Internet Brands Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1998

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 7,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt Refin.
  • (Announced)

  • Financing Rounds
  • 32

  • Investments
  • 107

Internet Brands General Information

Description

Operator of an online media and software services company intended to serve auto, health, legal, and travel industries. The company's properties and platforms offer vertically focused and integrated web services to unlock new market segments quickly and efficiently, thereby enabling rapid innovation to meet the evolving needs of clients.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
CarsDirect.com, Carsdirect Com Inc
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 909 North Pacific Coast Highway
  • 11th Floor
  • El Segundo, CA 90245
  • United States
+1 (310)
Primary Industry
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Business/Productivity Software
Vertical(s)
SaaS
Corporate Office
  • 909 North Pacific Coast Highway
  • 11th Floor
  • El Segundo, CA 90245
  • United States
+1 (310)

Internet Brands Timeline

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Internet Brands Valuation & Funding

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Internet Brands Comparisons

Description
Primary
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HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Operator of an online media and software services company intended to serve auto, health, legal, and travel industries.
Media and Information Services (B2B)
El Segundo, CA
7,000 As of 2024

Minneapolis, MN
 

Atlanta, GA
 
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Internet Brands Competitors (29)

One of Internet Brands’s 29 competitors is Outsell, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Minneapolis, MN.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Outsell Private Equity-Backed Minneapolis, MN
PureCars Technologies Private Equity-Backed Atlanta, GA
Rakuten Travel Exchnage Formerly VC-backed Singapore, Singapore
Dealertrack Corporate Backed or Acquired New Hyde Park, NY
Perion Network Corporation Holon, Israel
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Internet Brands Patents

Internet Brands Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-12125570-B1 System and method for customer identification and workflow optimization Active 02-Jun-2021
US-11640438-B1 Method and system for automated smart linking within web code Active 20-Feb-2020
US-11882238-B1 System and method for customer identification and workflow optimization Active 24-Dec-2019
CA-3028190-A1 Systems and methods for a message compliance service Inactive 20-Dec-2018
US-20190147403-A1 Systems and methods for a message compliance service Inactive 13-Nov-2017 G06Q10/107
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Internet Brands Signals

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Internet Brands Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Internet Brands Investments & Acquisitions (107)

Internet Brands’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with FindLaw. The deal was made on 20-Sep-2024.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
FindLaw 20-Sep-2024 Buyout/LBO Business/Productivity Software
3StepDivorce 22-Dec-2021 Buyout/LBO Social/Platform Software
PulsePoint 30-Aug-2021 Buyout/LBO Media and Information Services (B2B)
Avvo 03-Apr-2018 Buyout/LBO Legal Services (B2C)
Henry Schein One 03-Apr-2018 Joint Venture Enterprise Systems (Healthcare)
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Internet Brands Subsidiaries (49)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
PulsePoint Media and Information Services (B2B) Newark, NJ 2011
Promotional Codes Internet Retail Bucks, United Kingdom
Local Focal Media and Information Services (B2B) Costa Mesa, CA
Net Driven Media and Information Services (B2B) Scranton, PA
Frugal Travel Guy Media and Information Services (B2B) Hilton Head Island, SC
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Internet Brands Exits (1)

Internet Brands’s most recent exit was on 29-Jul-2009 from BusinessMart.com. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
BusinessMart.com 29-Jul-2009 Completed
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Internet Brands FAQs

  • When was Internet Brands founded?

    Internet Brands was founded in 1998.

  • Where is Internet Brands headquartered?

    Internet Brands is headquartered in El Segundo, CA.

  • What is the size of Internet Brands?

    Internet Brands has 7,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Internet Brands in?

    Internet Brands’s primary industry is Media and Information Services (B2B).

  • Is Internet Brands a private or public company?

    Internet Brands is a Private company.

  • What is Internet Brands’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Internet Brands is .

  • How much funding has Internet Brands raised over time?

    Internet Brands has raised $9.7B.

  • Who are Internet Brands’s investors?

    State48 Ventures, Warburg Pincus, and Temasek Holdings have invested in Internet Brands.

  • Who are Internet Brands’s competitors?

    Outsell, PureCars Technologies, Rakuten Travel Exchnage, Dealertrack, and Perion Network are some of the 29 competitors of Internet Brands.

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