Jewish Insider

What Jewish Insider does

Jewish Insider is a privately held digital news publication founded as a specialist outlet covering politics, philanthropy, and business news through a Jewish-affairs lens. It produces daily written journalism focused on U.S.-Israel relations, antisemitism, Middle East policy, congressional affairs, and partisan dynamics, delivered across multiple content formats: the Daily Kickoff morning newsletter, the "What We're Watching" live briefing, Daily Overtime end-of-day briefing, Weekly Print edition, audio reporting, and exclusive webcasts. The publication is operated by Level Three Labs, which also owns sister titles eJewishPhilanthropy and The Circuit, creating a multi-vertical Jewish media portfolio.

The underlying technology is a digital news platform with native iOS and Android applications, email newsletter delivery infrastructure, a subscription management system, and standard third-party integrations (Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, Apple and Google sign-in). Content is distributed through the company's website (jewishinsider.com), mobile apps, email, and organic social channels including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, YouTube, and WhatsApp. The company operates a direct-to-consumer, digital-first distribution model with no intermediary resellers.

The business model is a freemium subscription publication. The Free tier provides the Daily Kickoff newsletter and basic reporting access. The Subscriber tier ($9.99/month or $99/year) unlocks full content including live briefings, audio, and print. The Pro Subscriber tier ($29.99/month or $299/year) adds personal onboarding and a direct line to the editorial team. Organizational and corporate group subscriptions are also offered at scalable rates. The company is based in New York, NY, with a 1-10 employee headcount, and serves primarily U.S.-based readers with globally distributed digital channels.

Name

Jewish Insider

Legal name

Level Three Labs

Website

https://jewishinsider.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jewish Insider is a privately held U.S. digital news publication covering politics, philanthropy, and business through a Jewish-affairs lens. It operates a tiered subscription model (Free, $9.99/month, $29.99/month) with daily newsletters, live briefings, and mobile apps serving individual readers and organizational subscribers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Jewish Insider operates a tiered subscription model with three levels: Free (Daily Kickoff newsletter, basic reporting access), Subscriber ($9.99/month or $99/year), and Pro Subscriber ($29.99/month or $299/year). The subscription includes access to on-demand briefings, Daily Overtime end-of-day briefing, exclusive webcasts, instant analysis, audio of reporting, Weekly Print, and full app access. Pro tier adds personal onboarding and direct access to the editorial team.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jewish Insider is a digital news publication that produces and distributes politics, philanthropy, and business journalism focused on Jewish community affairs, U.S.-Israel relations, antisemitism, and Middle East policy. Content is delivered through a website, dedicated iOS and Android mobile applications, daily/weekly newsletters, live briefings, webcasts, audio reporting, and a print edition. The platform operates a tiered subscription model offering a free tier and paid Subscriber ($9.99/month) and Pro Subscriber ($29.99/month) tiers, with organization/corporate group access also available.

Product overview

Jewish Insider is a unified digital news platform offering politics, philanthropy and business journalism through multiple delivery channels. The core product is the Jewish Insider Mobile App (iOS/Android) which provides access to content including the free Daily Kickoff morning newsletter and premium briefings (What We're Watching live updates, Daily Overtime end-of-day briefing, Weekly Print). The platform operates on a tiered subscription model: Free tier (Daily Kickoff + breaking alerts), Subscriber tier ($9.99/month - full access including all briefings, webcasts, analysis, audio, and print), and Pro Subscriber tier ($29.99/month - adds personal onboarding and direct editorial access).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jewish Insider Mobile App Native mobile application for iOS and Android that delivers the Daily Kickoff newsletter each morning and real-time news reporting throughout the day. Free access includes Daily Kickoff and JI reporting; paid subscriptions unlock What We're Watching live briefing, Daily Overtime end-of-day briefing, exclusive election coverage, audio reporting, and Weekly Print.
• Daily Kickoff Newsletter Morning newsletter delivering politics, philanthropy, and business news to subscribers, available free to all users as the primary top-of-funnel acquisition vehicle.
• What We're Watching Live Briefing On-demand live briefing that updates throughout the day as stories develop, available exclusively to paid subscribers as a premium real-time intelligence offering.
• Daily Overtime Briefing End-of-day briefing summarizing the day's top stories, available exclusively to paid subscribers as a daily wrap-up product.
• Weekly Print Edition Weekly print edition of Jewish Insider's journalism, available to paid subscribers as a comprehensive weekly digest in print format.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Forward: Independently published Jewish-American news outlet covering politics, culture, and opinion. Most directly comparable peer given shared U.S.-based Jewish news audience, freemium digital model, and editorial overlap with Jewish Insider's politics/philanthropy coverage.
• Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA): Long-established global Jewish news wire service producing daily political, cultural, and community news. Comparable to Jewish Insider as a U.S.-anchored professional Jewish news operation, though more wire/distribution-oriented than newsletter-first.
• Tablet Magazine: Digital magazine covering Jewish news, ideas, and culture with a politics-and-identity editorial lens. Comparable as a subscription-supported, Jewish-interest publication producing original journalism for an engaged niche audience.
• Haaretz (English edition): Israeli newspaper's English digital edition covering Israel, Jewish, and Middle East affairs for an international (including U.S.) audience. Comparable as a paid digital subscription news product covering overlapping policy and community beats.
• Punchbowl News: Subscription political-intelligence newsletter focused on U.S. Congress and insider politics. Directly comparable in business model (tiered paid newsletter, live briefings, Pro tier) and in serving an engaged political/professional subscriber base.

Others

• eJewishPhilanthropy: Sister publication operated by the same parent (Level Three Labs), focused on Jewish nonprofit and philanthropy coverage. Not a competitor but a closely adjacent ecosystem peer sharing audience, sales infrastructure, and ownership.
• The Circuit (Jewish Daily Forward / The Circuit): Sister newsletter under Level Three Labs providing daily Jewish community news. Operates in the same parent ecosystem with overlapping audience overlap, useful as a comparable for newsletter economics within the Jewish-affairs vertical.

Broad incumbents

• Axios: Well-funded political and business news outlet built on the newsletter-first model (Axios AM, Pro, etc.). Comparable as a structural peer demonstrating the premium newsletter + local-event monetization playbook Jewish Insider is pursuing at smaller scale.
• Politico: Established political journalism outlet with subscription newsletters (Playbook, Pro) covering Capitol Hill and policy. Comparable as a larger incumbent operating a similar premium newsletter + insider briefing model, including political beats that overlap with Jewish Insider's coverage.

Regional players

• The Jerusalem Post: Israeli English-language daily covering Israel, Jewish, and Middle East affairs. Comparable in topical coverage but serves a primarily Israel-based and international audience rather than the U.S. Jewish-community reader Jewish Insider targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/j_insider
• YouTubeyoutube.com/jewishinsider
• Facebookfacebook.com/jewishinsider
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jewish-insider

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 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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