333 Bush Street, San Francisco, CaliforniaFounded 2007CEO Trip Adler
Scribd is a San Francisco-based subscription reading service that gives paying members unlimited access to books, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, and documents for a flat $9 per month.
Scribd has not published its revenue. GetLatka estimates it at about $166.8M a year (October 2024). Scribd is #41 on the Latka Top. The Latka Top ranks the 1,372 companies Nathan Latka has interviewed by revenue.
| As of | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2017 | $54M | – |
| Dec 2023 | $133.3MEST. | GetLatka estimate |
| Oct 2024 | $166.8MEST. | GetLatka estimate |
– source not recorded
Scribd has raised $106.1M across six rounds since 2007. The latest was a $58M Series E in November 2019, led by Spectrum Equity.
| Date | Round | Raised | Led by | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2019 | Series E | $58M | Spectrum Equity | – |
| Dec 2014 | Series D | $22.1M | – | |
| Jan 2011 | Series C | $12.3M | – | |
| Dec 2008 | Series B | $10M | Manual | |
| Apr 2007 | Series A | $3.7M | Manual | |
| 2007 | from Y Combinator | $12K | Trip Adler on cameraWatch at 1:45 | |
| Total raised | $106.1M |
Nathan Latka has interviewed Scribd once, speaking with Trip Adler. Each figure links to the second it was said.
Watch: How Scribd Reached 500,000 Paying Subscribers and 100 Million Monthly Users (Interview with CEO Trip Adler)November 2017 · Trip Adler, CEO and Co-Founder
Growth tactics they described: Organic SEOWatch at 7:45
Scribd competes most directly with Course Hero, Calaméo and Yumpu.
| Company | Revenue | Funding | Employees | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scribd | $166.8M | $106.1M | 432 | 2007 |
 Course Hero | $105M | $405M | 2,573 | 2006 |
 Calaméo | $2.9M | – | 26 | 2008 |
 Yumpu | $249.6K | – | 6 | 2006 |
Trip Adler founded Scribd in 2007 and runs it as CEO. Scribd had 432 employees (October 2024, LinkedIn).
| As of | Employees | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2024 | 432 | |
| Dec 2023 | 432 | |
| Sep 2023 | 415 | – |
| 2023 | 432 | – |
| Dec 2022 | 436 | |
| 2022 | 411 | – |
| Dec 2021 | 428 | |
| Aug 2021 | 427 | – |
| Dec 2020 | 322 | – |
| Jun 2020 | 302 | – |
| Dec 2019 | 280 | – |
| Dec 2018 | 204 | – |
| Nov 2017 | 120 | Trip Adler on cameraWatch at 3:53 |
GetLatka estimates Scribd's revenue at about $166.8M a year (October 2024). The company hasn't published its own figure.
Scribd has raised $106.1M across six funding rounds. The latest was a $58M Series E in November 2019, led by Spectrum Equity.
Scribd is privately held. Its lead investors include Spectrum Equity.
Scribd was profitable in November 2017, as Trip Adler said on camera.
Scribd had 432 employees in October 2024, according to LinkedIn.
Trip Adler is the CEO of Scribd and founded the company in 2007. Nathan Latka interviewed Trip Adler in November 2017.
Trip Adler founded Scribd in 2007.
9 said on camera · 6 from public sources · 2 estimates. Founder figures link to the second they were said; public figures name their source; estimates are marked EST. and say whose they are. Not financial advice. The Latka Top ranks the private, operating companies Nathan Latka has interviewed by the latest revenue figure on each profile, reported or estimated; equal figures share a rank.
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