Zinio Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2000

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 201

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds
  • 6

  • Investments
  • 2

Zinio General Information

Description

Provider of an online publishing platform designed to deliver digital magazines and a convenient reading experience on any device. The company's online publishing platform converts print magazines to digital XML content offering publishers complete flexibility in managing and delivering their content in branded magazine apps and platforms for tablets, smartphones and desktops, thereby allowing publishers to distribute their content worldwide while offering a consistent reading experience.

Contact Information

Website
www.zinio.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Avenue Diagonal 605
  • Les Corts
  • 08028 Barcelona
  • Spain
Primary Industry
Publishing
Other Industries
Application Software
Parent Company
Naviga
Vertical(s)
SaaS, TMT, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • Avenue Diagonal 605
  • Les Corts
  • 08028 Barcelona
  • Spain

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Zinio Valuation & Funding

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

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Zinio Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Provider of an online publishing platform designed to deliver digital magazines and a convenient reading experience on a
Publishing
Barcelona, Spain
201 As of 2015

Cleveland, OH
 

Richmond, Canada
 
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Zinio Competitors (15)

One of Zinio’s 15 competitors is OverDrive, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Cleveland, OH.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
OverDrive Private Equity-Backed Cleveland, OH
PressReader Formerly VC-backed Richmond, Canada
RBmedia Private Equity-Backed Landover, MD
Nxtbook Media Corporation Lancaster, PA
Yudu Accelerator/Incubator Backed Clitheroe, United Kingdom
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Zinio Patents

  • 13

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 7

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Zinio Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20170103750-A1 Speech-based conversion and distribution of textual articles Inactive 09-Oct-2015
US-D718784-S1 Display screen or portion thereof with animated icon Active 11-Apr-2011
US-20120311509-A1 Reader with enhanced user functionality Inactive 11-Apr-2011
US-D669913-S1 Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface Active 11-Apr-2011
US-D682295-S1 Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface Active 11-Apr-2011
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Zinio Signals

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Zinio Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Zinio Acquisitions (2)

Zinio’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Audience Media. The deal was made on 29-Apr-2014.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Audience Media 29-Apr-2014 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
Blue Dolphin Group 12-Sep-2005 Merger/Acquisition Publishing
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Zinio Exits (1)

Zinio’s most recent exit was on 12-Sep-2005 from Blue Dolphin Group. The exit was categorized as .

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Blue Dolphin Group 12-Sep-2005 Completed
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Zinio FAQs

  • When was Zinio founded?

    Zinio was founded in 2000.

  • Where is Zinio headquartered?

    Zinio is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

  • What is the size of Zinio?

    Zinio has 201 total employees.

  • What industry is Zinio in?

    Zinio’s primary industry is Publishing.

  • Is Zinio a private or public company?

    Zinio is a Private company.

  • What is Zinio’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Zinio is .

  • How much funding has Zinio raised over time?

    Zinio has raised $64.9M.

  • Who are Zinio’s investors?

    Apax Partners, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, IDEO, IDEO Futures, and Intel Capital are 5 of 13 investors who have invested in Zinio.

  • Who are Zinio’s competitors?

    OverDrive, PressReader, RBmedia, Nxtbook Media, and Yudu are some of the 15 competitors of Zinio.

  • When was Zinio acquired?

    Zinio was acquired on 24-May-2019.

  • Who acquired Zinio?

    Zinio was acquired by Naviga.

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