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Industry Dive is an American business-to-business news organization with an estimated 18 million readers in more than 25 industries, such as banking, marketing, medicine, retail, and waste management.[1] Since 2022, it has been owned by Informa.

Industry Dive aims to serve business executives who read news digitally, reaching readers with newsletters and on their mobile phones.[2][3] The company had an estimated revenue of more than of more than $110 million in 2023.[4] As of 2022, it has about 380 employees, including more than 100 staff members working in editorial roles.[5] Industry Drive’s headquarters is in Washington, D.C.[6]

History

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.[7][8]

In 2016, Industry Dive began its Dive Awards. Industry Dive’s revenues increased significantly from 2015 to 2018 due to larger digital readership,[9][10] 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.[11] That same year, Griffey said “going small and deep” as opposed to scaling its audience made Industry Dive a profitable business model.[12][13]

In 2020, DCA Live named Industry Dive to its “Red Hot Companies” list, which recognizes the D.C. area’s ‘fastest-growing’ companies.[14] In the same year, Industry Dive acquired CFO.[15][16] In 2021, Industry Dive acquired PharmaVOICE.[17]

In 2022, Industry Dive was purchased by Informa, which bought its majority stake from Falfurrias Capital Partners for about $525 million.[18][19] Industry Dive had grown its business to over $100 million in annual revenue, and the deal valued the news organization at nearly $390 million.[20]

Publications

Industry Dive provides news coverage spanning dozens of industries, including agriculture, banking, construction, education, fashion, healthcare, and manufacturing, each using a different website:[1]

  • 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

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 the U.S. pharmaceutical industry and the race for the coronavirus vaccine.[21]

The Washington Post recognized Industry Dive as a top place to work for four consecutive years, from 2016 to 2020.[22]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b “Publications”. Industry Dive. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ^ Dool, Greg (21 July 2020). ““The Inbox Is the New Doorstep,” As Newsletters Evolve, Publishers Adapt Their Tactics”. Folio. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ “About Our Newsletters – Industry Dive”. www.industrydive.com. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  4. ^ LaPorte, Nicole (March 19, 2024). “This publisher is thriving by digging into deep-pocketed industries”. Fast Company. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  5. ^ Fischer, Sara (2022-07-19). “Industry Dive to sell to U.K.-based events firm Informa”. Axios. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  6. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  7. ^ Health, Thomas (14 April 2017). “A boring business that Warren Buffett would love”. Washington Post. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. ^ “Industry Dive”. Securities and Exchange Commission. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ^ “Industry Dive Is on Pace to Break $100 Million in Revenue”. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  10. ^ Digiday (2020-11-10). “‘Help us solve goals that we can’t solve in person’: How Industry Dive soared revenue as B2B budgets migrated to digital”. Digiday. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  11. ^ Dool, Greg (5 September 2019). “PE Firm Acquires Majority Stake in Industry Dive”. Folio. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  12. ^ Estes, Lindsey (2019-01-23). “How Industry Dive, a publisher specializing in B2B verticals has built a profitable business”. Local Media Association + Local Media Foundation. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  13. ^ Morrissey, Brian. “Why Industry Dive won”. The Rebooting. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  14. ^ “DCA Live 2020 Red Hot Companies”. DCA Live. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  15. ^ “Industry Dive acquires CFO.com”. www.industrydive.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  16. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.Fischer, Sara (28 July 2020). “Industry Dive’s first big acquisition”. Axios. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  17. ^ “Industry Dive acquires PharmaVOICE to broaden audience reach, continue expansion goals”. Archived from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  18. ^ “Informa plc completed the acquisition of Industry Dive, Inc. from Falfurrias Capital Partners, LP”. Market Screener. Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  19. ^ “Industry Dive to be acquired by Informa PLC”. Market Dive. Archived from the original on 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  20. ^ Fischer, Sara (2022-07-19). “Industry Dive to sell to U.K.-based events firm Informa”. Axios. Retrieved 2026-06-04.
  21. ^ “2021 Azbee Awards of Excellence”. American Society of Business Publication Editors. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  22. ^ “Top Workplaces 2020”. The Washington Post. Retrieved 6 July 2021.