Digital Media Startup News Deeply Secures $5 Million

News Deeply announced the completion of $5 million in financing from an undisclosed investor.

News Deeply is a media and technology company dedicated to highlighting and illuminating complex global issues by bringing thought leaders together, enhancing public engagement, and improving user experience. Through its innovative media resources and events, News Deeply has connected the general public to government decision-makers, business leaders, policymakers, ambassadors from several countries, well-regarded academics, and organizers worldwide. The company’s banner site, Syria Deeply, has seen a peak 60 percent return rate and an average of eight minutes spent per user on the site. Ebola Deeply, which launched in October, 2014, served as a real-time crisis monitor during the deadly outbreak in Africa.