Moonbug

About

Moonbug is a global digital-first entertainment company for kids.

London,England,United Kingdom
251 - 500
https://www.moonbug.com/

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series Unknown
Last Funding Money Raised: $120M
Industries: Children,Digital Entertainment,Media and Entertainment
Founded date: Jan 1, 2018
Number Of Employee: 251 - 500
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Moonbug Entertainment Limited

Moonbug is a global entertainment company that creates and distributes inspiring and engaging stories to expand kids’ worlds and minds.

Founded in 2018, with offices in London and Los Angeles, Moonbug creates, produces and publishes thousands of minutes of video and audio content every month with the goal of teaching compassion, empathy and resilience to kids around the world.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

2

$265M

Moonbug has raised a total of $265M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 31, 2020 from a Series Unknown round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Jul 31, 2020	Series Unknown	$120M	4	Fertitta Capital GS Growth	—	Detail
Dec 17, 2018	Series A	$145M	3	The Raine Group	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

1

0

Moonbug has made 1 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 1, 2015, when Ritual raised $1.50M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Jun 1, 2015 Ritual	Seed	$1.50M	Consumer Goods	—

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

3

4

Moonbug is funded by 4 investors. Fertitta Capital and GS Growth are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Fertitta Capital	Yes	Series Unknown
GS Growth	Yes	Series Unknown
Felix Capital	—	Series Unknown
The Raine Group	—	Series Unknown

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

7

Moonbug has 7 current employee profiles, including Employee Frederic Court

Employee

Executive

Employee

Executive

Executive

Acquisition

Moonbug has acquired 5 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Little Baby Bum on Oct 11, 2018. They acquired Little Baby Bum for $10M.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Oct 11, 2018 Little Baby Bum	Digital Entertainment	acquisition	$ 10M	Detail
Jul 31, 2020 CoComelon	3D Technology	acquisition	—	Detail
Jul 31, 2020 Blippi	Children	acquisition	—	Detail
Feb 9, 2022 Little Angel	Animation	acquisition	—	Detail
May 25, 2022 One Animation	Animation	acquisition	—	Detail