Flipboard acquires Graze

● STRATEGIC | MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT · Publishing & B2B Media

AUGUST 26, 2026

Flipboard acquires Graze

TARGET

No-code feed-building and monetization platform letting creators and publishers build, tune, and publish custom Bluesky and AT Protocol feeds with privacy-friendly advertising.

Ownership	VC-backed · Betaworks, Salesforce Ventures
Capital raised	$1M
Headcount	2 FTEs
Headquarters	Portland, Oregon
Leadership	Devin Gaffney, Co-founder Nick Gerakines, Engineer
Sell-side advisor	—

ACQUIRER

Flipboard

Social magazine and content curation platform for the open social web, including Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, and RSS

Ownership	VC-backed · Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Goldman Sachs, Rizvi Traverse, JP Morgan +1 more
Capital raised	$236M
Headcount	130 FTEs
Headquarters	Palo Alto, California
Leadership	Mike McCue, Chief Executive
Buy-side advisor	—

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Flipboard -> Graze  (2026-09-18)
strategic_acquisition | Media/Entertainment | announced
Target: No-code feed-building and monetization platform letting creators and publishers build, tune, and publish custom Bluesky and AT Protocol feeds with privacy-friendly advertising.
Website: graze.social | Buyer site: flipboard.com
HQ: Portland, Oregon | Ownership: vc-backed | Buyer ownership: vc-backed
Advisors - not yet credited
Source: Thematic - https://thematichq.com/software/d/flipboard-graze.html

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