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What does ESPN invest in?
ESPN invests most often at Growth and Seed (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Services, Information Technology and Fantasy Sports.
ESPN highlights
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5 rounds on record
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Mostly Growth and Seed: 50% of its rounds
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2 exits from the portfolio
What they do
- Type
- Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Sectors
- Financial ServicesInformation TechnologyFantasy Sports
- Based in
- Bristol, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first5 appearances
- 2024
1 round
- Nov
- 2018
1 round
- Apr
- 2008
2 rounds
- Aug
- Aug
- 2007
1 round
- Sept
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 5 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 5 we have independently watched raise
About Nielsen MeasurementAndscapeCricketDisney Ad SalesSEC Network
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 listed2 in all
ACTIVE NetworkBought by Vista Equity PartnersUndisclosedNov 2013
ACTIVE NetworkListedUndisclosedJun 2011
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
Racing-LiveUndisclosedAug 2008
CricinfoUndisclosedJun 2007