Founded in 2011 by Ben Wolstenholme, Liam Sharp and Eugene Walden, Madefire provides artists and writers a publishing solution for iOS and web reading allowing them to build their stories in an exciting new format called Motion Books. Madefire is backed by Toni Schneider at True Ventures, The CEO of Automattic makers of Wordpress and Bill Woodward at Anthem Ventures (Ex Chairman of Macromedia) with angel investors including Sina Tamaddon, former Senior Vice President of Applications for Apple Inc. The Advisory Board also includes industry leaders Mike McCue, CEO and Founder of Flipboard, Dave Gibbons, co-creator of Watchmen, the bestselling graphic novel of all time, and Bill Sienkiewicz, widely recognized as one of the greatest innovators of sequential art.
| Date | Amount | Type | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/02/13 | $5,200,000 | Series A |
Anthem Venture Partners Bill Woodward Correlation Ventures Crosslink Capital Gary Stiffelman Richard Seet Sina Tammadon True Ventures | undisclosed |
| 10/06/16 | $6,500,000 | Series B |
Anthem Venture Partners Big Loud Capital Drake Framestore Ventures Kevin Spacey Plus Capital True Ventures | undisclosed |
