# CNET Networks: portfolio, investments and team > CNET Networks is an investment firm based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest Jan 2007. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/cnet-networks (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # CNET Networks Last cheque observed Jan 2007. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Investment firm Series C Series A Venture Local Software Blogging Platforms Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record Since the last cheque **7208** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$5.1M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Pitch CNET Networks ## CNET Networks highlights - 01 4 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series C and Series A: 75% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.5M - 04 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Local Software Blogging Platforms - **Based in:** San Francisco, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances** - **2007** 1 round - **Jan** **[TextDigger](https://millionrounds.com/company/textdigger)** Venture · US **$1.5M** Sole investor - **2005** 1 round - **Oct** **[Automattic](https://millionrounds.com/company/automattic)** Series A · US · businessweek.com **$1.1M** With 6 others - **2001** 1 round - **May** **[dooyoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/dooyoo)** Series C · DE **$8.8M** With 3 others - **2000** 1 round - **Oct** **[Ingenio](https://millionrounds.com/company/ingen-io)** Series C · US **$42M** With 10 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team We hold **57** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **0** of 2 we have independently watched raise Accessibility France Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all** **[dooyoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/dooyoo)** Bought by LeGuide.com **Undisclosed** Jan 2008 **[Ingenio](https://millionrounds.com/company/ingen-io)** Bought by [AT&T](https://millionrounds.com/fund/at-and-t) **Undisclosed** Nov 2007 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **55BBS.com** **Undisclosed** Jun 2008 **FindArticles** **$20M** Nov 2007 **Webshots** **$70M** Jul 2004 **ZDNet** **Undisclosed** Oct 2000 ## The cheque Series C Series A Venture Median round joined **$5.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.5M** Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jan 2007 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *2* - Series A *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2000 2007 **Pitching CNET Networks?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name CNET Networks in their description, not their title. - [The Official SaaStr Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/saastr) 22 Aug 2016 · 21 min SaaStr 050: Why All Founders Should Do Sales Until $1m ARR, When Is The Right Team To Hire Your VP of Sales & How To Approach The Hiring Process with Matthew Bellows, Founder @ Yesware Mentions [CNET Networks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cnet-networks)[Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about CNET Networks ### What does CNET Networks invest in? CNET Networks invests most often at Series C and Series A (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Local, Software and Blogging Platforms. ### How active is CNET Networks? 4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2007. ### How big are CNET Networks's cheques? The median round it joins is $5.1M. ### Is CNET Networks investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2007. ### What kind of investor is CNET Networks? CNET Networks is an investment firm based in San Francisco, United States. ### When was CNET Networks founded? CNET Networks was founded in 1994. ### Where does this information on CNET Networks come from? From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=cnet-networks) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=cnet-networks)