Network18

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

$10M

Amount

Venture - Series Unknown

Stage

01.10.2009

Date

1

all rounds

$10M

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
Network18 Group is a diverse media and entertainment company.

Industry

Sector :

Subsector :

Keywords :

Also Known As

TV18 Broadcast

founded date

01.01.1993

Number of employees

Company Type

For Profit

Last funding type

Venture - Series Unknown

IPO status

Private

Description

Through its subsidiaries, TV18 Broadcast Ltd. and Viacom18, the Network18 Group operates a wide range of news and entertainment channels, as well as digital, publishing, and e-commerce assets. TV18 Broadcast is India's largest bouquet of news channels, while Viacom18 houses popular entertainment channels. The group also has joint ventures with A+E Networks and the Lokmat Group, and operates e-commerce properties like HomeShop18 and bookmyshow.com. Additionally, Network18 publishes Forbes India and has investments in Yatra, DEN Networks, and other companies.
Contacts

Phone number

Social url

Sub-Organizations
1
Capital18

Capital18

Capital18 is a private equity firm that invests in entertainment, media, and technology ventures.

Sector

Investment Banking and Brokerage Services

Subsector

Asset Managers and Custodians

Keywords

Venture Capital, Financial Services, Finance

Location

New Delhi, Delhi, India

count Of Investments

7
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Sector

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Subsector

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Location

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M&A Details
1

Acquired by

Reliance Industries

announced date

30.05.2014

price

$680M

Financials

Funding Rounds
1
1

Number of Funding Rounds

$10M

Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 01.10.2009. Their latest investor NGP Capital. Their latest round Venture - Series Unknown

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
01.10.2009
1
$10M
Investments
8
Date 
name 
Lead 
type 
Raised 
05.07.2016
No
$81.5M
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No
$25M
BookMyShow

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Sector

Travel and Leisure

Subsector

Recreational Services

Location

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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total raised

$224.5M

count Of Investments

3

count Of Exists

1
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Sector

Travel and Leisure

Subsector

Recreational Services

Location

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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6

total raised

$224.5M

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HomeShop18

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Sector

Retailers

Subsector

Diversified Retailers

Keywords

E-Commerce, Home Decor, Shopping

Location

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

total rounds

3

total raised

$65M
Co-Investors
Investors
1
0

Number of lead investors

1

Number of investors

Investor 
Lead 
Round 
Partners 
No
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NGP Capital

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Sector

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Subsector

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Upal Basu joined ngp capital as General Partner in 2008.

current job

Zinier
Zinier
Acquisitions
1
Acquiree Name 
Date 
Price 
Acquisition Name 
Viacom18 Digital Ventures acquired by Network18

Viacom18 Digital Ventures acquired by Network18

acquirer

Network18
Network18

date

01.02.2018

type

Acquisition

price

$20M
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Sector

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Subsector

Entertainment

Keywords

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Exits
2
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Sector

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Subsector

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Keywords

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Location

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

total rounds

2

total raised

$2.15M
HomeShop18

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Sector

Retailers

Subsector

Diversified Retailers

Keywords

E-Commerce, Home Decor, Shopping

Location

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

total rounds

3

total raised

$65M

People

Founders
2
Ritu Kapur
Ritu Kapur

Ritu Kapur

Ritu Kapur is an Indian media entrepreneur. She is the CEO of Quintillion Media, which jointly owns BloombergQuint with Bloomberg L.P. She is the co-founder of The Quint, a web-based digital news site and was one of the founding members of Network18 in 1992.

current job

Network18
Network18

organization founded

1

Ritu Kapur

Raghav Bahl
Raghav Bahl

Raghav Bahl

current job

Quintillion media
Quintillion media

count Of Investments

3

Raghav Bahl

Employee Profiles
35

Anish Misal

Software development engineer ii

Sunny Sachdev

Brand partnerships and content solutions

Manoj Tewari

Dgm- technology - infrastructure and support agm

Anshul Agarwal

Brand marketing manager | fistpost print and news18 network

Shilpa Puri

Senior manager

Pramod Sharma

Manager - seo | news18 languages

Chandrashekhar Patil

Head of product and technology - greycells18 media

Hardik Thaker

Hardik Thaker

Sr Manager - Analytics

Activity

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