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Investments

2

Portfolio Exits

7

Partners & Customers

6

Service Providers

3

About Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis (Nasdaq: ZD), formerly J2 Global, is a digital media and internet company. The company provides a portfolio that includes brands in technology, entertainment, shopping, health, cybersecurity, and martech. Ziff Davis serves customers worldwide. It was founded in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.

Headquarters Location

114 5th Ave 15th Floor

New York, New York, 10011,

United States

212-503-3500

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Latest Ziff Davis News

Lifehacker, Enthusiasts’ Guide to Everything, to Be Sold to Ziff Davis

Mar 13, 2023

Lifehacker, Enthusiasts’ Guide to Everything, to Be Sold to Ziff Davis Lifehacker, the online how-to guide for exercise, cooking, technology, parenting — and just about everything else — is being sold to the digital-media giant Ziff Davis, according to two people with knowledge of the deal. The site is being sold by G/O Media, which owns Lifehacker and several other remnants of Gawker Media, including the tech site Gizmodo and the automotive site Jalopnik. Those sites were bought out of bankruptcy by Great Hill Partners, a private-equity company, which renamed the collection of sites G/O Media. The price of Lifehacker could not be learned. The sale is expected to be announced later this week, the people said. G/O Media and Ziff Davis had no immediate comment. Ziff Davis approached G/O Media in recent months seeking to purchase the site to complement its existing portfolio of publications, which include Mashable, PC Magazine and IGN, according to one of the people. (Ziff Davis had been an interested bidder in the former Gawker sites when they were up for sale.) In the highly competitive world of digital publishing, so-called service journalism publications like Lifehacker are valuable properties because they attract readers who are interested in advertiser-friendly categories. Many readers who visit from search engines like Google are interested in buying a product that solves a problem, allowing sites like Lifehacker to earn a commission by referring visitors to a product sold at e-commerce destinations like Amazon. Nick Denton, Gawker’s founder, was particularly fond of Lifehacker. In a 2014 memo announcing a new leadership team for the company, Mr. Denton called the blog — a reliable driver of web traffic and ad revenue — “oh, beloved Lifehacker.”

Ziff Davis Investments

2 Investments

Ziff Davis has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was in SpatialBuzz as part of their Corporate Minority on October 10, 2020.

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Ziff Davis Investments Activity

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Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

10/6/2020

Corporate Minority

SpatialBuzz

Yes

1

10/16/2018

Corporate Minority

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10/6/2020

10/16/2018

Round

Corporate Minority

Corporate Minority

Company

SpatialBuzz

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New?

Yes

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Ziff Davis Portfolio Exits

7 Portfolio Exits

Ziff Davis has 7 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was KeepItSafe on September 22, 2021.

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Exit

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9/22/2021

Acquired - II

$99M

1

9/22/2021

Acquired - II

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9/22/2021

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4/7/2021

Shareholder Liquidity

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4/7/2021

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Date

9/22/2021

9/22/2021

9/22/2021

4/7/2021

4/7/2021

Exit

Acquired - II

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Ziff Davis Acquisitions

100 Acquisitions

Ziff Davis acquired 100 companies. Their latest acquisition was CellRebel on October 04, 2022.

Date

Investment Stage

Companies

Valuation
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Total Funding

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Sources

10/4/2022

$99M

Acquired - II

2

10/4/2022

$99M

Acquired

3

6/30/2022

Series A

$99M

$5.5M

Acquired

2

4/6/2022

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4/6/2022

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10/4/2022

10/4/2022

6/30/2022

4/6/2022

4/6/2022

Investment Stage

Series A

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Total Funding

$5.5M

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Acquired - II

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Ziff Davis Partners & Customers

6 Partners and customers

Ziff Davis has 6 strategic partners and customers. Ziff Davis recently partnered with Starry on March 3, 2022.

Date

Type

Business Partner

Country

News Snippet

Sources

3/21/2022

Partner

United States

Recycled Computers Get a Second Life Through a New Starry, Ziff Davis and Human-I-T Partnership Focused on Providing Access to Affordable Devices to Public and Affordable Housing Residents

BOSTON -- -- Starry , Inc. , a next generation licensed fixed wireless technology developer and internet service provider , today announced it is partnering with Ziff Davis , a digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology , entertainment , shopping , health , cybersecurity , and martech , and Human-I-T , a national nonprofit organization focused on creating equitable access to digital opportunities , to expand access to affordable computing devices for Starry , Inc. Connect communities .

2

3/31/2020

Licensor

United States

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9/25/2018

Partner

Malaysia

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1/1/2018

Partner

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1/1/2018

Partner

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Date

3/21/2022

3/31/2020

9/25/2018

1/1/2018

1/1/2018

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Partner

Licensor

Partner

Partner

Partner

Business Partner

Country

United States

United States

Malaysia

Malaysia

Malaysia

News Snippet

Recycled Computers Get a Second Life Through a New Starry, Ziff Davis and Human-I-T Partnership Focused on Providing Access to Affordable Devices to Public and Affordable Housing Residents

BOSTON -- -- Starry , Inc. , a next generation licensed fixed wireless technology developer and internet service provider , today announced it is partnering with Ziff Davis , a digital media and internet company whose portfolio includes leading brands in technology , entertainment , shopping , health , cybersecurity , and martech , and Human-I-T , a national nonprofit organization focused on creating equitable access to digital opportunities , to expand access to affordable computing devices for Starry , Inc. Connect communities .

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Ziff Davis Service Providers

3 Service Providers

Ziff Davis has 3 service provider relationships

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Service Type

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Investment Bank

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Ziff Davis Team

21 Team Members

Ziff Davis has 21 team members, including , .

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Work History

Title

Status

Michael Kolowich

Founder

Current

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