StartUp City

What StartUp City does

StartUp City (legal entity: StartUp City Magazine) is a privately held B2B media company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It publishes a print edition under ISSN 2644-2345 and a digital edition under ISSN 2644-2361, operating a peer-to-peer learning model in which founders, venture capitalists, investors, and business leaders contribute leadership perspectives, insights, and operational commentary. The publication covers eight technology verticals — AgTech, BioTech, Blockchain, CleanTech, Data Analytics, Education, Logistics Tech, and Sport Tech — through dedicated vertical subdomains, and reaches 72,000 qualified US subscribers. Editorial offices span Fort Lauderdale (FL), Fremont (CA), Toronto (Canada), London (UK), and Singapore.

The core product set is multi-channel: the flagship Startup City Magazine (print + digital), the Startup City Conference events-listing platform, the Startup City Weekly Brief newsletter, and the Featured Companies Platform — a directory of startups surfaced via subscriber nominations and editorial research. Content is produced by a contributor network of more than 100 founders and senior startup leaders and more than 300 venture capitalists and private investors. The company also operates an open web property (startupcity.com) that publishes free articles and a structured advertisements offering ("Advertise With Us"), extending the revenue model beyond subscriptions. Marcus Scharra serves as Chief Executive Officer.

The business model combines qualified subscription revenue (print and digital), advertising sales, featured-company directory placements, and event/conference listings. The company operates without disclosed outside ownership, funding rounds, or parent entity, and revenue is not publicly disclosed. Functional contact channels exist for editorial, sales, marketing, subscription, and feedback operations, supporting a multi-stakeholder B2B media commercial structure.

Name

StartUp City

Legal name

StartUp City Magazine

Website

https://startupcity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

StartUp City is a privately held B2B media company publishing the Startup City Magazine in print and digital editions. Founded in 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, it serves founders, venture capitalists, and business leaders across technology verticals like AgTech, BioTech, and Blockchain, reaching 72,000 qualified US subscribers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Lauderdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

StartUp City is a print and digital industry magazine (and associated newsletter, conference listings, and featured-company directory) that delivers peer-to-peer learning content from founders, VCs, and business leaders to subscribers across the US startup ecosystem. It covers multiple technology verticals including AgTech, BioTech, Blockchain, CleanTech, Data Analytics, Education, Logistics Tech, and Sport Tech, with editorial offices in Fremont, Fort Lauderdale, Toronto, London, and Singapore.

Product overview

Startup City Magazine operates as a print and digital industry publication with a peer-to-peer learning model. The core offering consists of the Startup City Magazine content platform covering multiple technology verticals (AgTech, BioTech, Blockchain, CleanTech, Data Analytics, Education, Logistics Tech, Sport Tech), the Conference listing platform for technology events, the Newsletter delivery system, and the Featured Companies showcase directory. The publication serves founders, venture capitalists, investors, and business leaders with practical experience-driven insights into venture development, investment strategies, and startup operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Startup City Magazine Print and digital industry magazine delivering peer-to-peer learning content including Leadership Perspectives, Insights, My Story, and News from founders, VCs, and business leaders to 72,000 qualified US subscribers.
• Startup City Conference

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Inc. Magazine: Major mainstream business publication covering entrepreneurship and growth-stage companies with a print heritage, digital editions, and events. Comparable to StartUp City as a broader incumbent serving founders and operators.
• Fast Company: Major business and technology publication covering innovation, startups, and leadership. Comparable to StartUp City in covering tech and business-leadership content for an executive audience.
• Bloomberg Technology: Global business-news outlet with extensive technology, venture capital, and startup coverage. Comparable to StartUp City in covering the startup/investor ecosystem for an executive audience at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Crunchbase News: Editorial arm of Crunchbase providing startup, funding, and market-intelligence coverage for founders, investors, and operators. Overlaps directly with StartUp City's startup-ecosystem coverage and investor-targeted audience.
• Entrepreneur Media: Long-established print and digital publication covering entrepreneurship, startups, and growth-stage business strategy. Comparable to StartUp City in audience (founders, operators) and multi-channel magazine-plus-events model.
• TechCrunch: The dominant startup-ecosystem news publication covering funding, founders, and tech-industry events. Both TechCrunch and StartUp City serve overlapping audiences of founders, VCs, and operators with news, leadership perspectives, and event coverage.
• VentureBeat: Long-running B2B tech publication covering enterprise technology, AI, and startup news with a digital-first distribution model. Comparable to StartUp City in serving a startup-and-investor audience with editorial coverage and conferences.
• The Information: Subscription-based tech and startup news outlet focused on original reporting for an executive and investor readership. Comparable to StartUp City in monetizing a qualified subscriber base of startup leaders and investors.

Emerging players

• CB Insights: Market-intelligence platform covering startups, venture capital, and emerging technology trends with research reports and newsletters. Comparable to StartUp City in monetizing startup-and-investor insight content for an enterprise audience.
• PitchBook News: Editorial and research arm of PitchBook providing VC, PE, and M&A market intelligence. Comparable to StartUp City in serving VCs and investors with curated coverage of the private-market ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/start-up-city-magazine
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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