Investing News Network

What Investing News Network does

Investing News Network (INN) is a Vancouver-based private digital media company, operating under the legal entity Dig Media Inc., that provides financial news, editorial content, and paid investor awareness services to public companies and retail/institutional investors. Founded in 2007, INN's editorial platform (investingnews.com) covers three primary verticals: resource investing (precious metals, battery metals, base metals, energy, critical minerals), technology investing (AI, blockchain, cybersecurity, cleantech), and life science investing (biotech, pharmaceuticals, cannabis, medical devices). The core platform delivers free news articles, company profiles, press release distribution, and a private placement directory, complemented by subscription-based newsletters (six products including inn_daily, inn_weekly, inn_breaking_news), market outlook reports, and investing guides, plus a video platform featuring CEO interviews and expert commentary.

The business model combines advertising and investor awareness campaign services with subscription monetization. The primary revenue engine is six-to-fourteen-month paid campaigns sold to junior mining and exploration companies (predominantly TSX Venture Exchange and ASX-listed) seeking retail and institutional investor visibility, with disclosed pricing ranging from $24,100 to $204,015 per campaign and billing typically structured as quarterly or monthly installments. Secondary revenue streams include subscription-based market outlook reports, investing guides, and email newsletters. Distribution spans a self-serve website, six newsletter products, YouTube video content, and sector-specific Twitter/X accounts, with regional editions for North America, Australia, and World markets. The customer base of disclosed engagements is overwhelmingly junior resource issuers, though INN has begun adding tech and life science clients (Lexaria Bioscience, Cardiex, Charbone Corporation, Miivo Holdings).

The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or external investors, and revenue is not publicly disclosed. Operations are run from Vancouver with a leadership team consisting of Editorial Director Charlotte McLeod (over a decade of mining and metals coverage), Chief Revenue Officer Chris Hogg, and Country Head of Australia John Phillips, supported by an 11-50 person team. INN maintains a stated separation between its editorial and sales departments and distributes globally through digital channels only, with no native mobile app or disclosed API/SDK offerings.

Name

Investing News Network

Legal name

Dig Media Inc.

Website

https://investingnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Investing News Network is a Vancouver-based private digital media platform that publishes financial news and sells six-to-fourteen-month investor awareness advertising campaigns to junior mining, technology, and life science companies seeking retail and institutional investor visibility, monetizing via campaign fees, newsletters, and reports.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial News & Investor Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers (MPAJADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consumer News & Digital Newsrooms (Web/App-First) (MPAJADAD), Newsletter Publishing Platforms (MPACAIAA)

Keywords

• Financial news publishing
• Investor awareness campaigns
• Press release distribution
• Sector investment research
• Digital media advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Investor Awareness Campaigns: INN provides paid advertising and investor awareness campaigns to public and private companies seeking visibility among INN's investor audience. Campaign terms range from 6 to 14 months, with pricing typically between $25,000 to $200,000+ depending on duration and scope. Payment structures include quarterly installments, monthly payments, or one-time annual fees.
2. Newsletter Subscriptions: INN offers subscription-based newsletters including inn_breaking_news, inn_free_report_spotlight, inn_daily, inn_weekly, inn_pr_spotlight, and inn_advisor_spot for investor audience engagement.
3. Reports and Guides: INN monetizes market outlook reports and investing guides covering precious metals, battery metals, energy, base metals, critical metals, technology sectors, and life sciences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Investing News Network operates a digital news publishing platform that delivers investing-focused editorial content, company profiles, and press release distribution across resource, technology, and life science sectors. The company monetizes this content ecosystem primarily through paid investor awareness and advertising campaigns sold to public companies, supplemented by subscription-based newsletters, market outlook reports, and investing guides targeted at retail and institutional investors.

Product overview

Investing News Network (INN) is a multi-sector financial news and investor awareness platform offering a unified content ecosystem. The core platform delivers real-time investing news, company profiles, and press release distribution services. Supporting modules include subscription-based Market Outlook Reports and Investing Guides, a Video & Expert Interview platform, and Newsletter subscription services. The platform also offers an advertising/investor awareness service for companies seeking to reach the investor audience. The ecosystem spans resource investing (precious metals, battery metals, base metals, critical minerals, energy, agriculture), technology investing (AI, blockchain, cybersecurity, fintech, gaming, cleantech), and life science investing (biotech, pharmaceuticals, psychedelics, medical devices, cannabis).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Investing News Network (INN) Platform A multi-sector digital financial news platform providing real-time investing news, company profiles, press releases, and market intelligence across resource, technology, and life science sectors. It serves as the primary audience-building property that monetizes traffic through advertising and newsletter subscriptions.
• Press Release Distribution A distribution service enabling public companies — primarily junior mining and exploration issuers — to publish press releases to INN's investor audience with sector-specific filtering and publication across multiple news categories.
• Private Placement Directory A directory of private placement offerings providing investors with access to private investment opportunities, particularly in the resource and junior issuer space.
• Advertise With INN (Investor Awareness Campaigns) A paid advertising and investor awareness service for public and private companies seeking visibility among INN's investor audience. Campaigns typically run 6 to 14 months at $25,000 to $200,000+, with quarterly, monthly, or annual billing structures and no performance-based or equity compensation.
• Newsletter Subscriptions Subscription-based email newsletters including breaking news, daily updates, weekly summaries, PR spotlights, free report spotlights, and advisor spot content delivered to sector-focused investor audiences.

