VerticalScope Overview

  • Founded
  • 1999
Founded
  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged
  • Employees
  • 130
Employees
  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt Refin.
  • Financing Rounds
  • 6
  • Investments
  • 16

VerticalScope General Information

Description

Provider of media coverage services. The company provides internet media coverage, online advertising, online media and customer marketing services. It also provides acquisition and development of websites for sports, power equipment and other sectors. VerticalScope acquires established enthusiast-oriented web properties and domain names on a regular basis. It has a particular interest in purchasing web sites, online communities and forums in the automotive, power sports, outdoors, home, health and technology verticals.

Contact Information

Website
www.verticalscope.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Primary Industry
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Other Media
Parent Company
Torstar
Primary Office
  • 111 Peter Street
  • Suite 901
  • Toronto, Ontario M5V 2H1
  • Canada
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VerticalScope Valuation & Funding

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

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VerticalScope Comparisons

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Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last Financing Details
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Toronto, Canada
130 As of 2015
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VerticalScope Competitors (26)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Gravity Media Corporate Backed or Acquired New York, NY 00 000000&0
000000 00000000 00 Corporate Backed or Acquired New York, NY 00000 0&0
0000 (00000 000 00 Corporate Backed or Acquired Minneapolis, MN 00 00000000000
00&0 000000 Corporate Backed or Acquired Auckland, New Zealand 00 000000&0
0000000000 00000 Formerly PE-Backed Purchase, NY 0000 00000 00000000000 00000
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VerticalScope Executive Team (14)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Rob Laidlaw Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Chris Goodridge President & Chief Operating Officer
Kendal Clarke General Manager, Affiliate Businesses
Kyle Kim Chief Creative Officer
Diane Yu Chief Legal Officer
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VerticalScope Board Members (1)

Name Representing Role Since
000 0000000 VerticalScope Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer 000 0000
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VerticalScope 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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VerticalScope Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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VerticalScope Investments & Acquisitions (16)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
00000000000000.000 07-Sep-2018 000000000000000000 Publishing 000 0000000
000000000000.000 22-Aug-2018 000000000000000000 00.00 Information Services (B2C) 000 0000000
00000 27-Jun-2018 000000000000000000 Social/Platform Software
000000 00000 00000 02-Apr-2018 000000000000000000 Social/Platform Software
VarageSale 07-Nov-2017 Merger/Acquisition Internet Retail 000 0000000
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VerticalScope Subsidiaries (9)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Carbon Media Group Social/Platform Software Southfield, MI 2007
0000000000 Information Services (B2C) San Francisco, CA 0000
000000000000.000 Information Services (B2C) Toronto, Canada 0000
000000 00000 00000 Publishing Lombard, IL 0000
00000000000000.000 Publishing Redwood City, CA 0000
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VerticalScope Exits (1)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
0000000000.000 23-Jan-2007 000000000000000000 Completed
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