Investments
31Portfolio Exits
27Partners & Customers
10About News Corp
News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) is a media company with operations in cable network programming, filmed entertainment, television, direct broadcast satellite television, publishing; and others. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in New York.

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Latest News Corp News
Sep 25, 2023
File pic — AP NEW YORK: When Lachlan Murdoch, the eldest son of media titan Rupert Murdoch, was named the sole chairman of News Corp and Fox Corp last Thursday, the announcement put to rest immediate questions about who will run a sprawling media empire that includes some of the most powerful brands in the world. The executive transition, however, does not settle another potential power play that could occur upon Rupert Murdoch’s death, as framed by a document called the Murdoch Family Trust. The Reno, Nevada-based trust lays out a scenario through which a potential takeover could occur. It is the vehicle through which the elder Murdoch controls News Corp and Fox Corp, through a roughly 40% stake in voting shares of each company. Murdoch also holds a small amount of shares of the companies outside of the trust. Upon Rupert’s death, News Corp and Fox Corp voting shares will be transferred from Murdoch to his four oldest children – Prudence, Elisabeth, Lachlan and James – creating a scenario in which three of the children could out-vote a fourth, potentially setting up a battle over the future of the companies, even as Lachlan Murdoch runs Fox Corp and is the sole chair of News Corp. This tension would likely play out over the future of Fox News, one of the most polarising properties in the Murdoch empire, and an influential force in US politics, particularly among Republicans who prize Fox’s conservative-leaning audience. While Lachlan does not speak publicly about his political views, James has been more forthright. In January 2020, he and his wife Kathryn took aim at both News Corp and Fox Corp for downplaying the impact of climate change, widely viewed as a contributing factor to the Australian bushfires, in a statement to The Daily Beast. In a July 31, 2020 letter tendering his resignation from News Corp’s board of directors, which was disclosed in a News Corp filing, James Murdoch said he was resigning “due to disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company’s news outlets and certain other strategic decisions.” The Murdoch Family Trust has eight votes: four of which are controlled by Murdoch, and the remaining four controlled by the four children from his first two marriages. Upon succession, the four older children will equally inherit Murdoch’s voting shares in the trust, according to Alice Enders, head of research at Enders Analysis. In addition to shares in News Corp and Fox, the trust also includes the family farm near Melbourne and Murdoch’s art collection, according to a January 2023 FT report. Fox and News Corp have a dual-share system, with non-voting Class A shares and voting Class B shares. The shares in Fox and News Corp owned by Murdoch’s children through the trust are a combination of both classes of shares. “It’s not like a real succession scenario right now, this minute,” said Enders. “It’s more in the future I’d say.” — Reuters Subscribe now to our Premium Plan for an ad-free and unlimited reading experience! Tags / Keywords:
News Corp Investments
31 Investments
News Corp has made 31 investments. Their latest investment was in Wimp 2 Warrior as part of their Unattributed on July 7, 2021.

News Corp Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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7/8/2021 | Unattributed | Wimp 2 Warrior | $7.5M | Yes | 1 | |
2/18/2021 | Series A | Bricklet | Yes | 1 | ||
1/9/2020 | Convertible Note | Elara Technologies | $70M | No | 12 | |
9/7/2017 | Series B | |||||
11/15/2016 | Seed VC |
Date | 7/8/2021 | 2/18/2021 | 1/9/2020 | 9/7/2017 | 11/15/2016 |
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Round | Unattributed | Series A | Convertible Note | Series B | Seed VC |
Company | Wimp 2 Warrior | Bricklet | Elara Technologies | ||
Amount | $7.5M | $70M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 12 |
News Corp Portfolio Exits
27 Portfolio Exits
News Corp has 27 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Matterport on July 22, 2021.
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 |
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7/22/2021 | Reverse Merger | 9 | |||
5/4/2021 | Acquired | 22 | |||
10/29/2020 | Corporate Majority | 1 | |||
Date | 7/22/2021 | 5/4/2021 | 10/29/2020 | ||
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Exit | Reverse Merger | Acquired | Corporate Majority | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 9 | 22 | 1 |
News Corp Acquisitions
32 Acquisitions
News Corp acquired 32 companies. Their latest acquisition was IHS Markit - Base Chemicals Business on December 27, 2021.
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 |
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12/27/2021 | Acquired Unit | 14 | ||||
8/2/2021 | Acquired - II | 4 | ||||
3/29/2021 | Acquired Unit | 17 | ||||
3/25/2021 | ||||||
10/7/2018 |
Date | 12/27/2021 | 8/2/2021 | 3/29/2021 | 3/25/2021 | 10/7/2018 |
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Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | |||||
Note | Acquired Unit | Acquired - II | Acquired Unit | ||
Sources | 14 | 4 | 17 |
News Corp Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
News Corp has 10 strategic partners and customers. News Corp recently partnered with Tekkorp Capital on April 4, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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4/21/2022 | Partner | United States | Tekkorp confirms Australian sports betting partnership with News Corp Tekkorp Capital confirms Australian sports betting partnership with News Corp. | 2 | |
10/19/2021 | Partner | United States | As part of the News Corp , HarperCollins Publishers is also working toward a goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions across its operational and supply chain by 2050 or earlier , in line with the Paris Agreement . | 1 | |
3/15/2021 | Client | United States | News Corp Australia now has agreements with Facebook , Google and Apple to provide access to journalism and related content for a potential audience of millions around the world . | 1 | |
2/17/2021 | Vendor | ||||
10/18/2019 | Licensor |
Date | 4/21/2022 | 10/19/2021 | 3/15/2021 | 2/17/2021 | 10/18/2019 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Client | Vendor | Licensor |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | United States | United States | ||
News Snippet | Tekkorp confirms Australian sports betting partnership with News Corp Tekkorp Capital confirms Australian sports betting partnership with News Corp. | As part of the News Corp , HarperCollins Publishers is also working toward a goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions across its operational and supply chain by 2050 or earlier , in line with the Paris Agreement . | News Corp Australia now has agreements with Facebook , Google and Apple to provide access to journalism and related content for a potential audience of millions around the world . | ||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
News Corp Team
32 Team Members
News Corp has 32 team members, including current Executive Vice President, Antoinette Bush.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Antoinette Bush | Executive Vice President | Current | |
Name | Antoinette Bush | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Executive Vice President | ||||
Status | Current |