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It used to be a oddities and curiosities blog much in the realm of the Mütter Museum in Philly, or the Museum of Jurassic Technology in LA, but apparently David
by et-al 10y ago
It used to be a oddities and curiosities blog much in the realm of the Mütter Museum in Philly, or the Museum of Jurassic Technology in LA, but apparently David Plotz from Slate joined as CEO two years ago [0]. And according to Crunchbase, they raised $2 million last year [1] for the reboot we see now.
I am surprised to see how often it's linked here, but I guess they're doing a good job of broadening their focus and turning "Atlas Obscura into a National Geographic of the 21st century."
[0] https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/10/09/former-slate-editor-david-plotz-takes-job-atop-atlas-obscura/?utm_term=.ea149d515326 https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2014/10/...
[1] https://www.crunchbase.com/funding-round/f16958850037f69cbb15bb95c0223953 https://www.crunchbase.com/funding-round/f16958850037f69cbb1...