Startitup is a business and lifestyle media outlet focused on start-ups and small businesses, targeting the 25- 34 and 35 - 44 age groups. The newsroom also covers general news, hosts political interviews and debates, and covers elections. The outlet became more visible in recent years after it underwent rapid development. They have also employed new journalists, some of them with significant experience.The team founded the media outlet to cover the emerging Slovak start-up environment, but the platform has grown much bigger than it was originally intended. It now offers a premium version of the website, as well as podcasts, and online TV. The newsroom recently added a section with a focus on crime. Furthermore, the outlet focuses a lot on video content – much of this is entertainment, commercial, and service-oriented. The look and feel of the website emphasises that the outlet is produced by young people for a young audience.

Last updated date: April 2025

Source: Oasis Europe

Location:
Bratislava, Slovakia
Year the organization started publishing:
2014
Languages:
No information available
Type of coverage:
National

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Entertainment and culture
Economy and business
Entrepreneurship
Economy and finance
Education
Lifestyle
Law and crime
Environment
Politics
Health and well-being
Society and human rights
Gender
Feminism
LGBTIQ+
Ethnic minorities
Religious minorities
DEIA: Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility
Refugees
Migration
War crimes and transitional justice
Technology
Journalism genres:
Interviews and reporting
Information services
Opinion
Investigative journalism
Narrative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Live coverage of events
Data journalism
Crowdsourcing
Engaged, community-driven or participatory journalism
Explanatory journalism
Collaborative journalism
Fact-checking
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Newsletter
Messaging service
Social media platforms
Podcast
Vodcast or other video platforms
YouTube
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Tiktok
LinkedIn
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
240,000
Twitter number of followers:
1,854
Instagram number of followers:
356,000
YouTube number of followers:
115,000
Tiktok number of followers:
750,000

Management and team

Founders

Female:
0
Male:
2
Founders:
Lukáš Gašparík, Marek Šándor
Directors:
Filip Mosnár, Marek Šándor, Lukáš Gašparík, Zuzana Janíková

Team

Full-time employees:
0
Part-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
100
Volunteers:
0

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
For-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Advertising
Audience support / reader revenue
Google Adsense
Programmatic ad networks
Affiliate advertising
Branded content or native advertising
Local advertising sold by own team
National advertising sold by own team
Advertising sold by an external agency
Advertising for local governmental entities
Event sponsorships
YouTube channel income
Website subscriptions
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Branded content or native advertising
The second most important revenue source reported:
National advertising sold by own team

Transparency

Publishes information about annual revenue
Has an ethics policy / manual
Publishes an ethics policy / manual
Has a data privacy policy
Publishes a data privacy policy
Doesn’t have a whistleblower policy
Has a complaints policy
Publishes a complaints policy
Has a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Publishes a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Is signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association
Publishes up to date information about its team
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