StockTwits - About the company
StockTwits is a series B company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2008 by Howard Lindzon and . It operates as a Communication platform for the trading and investment community. StockTwits has raised $43.4M in funding from investors like True Ventures, Betaworks and Foundry, with a current valuation of $210M. The company has 172 active competitors, including 15 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Tactyc, Heckyl Technologies and Alpha Vertex.
Company Details
StockTwits is a financial communications platform that enables and organizes streams of information around stocks and markets across the Web and social media to provide new forms of insights, ideas, and information that are used by investors, traders, analysts, media, market professionals, public companies, and others. Its platform is integrated with social platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to incorporate financial communications into social interactions.
- Website
- Social
- Email ID
- @stocktwits.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2008
Location
New York City, United States
Stage
Series B
Total Funding
in 9 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
as on Dec 16, 2021
Investors
Ranked
1st among
Annual Revenue
as on Oct 25, 2010
Employee Count
as on Dec 31, 2022
Investment & Acquisitions
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Tactyc &
Legal entities associated with StockTwits
StockTwits is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of incorporation | Revenue | Net Profit | Employee Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
$1 - $1M (as on Oct 25, 2010) | 556 | 827 | ||
Aug 21, 2008 | - | 408 | 796 |
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StockTwits's funding and investors
StockTwits has raised a total funding of $43.4M over 9 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 23, 2008. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Dec 16, 2021 for $30M. 2 investors participated in its latest round, which includes Foundry, True Ventures, Social Leverage and WorldQuant Ventures.
StockTwits has 20 institutional investors including True Ventures, Betaworks and Foundry. Roger Ehrenberg is only Angel Investor in StockTwits.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of StockTwits:
Date of funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post money valuation | Revenue multiple | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 16, 2021 | $30M | Series B | 6073422 | 7654915 | |
Jun 15, 2016 | $2M | Series A | 5374189 | 6286213 | |
Apr 09, 2015 | $1.18M | Series A | 8934087 | 7249391 | - |
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StockTwits's founders and board of directors
The founders of StockTwits are Howard Lindzon and . and are the CEO of StockTwits. Howard Lindzon has founded 2 more companies - Social Leverage and . has founded 1 more company - Neuralift AI.
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StockTwits's employee count trend
StockTwits has 38 employees as of Dec 22. The total employee count is 18.8% more than what it was in Dec 21. Here is StockTwits's employee count trend over the years:
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Top competitors of StockTwits include Tactyc, Heckyl Technologies and Alpha Vertex. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of StockTwits, ranked by ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù score :
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Overall Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 2008, New York City (United States), Series B | Communication platform for the trading and investment community | $43.4M | Foundry, True VenturesÌý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 75/100 |
2nd |  Tactyc 2020, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired | Sentimental analysis for stocks | $1.5M | 50/100 | |
3rd | Heckyl Technologies 2010, Mumbai (India), Series B | Provider of real time financial information & news analytics for markets & businesses | $8.96M | Chiratae Ventures, Microsoft AcceleratorÌý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 41/100 |
4th | Alpha Vertex 2016, New York City (United States), Funding Raised | AI-based research platform | - | New York Angels, ff Venture CapitalÌý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 38/100 |
5th |  Arkera 2015, London (United Kingdom), Series A | AI-enabled solutions for banks and wealth managers | $11.2M | RitMir Ventures, Ìý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 37/100 |
6th | EquBot 2016, San Francisco (United States), Seed | AI-based research platform | - | 36/100 | |
7th | Acuity Trading 2013, London (United Kingdom), Seed | Quantifying market sentiment through online news processing | $225K | ReykerÌý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 36/100 |
8th | Magic Carpet 2017, London (United Kingdom), Deadpooled | Sentiment analytic solutions for multiple assets | $1.14M | HAVA Ventures, Ìý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 35/100 |
9th |  Futurist AI 2019, New York City (United States), Funding Raised | Platform for analyzing information available in the market to help traders earn returns | - | 34/100 | |
10th | AI-based research platform | - | Ntt Docomo Ventures, Mirai Creation FundÌý&²¹³¾±è;Ìý | 34/100 |
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StockTwits's Investments and acquisitions
StockTwits has acquired 3 companies including Spark Finance, AbnormalReturns and Chart. StockTwits has not made any investments as of now. Here is the list of its acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 18, 2017 | Acquisition | 2015 | San Diego, United States | |
Jan 25, 2010 | Acquisition | - | ||
May 12, 2009 | Acquisition | - |
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