There’s not much on Speakable yet, which, according to an SEC filing, just closed a $2 million round May 12. The website has no text, for one thing.
Clues about the startup from from builtinnyc.com, which has the blurb:
We enable news readers to action what they read via polls, petitions, emails and donations. We connect them to the best NGOs empowering them to participate in stories that inspire them, to change tomorrow’s headlines.
The director and executive officer of Speakable is named Jordan Hewson, which is also the name of U2 frontman Bono’s 27-year-old daughter. Hewson was formerly the online editor of the anti-poverty news organization Global Citizen. Speakable is headquartered at the Williamsburg WeWork, and according to a recent report, Hewson lives in Williamsburg. Last November, in a story about her sister, Eve, we got this description of Jordan from the Telegraph:
Eve lives in the hipster hotbed of Williamsburg, around the corner from sister Jordan, who is involved with a tech start-up firm.
So at the risk of journalistic editorializing, that’s definitely Bono’s daughter.
Before you go...
Please consider supporting Technical.ly to keep our independent journalism strong. Unlike most business-focused media outlets, we don’t have a paywall. Instead, we count on your personal and organizational support.
3 ways to support our work:- Contribute to the Journalism Fund. Charitable giving ensures our information remains free and accessible for residents to discover workforce programs and entrepreneurship pathways. This includes philanthropic grants and individual tax-deductible donations from readers like you.
- Use our Preferred Partners. Our directory of vetted providers offers high-quality recommendations for services our readers need, and each referral supports our journalism.
- Use our services. If you need entrepreneurs and tech leaders to buy your services, are seeking technologists to hire or want more professionals to know about your ecosystem, Technical.ly has the biggest and most engaged audience in the mid-Atlantic. We help companies tell their stories and answer big questions to meet and serve our community.
Join our growing Slack community
Join 5,000 tech professionals and entrepreneurs in our community Slack today!