Red Ventures — Valuation, Funding & Investors

Red Ventures is an American media company that owns and operates brands such as Lonely Planet, The Points Guy, Healthline, and Bankrate, focusing on news, advice, and review websites. Ric Elias and Dan Feldstein founded the company as Red F in Fort Mill, South Carolina, on September 29, 1999, and its corporate headquarters now sits in Indian Land, South Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte.

The business model targets readers who are likely to buy something, with a particular focus on financial content such as credit cards, monetized through affiliate payments. By 2020 Red Ventures had grown into an international operation spanning more than 100 brands, 3,000 employees, and offices in the United Kingdom and Brazil.

Listed funds carry late-stage private names. A fund's latest schedule of investments shows whether it holds Red Ventures.

Often trade at a premium or discount to NAV.

Platforms match existing holders with buyers. Red Ventures availability at any moment is set by the holders.

High minimums, transfer approval, company right-of-first-refusal.

Valuations, rounds and IPO status for every company in the directory — Red Ventures included.

The routes section explains what is realistically available for a company at this stage.

No. Red Ventures is a private company; its shares do not trade on a public exchange.

Lead investors for each round are in the funding timeline.

The closest digital-media peers are on the competitors page.