |
| Jan 28, 2008 | Opposing Views, a discussion Web site, raises $1.5M | Los Angeles-based Opposing Views, a Web site that aims to help people sort through major issues such as politics, global warming and religion, raised $1.5 million in a recent funding. Investors included the Fine Family Trust and Santa Monic... |
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FAQ about Opposing Views
When was Opposing Views founded?
Opposing Views was founded in 2007.
How much funding has Opposing Views raised?
Opposing Views has raised $2.25M in total across 2 funding rounds.
What funding rounds has Opposing Views raised?
Parsers VC lists 2 funding rounds of Opposing Views, among them a funding round of $1.5M on Jan 28, 2008.
What has the press written about Opposing Views?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning Opposing Views, among them “Woman Sues Plastic Surgeon For $23 Million Because He Put Before/After Pictures Of Her On The Web” (Jun 28, 2013) and “Reason for the Season” (Oct 15, 2012).
Is Opposing Views still active?
Yes, Opposing Views is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 7, 2014.