Vice Media

About

Vice Media is a North American digital media and broadcasting company focused on investigative journalism and enlightening videos.

Brooklyn,New York,United States
1001 - 5000
http://www.vice.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Corporate Round
Last Funding Money Raised: $200M
Industries: Media and Entertainment,News,Publishing,Video,Video Streaming
Founded date: Jan 1, 1994
Number Of Employee: 1001 - 5000
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Vice Media, LLC.

Vice Media, a global youth media company, engages in print, event, music, online, television (TV), and feature film business activities in the United States and internationally. It specializes in publishing a magazine that covers information in various subjects, such as sex, drugs, music, fashion, photos, travel, sports, technology, food, not safe for work, and conflicts.

Vice Media also produces and licenses its content for mobile, TV, film, and magazine companies and publishes videos across various content categories for the web. Moreover, it offers magazine subscriptions, books, and DVDs through its online store.

Gavin McInnes, Shane Smith and Suroosh Alvi founded Vice Media in 1994. Its headquarters is in Brooklyn in New York.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

8

$1.55B

Vice Media has raised a total of $1.55B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Aug 31, 2021 from a Private Equity（PE） round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Aug 31, 2021	Private Equity（PE）	$85M	4	—	—	Detail
May 3, 2019	Debt Financing	$250M	2	23 Capital Soros Fund Management	—	Detail
Jun 19, 2017	Private Equity（PE）	$450M	1	TPG	—	Detail
Dec 8, 2015	Corporate Round	$200M	1	The Walt Disney Company	—	Detail
Sep 4, 2014	Private Equity（PE）	$250M	2	TCV	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

1

0

Vice Media has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 16, 2016, when Within (VR/AR) raised $12.60M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Jun 16, 2016 Within (VR/AR)	Series A	$12.60M	Apps	—

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

7

13

Vice Media is funded by 13 investors. 23 Capital and Soros Fund Management are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
23 Capital	Yes	Debt Financing
Soros Fund Management	Yes	Debt Financing
The Walt Disney Company	Yes	Corporate Round
A+E Networks	Yes	Funding Round
21st Century Fox	Yes	Funding Round
Lupa Systems	—	Private Equity（PE）
Sixth Street Partners	—	Private Equity（PE）
TCV	—	Private Equity（PE）
TPG	—	Private Equity（PE）
Marco DeMeireles	—	Private Equity（PE）

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

22

Vice Media has 22 current employee profiles, including Employee Alex Pasternack

Employee

Employee

Employee

Employee

Employee

Exits

Vice Media has had 1 exits. Vice Media most notable exits include Within (VR/AR)

Date	Company Name	Exit Type	Industry
Oct 29, 2021	Within (VR/AR)	M&A	Apps	Detail

Acquisition

Vice Media has acquired 6 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Carrot Creative on Dec 10, 2013. They acquired Carrot Creative for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Dec 10, 2013 Carrot Creative	Apps	—	—	Detail
Dec 10, 2013 The Carrot Company	Apps	acquisition	—	Detail
Jul 5, 2016 Garage magazine	Fashion	acquisition	—	Detail
Jul 29, 2016 Starworks Group	Advertising	acquisition	—	Detail
May 4, 2018 Villain	Advertising	acquisition	—	Detail