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September 23, 2013 06:43 pm GMT

Report: Flipboard Raises $50 Million, Now Worth $800 Million

Mike-mccue

Social reader Flipboard has raised $50 million in new funding, pegging its estimated valuation at $800 million — four times the amount two years ago — according to a report.

AllThingsD reports the funding round was led by Rizvi Traverse Management and Goldman Sachs. Rivzi, which is run by Suhail Rivzi, also has investments in Twitter, Facebook and Square

See also: Flipboard 2.0: Now With Pinning, People Tagging, Search and Ecommerce

Reps from Flipboard could not be reached for comment.

Founded in 2010 by Mike McCue (pictured), Flipboard now has 85 million registered users. The app, which simulates the experience of a glossy magazine via aggregated news and social media sources, had been tablet and smartphone-only until this July when it added a browser-based version as well Read more...

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