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Overview
Penguin Random House Canada is the Canadian division of Penguin Random House, the world’s most global trade book publisher which was formed on July 1, 2013, upon the completion of an agreement between Bertelsmann and Pearson to merge their respective trade publishing companies, Random House and Penguin, with the parent companies owning 53% and 47%, respectively. Penguin Random House comprises the adult and children’s fiction and nonfiction print and digital trade book publishing businesses of Penguin and Random House in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Africa, and Penguin’s trade publishing activity in Asia and Brazil; DK worldwide; and Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial’s Spanish-language companies in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia, and Chile. Penguin Random House employs more than 10,000 people globally across almost 250 editorially and creatively independent imprints and publishing houses that collectively publish more than 15,000 new titles annually. Its publishing lists include more than 70 Nobel Prize laureates and hundreds of the world’s most widely read authors. In Canada, Penguin Random House Canada is comprised of Penguin Canada and Random House of Canada, trade publishers and distributors of books from their sister imprints in the U.S. and the U.K.
Highlights
2013
Publishing
5001-10000
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Early Stage Venture, Seed
N/A
Location
North America
Contact Information
Social
Profile Resume
Penguin Random House, established in 2013 and headquartered in North America., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Seed investments across SaaS, Education, E-Learning, Universities, Venture Capital, Finance, Digital Media, Financial Services, FinTech, Business Development. The organization boasts a portfolio of 5 investments, with an average round size of $10.8M and 2 successful exits. Their recent investments include Strut Learning, BDMI, Valhalla Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Primary Venture Partners. The highest investment round they participated in was $3.5B. Among their most notable exits are Strut Learning and BDMI. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.
Investment portfolio
5
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Investments
5
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Industry | Money Raised |
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Feb 25, 2005 | VOCEL | Advertising | null |
Jan 20, 2011 | Strut Learning | SaaS | 15.0M |
Jan 28, 2014 | Strut Learning | SaaS | 9.5M |
Mar 06, 2023 | Rebel Girls | Publishing | 8.0M |
Exits
2
Funding Timeline
5
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Funding Rounds
5
Penguin Random House has raised 5 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Mar 06, 2023 from a Series A - Rebel Girls round.
Annouced Date | Transaction Name | Number of Investors | Money Raised | Lead Investor |
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Feb 25, 2005 | Pre Seed Round - VOCEL | - | 0 | - |
Jan 20, 2011 | Series B - Strut Learning | - | 15.0M | - |
Jan 28, 2014 | Venture Round - Strut Learning | - | 9.5M | - |
Mar 06, 2023 | Series A - Rebel Girls | - | 8.0M | - |
Investors
0
There is no funding round available on this profile
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 |
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