- Startup The Free Press has raised a new round of funding - It bills itself as “a free press for free people” - The Free Press has a valuation of approximately $100 million - The startup was founded by Bari Weiss, a former NYT journalist. - During the new round, The Free Press raised about $15 million. - These funds are needed to finance the next stage of growth - The Free Press gets most of its funding from subscriptions. - The startup also makes money from podcasts and events. - The number of readers of The Free Press has already reached 800 thousand. - They are served by “dozens of reporters, editors” and others.