# The E.W. Scripps Company: portfolio, investments and team

> The E.W. Scripps Company is a corporate vc based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Jul 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# The E.W. Scripps Company

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

Quiet Corporate VC

Seed Series A E-Commerce Sports Advertising

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **4116** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio**

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## The E.W. Scripps Company highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.3M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** E-Commerce Sports Advertising
- **Based in:** Cincinnati, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Besomebody, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/besomebody-inc)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 4 others
- **2014** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Besomebody, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/besomebody-inc)** Seed · US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **2010** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Ebyline](https://millionrounds.com/company/ebyline)** Series A · US · paidcontent.org **$1.5M** 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 **15** 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 listed **1 in all**

**[Ebyline](https://millionrounds.com/company/ebyline)** Bought by IZEA **$8.8M** Jan 2015

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

**Midroll Media, LLC** **Undisclosed** Jul 2015

**WeatherSphere** **Undisclosed** Oct 2014

**[Newsy](https://millionrounds.com/company/newsy)** **$35M** Dec 2013

**uSwitch Communications Ltd** **$366M** Mar 2006

**BizRate** **$525M** Jun 2005

**[Shopzilla](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopzilla)** **$560M** Jun 2005

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$1.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.3M**

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *2*
- Series A *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2010 2015

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## Quick answers about The E.W. Scripps Company

### What does The E.W. Scripps Company invest in?

The E.W. Scripps Company invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Commerce, Sports and Advertising.

### How active is The E.W. Scripps Company?

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

### How big are The E.W. Scripps Company's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.0M.

### Is The E.W. Scripps Company investing now?

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

### What kind of investor is The E.W. Scripps Company?

The E.W. Scripps Company is a corporate VC based in Cincinnati, United States.

### When was The E.W. Scripps Company founded?

The E.W. Scripps Company was founded in 1878.

### Where does this information on The E.W. Scripps Company come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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