Investments
26Portfolio Exits
2About 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.
Lupa Systems Headquarter Location
New York, New York,
United States
Latest Lupa Systems News
Jun 21, 2022
UpGrad, an India-based edtech for higher education, raised a USD225m round at a USD2.25 reported valuation from investors including Educational Testing Service and James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems. Read more
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, Mark Cuban, Sound Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 1 |
3/15/2022 | Series A - II | 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 - II | Series B | Private Equity - II |
Company | upGrad | Ink | Synthetaic | ||
Amount | $225M | $1.5M | $13M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Betaworks Ventures, Mark Cuban, Sound Ventures, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | ||||
Sources | 6 | 1 | 11 |
Lupa Systems Portfolio Exits
2 Portfolio Exits
Lupa Systems has 2 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Greenlight Biosciences on February 03, 2022.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/3/2022 | Reverse Merger | 3 | |||
Date | 2/3/2022 | |
|---|---|---|
Exit | Reverse Merger | |
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Acquirer | ||
Sources | 3 |
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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