The story
Founded by Alexandra Cavoulacos and Kathryn Minshew in 2011.1
Private company
The Daily Muse
Logo: Daily Muse, Inc., CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons3
Online career platform
The Muse (formerly known as The Daily Muse) is a New York City-based online career platform founded in 2011 by Kathryn Minshew, Alexandra Cavoulacos, and Melissa McCreery.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
2011Founded1
- HeadquartersNew York City1
- Websitewww.themuse.com
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The Muse (formerly known as The Daily Muse) is a New York City-based online career platform founded in 2011 by Kathryn Minshew, Alexandra Cavoulacos, and Melissa McCreery.2
Leadership
Who has led The Daily Muse, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderAlexandra Cavoulacos1
- FounderKathryn Minshew1
Timeline
- 2011Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- PPP loans $4.3M
Figures by year
| Year | PPP loans | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.8M | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $2.5M | $2.5M |
PPP loans
Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.
Links
- Websitewww.themuse.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/TheMuse1
- WikipediaThe Muse (website)
- WikidataQ7728678
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataThe Daily Muse on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaThe Daily Muse on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsThe Daily Muse logo by Daily Muse, Inc., CC BY-SA 2.5
- 4