Recurrent Ventures

PE · Private equity · Founded 2018 · United States

Digital-media roll-up founded in 2018. Acquired The Drive (first deal), Donut Media (November 2021), Task & Purpose, Popular Science, Outdoor Life, Dwell and BobVila.com among others. Backed by North Equity; closed a $300M growth round. In May 2026 it sold Dwell, Domino, Business of Home and Popular Science to Ziff Davis, narrowing to its core auto (Donut, The Drive) and military (Task & Purpose) video brands.

Website recurrent.io ↗

Founders Andrew Perlman, Matt Sechrest

Backed by North Equity

Tracked channels 3

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Channels

Donut Media
youtube.com/@donut ↗

PE Automotive 2021

Largest automotive brand on YouTube at the time of the deal. Acquired by digital-media roll-up Recurrent Ventures in November 2021, joining The Drive and Car Bibles.
The Drive
youtube.com/@TheDriveYT ↗

PE Automotive

Automotive media property owned by Recurrent Ventures, now part of the same portfolio as Donut Media and Car Bibles.
Task & Purpose
youtube.com/@Taskandpurpose ↗

PE Documentary

Military-focused channel; part of the Recurrent Ventures digital-media portfolio.