Rebel Girls

Rebel Girls raises US$8 million in funding

The company plans to use the investment to scale up its publishing and entertainment slate and hire a chief content officer.
March 6, 2023

LA-based Rebel Girls has raised US$8 million in its second funding round to continue its mission to build a global content brand based on female empowerment. 

Publishing giant Penguin Random House led the round, rallying investments from Common Sense Growth CEOs Asma Ishaq, Jenny Zhu and Jocelyn Mangan; philanthropist Melissa Kushner; musician Joan Jett and her company Blackheart; and children’s entertainment exec Stephanie Sperber (Imagine Kids + Family). DK Publishing co-CEO Paul Kelly will join the Rebel Girls board of directors on behalf of Penguin Random House.

This new amount raised is in addition to US$13 million that Rebel Girls secured in an initial funding round last year

The company says it will use the capital to scale up in publishing and audio/screen entertainment, as well as hiring a chief content officer and developing original podcasts and TV series. Rebel Girls also plans to forge new content partnerships and move into other genres and platforms, such as narrative fiction and the metaverse.

Last year, Rebel Girls published eight English-language book titles, released 82 audio stories and closed content partnership deals with Nike, Google and Alaska Airlines.

Pictured: An image from the book 100 Inspiring Young Changemakers.

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