IGN Entertainment Overview

  • Founded
  • 1996
Founded
  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged
  • Employees
  • 291
Employees
  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A
  • Financing Rounds
  • 6
  • Investments
  • 10

IGN Entertainment General Information

Description

Provider of internet media and services for the videogame and entertainment markets. The company owns and operates a movie-related web site that provides ticketing, show times, and community services, and male lifestyle Web sites, which provide articles covering dating, women, fashion, money, fitness, and entertainment.

Contact Information

Website
www.ign.com
Formerly Known As
Snowball.com, Affiliation Networks
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Primary Industry
Movies, Music and Entertainment
Other Industries
Social/Platform Software
Acquirer
j2 Global
Primary Office
  • 625 2nd Street
  • 3rd Floor
  • San Francisco, CA 94107
  • United States
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IGN Entertainment Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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IGN Entertainment Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last Financing Details
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IGN Entertainment Competitors (8)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Crackle Formerly VC-backed Culver City, CA 00.000 000000&0
000000 0000000 Corporate Backed or Acquired Santa Monica, CA 000000&0
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IGN Entertainment Executive Team (19)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Mitch Galbraith Executive Vice President & General Counsel
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IGN Entertainment Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %ile
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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IGN Entertainment Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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IGN Entertainment Investments & Acquisitions (10)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
000000 000000 13-Oct-2017 000000000000000000 Entertainment Software 00000 000000000
000000000000 17-May-2016 000000000000000000 Broadcasting, Radio and Television
0000 0000 0000 21-Oct-2011 000000000000000000 Entertainment Software
00000000000 000000 05-May-2011 000000000000000000 Movies, Music and Entertainment
Stroer Media Brands 20-Apr-2009 Merger/Acquisition Movies, Music and Entertainment 00000 00000
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IGN Entertainment Subsidiaries (2)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Humble Bundle Entertainment Software San Francisco, CA 2010
00000000000 000000 Movies, Music and Entertainment New York, NY 0000
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IGN Entertainment Exits (3)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
000000 00000 00000 20-Apr-2009 000000000000000000 Completed
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000000 00000000 30-Jul-2004 0000000000 Completed
  • 2 buyers
GameSpy Industries 04-Mar-2004 Buyout/LBO Completed
  • 2 buyers
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