Issue (company)

Issue, Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	Digital Publishing
Founded	(2012)
Founder	Taylor Luk
Number of locations	San Francisco; Sydney Australia
Website	Official website

Issue is a digital publishing company that allows users to create digital magazines. They were founded in 2012 by Taylor Luk.

The company was founded in 2012 by Taylor Luk, through the AngelPad^[1] that offers seed funding and three months of mentorship. The founder had previously started an online lyrics site, LyricsTime.^[2]

The initial idea originated from Shop2, a social shopping site developed by Taylor Luk, Mark Guo and Khoa Nguyen. The company was later reincorporated as Issue, Inc. in June 2013.^{[citation needed]}

Issue received investments from AngelPad,^[3] Syd.Ventures^[4] and funding from Mondelēz International in their "Mobile Futures Australia",^[5] In the program, Mondelez partnered with Mobile Marketing startups to help build the future of in-store and mobile engagement.^[6]

Issue allows users to create their own digital magazines via a web interface.

Issue Magazine Format: A Mobile publishing format that contains HTML5 pages with a proprietary CSS framework, Metadata, Assets (images, audios and videos) and Scripts that enable interactivity.

Issue Publisher: A web-based publishing platform that includes content management and aggregation features that can synchronize content from RSS feed, social media and product feeds from e-commerce platforms.

• Winner of Mobile Futures Australia^[7]
• 10 Startups to watch in Cebit Australia^[8]