Number of Portfolio Companies 6
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Pete Cashmore is the founder and CEO of Mashable, the leading source of news, information & resources for the Connected Generation. Pete founded Mashable in 2005 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland when he was 19. His passion for sharing how web tools and social networks were transforming human interactions and reshaping cultures drove him to create

Mashable. Always an entrepreneur, Pete has continued to push Mashable to evolve from a tech blog to a global media company built around technology. He leads Mashable’s strategy and his innate sense of the web and its community, are core to the company’s operations and future growth. He has been described as the “Sage of Media” and considered one of the most influential voices of his generation-- on and offline. Pete was named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2012. He was featured on Forbes 30 under 30 list, named one of Ad Age’s 2011 influencers, and was named a Young Global Leader by The World Economic Forum.

Number of Investments 6
Pete Cashmore has made 6 investments. Their latest investment was Pre Seed Round - Flown on Nov 19, 2020, when Flown raised
£1.2M
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Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Nov 19, 2020
Flown
Pre Seed Round - Flown
£1.2M
Apr 21, 2015
Shots Podcast Network
No
Series A - Shots Podcast Network
$8.5M
Jul 15, 2014
Yo
No
Seed Round - Yo
$1.5M
Apr 10, 2014
The Last Guide Company
Seed Round - The Last Guide Company
$2.1M
Feb 28, 2014
Secret
No
Series A - Secret
$8.6M
Jan 16, 2014
Mindie
No
Seed Round - Mindie
$1.2M
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Pete Cashmore has exit - Mindie.
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Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 1
Pete Cashmore is the Founder at Masterverse. Additionally, Pete Cashmore has had 1 past job as the Founder & CEO at Mashable.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Mashable
Founder & CEOJul 2005
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Pete Cashmore is the Advisor at Storyline.
Number of Events 3
Pete Cashmore has participated in 3 events. They most recently attended, or will attend, Web Summit 2017 on Nov 6, 2017.