Clipper Ventures, a privately owned, tier 1 media tech buyer headquartered in the United Kingdom, was founded in 1995 and operates with approximately 90 employees. The company, established by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first person to sail solo non-stop around the world, specializes in water sports, primarily organizing the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. This global sailing event is characterized by its challenging nature, involving a series of races that span various legs and take almost a year to complete.
Team London Business School secured second place overall in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race on July 26, 2026, concluding an 11-month journey that spanned six continents and over 40,000 nautical miles. Previously, on June 30, the Clipper Race fleet departed Washington D.C., beginning its final ocean crossing of the 2025-26 edition across the North Atlantic towards Oban, Scotland. This followed an announcement on May 28 that Oban would host the global event from July 10 to 13, 2026, marking only the second time in the race's 30-year history, with ten teams arriving after a transatlantic leg. Earlier, on May 20, a Clipper 70 ocean racing yacht, CV31, was sold after completing five circumnavigations. The vessel will be repurposed as the new youth development yacht "Spirit of Shackleton," based in Dún Laoghaire harbour, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
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Clipper Ventures offers 2 products in the media and telecoms services and sports industries. Clipper Ventures's product portfolio comprises of water sports and media and TV services.
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Clipper Ventures's revenues were less than $50M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Clipper Ventures's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is sailing. For full access to Clipper Ventures's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Clipper Ventures sells broadcasting rights of its sailing competitions to 2 companies globally, covering 2 countries. Clipper Ventures's rights holders include YouTube. Clipper Ventures currently holds broadcasting rights for sports competitions including sailing.
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