Minute Media

About

Minute Media is a media and technology brand focused on two main pillars—platform and content.

London,England,United Kingdom
251 - 500
http://www.minutemedia.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series I
Last Funding Money Raised: $40M
Industries: Advertising,Digital Media,Media and Entertainment,News,Publishing,Social News,Sports
Founded date: Jan 1, 2011
Number Of Employee: 251 - 500
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Sportority Inc.
Also Known As: MM+,Minute Media Plus

Minute Media is a media and technology brand focused on two main pillars—platform and content. Minute Media’s platform serves as the company’s foundation, powering its content as well as enabling the evolution of other market-leading digital media brands. To date, Minute Media’s owned and operated destinations include The Players’ Tribune, 90min, DBLTAP, Mental Floss, The Big Lead and FanSided.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

9

$160M

Minute Media has raised a total of $160M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 26, 2020 from a Series I round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Feb 26, 2020	Series I	$40M	12	Dawn Capital	—	Detail
Jun 12, 2019	Series H	$5M	—	—	—	Detail
Jun 12, 2019	Series G	$39.20M	10	Hamilton Lane Maor Investments	—	Detail
May 15, 2018	Series F	$17M	6	Goldman Sachs	—	Detail
Feb 14, 2017	Series E	$15M	4	Qumra Capital	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

1

0

Minute Media has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Aug 2, 2022, when AO Labs raised $4.50M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Aug 2, 2022 AO Labs	Seed	$4.50M	Blockchain	—

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

10

13

Minute Media is funded by 13 investors. Dawn Capital and ProSiebenSat.1 Media are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Dawn Capital	Yes	Series I
ProSiebenSat.1 Media	Yes	Series C
Battery Ventures	—	Series I
Gemini Israel Ventures	—	Series I
Goldman Sachs	—	Series I
Hamilton Lane	—	Series I
La Maison ITF	—	Series I
Maor Investments	—	Series I
North Base Media	—	Series I
ProSieben	—	Series I

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

16

Minute Media has 16 current employee profiles, including Board member Haakon Overli

Board member

Executive

Board member

Executive

Board observer

Acquisition

Minute Media has acquired 5 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Mental Floss on Sep 20, 2018. They acquired Mental Floss for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Sep 20, 2018 Mental Floss	Publishing	acquisition	—	Detail
Mar 14, 2019 The Big Lead	Blogging Platforms	acquisition	—	Detail
Nov 20, 2019 The Players' Tribune	Digital Media	acquisition	—	Detail
Jan 24, 2020 FanSided Inc	Blogging Platforms	acquisition	—	Detail
Nov 10, 2021 Wazimo	Ad Network	acquisition	—	Detail