About Upworthy

Upworthy is on a mission to tell stories that bring people together — because we’re all part of the same story.

The internet was supposed to open doors to new ideas. But too often it narrows our world instead of broadening it. And fills it with empty stories that drown out the ones that matter most.

But sometimes a story opens a door to a new and better world. It might make you feel surprised, happy, inspired, motivated, even sad. These stories connect us with each other. They are rocket fuel for empathy. They change our hearts, our minds and sometimes even, the world.

Upworthy tells those stories, and helps them reach millions every day. Stories that are worth your time — and that make the world a better place.

The company was founded by Eli Pariser, of MoveOn, and Peter Koechley, of The Onion. The staff includes veterans from The New York Times, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Thompson Reuters, and Discovery to name a few.

The staff is distributed and works across the country. Work from home, from a coffee shop, from a coworking space — anywhere with good enough Internet to do a Google Hangout. Go move to Montana for a month and work from there if you want. (And if you already live in Montana, keep on living there!) There are no remote workers here; we’re all part of a distributed team.