beehiiv

The problem

Creators want to grow and monetize an audience they own without stitching tools together or giving up a revenue cut

What they do

Newsletter platform for creators and publishers, with websites, podcasts, ad network and paid subscriptions

Traction Targets ~$50M revenue in 2026, nearly double 2025; Inc. 5000 No. 19

Hiring trend

Open roles: 3
Headcount: ~260

Team +14% YoY to ~260 (Dealroom/Tracxn est.); only 1 open role now

Hiring in

Remote

Latest news

Oct 2026

Raised plan prices for new customers Oct 1; creators push back ↗

Glassdoor

4.6 ★ 14 reviews ↗

Funding

Last round: $33M
Stage: Series B
Date: Apr 2024

Led by NEA (Series B); Lightspeed (Series A)

Distance

Half · edge: grows with users

Fastest-growing challenger and clear #2 to Substack (valued $1.1B vs beehiiv's $225M) among creator newsletter platforms; its ad network and Recommendations/Boosts marketplace get more valuable with every publisher, but email lists are portable, it still burns cash until 2027 and its first big price hike tests loyalty

Sources: Reuters, Jan 2026: revenue to nearly double to $50M; Substack valued $1.1B ↗ · eMarketer, Mar 2026: ad network pays publishers $1M+/month; 1 in 7 new writers from Substack ↗ · GlobeNewswire, Jul 2026: Summer release (community, Copilot, programmatic ads); Inc. 5000 No. 19 ↗ · The Verge, Oct 2026: price hike, creators reconsidering ↗

Watch-outs

Minor, not scored: open roles fell to 1 (BambooHR) after an active hiring push in early 2026; not profitable until 2027 per CEO; Oct 2026 price hike drew creator complaints

Sources: beehiiv job board (BambooHR), 1 role, Oct 13 2026 ↗ · eMarketer, Mar 2026: doubling ad sales team; profitability not until 2027 ↗ · The Verge, Oct 2026: price increase reactions ↗

Open ops roles

No ops roles open right now

Leadership

Funding historyTotal raised $46.5M (as of Apr 2024)

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