Upworthy
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Upworthy is a left leaning storytelling website with a focus on positive aspects.
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Type of business | Private |
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Type of site | News and entertainment |
Available in | English |
Founded | March 14, 2012; 12 years ago (2012-03-14)[1] |
Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Owner | Good Worldwide |
Founder(s) | Eli Pariser and Peter Koechley |
CEO | Max Schorr |
URL | upworthy |
Current status | Active |
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It was started in March 2012 by Eli Pariser, the former executive director of MoveOn, and Peter Koechley, the former managing editor of The Onion. One of Facebook's co-founders, Chris Hughes, was an early investor. In 2017, the company was acquired by Good Worldwide. Between the two platforms, they reached 100MM people a month.[2][3][4][5][6]