Inkl

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inkl
Type Private company
Industry Internet
Founded2014;8 years ago (2014) [1]
FounderGautam Mishra
Headquarters Australia
Productsinkl app
Website inkl.com

inkl is a bundled news service. [2] inkl was founded in 2014 by Gautam Mishra. [3]

It provides access to bundled news sources for a fixed monthly fee. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Joshi, Kruti (31 January 2018). "How Melbourne startup Inkl is shaking up news distribution". Mediaweek.
  2. "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com.
  3. "Inkl Wants To Be 'Spotify For News'".
  4. "Inkl's quest to make online news pay". Australian Financial Review. 12 April 2015.
  5. "Can This 'Spotify for News' Convince People to Pay for Journalism?". The New York Observer . 30 November 2016.