When we launched Semafor Gulf in 2024, we were excited to pursue one of the biggest economic and geopolitical stories in the world. People in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Doha had the sense they were ...
Semafor’s climate and energy editor Bill Spindle has exited the publication after several months after saying his tenure was “marred by an over-dependence on Chevron advertising,” Spindle wrote in a ...
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Ahead of launch, media start-up Semafor promised to be “a global newsroom” that would serve “the 200 million or so English speakers with college degrees”. Signalling that intent, the organisation ...
The media startup Semafor is set to bring on Washington Post political reporter Dave Weigel, reported The Daily Beast. Semafor was founded by former New York Times media columnist Ben Smith and former ...
March 11 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is building a new team of investment bankers steeped in private equity to invest $200 ...
Justin B Smith, the chief executive of Semafor. Picture: Semafor Justin B Smith, the chief executive of news start-up Semafor, has said the publication is on course to experience its first profitable ...
Justin Smith and Ben Smith of Semafor (Credit: Shannon Finney/Getty Images for Semafor) Semafor has raised $30 million at a $330 million valuation from a group of backers after 2025 marked the ...
Semafor, a news site launched last month after getting a large infusion of cash from disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, has come under fire for staying mum about whether it will return the ...
Reaching a scaled audience is important for publishers, but scale at all costs is just a race to the bottom in disguise. When publishers have a deep and direct relationship with their readers, ...
Semafor, the digital new startup launched last fall, announced that it has raised $19 million in a new financing round, bringing its total raised to $34 million. The New York-based company was ...