What Grit Daily News does

Grit Daily News, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, is a privately held digital news publication focused on startups, innovation, and entrepreneurship. It operates as the flagship of Grit Daily Group, a network spanning over a dozen outlets covering tech, blockchain, finance, entertainment, clean energy, real estate, and lifestyle. The company serves startup founders, entrepreneurs, and Millennial/Gen Z readers seeking independent coverage of the startup ecosystem, funding news, and business trends. Founder Jordan French serves as CEO and Executive Editor, and ownership is concentrated with him; the company has not disclosed institutional funding rounds.

The product portfolio is built on a standard digital publishing infrastructure and includes the Grit Daily website, the Startup Show podcast distributed through Apple Podcasts and Spotify, the Grit Daily House live event series at major tech conferences (SXSW, Consensus Festival, Miami Art Week, Web Summit, CES, Collision), and a weekday email newsletter. Supporting paid or membership-based services include Agency Membership, Leadership Network, and a Media Database. Distribution is amplified through the Apple News Syndication Network and syndication partnerships with ReadWrite, Under30CEO, and Due.com; display advertising is managed through Raptive (CMI Marketing, Inc.).

The business model is diversified across newsletter subscriptions, third-party-managed display advertising, event sponsorships tied to the Grit Daily House series, affiliate links in select articles, and clearly labeled sponsored or branded content. The company operates without disclosed institutional investment, generating roughly a dozen-plus employee roles spanning editorial, sales, and operations, and runs events across multiple North American and European cities.

Name

Grit Daily News

Legal name

Grit Daily, Inc.

Website

https://gritdaily.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Grit Daily News is a privately held digital news publication serving startup founders, entrepreneurs, and Millennial/Gen Z readers. It produces editorial content, a podcast, live events, and newsletters, monetized through subscriptions, advertising, and event sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312), Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Newsletters & Email-Based News Publishers (B2B/B2C) (MPAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rolling News & Breaking News Channels (MPABAIAH), Finance & Investment Conferences (MPAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Digital news media
• Startup journalism
• Online publishing
• Podcast production
• Newsletter media

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription/Newsletter: Reader subscriptions fund independent journalism with weekday email updates covering top startup stories
2. Advertising: Display advertising managed through Raptive (CMI Marketing, Inc.) partnership. Separate from editorial operations. Advertise page references audience demographics including age range, gender split, and interests.
3. Event Sponsorships: Grit Daily House flagship event and satellite events at major conferences generate sponsorship revenue. Events include panels, speaker dinners, and podcast recordings.
4. Affiliate Links: Some articles contain affiliate links where Grit Daily earns commission on purchases made through links. Does not influence editorial decisions.
5. Sponsored/Branded Content: Sponsored content, native advertising, and branded partnerships clearly labeled as such. Created in collaboration with brands or paid by brand.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Grit Daily News is a digital news publication that produces and distributes startup-focused editorial content covering technology, innovation, blockchain, finance, entertainment, entrepreneurship, and culture. The company monetizes through reader subscriptions, newsletter signups, display advertising, event sponsorships, and branded content. Its offerings include a flagship news website, the Startup Show podcast, a weekday email newsletter, the Grit Daily House live event series, and community services including Agency Membership, Leadership Network, and a Media Database.

Product overview

Grit Daily News is a startup-focused news publication operating as the flagship of Grit Daily Group. The core product is editorial news content distributed through the website covering technology, innovation, finance, blockchain, entertainment, and entrepreneurship. The product portfolio includes the Startup Show Podcast (an award-winning weekly podcast), Grit Daily House (a flagship event series featuring panels and networking at major conferences), the Grit Daily Newsletter (email news delivery), Agency Membership, Leadership Network, and Media Database services. These offerings work together to provide comprehensive coverage and community engagement for the startup ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Grit Daily: Flagship publication covering startups, innovation, culture, and brands
• Startup Show
• Grit Daily House
• Leadership Network

