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Industry Dive
Industryonline B2B news source
Founded2012; 13 years ago (2012)
Founders
  • Sean Griffey
  • Eli Dickinson
  • Ryan Willumson
Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
,
United States
Owner
  • Independent (2012–19)
  • Falfurrias Capital Partners (2019–22)
  • Informa plc (2022–present)
Websitewww.industrydive.com

Industry Dive is a United States-based business-to-business news organization with an estimated 13 million readers in more than 25 industries, including banking and waste management.[citation needed] Since 2022, it has been owned by Informa plc.

Industry Dive aims to serve business executives who read news on their mobile phones.[1] The company has reported revenues of $30 million to $60 million, mostly from selling ads.[when?] As of 2020, it has more than 300 employees, including 80 journalists and 12 engineers. Its headquarters is in Washington, D.C.[2]

History

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Industry Dive was formed in 2012 by Sean Griffey (president), Eli Dickinson (chief technology officer), and Ryan Willumson (chief revenue officer). It was funded with $900,000 from private investors in 2012 and 2013. The company covered five industries: construction, education, marketing, utility, and waste.[3][4]

In 2016, it began its Dive Awards. Industry Dive's revenues quadrupled from 2015 to 2018,[quantify] putting it in the top half of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and the top 20 percent of the Inc. Top 5000 list. In 2019, Falfurrias Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in the company. ID's content marketing clients included IBM, Siemens, and UPS.[5]

In 2020, DCA Live named Industry Dive to its "Red Hot Companies" list, which recognizes the D.C. area's 'fastest-growing' companies.[6] In the same year, Industry Dive acquired CFO.[7][8] In 2021, Industry Dive acquired PharmaVOICE.[9]

In 2022, it was purchased by Informa plc, which bought its majority stake from Falfurrias Capital Partners for about $530 million.[10][11]

Publications

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Industry Dive provides news coverage of a variety of industries including agriculture, banking, construction, education, fashion, healthcare, and manufacturing, each using a different website:[12]

  • Agriculture Dive
  • Automotive Dive
  • Banking Dive
  • BioPharma Dive
  • CFO
  • CFO Dive
  • CIO Dive
  • Construction Dive
  • C-Store Dive
  • Cybersecurity Dive
  • Education Dive
  • Facilities Dive
  • Fashion Dive
  • Food Dive
  • Grocery Dive
  • Healthcare Dive
  • Higher Ed Dive
  • Hotel Dive
  • HR Dive
  • K-12 Dive
  • Legal Dive
  • Manufacturing Dive
  • Marketing Dive
  • MedTech Dive
  • Mobile Marketer
  • Multifamily Dive
  • Packaging Dive
  • Payments Dive
  • PharmaVoice
  • Restaurant Dive
  • Retail Dive
  • Smart Cities Dive
  • Social Media Today
  • Supply Chain Dive
  • Trucking Dive
  • Utility Dive
  • Waste Dive

Awards

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Industry Dive publications have received several national and regional Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, including for a series of 2020 articles about Big Pharma and the race for the coronavirus vaccine.[13]

The Washington Post recognized Industry Dive as a top place to work for four consecutive years, from 2016 to 2020.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dool, Greg (21 July 2020). ""The Inbox Is the New Doorstep," As Newsletters Evolve, Publishers Adapt Their Tactics". Folio. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ Willens, Max (10 November 2020). "'Help us solve goals that we can't solve in person': How Industry Dive soared revenue as B2B budgets migrated to digital". Digiday. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ Health, Thomas (14 April 2017). "A boring business that Warren Buffett would love". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Industry Dive". Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  5. ^ Dool, Greg (5 September 2019). "PE Firm Acquires Majority Stake in Industry Dive". Folio. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ^ "DCA Live 2020 Red Hot Companies". DCA Live. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Industry Dive acquires CFO.com". www.industrydive.com. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  8. ^ O'Reilly, Lara. "Industry Dive built a profitable media company on B2B news — now it's acquiring CFO.com and expanding its finance coverage to capitalize on a jittery market". Business Insider. Retrieved 6 July 2021.Fischer, Sara (28 July 2020). "Industry Dive's first big acquisition". Axios. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Industry Dive acquires PharmaVOICE to broaden audience reach, continue expansion goals".
  10. ^ "Informa plc completed the acquisition of Industry Dive, Inc. from Falfurrias Capital Partners, LP". Market Screener. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  11. ^ "Industry Dive to be acquired by Informa PLC". Market Dive. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  12. ^ "Publications". Industry Dive. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  13. ^ "2021 Azbee Awards of Excellence". American Society of Business Publication Editors. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Top Workplaces 2020". The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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