Named customers17 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Argentina Lithium & Energy Corp.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 May 202612-month advertising and investor awareness agreement with Dig Media Inc. dba Investing News Network at a cost of $65,000, payable in quarterly installments. The campaign is intended to increase awareness of the issuer among investors, with the agreement subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval. INN currently holds no securities in Argentina Lithium and will not receive equity compensation under the terms of the deal.
• Silver Dollar Resources Inc.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 April 2026Extension of existing advertising and investor awareness marketing agreement for an additional six months, now ending October 20, 2026. The campaign will cost $99,000 and is intended to increase awareness of Silver Dollar among INN's investor audience using third-party service providers. Silver Dollar is a mineral exploration company focused on North America's mining regions, with its flagship project being the La Joya Silver (Cu-Au) Project in the Mexican Silver Belt.
• Gemdale Gold Inc.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 7 April 20266-month advertising and investor awareness campaign expected to cost approximately $24,100 in aggregate, payable in six equal monthly installments from April 25, 2026 to October 25, 2026. The campaign is intended to increase awareness of the Company among INN's investor audience, with none of the compensation tied to share price performance or other metrics.
• Metalsource Mining Inc.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 April 202612-month advertising agreement starting April 1, 2026. INN will receive CAD $51,000 in advance without performance incentives. The agreement contains no performance factors, and INN will not receive shares or options as compensation.
• Cascadia Minerals Ltd.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 March 2026$46,800 advertising and investor awareness agreement with Dig Media Inc. for a 12-month term. Cascadia completed acquisition of the Byng and Mars mineral properties from Strategic Metals Ltd. in southern Yukon.
• Precipitate Gold Corp.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 March 202612-month advertising and investor awareness campaign with Dig Media Inc. (Investing News Network) for a total cost of C$41,527.52. The quarterly payments of C$10,381.88 are intended to increase market awareness of the company's mineral exploration activities in the Dominican Republic.
• Goldgroup Mining Inc.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 February 2026Six-month digital marketing and investor outreach campaign with Dig Media Inc. dba Investing News Network at a cost of C$30,000 plus GST. This is separate from Goldgroup's completion of the sale of its Pinos gold/silver project for US$5 million.
• Miivo Holdings Corp.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 24 February 202612-month advertising and investor awareness agreement with Dig Media Inc. dba Investing News Network for a campaign costing $25,000 plus GST, payable in four installments. The agreement contains no performance-based compensation and INN will not receive equity as payment.
• Oreterra Metals Corp.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 February 202614-month advertising and investor awareness campaign with Dig Media Inc. dba Investing News Network for $38,000 plus tax. INN currently holds 120,000 common shares in Oreterra. The engagement comes as Oreterra prepares for first-ever drilling at its Trek South copper-gold prospect in British Columbia's Golden Triangle.
• Nevada Sunrise Metals CorporationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 4 November 2025Expanded advertising and investor awareness campaign with Investing News Network, a Canadian private company, for 14 months at a cost of $30,000. Nevada Sunrise is a junior mineral exploration company with projects in Nevada, including interests in gold, copper, and lithium.
• Nevada Sunrise Metals CorporationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 31 October 2025Advertising and investor awareness campaign with Investing News Network for 14 months at a cost of $40,000 CAD. Nevada Sunrise is a junior mineral exploration company focusing on gold, copper, and lithium projects in Nevada, USA.
• Stallion Uranium Corp.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 16 October 2025Ground electromagnetic survey on the Coyote Corridor in Saskatchewan, Canada, in partnership with Atha Energy, to better define uranium mineralization targets. Stallion is listed on INN for press release distribution.
• Silver Dollar Resources Inc.minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 October 2025Initial six-month advertising and investor awareness marketing agreement with Investing News Network for $204,015 to increase the company's awareness among INN's investor audience.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stockhouse: Canadian investing news and stock discussion platform with strong TSXV coverage. Closely comparable as a fellow Vancouver-area investor media site serving junior mining and exploration issuers with paid awareness and press release distribution.
• Benzinga: Financial news media serving retail and active traders with newsletters, real-time news, and sponsored content. Direct comparable in delivering investor news content to a retail audience and selling visibility to public companies.
• Seeking Alpha: Crowdsourced investment analysis and news platform with newsletter products and a Pro subscription tier. Closely comparable to INN's investor-targeted news, expert commentary, and sector-specific research monetization.
• The Motley Fool: Subscription-based financial news and investing education platform. While larger and consumer-focused, it operates a similar business model of monetizing investor audiences via premium content, newsletters, and paid awareness partnerships with public companies.
• Kitco: Precious metals news, prices, and analysis platform with a heavy investor focus. Comparable in monetizing precious-metals-focused investor audiences via content, data, and advertising relationships with mining companies.
• Mining.com: Mining industry news and investing-focused content publisher covering precious/base/critical metals. Comparable in serving the resource-investing news vertical that INN's resource sector primarily targets.

Broad incumbents

• PR Newswire (Cision): Global leader in press release distribution and IR communications. Comparable as part of INN's distribution stack but serves a much broader corporate audience across all industries, not investor/sector specialization.
• Business Wire (Berkshire Hathaway): Major press release distribution and corporate communications service. Overlaps with INN's press release distribution product but operates as a general-purpose incumbent rather than a sector-specialized investor media brand.
• GlobeNewswire (Notified): Large-scale press release distribution and IR communications platform serving public companies globally. Comparable in the press-release-distribution leg of INN's product suite, though operates at significantly larger scale and across all sectors.

Emerging players

• Juniorminingnetwork.com: Junior mining-focused news and investor awareness site with similar business model of paid IR campaigns and editorial coverage. A smaller, more niche player directly competing for the same TSXV-listed exploration advertising dollars.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DigMedia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/investing-news-network
• Facebookfacebook.com/resourceinvestingnews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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