Products and services

• Grit Daily News Premier startup-focused digital news publication covering technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, finance, blockchain, entertainment, consumer, clean energy, gadgets, real estate, and e-commerce. Serves as the flagship publication of Grit Daily Group with emphasis on Millennial and Gen Z startup audiences.
• Startup Show Podcast Award-winning podcast covering startup news with entrepreneur interviews, distributed on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Broadcasts live during Grit Daily House events at SXSW and Consensus Festival, earning thousands of weekly downloads.
• Grit Daily Newsletter Weekday email newsletter delivering the latest startup news, major global stories, and exclusive event updates to subscribers.
• Grit Daily House Flagship live event series featuring panels, fireside chats, speaker dinners, and podcast recordings held during major industry conferences including SXSW, Consensus Festival, Miami Art Week, Web Summit, CES, Collision, and The Next Web across cities such as Austin, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Lisbon, Miami, and Tampa.
• Agency Membership Membership program for agencies providing access to Grit Daily's media resources, promotional opportunities, and networking within the startup ecosystem.
• Leadership Network Network connecting leaders and entrepreneurs with Grit Daily's editorial resources, community events, and professional development opportunities.
• Media Database Database of media contacts and resources for PR professionals and agencies seeking to connect with startup and tech media.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thousands of weekly podcast downloads
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AxioscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia collaboration during Grit Daily House events at Consensus Festival. Axios joins other major outlets including Business Insider, CoinTelegraph, CoinDesk, BlockTelegraph, and The Block for day-time panels and fireside chats.
• Business InsidercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia collaboration during Grit Daily House events at Consensus Festival. Business Insider participates in day-time panels and fireside chats at the flagship Grit Daily House event.
• CoinDeskcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia collaboration during Consensus Festival. CoinDesk participates in Grit Daily House as part of the consortium of outlets anchoring day-time panels and fireside chats.
• CoinTelegraphcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia collaboration during Consensus Festival. CoinTelegraph joins Grit Daily House anchor events with other major outlets for panels and content coverage.
• MicrosoftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPast event alliance with Microsoft for events in Times Square and Miami Blockchain & NFT Summit. Collaboration on event production and media coverage.
• CryptoMondaysminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership during Consensus Festival helping attendees connect with like-minded people at Grit Daily House events.
• ReadWrite (Brad Anderson)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSyndicate partner at Grit Daily. Brad Anderson serves as Editor-In-Chief at ReadWrite, previously worked as editor at PayPal and Crunchbase. Contributes articles to Grit Daily.
• Under30CEO (Tim Worstell)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSyndicate partner and columnist at Grit Daily. Tim Worstell is a strategic influencer in digital marketing and leadership. Contributes entrepreneurship and leadership content.
• Due.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSyndicate partner at Grit Daily. Due.com goal is to change retirement by helping people retire with enough money. Contributes personal finance content.
• Raptive (CMI Marketing, Inc.)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGrit Daily is affiliated with Raptive for purposes of placing advertising on the Site. Raptive collects and uses certain data for advertising purposes. Separate from editorial operations.
• Apple NewscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerGrit Daily is part of the Apple News Syndication Network, providing distribution through Apple News platform to iOS users.

Scale indicators5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TechCrunch: The flagship digital publisher covering startups, venture funding, and emerging tech. Directly comparable to Grit Daily in audience (founders, entrepreneurs, tech readers), format (daily news + events + newsletters), and business model (ads + events + subscriptions), but with substantially larger scale and Yahoo/Apex parent backing.
• VentureBeat: Long-running digital publisher covering AI, ML, data, and startups. Competes with Grit Daily for the same entrepreneur and tech-leader audience, operates a similar mix of news, events (Transform, etc.), and newsletters, and pursues overlapping advertiser and sponsor relationships in the enterprise/startup space.
• Crunchbase News: Editorial arm of Crunchbase focused on startup funding, founder profiles, and company news. Closely comparable to Grit Daily's funding/startup coverage, relies on a similar mix of independent editorial and platform data, and competes for the same entrepreneur and investor reader attention.
• The Information: Subscription-driven digital publisher covering tech, startups, and venture capital. Comparable to Grit Daily on subject matter and target reader (founders, VCs, operators), with a more aggressive subscription-led monetization model that signals the upper bound of what a focused tech/startup outlet can charge for premium content.
• Mashable: Digital publisher covering tech, culture, and digital lifestyle with a Millennial-skewing audience — the same demo Grit Daily explicitly targets. Operates a comparable mix of news, social distribution, and sponsored content, and competes for overlapping advertiser budgets in tech, consumer, and entertainment.
• ReadWrite: Tech and startup publication that is also an active syndication partner of Grit Daily (Brad Anderson). Comparable audience and content mix, and the syndication relationship signals near-direct substitutability for advertisers and readers in the startup/tech category.
• CoinDesk: Crypto/blockchain news outlet that co-anchors Grit Daily House events at Consensus Festival. Comparably positioned as a digitally native, event-driven, newsletter-supported publisher in an adjacent vertical, and competes for overlapping crypto/blockchain readers, advertisers, and event sponsors.

Broad incumbents

• Fast Company: Major business and innovation magazine covering startups, leadership, and technology. Overlaps with Grit Daily on innovation/startup coverage and Millennial/Gen Z business readership, but operates at significantly larger scale and as part of a broader business media portfolio rather than a startup-only niche.
• Inc. Entrepreneurship and small-business publication covering founders, growth, and funding — directly cited as part of Grit Daily's editorial heritage. Comparable on founder/entrepreneur audience and editorial subject matter, but with much broader SMB scope and stronger subscription/print legacy.
• Business Insider: Large digital business publisher that participates in Grit Daily House panels alongside Axios, CoinDesk, and others. Competes for overlapping tech/startup advertiser budgets and reader attention, but covers a much wider business and consumer remit beyond Grit Daily's startup niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/GritDaily
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@GritDaily
• Facebookfacebook.com/GritDaily
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gritdaily
• Instagraminstagram.com/gritdaily
• TikToktiktok.com/@gritdaily

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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