theSkimm Raises $1.1 Million to Help Busy Professionals Find News
he Launchpad is a series that introduces Mashable readers to compelling startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here . Name : theSkimm One-Liner Pitch : A daily dose of headlines for busy professionals curated by professional journalists. Why It's Taking Off : theSkimm is looking to build out a better news experience for busy professionals, particularly millennial women. Just more than a year ago, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg quit their comfortable jobs as news producers at NBC and settled into a new office: their apartment. The two roommates decided to take their journalism experience and use it to curate an easily digestible daily newsletter for busy professionals called theSkimm — a risky move, but a decision inspired by their friends. SEE ALSO: 11 Startups Reshaping NYC’s Fashion Industry "We saw that our friends — primarily our girlfriends — would come to us and sa...