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BuzzFeed Raises $19.3 Million in Funding

BuzzFeed just keeps getting bigger. In the past year, there have been multiple big name hirings, verticals launched and partnerships formed. Now, thanks to a $19.3 million Series D funding round, BuzzFeed has room to grow even more. The funding was led by New Enterprise Associates, a venture capital firm.

Jon Steinberg, BuzzFeed’s president and COO, said the funding will allow the company to meet its goals.”We are laser focused on building a media company from the ground up for a world where social is the dominant way people discover and engage with all forms of media,” said Steinberg, in a statement. “That means reimagining and reinventing editorial, advertising, and publishing technology.”

For more on BuzzFeed’s expansion, check out Mediabistro’s Media Beat segment with Jonah Peretti, the site’s founder and CEO.

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BuzzFeed Adds Nancy Newman and Jonathan Perelman

BuzzFeed has added two staffers to its team. Nancy Newman has been named vice president of sales marketing and learning, and Jonathan Perelman has been named vice president of agency strategy and development.

Newman comes to BuzzFeed from Yahoo!, where she most recently served as vice president of sales communications, and training. Perelman was most recently global lead for industry relations at Google.

“Nancy and Jonathan come to BuzzFeed from the Internet’s two leading media and advertising companies,” said Jon Steinberg, BuzzFeed’s president and COO. “Both have histories of innovation with internal teams, Fortune 500 brands, and agencies. Add to that their passions for social advertising, and you have two one of a kind leaders to work with our internal business team and partners.”

Newman and Perelman will be based in New York and start later this month.