# Scripps Networks

> Scripps Networks is a VC fund in Knoxville backing Internet and E-Commerce. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Knoxville, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Apr 2018
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/165888?trk=tyah
- X (Twitter): http://www.twitter.com/scrippsnet
- Website: http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/scripps.networks.interactive

Scripps Networks is a VC fund in Knoxville focused on Internet and E-Commerce. Scripps Networks Interactive (Nasdaq: SNI) is a developer of engaging lifestyle content in the home, food and travel categories for television, digital, mobile and publishing. Their lifestyle media portfolio comprises popular television and Internet brands HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel and Great American Country,which collectively engage more than 190 million U.S. consumers each month. Outside of the U.S., Scripps Networks Interactive owns TVN, Poland’s premier multi-platform media company, and has an independent commercial joint venture, UKTV, with BBC Worldwide. In addition to those entities, they distribute seven entertainment brands — Asian Food Channel​, Cooking Channel, DIY Network, Fine Living, Food Network, HGTV and Travel Channel — in 29 languages reaching nearly 165 million households in more than 175 countries and territories.Consumers rely on their brands as trusted resources. This makes us valued partners to distributors and advertisers who seek to target their loyal audiences and connect with that passion they have helped create through their on-air programming, online content and new business ventures such as publishing, licensing and merchandising opportunities.Their desire to influence and inspire extends beyond media to include strong community and business relationships. Through their corporate social responsibility and diversity and inclusion efforts, they are committed to making a positive difference with those they come into contact with every day.Scripps Networks Interactive is headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, Dallas, Atlanta and Detroit. Scripps Networks International also maintains an office in London and Singapore.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 5 | 42% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 25% |
| Media and Entertainment | 3 | 25% |
| Apps | 2 | 17% |
| Video | 2 | 17% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 3 | 25% |
| Series A | 2 | 17% |
| Series C | 2 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 17% |
| Seed | 1 | 8% |

