Tyra Banks, Shonda Rhimes and Other Female Investors Back theSkimm’s Latest Funding Newsletter and media company theSkimm, made popular by its millions of fans, or so-called Skimm’ers, completed its $12 million Series C funding thanks to a group of nearly all female investors. New investors include Tyra Banks, Willow Bay, Jesse Draper of Halogen Ventures, Shonda Rhimes, Linnea Roberts and Hope Taitz in addition to Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Michael Karsch of Juice Press. (Adweek) Rhimes and Banks are apparently fans of the newsletter, but their contributions likely also signal a bigger investment in TheSkimm’s video and audio ambitions. In 2016, the company launched Skimm Studios, which has since created two shows for Facebook Watch, the on-demand video platform Facebook rolled out last year; TheSkimm has also released another web series and a podcast. (Fast Company) The investments complete theSkimm’s $12 million series C round, which included funding from GV, Spanx founder Sara Blakely and existing investors 21st Century Fox, RRE Ventures and Homebrew Ventures. (THR) . . . . #theskimm #business #entrepreneur #goaldigger #girlboss #browngirlbloggers #blogger #strategist #brand #brandstrategy #businessstrategy #empirebuilders #blackgirlsrock #blackgurlsinbusiness #womenwhohustle #hustle #grind #dreambig #prayslaywait #bosslady #ladyboss #femaleentrepreneur #businesswomen #womeninbusiness #shondarhines #tyrabanks #femaleinvestors