# The Walt Disney Company: portfolio, investments and team

> The Walt Disney Company is an investment firm based in United States. 4 investments on record, latest May 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# The Walt Disney Company

Last cheque observed May 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Investment firm

Series A Series B Series C Health Care Medical Device

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **2717** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.8M** Rounds led **0 of 4** Sole investor **1 rounds**

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## The Walt Disney Company highlights

- 01 4 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 50% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

## What they do

- **Type:** Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Health Care Medical Device
- **Based in:** Burbank, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **May** **[Tyffon](https://millionrounds.com/company/tyffon)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$7.8M** With 5 others
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Jaunt](https://millionrounds.com/company/jaunt)** Series C · US **$65M** With 11 others
- **Jun** **[Sphero](https://millionrounds.com/company/sphero)** Venture · US **$45M** With 2 others
- **2009** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Hulu](https://millionrounds.com/company/hulu)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **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 **20** 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.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**[Maker Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/maker-studios)** **$500M** Mar 2014

**[Babble](https://millionrounds.com/company/babble)** **$40M** Nov 2011

**Rocket Pack** **$20M** Mar 2011

**[Playdom](https://millionrounds.com/company/playdom)** **$763M** Jul 2010

**[Tapulous](https://millionrounds.com/company/tapulous)** **Undisclosed** Jul 2010

**Marvel Entertainment** **$4.0B** Aug 2009

**Kaboose** **$18M** Apr 2009

**Kerpoof** **Undisclosed** Feb 2009

**[FanLib](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanlib)** **Undisclosed** Aug 2008

**Ideal Bite** **$15M** Jun 2008

**Club Penguin** **$350M** Aug 2007

**Pixar** **$7.4B** Jan 2006

## The cheque

Series A Series B Series C

Median round joined **$7.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** May 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2009 2019

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## On podcasts

2 episodes naming The Walt Disney Company in the title, and 3 more that mention it.

- [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) 22 Jun 2026 · 4h 31m The Walt Disney Company Mentions [The Walt Disney Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-walt-disney-company) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [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

### Mentioned in

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 29 Jul 2021 · 46 min 20VC: A Masterclass in Leadership and Scaling Companies: The Decisions only the CEO Can Make, The Secret To Talent Acquisition and Retention and How To Find The Unscalable Things that are Fundamental To Scale with Christa Quarles, CEO @ Corel Corporation Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 9 Oct 2017 · 27 min 20VC: Michael Dearing on 5 Key Principles He Uses To Assess Startup Founders, Why Benevolent Dictatorship Is A Beautiful Thing & Why Markets Are Better Capital Allocators Than CEOs Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) 2 Apr 2015 · 38 min Upfront Summit 2015 | Jay Rasulo and Ynon Kreiz Interview with Mark Suster Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about The Walt Disney Company

### What does The Walt Disney Company invest in?

The Walt Disney Company invests most often at Series A and Series B (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health Care and Medical Device.

### How active is The Walt Disney Company?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2019.

### What has The Walt Disney Company invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Tyffon (Series A, May 2019).

### How big are The Walt Disney Company's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.8M.

### Is The Walt Disney Company investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2019.

### What kind of investor is The Walt Disney Company?

The Walt Disney Company is an investment firm based in Burbank, United States.

### When was The Walt Disney Company founded?

The Walt Disney Company was founded in 2004.

### Where does this information on The Walt Disney Company come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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