Investor

Discovery Communications

Last cheque observed May 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equity

Series BSeries ASeries D

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 9 on record
Since the last cheque3451days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$21MRounds led0 of 9Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications highlights

  1. 01

    9 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $100M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. May
    WinViewSeries B · US · FinSMEs$12MWith 4 others
  3. 2016

    2 rounds

  4. Oct
    Group NineTechCrunch$100MSole investor
  5. Mar
    FloSports$21MWith 4 others
  6. 2014

    2 rounds

  7. Nov
    CuriositySeries A · US$6.0MWith 4 others
  8. Mar
    TAPPUndisclosedWith 2 others
  9. 2012

    2 rounds

  10. Dec
    GrockitVenture · US · techcrunch.com$20MWith 4 others
  11. Aug
    Lumos LabsSeries D · US · techcrunch.com$32MWith 4 others
  12. 2008

    1 round

  13. May
    Uber.comSeries B · US · paidcontent.org$7.6MWith 2 others
  14. 2007

    1 round

  15. Jan
    Remark MediaUS · ir.remarkmedia.comUndisclosedWith 2 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

GrockitBought by KaplanUndisclosedJul 2013

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

Revision3$30MMay 2012
HowStuffWorks$250MOct 2007
Academy123UndisclosedMay 2006
Travel ChannelUndisclosedJan 1997

Recently backed

The latest companies Discovery Communications put money into.

FloSports$21M · Mar 2016

Quick answers about Discovery Communications

What does Discovery Communications invest in?

Discovery Communications invests most often at Series B and Series A (60% of the rounds on record).

How active is Discovery Communications?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2017.

What has Discovery Communications invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: WinView (Series B, May 2017), Group Nine (Undisclosed round, Oct 2016) and FloSports (Mar 2016).

How big are Discovery Communications's cheques?

The median round it joins is $21M.

Does Discovery Communications lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Discovery Communications invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Discovery Communications investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2017.

What kind of investor is Discovery Communications?

Discovery Communications is a growth equity firm.

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