About

DC Thomson is a private company and one of the leading media organisations in the UK. It is headquartered in Dundee, Scotland, with a London base in the world-famous Fleet Street. The company publishes newspapers, magazines and has diversified into new media, digital technology, retail and television interests.

Key facts

At-a-glance profile data

Website: dcthomson.co.uk
Type: Company
Headquarters: Scotland
Portfolio companies: 2
Stages: Series B
Series E
Cheque size: $6M to $125M
Sector focus: Retail
Visual Monitor
Industrial
Water
IoT

Recent investments

Recent funding rounds DC Thomson took part in
Date	Company	Round	Amount
4 Oct 2024	Kando	Series C	$10M
1 Jun 2021	Kando	Series B	$8M
30 Jun 2019	Trax	Series F	$100M
30 Jun 2018	Trax	Series E	$125M

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71/100Top 25%

Q1 19median 44Q3 71

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What this company’s API or MCP server gives an anonymous stranger: transport, whether anything answers without credentials, CORS, response headers and, when an MCP server replies, which of its tools can be called with no key. Scanned live, on request, because a security verdict months old is worse than none.

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Frequently asked

What companies has DC Thomson invested in?

DC Thomson has invested in Kando, Trax.