# NBCUniversal: portfolio, investments and team > NBCUniversal is a corporate vc based in United States. 17 investments on record, latest Jan 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/nbcuniversal (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # NBCUniversal Last cheque observed Jan 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Series B Series D Series F Small And Medium Businesses Transportation Broadcasting Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 17 on record Since the last cheque **2828** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$103M** Rounds led **0 of 17** Sole investor **6 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch NBCUniversal ## NBCUniversal highlights - 01 17 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series D: 55% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $111M - 04 5 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Small And Medium Businesses Transportation Broadcasting - **Based in:** New York City, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **17 appearances** - **2019** 1 round - **Jan** **[Acorns](https://millionrounds.com/company/acorns)** Series E · US · Businessinsider **$105M** With 6 others - **2018** 3 rounds - **Aug** **[Peloton](https://millionrounds.com/company/peloton)** Series F · US · FinSMEs **$550M** With 8 others - **May** **[Zola](https://millionrounds.com/company/zola)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$100M** With 11 others - **Apr** **[Trustx](https://millionrounds.com/company/trustx)** US · FinSMEs **$2.2M** With 4 others - **2017** 1 round - **Mar** **[Crypt TV](https://millionrounds.com/company/crypt-tv)** US · FinSMEs **$3.5M** With 1 other - **2016** 1 round - **Nov** **[Buzzfeed](https://millionrounds.com/company/buzzfeed)** FinSMEs **$200M** Sole investor - **2015** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[BuzzFeed](https://millionrounds.com/company/buzzfeed)** Growth · US **$200M** Sole investor - **Aug** **[Vox Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/vox-media)** Series F · US **$200M** Sole investor - **2014** 1 round - **Dec** **[NowThis News](https://millionrounds.com/company/nowthis-news)** Series C · US **$6.0M** With 3 others - **2013** 1 round - **Mar** **[iStreamPlanet](https://millionrounds.com/company/istreamplanet)** Series A · US · istreamplanet.com **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **2010** 1 round - **Oct** **[INVIDI Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/invidi-technologies)** Series D · US · paidcontent.org **$3.0M** Sole investor - **2009** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[BookFresh](https://millionrounds.com/company/bookfresh)** Seed · US · freshnews.com **$500K** With 4 others - **May** **[BlogHer](https://millionrounds.com/company/blogher)** Series C · US · paidcontent.org **$7.0M** With 2 others - **2008** 1 round - **Jun** **[PSS Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/pss-systems)** Series D · US · venturebeat.com **$18M** With 4 others - **2007** 3 rounds - **Jul** **[Trion Worlds](https://millionrounds.com/company/trion-worlds)** Series B · US · trionworldnetwork.com **$30M** With 7 others - **Jul** **[Healthline Networks](https://millionrounds.com/company/healthline-networks)** Series B · US · paidcontent.org **$21M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[POPSUGAR](https://millionrounds.com/company/popsugar)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$10M** 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 **44** 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 17 we have independently watched raise Bravotv Comcast Dreamworks Focusfeatures Hayu Illumination Nbc Nbcnews Nbcolympics Nbcsports Peacocktv Supply Chain Values Telemundo Universal Pictures Other Universalorlando Universalproductsexperiences Universalstudioshollywood 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 **5 in all** **[iStreamPlanet](https://millionrounds.com/company/istreamplanet)** Bought by [Turner Broadcasting](https://millionrounds.com/fund/turner-broadcasting) **Undisclosed** Aug 2015 **[BlogHer](https://millionrounds.com/company/blogher)** Bought by SheKnows Media **Undisclosed** Nov 2014 **[BookFresh](https://millionrounds.com/company/bookfresh)** Bought by Square **Undisclosed** Feb 2014 **[PSS Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/pss-systems)** Bought by [IBM (International Business Machines)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ibm-international-business-machines) **Undisclosed** Oct 2010 **[BookFresh](https://millionrounds.com/company/bookfresh)** Bought by POPSUGAR **Undisclosed** Jun 2010 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 **[Universal Studios Japan](https://millionrounds.com/company/universal-studios-japan)** **Undisclosed** Sept 2015 **The Weather Channel** **$3.5B** Jul 2008 **[iVillage](https://millionrounds.com/company/ivillage)** **$600M** Mar 2006 ## The cheque Series B Series D Series F Median round joined **$103M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$111M** Led 0 of 17 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 6 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jan 2019 - **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *3* - Series D *3* - Series F *2* - Series C *2* - Growth *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2007 2019 Often in the room with - [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) 2 - [Peacock Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peacock-equity) 2 **Pitching NBCUniversal?** 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 *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as NBCUniversal. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Comcast Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures)[**Peacock Equity** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peacock-equity) ## Recently backed The latest companies NBCUniversal put money into. [**Acorns** $105M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/acorns)[**Peloton** $550M · Aug 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/peloton)[**Trustx** $2.2M · Apr 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/trustx)[**Crypt TV** $3.5M · Mar 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/crypt-tv)[**Buzzfeed** $200M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/buzzfeed) ## Quick answers about NBCUniversal ### What does NBCUniversal invest in? NBCUniversal invests most often at Series B and Series D (55% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Small And Medium Businesses, Transportation and Broadcasting. ### How active is NBCUniversal? 17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2019. ### What has NBCUniversal invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Acorns (Series E, Jan 2019), Peloton (Series F, Aug 2018) and Zola (Series D, May 2018). ### How big are NBCUniversal's cheques? The median round it joins is $103M. ### Does NBCUniversal lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 17 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does NBCUniversal invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is NBCUniversal investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2019. ### Who does NBCUniversal invest alongside? 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