Ground News
Ground News lets readers compare how thousands of news outlets across the political spectrum cover the same story, surfacing media bias and coverage blindspots.
Raised $150,000 across disclosed rounds.[1][2]
Series A closed August 2022.[1]
post-money valuation and the full investor list are not publicly disclosed.
Harleen Kaur, CEO and Co-Founder[3][1][2]
Sukh Singh, Co-Founder and CTO[3][1][2]
Duncan McDowell, Head of Engineering[1][2]
Courtney Hurley, VP of Growth[1][2]
Edward Dorsey, Head of Design[1][2]
Seán Butler, Head of Data & Analytics[1][2]
AllSides · allsides.com · Same buyer (news consumers seeking cross-partisan context), same workflow (side-by-side source comparison), same budget (subscription or free ad-supported), direct substitute behavior.[1]
NewsGuard · newsguard.com · Same browser-extension wedge and same buyer concern (media trust/credibility), though NewsGuard focuses on factuality ratings rather than political bias comparison; competes for the same 'media literacy' budget.[1]
SmartNews · smartnews.com · Overlapping buyer (mobile news consumers) and partial workflow overlap (multi-source aggregation); SmartNews is a talent source for Ground News per enrichment data, suggesting direct competitive awareness.[1]
Flipboard · flipboard.com · Same buyer and same mobile news-reading workflow, but Flipboard optimizes for personalization rather than bias transparency; competes for time-on-app and subscription revenue.[1]
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Ground News
Ground News lets readers compare how thousands of news outlets across the political spectrum cover the same story, surfacing media bias and coverage blindspots.
Ask for one referenceable production customer.
Not a recommendation. The first thing this ledger cannot answer.