Investments
26Portfolio Exits
4About Lupa Systems
Lupa Systems is a private investment company founded in 2019 by James Murdoch, son of Rupert Murdoch, as an investment vehicle to assemble a new portfolio of media companies. It was funded, in part, by the $2B in proceeds James Murdoch received from the $71bn sale of most of the Murdoch family's 21st Century Fox empire to Disney.
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Latest Lupa Systems News
Jul 19, 2023
Officials from India’s GST tax department are searching the offices of UpGrad, an edtech unicorn that counts Temasek, James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems and World Bank’s International Finance Corporation among its backers, the startup said Wednesday. “It’s a routine survey and we are fully compliant and cooperating with the department,” UpGrad said. The startup, founded by Ronnie Screwvala (pictured above), has raised $600 million altogether and was valued at $2.25 billion last year. Reuters first reported about the searches. Eight-year-old UpGrad specializes in higher education and upskilling courses. It offers students over 100 courses in data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, finance, programming and law in collaboration with universities such as Michigan State University, the IIT Madras and IIT Delhi, and Swiss School of Business Management, Geneva.
Lupa Systems Investments
26 Investments
Lupa Systems has made 26 investments. Their latest investment was in upGrad as part of their Private Equity - II on June 6, 2022.
Lupa Systems Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/15/2022 | Private Equity - II | upGrad | $225M | Yes | 6 | |
4/26/2022 | Seed VC | Ink | $1.5M | Yes | Betaworks Ventures, Lupa Systems, Mark Cuban, Sound Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 1 |
3/15/2022 | Series A | Synthetaic | $13M | No | 11 | |
9/16/2021 | Series B | |||||
8/31/2021 | Private Equity - II |
Date | 6/15/2022 | 4/26/2022 | 3/15/2022 | 9/16/2021 | 8/31/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Private Equity - II | Seed VC | Series A | Series B | Private Equity - II |
Company | upGrad | Ink | Synthetaic | ||
Amount | $225M | $1.5M | $13M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Betaworks Ventures, Lupa Systems, Mark Cuban, Sound Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | ||||
Sources | 6 | 1 | 11 |
Lupa Systems Portfolio Exits
4 Portfolio Exits
Lupa Systems has 4 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Vice Media on June 22, 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/22/2023 | Asset Sale | 4 | |||
Date | 6/22/2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Asset Sale | |||
Companies | ||||
Valuation | ||||
Acquirer | ||||
Sources | 4 |
Lupa Systems Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Lupa Systems acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Tribeca Enterprises on August 05, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/5/2019 | Other | $22.5M | Acq - Fin | 5 |
Date | 8/5/2019 |
|---|---|
Investment Stage | Other |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $22.5M |
Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources | 5 |
Lupa Systems Team
1 Team Member
Lupa Systems has 1 team member, including current Chief Executive Officer, James Murdoch.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
James Murdoch | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
Name | James Murdoch |
|---|---|
Work History | |
Title | Chief Executive Officer |
Status | Current |
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