About BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed is a news and entertainment company that is redefining online advertising with its social, content-driven publishing technology. BuzzFeed provides the most shareable breaking news, original reporting, entertainment, and video across the social web to its global audience of more than 200M. It covers breaking news, produces original videos, and creates content that people want to share on the web.
BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John Johnson. It is headquartered in New York, New York.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$497M
Last stage
Public
Investors
Founders
Jonah Peretti
American internet entrepreneur and co-founder of BuzzFeed (2006) and The Huffington Post. MIT Media Lab graduate known for pioneering viral content and social media strategy.
LinkedInJohn S. Johnson III
Co-founded BuzzFeed in 2006 alongside Jonah Peretti. Also founder of Harmony Institute and JRL Labs.
Kenneth Lerer
Media executive and co-founder of The Huffington Post who joined BuzzFeed early on as a co-founder and investor.
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.