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Digital food network Tastemade raises $35 million in funding round

Digital food network Tastemade raises $35 million in funding round

Digital outlet Tastemade has raised $35 million in a round of Series E funding.

The company's particular brand of aesthetically pleasing foodie content secured tasty investments from previous investors; Comcast Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Raine Ventures and Liberty Media, as well as new support from Amazon and Cool Japan Fund.

This new investment brings Tastemade's fundraising total to a cool $80.3 million.

Tastemade has over a million subscribers on YouTube, as well as almost 40 million likes across multiple Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. It also just debuted a feature film which premiered last month at the Los Angeles Film Festival.

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“Tastemade has cemented its position as a leading lifestyle media brand for millennials around the world,” said Tastemade co-founder and CEO Larry Fitzgibbon.

“This funding will allow us to continue to develop a strong connection with our core audience through their passions for food, home & design, and travel, and bring new consumers into our worldwide community.”


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Danielle Partis is editor of PocketGamer.biz and former editor of InfluencerUpdate.biz. She was named Journalist of the Year at the MCV Women in Games Awards 2019, as well as in the MCV 30 under 30 2020. Prior to Steel Media, she wrote about music and games at Team Rock.