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Condé Nast

Last cheque observed Sep 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

Series CSeries DSeries BMarketingPublic RelationsMedia And Entertainment

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque4071days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$22MRounds led0 of 11Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 73%
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Condé Nast highlights

  1. 01

    11 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series D: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
MarketingPublic RelationsMedia And Entertainment
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2015

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    Vestiaire CollectiveSeries D · FR$37MWith 4 others
  3. Mar
    FarfetchSeries E · GB$86MWith 6 others
  4. 2014

    2 rounds

  5. May
    FarfetchSeries D · US$66MWith 3 others
  6. Feb
    isocketSeries B · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  7. 2013

    6 rounds

  8. Dec
    Moda OperandiSeries D · US$22MWith 1 other
  9. Sept
    Vestiaire CollectiveSeries C · FR · techcrunch.com$20MWith 3 others
  10. May
    DominoSeries B · US · editoratlarge.com$5.0MWith 2 others
  11. Mar
    Rent the RunwaySeries C · US · pevc.dowjones.com$24MWith 5 others
  12. Mar
    FarfetchSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 3 others
  13. Jan
    DominoUS · editoratlarge.comUndisclosedWith 2 others
  14. 2007

    1 round

  15. Oct
    TasteBookSeries A · US · techcrunch.comUndisclosedSole investor

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 3 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

isocketBought by Rubicon ProjectUndisclosedNov 2014

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

PitchforkUndisclosedOct 2015
ZipList$14MApr 2012
Ars Technica$25MMay 2008
SFO*MEDIAUndisclosedApr 2008
redditUndisclosedOct 2006

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Condé Nast. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Condé Nast

What does Condé Nast invest in?

Condé Nast invests most often at Series C and Series D (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Marketing, Public Relations and Media And Entertainment.

How active is Condé Nast?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2015.

How big are Condé Nast's cheques?

The median round it joins is $22M.

Does Condé Nast lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Condé Nast invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (73%), France (18%) and the United Kingdom (9%).

Is Condé Nast investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2015.

Who does Condé Nast invest alongside?

Most often Advent Venture Partners (2 rounds together), Balderton Capital (2 rounds together) and Idinvest Partners (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Condé Nast?

Condé Nast is a corporate VC based in New York, United States.

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