Acquisition
Jun 2025Scribd, Inc. acquired Fable; all Fable employees joined Scribd and the product was folded into Everand.
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Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Scribd, Inc. is a San Francisco-based AI-powered knowledge company that operates Scribd, Slideshare, Everand, and Fable, combining user-generated documents and presentations with licensed ebooks, audiobooks, and social reading communities.
Primary product
Scribd (documents and applied-knowledge platform)
Founded
2007
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
201-500
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
AI-powered knowledge / digital publishing platform
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States (HQ)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Seattle, Washington, United States
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Business model
subscription
content licensing
freemium
Funding
Stage
Series E / late-stage VC
Total raised
$106.9M
Latest round
Series E · Nov 2019
Latest amount
$58M
Nov 2019 · Spectrum Equity
Jan 2015 · Khosla Ventures
Jan 2011 · MLC Investments and SVB Capital
Dec 2008 · Charles River Ventures
Jun 2007 · Redpoint Ventures
Mar 2007 · Kinsey Hills Group
Jan 2006 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Chief People Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Technology Officer
General Counsel
Senior Director, Finance
Acting Chief Product Officer
Founders
Co-founder; former CTO
Co-founder; former COO
Co-founder; former CEO
Work & culture
Customer-first, transparent, bold, ownership-oriented, debate-and-commit culture with outcome-based flexibility (Scribd Flex), monthly hub days, team onsites, and an emphasis on real, action-oriented execution.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
No public salary bands were found. Public materials emphasize equity from day one, retirement matching, and a robust benefits package.
Benefits
Scribd Flex
Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage
Mental health support
Generous PTO and winter break
Paid parental leave
Fertility benefits
Retirement matching
Equity from day one
Annual wellness stipend
Employee access to Scribd, Everand, Slideshare, and Fable
Product & market
Pricing
Consumer subscriptions and tiered plans; Scribd/Slideshare have a $11.99 monthly plan, Everand uses tiered subscription plans, and Fable offers free and paid Plus tiers.
Differentiators
- —Large library spanning documents, presentations, ebooks, audiobooks, and podcasts
- —Portfolio of Scribd, Slideshare, Everand, and Fable
- —Human-created content plus intelligent tools
- —Social reading and book-club community via Fable
- —Licensed content partnerships with major publishers
- —Outcome-based flexible work culture
Technology
Ruby on Rails
Python
Rust
Terraform
Go
Swift
Kotlin
React
Apache Spark
AWS
Customers
readers and learners
students and professionals
document uploaders and creators
publishers and rights holders
book-club and social-reading communities
Competitors
Amazon Kindle Unlimited
Audible
Kobo Plus
OverDrive / Libby
Quizlet
StuDocu
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
US$100M-$150M
Estimated monthly visits
268.6M
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Signals & risks
Latest news
PR Newswire · Jun 2026
Announces a combined Everand/Fable subscription covering ebooks, audiobooks, and social reading; describes the portfolio and updated pricing tiers.
Inc. · Apr 2026
Profiles Tony Grimminck’s leadership and says usage increased 50% after he became CEO in Oct. 2023, with profitability improving materially.
Scribd Inc. · Mar 2026
Official newsroom hub highlighting the company’s four-product portfolio, CTO appointment, and the Everand/Fable shared subscription launch.
Scribd Inc. · Mar 2026
Explains the company’s AI-powered knowledge strategy, four-product ecosystem, and mission to move users from information access to real understanding and application.
Scribd Inc. · Jun 2025
Official announcement that Scribd acquired Fable, Fable employees joined Scribd, and Padmasree Warrior moved to an advisory role.
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