informed — The news, curated.
The informed app curates world-class journalism from premium publishers, all available under one subscription. Our experts and editors read hundreds of articles every day, selecting and suggesting only the best.
We believe smart human curation is the key to diverse news without filter bubbles or misinformation, drawing perspectives from small, large, Western, and non-Western publishers. Our readers can escape the algorithm, access excellent journalism, and build rounded opinions on global topics.
The informed app curates world-class journalism from premium publishers, all available under one subscription. Our experts and editors read hundreds of articles every day, selecting and suggesting only the best.
We believe smart human curation is the key to diverse news without filter bubbles or misinformation, drawing perspectives from small, large, Western, and non-Western publishers. Our readers can escape the algorithm, access excellent journalism, and build rounded opinions on global topics.
Location: Germany, Berlin
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $5.34M
Founded date: 2021
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 28.04.2022 | Seed | $5.34M | HV Capital |
Mentions in press and media 7
| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.11.2022 | Informed launches news app offering curated, paywalled web content for a subscription | Berlin and London-based startup Informed earlier this week marked the launch of its news aggregation app, putting forward a subscription package offering news curated by humans, not machines, as well as access to premium articles that are u... |
| 10.11.2022 | Berlin-based startup informed officially rolls out a digital news platform and makes curated, high-quality journalism accessible to everyone | In a time of an endless flood of digital information, and with fake news and misinformation on the rise, more and more news consumers feel overwhelmed. They want to be well informed, to make objective comparisons between news sources, and ... |
| 02.06.2022 | News startup informed helps tech and business leaders counter misinformation related to the war in Ukraine | Due to the urgency of the war in Ukraine, Berlin-based informed is partnering with European tech and business leaders with personal ties to the country to counter misinformation related to the Russian invasion. More than 100 influential Uk... |
| 28.04.2022 | informed Raises €5M in Seed Funding | informed, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of a news platform, raised €5M in Seed funding. The round was led by HV Capital with participation from 468 Capital. The company intends to use the funds to further develop the product and grow its... |
| 26.04.2022 | Berlin-based startup informed raises €5 million seed funding by HV Capital and 468 Capital to revolutionize the consumption of news | The funding will be utilized to further develop informed’s product and grow its team. The startup has set up an advisory board that already includes the former editors-in-chief of TheEconomist and Financial Times, as well as the former CEO ... |
| 08.10.2021 | 5 neue Startups: Hello Inside, Lhotse, informed, adair, Superbryte | deutsche-startups.de präsentiert heute wieder einmal einige junge Startups, die zuletzt, also in den vergangenen Wochen und Monaten an den Start gegangen sind, sowie Firmen, die zuletzt aus dem Stealth-Mode erwacht sind. Übrigens: Noch mehr... |
| 17.08.2021 | informed., you want to be? Trio of European media veterans take on the problem of news economics | News is vital to society, but it’s also incredibly expensive to produce. As ad rates have suffered across the industry (minus a positive blip this summer), publishers have increasingly turned to paywalls to make ends meet. There’s just one ... |