7 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dale Treece | Senior Solutions Architect / Manager Digital Data Services | 0 | — |
| John Lansing | President | 0 | — |
| Jon Steinlauf | President, Ad Sales & Marketing | 0 | — |
| Kathleen Finch | Chief Programming, Content & Brand Officer | 0 | — |
| Kenneth Lowe | President , Chief Executive Officer & Founder | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| fuboTV | fuboTV is the world’s only sports-focused live TV streaming service with top leagues and teams, plus popular shows, movies and news for the entire household. Its base package, fubo Standard, is available for $54.99 per month and features more than 110 channels, including a growing line-up of national channels, local broadcast stations and regionalsports networks (RSNs); personal Cloud DVR storage; and two simultaneous streams – with no contract or set top box required. Get fubo.tv on the web, on popular mobile phones and tablets, and on connected and smart TVs.Headquartered in New York City, fuboTV has quickly evolved into the top independent virtual MVPD in the U.S. and a sports-first cable replacement for the entire family, after initially launching as a streaming soccer service in January 2015. With the launch of fuboTV España in 2018, it became the first U.S. virtual MVPD to enter Europe. fubo Sports Network, the live, free-to-consumer TV network for passionate sports fans, was launched in 2019 offering event coverage, news, behind-the-scenes and exclusive programming. Named to Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startup list in 2019, fuboTV has raised more than $250 million in funding to date. Investors include AMC Networks, DCM Ventures, Discovery, Inc., Goldman Sachs, i2bf, LionTree Partners, Luminari Capital, Microsoft, Northzone, The Walt Disney Corporation, Viacom Inc., Waverley Capital, Edgar Bronfman, Jr. (former Chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group), Chris Silbermann (founding partner, ICM Partners) and former NBA Commissioner David Stern among others. | $75M | Series D | Apr 18, 2018 |  |
| fuboTV | fuboTV is the world’s only sports-focused live TV streaming service with top leagues and teams, plus popular shows, movies and news for the entire household. Its base package, fubo Standard, is available for $54.99 per month and features more than 110 channels, including a growing line-up of national channels, local broadcast stations and regionalsports networks (RSNs); personal Cloud DVR storage; and two simultaneous streams – with no contract or set top box required. Get fubo.tv on the web, on popular mobile phones and tablets, and on connected and smart TVs.Headquartered in New York City, fuboTV has quickly evolved into the top independent virtual MVPD in the U.S. and a sports-first cable replacement for the entire family, after initially launching as a streaming soccer service in January 2015. With the launch of fuboTV España in 2018, it became the first U.S. virtual MVPD to enter Europe. fubo Sports Network, the live, free-to-consumer TV network for passionate sports fans, was launched in 2019 offering event coverage, news, behind-the-scenes and exclusive programming. Named to Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startup list in 2019, fuboTV has raised more than $250 million in funding to date. Investors include AMC Networks, DCM Ventures, Discovery, Inc., Goldman Sachs, i2bf, LionTree Partners, Luminari Capital, Microsoft, Northzone, The Walt Disney Corporation, Viacom Inc., Waverley Capital, Edgar Bronfman, Jr. (former Chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group), Chris Silbermann (founding partner, ICM Partners) and former NBA Commissioner David Stern among others. | $55M | Series C | Jun 19, 2017 |  |
| Pluto TV | Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service in America, delivering 100+ live and original channels and thousands of on-demand movies in partnership with major TV networks, movie studios, publishers, and digital media companies. Millions of viewers tune in each month to watch premium news, TV shows, movies, sports, lifestyle, andtrending digital series. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Pluto TV is a top free app and available on all mobile, web and connected TV streaming devices.Ilya Pozin and Thomas Ryan founded Pluto TV in 2013. It has its headquarters in Los Angeles in California. |  |  | Nov 10, 2016 |  |
| Pluto TV | Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service in America, delivering 100+ live and original channels and thousands of on-demand movies in partnership with major TV networks, movie studios, publishers, and digital media companies. Millions of viewers tune in each month to watch premium news, TV shows, movies, sports, lifestyle, andtrending digital series. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Pluto TV is a top free app and available on all mobile, web and connected TV streaming devices.Ilya Pozin and Thomas Ryan founded Pluto TV in 2013. It has its headquarters in Los Angeles in California. | $30M | Series B | Oct 12, 2016 |  |
| Refinery29 | Refinery29 is a digital media and entertainment company focused on women. Through a variety of lifestyle stories, original video programming, and social, shareable content across all platforms, Refinery29 provides its audience with the inspiration and tools to discover and pursue a more independent, stylish, and informed life.The company wasfounded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York. | $45M |  | Aug 11, 2016 |  |
| Tastemade | We created Tastemade with one goal in mind: to connect the world through food. A generation ago the cable industry launched category defining brands in food and lifestyle and we believe the same opportunity exists for today’s global, social and mobile digital platforms. Tastemade was founded by Steven Kydd, Larry Fitzgibbon, and Joe Perez and isfunded by Redpoint Ventures. | $40M | Series D | Dec 17, 2015 |  |
| Thrive Market | Thrive Market was founded in 2014 with a mission to make healthy living easy and affordable for everyone. As an online, membership-based market, we deliver the highest quality, healthy and sustainable products at member-only prices, while matching every paid membership with a free one for someone in need. Thrive Market carries over 5,000 organicand non-GMO products, and offers 70+ filters and values, allowing you to shop by diet and lifestyle. Over the last 4 years, Thrive Gives has raised over $3.5M to fund food access and environmental sustainability causes. In March 2020, Thrive Market launched a COVID-19 Relief Fund, To date, raising over $1M and supporting over 30,000 families affected by the pandemic. | $30M | Series A | Jul 10, 2015 |  |
| Refinery29 | Refinery29 is a digital media and entertainment company focused on women. Through a variety of lifestyle stories, original video programming, and social, shareable content across all platforms, Refinery29 provides its audience with the inspiration and tools to discover and pursue a more independent, stylish, and informed life.The company wasfounded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York. | $50M | Series D | Apr 27, 2015 |  |
| Food52 | Food52 is an online portal that provides a curated shop, content and community for kitchen and home enthusiasts. It is a growing community of 13M cooks and home enthusiasts and a one-stop-shop where individuals can be inspired by great ideas and find the tools and tips to bring them to life. The company is driven by a mission to reimagine everyroom in the house and remake everything in it. It was founded in 2009 by Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs. | $6M | Series A | Sep 30, 2014 |  |
| Tastemade | We created Tastemade with one goal in mind: to connect the world through food. A generation ago the cable industry launched category defining brands in food and lifestyle and we believe the same opportunity exists for today’s global, social and mobile digital platforms. Tastemade was founded by Steven Kydd, Larry Fitzgibbon, and Joe Perez and isfunded by Redpoint Ventures. | $25M | Series C | Jun 26, 2014 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sky UK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sky) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Liberty Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/libertymedia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Luminari Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luminari-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Northzone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/northzone-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Raine Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raine-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Redpoint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redpoint-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Scripps Networks invest in?

Scripps Networks invests primarily in Internet, E-Commerce and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Series D and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Scripps Networks?

The team at Scripps Networks includes Dale Treece (Senior Solutions Architect / Manager Digital Data Services), John Lansing (President) and Jon Steinlauf (President, Ad Sales & Marketing), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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