# National Geographic: portfolio, investments and team > National Geographic is a corporate vc based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest Jan 2010. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-geographic (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # National Geographic Last cheque observed Jan 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Seed Series A Health Diagnostics Personal Health Media And Entertainment Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record Since the last cheque **6142** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Rounds led **0 of 4** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Pitch National Geographic ## National Geographic highlights - 01 4 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median undisclosed - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Health Diagnostics Personal Health Media And Entertainment - **Based in:** Washington, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances** - **2010** 1 round - **Jan** **[Networked Organisms](https://millionrounds.com/company/networked-organisms)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2008** 1 round - **Feb** **[Cricket Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/cricket-media)** Series A · US · nytimes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **2000** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Novica United](https://millionrounds.com/company/novica-united)** US **Undisclosed** Sole investor - **Jul** **[iExplore](https://millionrounds.com/company/iexplore)** US **Undisclosed** Sole 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 **2** 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 9 we have independently watched raise About Nielsen Measurement Advertise With Us Buy Maps Contribute to Protect Ngmservice Press Room Shop Nat Geo Watch Now the D.C. Museum 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 **1 in all** **[iExplore](https://millionrounds.com/company/iexplore)** Bought by First Choice Holidays **$33M** Feb 2007 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Median round joined **-** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-** Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 4 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jan 2010 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *1* - Series A *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2000 2010 **Pitching National Geographic?** 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 National Geographic in their description, not their title. - [Business Breakdowns](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/business-breakdowns) 15 Mar 2023 · 50 min The Walt Disney Company: An Entertainment Empire - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 101] Mentions [The Walt Disney Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-walt-disney-company)[National Geographic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-geographic)[Ben Weiss](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-weiss) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 13 Jul 2021 · 40 min How to find your big idea w/Spanx's Sara Blakely With [Sara Blakely](https://millionrounds.com/person/sara-blakely) Mentions [Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor)[National Geographic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-geographic)[Linda Rottenberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/linda-rottenberg) *+2* Apple Podcasts - [Give First](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/give-first) 5 Apr 2021 · 26 min Crossover: Give First + Talking Through It! Neal Sáles-Griffin on giving first to grow Chicago’s startup ecosystem Mentions [National Geographic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-geographic) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 3 Jan 2020 · 40 min How to find your big idea w/Spanx's Sara Blakely With [Sara Blakely](https://millionrounds.com/person/sara-blakely) Mentions [Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor)[National Geographic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-geographic)[Linda Rottenberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/linda-rottenberg) *+2* Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 21 Mar 2018 · 40 min How to find your big idea, w/Spanx's Sara Blakely With [Sara Blakely](https://millionrounds.com/person/sara-blakely) Mentions [National Geographic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-geographic)[Michelle Lee](https://millionrounds.com/person/michelle-lee) Apple Podcasts ## Quick answers about National Geographic ### What does National Geographic invest in? National Geographic invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health Diagnostics, Personal Health and Media And Entertainment. ### How active is National Geographic? 4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2010. ### Is National Geographic investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2010. ### What kind of investor is National Geographic? National Geographic is a corporate VC based in Washington, United States. ### When was National Geographic founded? National Geographic was founded in 1888. ### Where does this information on National Geographic 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. 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