Investments
6Portfolio Exits
4Partners & Customers
10About Forbes Media
Forbes Media, publisher of Forbes, Forbes Asia and ForbesLife magazines and Forbes.com, is an authoritative source of news and information on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles. The company has built a diversified portfolio of assets as part of its ongoing transformation into a global media, branding and technology company. The Forbes brand today reaches approximately 75 million people worldwide with its business message through Forbes and ForbesLife magazines and its 36 licensed local editions around the world, Forbes.com, TV, conferences, research, social and mobile each month. The Forbes magazine iPad app merges the power of print storytelling with social sharing and the web. Forbes Media's brand extensions include conferences, real estate, education, financial services, and technology license agreements. The company plans to launch ForbesLife.com in September 2014.
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Forbes Media Investments
6 Investments
Forbes Media has made 6 investments. Their latest investment was in Ro as part of their Seed VC on August 8, 2017.
Forbes Media Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/18/2017 | Seed VC | Ro | $3.1M | Yes | Aaron Harris, Forbes Media, General Catalyst, Initialized Capital, Liz Wessel, Matt Meeker, Philip Krim, Prehype, Rosecliff Ventures, Scott Belsky, Slow Ventures, TJ Parker, Undisclosed Investors, and Zach Sims | 2 |
8/5/2013 | Series D - II | |||||
7/11/2013 | Unattributed | |||||
11/13/2012 | Series D | |||||
8/17/2011 | Seed VC - II |
Date | 8/18/2017 | 8/5/2013 | 7/11/2013 | 11/13/2012 | 8/17/2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Series D - II | Unattributed | Series D | Seed VC - II |
Company | Ro | ||||
Amount | $3.1M | ||||
New? | Yes | ||||
Co-Investors | Aaron Harris, Forbes Media, General Catalyst, Initialized Capital, Liz Wessel, Matt Meeker, Philip Krim, Prehype, Rosecliff Ventures, Scott Belsky, Slow Ventures, TJ Parker, Undisclosed Investors, and Zach Sims | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Forbes Media Portfolio Exits
4 Portfolio Exits
Forbes Media has 4 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Real Clear Holdings on May 19, 2015.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/19/2015 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Date | 5/19/2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | |||
Companies | ||||
Valuation | ||||
Acquirer | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Forbes Media Acquisitions
6 Acquisitions
Forbes Media acquired 6 companies. Their latest acquisition was Quantalytics AI Labs on December 02, 2019.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/2/2019 | Acquired | 1 | ||||
2/12/2018 | Seed / Angel | |||||
3/16/2015 | ||||||
11/8/2007 | ||||||
11/8/2007 |
Date | 12/2/2019 | 2/12/2018 | 3/16/2015 | 11/8/2007 | 11/8/2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Seed / Angel | ||||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acquired | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Forbes Media Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Forbes Media has 10 strategic partners and customers. Forbes Media recently partnered with Global Citizen on September 9, 2020.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/8/2020 | Partner | United States | `` Global Citizen is proud to partner with Forbes Media on this historic initiative , which launches at a time when the role of philanthropy has never been more important in tackling the many challenges in the fight against poverty and inequality , '' said Hugh Evans , Co-Founder and CEO of Global Citizen . | 1 | |
3/17/2020 | Partner | United States | Forbes Media , in partnership with Statista , a market research company , has recognized ScottMadden , Inc. , for the fifth year as one of 222 America 's Best Management Consulting Firms in the United States . | 1 | |
10/22/2018 | Partner | United States | An experienced entrepreneurial CTO and a technology leader of complex FinTech and Market Data initiatives , David formerly served as a partner at IBM , and an Executive at Accenture Digital . | 2 | |
10/22/2018 | Partner | ||||
1/23/2018 | Partner |
Date | 9/8/2020 | 3/17/2020 | 10/22/2018 | 10/22/2018 | 1/23/2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | United States | United States | ||
News Snippet | `` Global Citizen is proud to partner with Forbes Media on this historic initiative , which launches at a time when the role of philanthropy has never been more important in tackling the many challenges in the fight against poverty and inequality , '' said Hugh Evans , Co-Founder and CEO of Global Citizen . | Forbes Media , in partnership with Statista , a market research company , has recognized ScottMadden , Inc. , for the fifth year as one of 222 America 's Best Management Consulting Firms in the United States . | An experienced entrepreneurial CTO and a technology leader of complex FinTech and Market Data initiatives , David formerly served as a partner at IBM , and an Executive at Accenture Digital . | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Forbes Media Team
3 Team Members
Forbes Media has 3 team members, including former Chief Executive Officer, Steve Forbes.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Steve Forbes | Chief Executive Officer | Former | |
Name | Steve Forbes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||
Title | Chief Executive Officer | ||
Status | Former |
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