Developer of a local news application designed to offer the latest news and stories.
Developer of a local news application designed to offer the latest news and stories.
Software Development Applications📍 New York, NYFounded 2015
Current Valuation
$1.2B
as of 2021-Q1
UNICORN
QL Price
$1.2B
0% vs last round
QuantLogix's current estimate for News Break, published 2026-09-27 — in line with the last disclosed round of $1.2B (2021-Q1).
Confidence
low
Basis
round anchored
What backs this price
Last disclosed round
$1.2B
2021-Q1
weight 0.02
How this price has held up
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Which publicly-traded funds already hold it, what $10,000 buys, and whether any route is open to you.
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IPO Outlookprivate
Is News Break going public?
No. News Break is private and has not filed to go public. There is no S-1 on file.
What is News Break's valuation in 2026?
News Break is valued at $1.2B as of 2021-Q1, set by its Series C1 ($115M, Jan 2021). That is the last confirmed mark, not a live price — private shares do not trade continuously.
Has News Break filed an S-1?
No public S-1 is on file for News Break.
How much has News Break raised?
News Break has raised $145.12M in total, most recently a Series C1 of $115M in Jan 2021.
Is News Break publicly traded — can you buy News Break stock?
No. News Break is a private company — its shares are not listed on any exchange and there is no ticker. The routes to exposure are pre-IPO secondary marketplaces and funds (accredited investors), employee tender offers when the company runs one, and public companies with read-through exposure. QuantLogix maps every route it can verify for News Break on its Pre-IPO Access Desk.
Answers are derived from the roster record shown on this page — filing status, last round and confirmed marks. Where the record is silent, the answer says so rather than guessing.
Company Profile
Founded
2015
HQ
New York, NY
Employees
230
Total Raised
$145.12M
Last Round
Series C1 — $115M (Jan 2021)
IPO Status
private
Fundraising Status
Series C1 · $115M · 5y 8mo ago
privateTotal raised $145.12M
Latest Funding Round
Round
Amount
Date
Lead Investor
Post-Money
Series C1
$115M
Jan 2021
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$1.2B
Talent Signal
Hiring trend
▲ Hiring uptrend
+34% vs 2026-08
Open roles
51
via greenhouse
Product-build share
59%
engineering, research, product, design
Trajectory
expanding
product-led hiring — 59% of open roles build product; the rest are go-to-market and G&A.
No tracked executive churn; open roles trending up.
Open roles by month
Open roles by function
■ product-building ■ go-to-market / G&A
AI Engineer, Agentic Ad Creative (Multimodal)AI Engineer, Agent PlatformApplied AI Engineer, Advertising AgentsApplied AI Engineer, Advertising Agents (New Grad)Growth Data Scientist — Measurement LeadLocalization Vertical Product Manager
Counted from News Break's live job board as of 2026-09-16; role functions classified from posting titles. Open-role counts are an activity signal, not headcount. Refreshed monthly.
JournalismMedia and EntertainmentNewsSearch Engine
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2021-Q1. Refreshed quarterly.