Founded in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, TIME magazine quickly established itself as America's first weekly news magazine, offering concise, accessible news summaries. Known for its narrative journalism and iconic cover stories, including the annual "Person of the Year," TIME has significantly influenced global discourse.
It has adapted over the decades, embracing digital journalism to expand its reach. In 2018, Marc and Lynne Benioff bought TIME, ensuring its continued evolution and commitment to journalistic integrity. Today, TIME remains a leading news source across multiple platforms, covering a wide range of topics.
The TIME Mafia has founded 39 companies and raised $231 million.
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Founder: Jeff Brunelle
Time Role: Audience Development Analyst
Capital Raised: $115.2M
Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners
Stage: Series D
Fivestar is a mobile app where athletes and fans create, rate, and celebrates their sports highlights.
Founder: Mitch Rothschild
Time Role: Circulation Director
Capital Raised: $86.3M
Investors: Greycroft
Stage: Series D
Sapphire Digital is a full omnichannel digital engagement and shopping platform for consumers, employers.
Founder: Bill Tancer
Time Role: Online Columnist - The Science of Search for Time.com
Capital Raised: $37M
Investors: Courtside Ventures
Stage: Series B
Signos pairs glucose data with an AI-enhanced app to bring visibility into metabolic function and guidance to drive health and weight loss.
Founder: Lisa Bubbers
Time Role: Intern
Capital Raised: $23M
Investors: Spark Capital
Stage: Series B
Studs is a piercing studio meant to appeal to a conscious millennial and Gen-Z customer.
Founder: Alexandra Bonetti
Time Role: Marketing
Capital Raised: $21.7M
Investors: Global Founders Capital
Stage: Series A
TalentHack is a health platform that connects directly with the fitness professionals and industry.
Founder: Josh Bowen
Time Role: General Manager, Digital Content Syndication & Monetization
Capital Raised: $16.2M
Investors: BDMI
Stage: Convertible Note
CrowdTwist is an industry-leading provider of comprehensive multichannel loyalty and analytics solutions.
Founder: Ken Sena
Time Role: Manager, Strategic Planning
Capital Raised: $14.7M
Investors: Fin Capital
Stage: Series A
Aiera is an event intelligence and insights platform that leverages adaptive deep learning for fundamental investors.
Founder: Douglas Wilber
Time Role: MBA Intern
Capital Raised: $11.1M
Investors: FINTOP Capital
Stage: Series B
Denim is a platform that empowers marketers in regulated industries to manage organic social media content & paid social media advertising.
Founder: Dmitry Shevelenko
Time Role: New Product Development
Capital Raised: $11.1M
Investors: City Light Capital
Stage: Seed
Tortoise is an automated delivery platform for the retail and logistics industries.
Founder: Katie Schuele
Time Role: Vice President, Sales Effectiveness
Capital Raised: $10.2M
Investors: Vocap Partners
Stage: Series A
boostr is a CRM and order management platform designed for the media & advertising industry.
Founder: Amanda E. Johnson
Time Role: Associate Marketing Manager
Capital Raised: $9M
Investors: CircleUp
Stage: Series A
Mented is a luxury beauty company targeted to women of color.
Founder: Maryellis Bunn
Time Role: Head of Forecasting and Innovation
Capital Raised: $7.9M
Investors: Spring St. Group
Stage: Series A
Museum of Ice Cream transforms concepts into spaces that provoke imagination and creativity.
Founder: Brian Kohl
Time Role: Manager Ruby On Rails Team
Capital Raised: $7.5M
Investors: Y Combinator
Stage: Series A
Evry Health makes healthcare affordable and high quality again by providing expanded benefits at an affordable price.
Founder: Jeff Brunelle
Time Role: Chief Technology Officer
Capital Raised: $6M
Investors: KB Partners
Stage: Seed
FanPower is builds tools for the intelligent ID Graph
Founder: Joyann King Michael
Time Role: Fashion News Editor, InStyle.com
Capital Raised: $5.4M
Stage: Seed
The Most Fashionable Sculpting Swimwear and the #1 Swim Bra in the World. Creators of Aqualingerie & The STYLEST Swim System.
Founder: Michelle Jacobs
Time Role: Executive Director of Brand Development | Real Simple and Cooking Light
Capital Raised: $4M
Investors: Unilever Ventures
Stage: Private Equity
Womaness️ develops and offers a collection of modern menopause products.
Founder: James Edward Murray
Time Role: Strategy and Business Development
Capital Raised: $3.4M
Investors: Y Combinator
Stage: Seed
Therify provides an inclusive mental healthcare service for companies.
Founder: Bradley Saveth
Time Role: Intern at Essence Magazine
Capital Raised: $3.2M
Investors: CEAS Investments
Stage: Seed
SupplyCaddy is a manufacturer and supplier of packaging and disposables for the food service industry.
Founder: Lisa Kennedy
Time Role: Director Strategic Planning / General Manager, The Parenting Group
Capital Raised: $3M
Investors: Greycroft
Stage: Pre-Seed
Innerwell is a first-of-its-kind psychedelic teletherapy platform.
Founder: Scott Basgaard
Time Role: Senior Front End Developer
Capital Raised: $2.1M
Investors: Innovation Norway
Stage: Seed
Intoto is a water data startup using AI, IoT, and big data to improve understanding and management of water in a sustainable way.
Founder: Matthew Ring
Time Role: Intern
Capital Raised: $1.5M
Investors: RiverPark Ventures
Stage: Pre-Seed
Hark make the authentication process frictionless and bring video to life as the first step in the CX journey.
Founder: Melanie Deziel
Time Role: Director of Creative Strategy
Capital Raised: $1M
Investors: Triangle Tweener Fund
Stage: Seed
GroupUps is a B2B group buying marketplace for independent dental and medical practices to get better pricing on equipment.