Blinkist

Blinkist
TypeGmbH
IndustryInternet
FoundedAugust 21, 2012; 14 years ago (2012-08-21)
FounderHolger Seim
Niklas Jansen
Sebastian Klein
Tobias Balling
HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
ProductsBlinkist App
Total assetsIncrease US$35 million (2018)
ParentGo1 Pty Ltd
Websiteblinkist.com

Blinks Labs GmbH is a German book-summarizing subscription service based in Berlin. It provides summaries of over 6,500 titles, including bestselling nonfiction books in fifteen-minute reads, otherwise known as Blinks. The summaries are available in English, German and Spanish.

History

Blinkist was founded in August 2012 by college friends Holger Seim, Tobias Balling, Niklas Jansen and Sebastian Klein. In 2013, Blinkist had its public launch.

In 2018, Blinkist raised $18.8 million in funding led by venture capital firm Insight Venture Partners.

In May 2023, Blinkist was acquired by the Australian ed-tech startup Go1.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Lane, Anthony (May 20, 2024). "Can You Read a Book in a Quarter of an Hour?" – via www.newyorker.com.
  2. ↑ Khazan, Olga (November 30, 2015). "Is There a Way to Read Books Faster?".
  3. ↑ Lyster, Rosa (November 24, 2021). "Just How Optimized Can Your Life Be?" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ↑ Cain, Sian (9 December 2018). "Blink and you'll miss it: can you really digest a whole book in 15 minutes?". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. ↑ Degeler, Andrii (2018-06-20). "Germany's Blinkist raises $18.8 million for its micro-learning app and platform". Tech.eu.
  6. ↑ "Blinkist raises $18.8M for its condensed reading platform for non-fiction books". 20 June 2018.
  7. ↑ Lunden, Ingrid (2023-05-08). "Go1 snaps up speed reading app Blinkist to expand in enterprise learning". TechCrunch.