11 posts and columns on Ken Lerer

BuzzFeed Bulks Up Again, With a Tech Section Run by Gizmodo’s Matt Buchanan

in Media on January 30 at 4:18 pm PT

Another well-known writer for a site that used to specialize in other people’s writing. This one says he’ll write about “tech for humans.”
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Huffington Post Tech Boss Leaves AOL, For Real

in Media on January 10 at 3:42 pm PT

Like almost every other top Huffpo executive from the pre-AOL days, Paul Berry is on to something else — which happens to involve working with a lot of former Huffpo executives.
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News Byte

Buzzfeed Raises $15 Million to Make More Buzzy Content

in Media on January 9 at 8:37 am PT

News aggregator/newsmaker Buzzfeed has raised a $15.5 million C round led by New Enterprise Associates. The New York-based site, run by Huffington Post co-founder Jonah Peretti, also features HuffPo co-founder Ken Lerer as investor and chairman, and former HuffPo sales boss Greg Coleman has joined as a board advisor. The site recently signaled its intent to generate more of its own content, designed to be flung around users’ social networks, by hiring Politico blogger Ben Smith to beef up its editorial ranks.

YouTube and Hollywood Finally Link Up: Here Come the Channels

in Media on October 28, 2011 at 6:00 pm PT

Google announces deals with “Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara and a bunch of other famous people to make stuff for the site. Next up: Signing on advertisers.
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News Byte

Business Insider Pulls in a Fresh $7 Million

in News on September 22, 2011 at 8:22 am PT

The newsgatherers at Business Insider are feeling flush today, closing a $7 million funding round led by Institutional Venture Partners and enjoying the continued support of RRE Ventures, Allen & Co., Marc Andreessen, Gordon Crovitz, Ken Lerer and other existing investors.

Huffington Post Co-Founder Ken Lerer Wants You to Watch His Next Company

in Media on March 28, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

What do you do once you sell your digital media business for $315 million? Start another digital media business! Ken Lerer, Brian Bedol, Patrick Keane and Jim Pallotta bet on video with Bedrock Properties.

Arianna Huffington on Her New AOL Job: "I Want to Stay Here Forever"

in Media on February 7, 2011 at 5:55 am PT

“I want this to be the last act of my life,” says AOL’s new content boss. CEO Tim Armstrong’s translation: It’s a “multiyear contract”

Betaworks Gets Another $20 Million for Twitter-Friendly Start-Ups. Building a Mountain or Digging a Hole?

in Media on March 12, 2010 at 3:00 am PT

Do you like Twitter’s chances? Then you’ll like Betaworks, a holding company that builds and invests in the Twitter ecosystem. CEO John Borthwick explains what it plans to do with the $20 million it just raised from the likes of Intel, the New York Times and AOL.

A Father and Son Team That Founds Web Start-Ups Wants to Finance Them, Too: Ken and Ben Lerer Get Their Own Fund

in Media on February 2, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

Meet another set of investors funding New York-based Web start-ups: Lerer Media Ventures, run by Huffington Post co-founder Ken Lerer and his son, Thrillist co-founder Ben Lerer. Their backers include familiar names like Ron Conway and Arianna Huffington.

Hot Potato Is Ready to Eat: Do Twitter, Facebook Users Want Another Real-Time Chatter Service?

in Media on November 25, 2009 at 7:25 am PT

Last month I told you about Hot Potato, one of the buzziest start-ups in the very buzzy “real time” sector. Now you can check out the service yourself. Or at least you can get a glimpse of it in this video.
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Huffington Post Raising More Money for Post-Election Run?

in Media, November 21, 2008 at 1:44 pm PT