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Issue, Inc.
Company typePrivate
Industry Digital Publishing
Founded(2012)
FounderTaylor Luk
Number of locations
San Francisco; Sydney Australia
Website Official website

Issue is a digital publishing company that allows users to create digital magazines.

History

The company was founded in 2012 by Taylor Luk, through the AngelPad [1] that offers seed funding and three months of mentorship. The founder had previously started an online lyrics site, LyricsTime. [2]

The initial idea originated from Shop2, a social shopping site developed by Taylor Luk, Mark Guo and Khoa Nguyen. The company was later reincorporated as Issue, Inc. in June 2013.[ citation needed]

Issue received investments from AngelPad, [3] Syd.Ventures [4] and funding from Mondelēz International in their "Mobile Futures Australia", [5] In the program, Mondelez partnered with Mobile Marketing startups to help build the future of in-store and mobile engagement. [6]

Business overview

Issue offers a software as a service publishing for users to produce digital magazines on mobile devices. The company operates in California and Sydney with a development team based in Sydney, Australia.


Issue platform

Issue allows users to create their own digital magazines via a web interface.

Issue Magazine Format: A Mobile publishing format that contains HTML5 pages with a proprietary CSS framework, Metadata, Assets (images, audios and videos) and Scripts that enable interactivity.

Issue Publisher: A web-based publishing platform that includes content management and aggregation features that can synchronize content from RSS feed, social media and product feeds from e-commerce platforms.

Press and awards

  • Winner of Mobile Futures Australia [7]
  • 10 Startups to watch in Cebit Australia [8]

References

  1. ^ Colleen Taylor (29 November 2012). "AngelPad Debuts 12 New Startups At Its Fall 2012 Demo Day".
  2. ^ Taylor Luk. "Lyricstime: Music lyrics". Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. ^ Thomas Korte (2 April 2015). "Angelpad Portfolio Companies Fall 2012".
  4. ^ Louis White (9 February 2015). "Why can't this Angel get a visa".
  5. ^ Paul McIntyre (14 July 2014). "Startups takes global brand bite".
  6. ^ "Mobule Future Australia". April 2014.
  7. ^ "Startups chosen to spearhead Mondelēz mobile projects". 14 July 2014.
  8. ^ Alex Heber (6 May 2014). "10 Great Australian Startups To See At CeBIT 2014".
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Issue, Inc.
Company typePrivate
Industry Digital Publishing
Founded(2012)
FounderTaylor Luk
Number of locations
San Francisco; Sydney Australia
Website Official website

Issue is a digital publishing company that allows users to create digital magazines.

History

The company was founded in 2012 by Taylor Luk, through the AngelPad [1] that offers seed funding and three months of mentorship. The founder had previously started an online lyrics site, LyricsTime. [2]

The initial idea originated from Shop2, a social shopping site developed by Taylor Luk, Mark Guo and Khoa Nguyen. The company was later reincorporated as Issue, Inc. in June 2013.[ citation needed]

Issue received investments from AngelPad, [3] Syd.Ventures [4] and funding from Mondelēz International in their "Mobile Futures Australia", [5] In the program, Mondelez partnered with Mobile Marketing startups to help build the future of in-store and mobile engagement. [6]

Business overview

Issue offers a software as a service publishing for users to produce digital magazines on mobile devices. The company operates in California and Sydney with a development team based in Sydney, Australia.


Issue platform

Issue allows users to create their own digital magazines via a web interface.

Issue Magazine Format: A Mobile publishing format that contains HTML5 pages with a proprietary CSS framework, Metadata, Assets (images, audios and videos) and Scripts that enable interactivity.

Issue Publisher: A web-based publishing platform that includes content management and aggregation features that can synchronize content from RSS feed, social media and product feeds from e-commerce platforms.

Press and awards

  • Winner of Mobile Futures Australia [7]
  • 10 Startups to watch in Cebit Australia [8]

References

  1. ^ Colleen Taylor (29 November 2012). "AngelPad Debuts 12 New Startups At Its Fall 2012 Demo Day".
  2. ^ Taylor Luk. "Lyricstime: Music lyrics". Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. ^ Thomas Korte (2 April 2015). "Angelpad Portfolio Companies Fall 2012".
  4. ^ Louis White (9 February 2015). "Why can't this Angel get a visa".
  5. ^ Paul McIntyre (14 July 2014). "Startups takes global brand bite".
  6. ^ "Mobule Future Australia". April 2014.
  7. ^ "Startups chosen to spearhead Mondelēz mobile projects". 14 July 2014.
  8. ^ Alex Heber (6 May 2014). "10 Great Australian Startups To See At CeBIT 2014".

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