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Underknown

Underknown

Private
TorontoMedia, Entertainment & Gaminghttps://underknown.com/

Last Round

Early Funding

Nov 19, 2019

Total Funding Raised

$1.88M

Momentum

Top 50%

of companies Caplight tracks

Company Overview

Underknown is a digital media company that produces captivating video series on science and humanities topics for distribution on social media platforms.

Sector

Media, Entertainment & Gaming

Verticals

Content Creation, Digital Publishing, Digital Advertising, AI Training Infrastructure, Creator Economy

Business Model

B2C

Customer Profile

Revenue Share, Data as a Service, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

educational contentshort-form videoedutainmentcontent licensingmulti-channel networkMCNexplainer videoAI training datavideo training datacreator economyfactual videoFAST channelweb seriesscience contentdigital publishing

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Underknown Comparables

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Underknown comparables — related companies by embedding similarity
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Complexly
83%
Kurzgesagt
82%
CMA CGM
78%

Underknown Funding Rounds

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Data table
RoundDateAmount RaisedValuationInvestorsSources
Early FundingNov 19, 2019

Key People

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Steve Hulford

Co-Founder & CEO

Founding Team

Underknown Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Underknown investors
InvestorRounds
Innovation Grade VenturesEarly Funding
The Supporters FundEarly Funding
NorthSpring Capital PartnersEarly Funding
Ontario CreatesEarly Funding

Market signals

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  • Apr 1, 2026

    Operates the Popular Science streaming TV channel.

  • May 1, 2025

    Monthly visitors grew 137% MoM, reaching 93.9K.

Underknown Filings

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Is Underknown a public or private company?

Underknown is a private company.

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When was Underknown's last funding round?

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Who are the main investors in Underknown?

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Will Underknown IPO soon?

No public IPO plans have been announced for Underknown.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersToronto
Employee Range87
Year Founded2016
Last FundingNov 19, 2019

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