# Scripted (company)

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**Scripted** is an [online marketplace](/source/Online_marketplace) that connects businesses with [freelance writers](/source/Freelance_writer) for [blogs](/source/Blog), articles, and bulk social media posts. Located in San Francisco, co-founders Sunil Rajaraman and Ryan Buckley launched Scripted as a byproduct of their scriptwriting company [Scripped](/source/Scripped).[1] Scripted pays freelance writers a flat rate to create [copywriting](/source/Copywriting) for its clients. According to [TechCrunch](/source/TechCrunch), Scripted has a pool of 80,000 [freelancers](/source/Freelancers) as of November 2011, with 80% of those writers U.S. based.[2]

## History

Scripted is administered by co-founders CEO Sunil Rajaraman and CFO Ryan Buckley. Before officially changing their focus from [screenwriting](/source/Screenwriting) to freelance writing in November 2011, Rajaraman and Buckley founded Scripped in 2008, an online company specializing in screenplay services. On March 29, 2010, Scripped announced a merger with screenwriting competitor [Zhura](/source/Zhura). Rajaraman remained the merged company's Chief Executive Officer.[3] Then, in May 2011, Rajaraman and Buckley launched offshoot site Scripted.com. In November 2011, it started with $700,000 in seed funding from investors Crosslink Capital, [Shopzilla](/source/Shopzilla) CIO Jody Mulkey, and [LiveOps](/source/LiveOps) founder Douglas Feirstein.[4] In February 2012, a new seed financing round resulted in an additional $150,000 led by former [Redpoint Ventures](/source/Redpoint_Ventures) Executive-in-Residence David Wu.[5] The company recently partnered with [Dana Brunetti](/source/Dana_Brunetti) and [Kevin Spacey](/source/Kevin_Spacey)’s company [Trigger Street Productions](/source/Trigger_Street_Productions) to introduce its new publishing website ShowWatcher.[6] In June 2013, Scripted raised $4.5 million from Redpoint, Crosslink.[7][8]

## References

1. Chmielewski, Dan. ["Scripted.com Raises $700k in Seed Financing, Led by Crosslink Capital"](http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/scriptedcom-raises-700k-in-seed-financing-led-by-crosslink-capital-nyse-p-1592023.htm). Marketwire. Retrieved 2012-07-05.

1. Tsotsis, Alexia. ["Freelance Writing Marketplace Scripted Signs for $700k"](https://techcrunch.com/2011/11/28/freelance-writing-marketplace-scripted-signs-for-700k/). TechCrunch. Retrieved 2012-07-05.

1. Wauters, Robin. ["Screenwriting Software Company Scripped Merges With Zhura, Raises Funding"](https://techcrunch.com/2010/03/29/scripped-zhura/). TechCrunch. Retrieved 2010-03-29.

1. Kelly, Meghan. ["Scripted is a Writer Smorgasbord for Those in Need of Community Outreach, Gets $700K"](https://venturebeat.com/2011/11/29/scripted-writers-small-businesses/). VentureBeat. Retrieved 2012-07-05.

1. Wauters, Robin. ["Writing Marketplace Scripted.com Gains An Extra $150K, Two New Advisors"](https://techcrunch.com/2012/02/15/writing-marketplace-scripted-com-gains-an-extra-150k-two-new-advisors/). TechCrunch. Retrieved 2012-07-10.

1. Carr, Paul. ["Our Email Sounded Awful... But We're Really Good Guys: Showwatcher CEO Responds to My Criticisms"](http://pandodaily.com/2012/06/18/our-email-sounded-awful-but-were-good-guys-showwatcher-ceo-responds-to-my-criticisms/). Pandodaily. Retrieved 2012-07-10.

1. ["Scripted.com, a talent agency for marketing writers, raises $4.5M from Redpoint, Crosslink | VentureBeat"](https://venturebeat.com/2013/06/04/scripted-com-series-a/). *venturebeat.com*. Retrieved 2017-11-13.

1. Taylor, Colleen. ["Scripted Gets $4.5M Series A To Build Out Its Online Marketplace For Freelance Writers"](https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/04/scripted-funding-redpoint-crosslink/). *TechCrunch*. Retrieved 2017-11-13.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.scripted.com/)

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