The Walt Disney Company

About

The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.

Burbank,California,United States
10001 - max
https://www.thewaltdisneycompany.com/

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Debt
Last Funding Money Raised: $6B
Industries: Amusement Park and Arcade,Animation,Consumer Goods,Media and Entertainment,Resorts
Founded date: Oct 16, 1923
Number Of Employee: 10001 - max
Operating Status: Active
Stock Symbol: nyse:DIS
Legal Name: Walt Disney Co Ltd

The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows. Using the company's portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services, and consumer products, Walt Disney seeks to develop creative, innovative, and profitable entertainment experiences and related products.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

3

$11.30B

The Walt Disney Company has raised a total of $11.30B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Apr 13, 2020 from a Post-IPO Debt round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Apr 13, 2020	Post-IPO Debt	$5B	1	Citibank	—	Detail
Mar 20, 2020	Post-IPO Debt	$6B	—	—	—	Detail
Jan 13, 1978	IPO	$300M	—	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

57

39

The Walt Disney Company has made 57 investments. Their most recent investment was on Dec 23, 2022, when Dapps raised 0.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Dec 23, 2022 Dapps	Pre-seed	—	Blockchain	Yes
Nov 1, 2022 Disney Streaming	Secondary Market	$0.90B	Advertising	Yes
Oct 23, 2022 Exceptional Minds	Grant	$1M	Animation	Yes
Jul 14, 2022 Northern Illinois Food Bank	Grant	—	Charity	Yes
Jul 14, 2022 Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina	Grant	—	Non Profit	Yes

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

1

The Walt Disney Company is funded by 1 investors. Citibank are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Citibank	Yes	Post-IPO Debt

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

124

The Walt Disney Company has 124 current employee profiles, including Executive Robert Iger

Executive

Executive

Board member

Executive

Board member

Exits

The Walt Disney Company has had 4 exits. The Walt Disney Company most notable exits include Jaunt , Hulu

Date	Company Name	Exit Type	Industry
Sep 30, 2019	Jaunt	M&A	Content	Detail
May 14, 2019	Hulu	M&A	Content	Detail
Aug 8, 2017	Disney Streaming	M&A	Advertising	Detail
Feb 6, 2002	NxtWave Communications	M&A	Communications Infrastructure	Detail

Acquisition

The Walt Disney Company has acquired 28 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was ABC Entertainment on Aug 5, 1995. They acquired ABC Entertainment for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Aug 5, 1995 ABC Entertainment	Digital Media	—	—	Detail
Jan 1, 1996 Jumbo Pictures	Internet	—	—	Detail
Jul 12, 1999 Infoseek	Advertising	acquisition	—	Detail
Jul 23, 2001 Fox Family Worldwide	Broadcasting	acquisition	$ 5.30B	Detail
Nov 6, 2001 Baby Einstein	E-Commerce	acquisition	—	Detail