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The GIST Growth Score
65
CB Rank
88125
Heat Score
67
The GIST is a media company that provides sports content, experiences, and community for women.
Founded
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PrivateVenture - Series Unknown Toronto, Ontario, Canada11-50 www.thegistsports.com/
eSports
Media and Entertainment
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Overview

The GIST
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Growth Score
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Growth Score65
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Heat Score 67
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Company Performance Metrics

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Recent Milestones
Raised Funding Round
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About The GIST

CB Rank
88125
The GIST is a media company that provides sports content, experiences, and community for women.
Founded
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PrivateVenture - Series Unknown Toronto, Ontario, Canada11-50 www.thegistsports.com/
eSports
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Key People

Details

Legal Name The GIST Ltd.
Operating Status Active
Company Type For Profit
Founders  Ellen Hyslop, Jacie deHoop, Roslyn McLarty
About the Company
The GIST is a media company that provides sports content, experiences, and community for women. The company curates and contextualizes sports news and offers e-newsletters, daily Instagrams, website, and GIST Viewing Parties. The GIST was founded in 2017 and is based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Contact Email hi@thegistnews.ca
Predictions & Insights

Growth Prediction

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Products & Services

The GIST Newsletter
A free newsletter delivering key sports news and updates in a concise format four times per week.
The GIST of It Podcast
A podcast series discussing current sports news and events with commentary and analysis.

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Financials

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Market Intelligence
People
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Headcount 11-50 Employee Profiles 3 Contacts 17

Employee Profiles

News

News and Press

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Technology
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Monthly Web Visits

31,749
-75.1%
 in past month

IT Spend

$433.1KThis year, The GIST is projected to spend $433.1K on IT, according to Aberdeen.

Interest Signals

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Active Website Tech Count

5The GIST is actively using 5 technologies for its website, according to BuiltWith. These include SPF, CommonCrawl Top 10m, and  Ruby on Rails.

Total IP

1The GIST has 1 registered trademark in the 'Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments' class, according to IPqwery.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is The GIST's headquarters? The GIST is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Who invested in The GIST? The GIST has 10 investors including Trailblazer Venture Studio and  Business Development Bank of Canada.When was the last funding round for The GIST? The GIST closed its last funding round on
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