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Overview
Dow Jones is a media and information services company that creates and distributes engaging content and other products and services. It operates a network of companies in the diversified media, news, education, and information services.
The global, diversified media and information services company focuses on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content to consumers throughout the world. It comprises businesses across a range of media, including news and information services, digital real estate services, book publishing, digital education, and sports programming, and pay-TV distribution.
Highlights
1979
Publishing
10001+
26
13
14
Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Late Stage Venture, Seed
N/A
Location
New York, New York, United States, North America
Contact Information
Social
Profile Resume
Dow Jones, established in 1979 and headquartered in New York, New York, United States, North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Late Stage Venture, Seed investments across Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance, FinTech, SaaS, E-Commerce, Price Comparison, Software, Advertising, Advertising Platforms. The organization boasts a portfolio of 26 investments, with an average round size of $36.0M and 14 successful exits. Their recent investments include Sequoia Capital, Acton Capital, GetPrice, AdChina, GSR Ventures. The highest investment round they participated in was $42.7B. Among their most notable exits are Sequoia Capital and Acton Capital. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.
Investment portfolio
26
2
13
14
Investments
26
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Industry | Money Raised |
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Feb 27, 2018 | mTag | Publishing | 347.6K |
May 02, 2018 | Matterport | Cloud Computing | null |
Jan 09, 2020 | - | - | 70.0M |
Jun 25, 2020 | The SpringHill Company | Media and Entertainment | 100.0M |
Exits
14
Funding Timeline
26
1
0
Funding Rounds
26
Dow Jones has raised 26 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jun 25, 2020 from a Venture Round - The SpringHill Company round.
Annouced Date | Transaction Name | Number of Investors | Money Raised | Lead Investor |
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Feb 27, 2018 | Pre Seed Round - mTag | - | 347.6K | - |
May 02, 2018 | Venture Round - Matterport | - | 0 | - |
Jan 09, 2020 | Venture Round - Elara Technologies | - | 70.0M | - |
Jun 25, 2020 | Venture Round - The SpringHill Company | - | 100.0M | - |
Investors
3
Dow Jones is funded by 3 investor(s). Liberty Media Kantor is the most recent investors.
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Liberty Media | No | Venture Round - News Corp | 0 |
- | No | Venture Round - News Corp | 12.5M |
- | No | Post-IPO Debt - News Corp | 500.0M |
Fund raised
2
Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.
Annouced Date | Fund Name | Money Raised |
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May 10, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
May 11, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
Invest in industries
Recent Activity
News
Sep 20, 2024
SeekingAlpha - Starboard asks News Corp. shareholders to vote for removal of dual-class structure at annual meeting
News
Sep 10, 2024
Morningstar - News Corp's REA says $7.3 billion bid for Rightmove was rejected
News
Sep 09, 2024
Los Angeles Times - Hedge fund challenges Murdoch family’s longtime control over News Corp.
News
Sep 09, 2024
Bloomberg - Starboard Pushes to End News Corp.’s Dual-Class Structure
News
Sep 09, 2024
Business Wire - News Corp Responds to Non-Binding Stockholder Proposal
News
Sep 06, 2024
MarketScreener - Exclusive-Starboard files proposal at News Corp, seeks to break Murdoch's grip