Investments
13Portfolio Exits
5Partners & Customers
10About Dow Jones & Company
Dow Jones & Company is a News Corporation company (NASDAQ: NWS) (NASDAQ: NWSA) (ASX: NWS) (ASX: NWSLV). Dow Jones is aprovider of global business news and information services. Its Consumer Media Group publishes The Wall Street Journal, Barron's and MarketWatch. Its Enterprise Media Group includes Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones Factiva, Dow Jones Client Solutions, Dow Jones Indexes and Dow Jones Financial Information Services. Its Local Media Group operates community-based information franchises.
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Nov 30, 2023
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Dow Jones & Company Investments
13 Investments
Dow Jones & Company has made 13 investments. Their latest investment was in Ripjar as part of their Corporate Minority on January 1, 2023.
Dow Jones & Company Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/5/2023 | Corporate Minority | Ripjar | Yes | 2 | ||
12/21/2022 | Series A | Eco-movement | Yes | 3 | ||
11/23/2015 | Corporate Minority | l'Opinion | $2.12M | Yes | 1 | |
9/15/2011 | Series B | |||||
10/26/2009 | Series A |
Date | 1/5/2023 | 12/21/2022 | 11/23/2015 | 9/15/2011 | 10/26/2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Corporate Minority | Series A | Corporate Minority | Series B | Series A |
Company | Ripjar | Eco-movement | l'Opinion | ||
Amount | $2.12M | ||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Dow Jones & Company Portfolio Exits
5 Portfolio Exits
Dow Jones & Company has 5 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Dow Jones VentureSource on July 15, 2020.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/15/2020 | Divestiture | Dow Jones VentureSource | 6 | ||
Date | 7/15/2020 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Divestiture | ||||
Companies | Dow Jones VentureSource | ||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 6 |
Dow Jones & Company Acquisitions
7 Acquisitions
Dow Jones & Company acquired 7 companies. Their latest acquisition was Cerico on March 19, 2018.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/19/2018 | Acquired | 1 | ||||
2/27/2017 | ||||||
7/16/2012 | ||||||
4/18/2008 | ||||||
11/16/2004 |
Date | 3/19/2018 | 2/27/2017 | 7/16/2012 | 4/18/2008 | 11/16/2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
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Note | Acquired | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Dow Jones & Company Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Dow Jones & Company has 10 strategic partners and customers. Dow Jones & Company recently partnered with Mediahub on November 11, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/16/2023 | Vendor | United States | Dow Jones Taps Mediahub To Work With New In-House Media Unit Interpublic 's Mediahub was selected to handle media chores.Mother is named lead creative and strategic agency and eg + Worldwide will lead production efforts . | 1 | |
9/7/2023 | Licensee | United States | This new partnership , which is structured to become an exclusive agreement between Dow Jones and Cision , brings together the most trusted news and cutting-edge technology to help Corporate Communications customers manage brand reputation , monitor business-critical topics and advance global communication strategies . | 5 | |
9/6/2023 | Licensee | New Zealand | BusinessDesk enters partnership with Dow Jones to offer The Wall Street Journal New Zealand 's leading business news website , BusinessDesk , is further expanding its content offering through a new agreement with Dow Jones , a global news and business intelligence company and the publisher of The Wall Street Journal , New Zealand Media and Entertainment announced today . | 1 | |
7/27/2023 | Licensee | ||||
7/10/2023 | Partner |
Date | 11/16/2023 | 9/7/2023 | 9/6/2023 | 7/27/2023 | 7/10/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Vendor | Licensee | Licensee | Licensee | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | United States | New Zealand | ||
News Snippet | Dow Jones Taps Mediahub To Work With New In-House Media Unit Interpublic 's Mediahub was selected to handle media chores.Mother is named lead creative and strategic agency and eg + Worldwide will lead production efforts . | This new partnership , which is structured to become an exclusive agreement between Dow Jones and Cision , brings together the most trusted news and cutting-edge technology to help Corporate Communications customers manage brand reputation , monitor business-critical topics and advance global communication strategies . | BusinessDesk enters partnership with Dow Jones to offer The Wall Street Journal New Zealand 's leading business news website , BusinessDesk , is further expanding its content offering through a new agreement with Dow Jones , a global news and business intelligence company and the publisher of The Wall Street Journal , New Zealand Media and Entertainment announced today . | ||
Sources | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Dow Jones & Company Team
30 Team Members
Dow Jones & Company has 30 team members, including current Chief Information Officer, Chief Product Officer, Senior Vice President, Ramin Beheshti.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Ramin Beheshti | Chief Information Officer, Chief Product Officer, Senior Vice President | Current | |
Name | Ramin Beheshti | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Information Officer, Chief Product Officer, Senior Vice President | ||||
Status | Current |
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