Penguin Random House

Penguin Random House

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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

Founded

2013

Industry

Publishing

Employees

5001-10000

Investment

5

Lead Investment

1

Exits

2

Stages

Early Stage Venture, Seed

Investor Type

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.

Employees

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Elizabeth Comstock

Book Author & Imagine It Forward

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Markus Dohle

CEO

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Heather Cabot

Author

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Heather C. McGhee

Author

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Tom Weldon

CEO Penguin Random House U.K.

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Jamia Wilson

Vice President and Executive Editor

Investment portfolio

Penguin Random House has made 5 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jan 28, 2014, when Strut Learning raised $9.5M.

Penguin Random House has made 1 diversity investments. Their most recent diversity investment was on Mar 06, 2023, when Rebel Girls raised $8.0M.

investments

5

Diversity investments

1

Lead investments

1

Number of exits

2

Investments

5

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Feb 25, 2005
VOCEL VOCEL
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Jan 20, 2011
Strut Learning Strut Learning
SaaS15.0M
Jan 28, 2014
Strut Learning Strut Learning
SaaS9.5M
Mar 06, 2023
Rebel Girls Rebel Girls
Publishing8.0M

Exits

2

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

5

Investors

0

Funds

0

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 DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Feb 25, 2005
Pre Seed Round - VOCEL Pre Seed Round - VOCEL
-0-
Jan 20, 2011
Series B - Strut Learning Series B - Strut Learning
-15.0M-
Jan 28, 2014
Venture Round - Strut Learning Venture Round - Strut Learning
-9.5M-
Mar 06, 2023
Series A - Rebel Girls 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 DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
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1.0M

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