Wired Ventures, Inc.
(www.wired.com)
Proposed Ticker: WWWW 520 Third Street, Fourth Floor
Exchange: NASDAQ-National Market San Francisco, California 94107
Industry: Manufacturing (415) 222-6200

All share information is proposed
Type of Shares:Common Shares Filing Date:5/30/96
U.S. Shares Filed:3,800,000 Filing Range:$12.00 - $14.00
Non-U.S. Shares Filed:950,000 Offering Amount: $61,750,000
Primary Shares:4,750,000 Expenses:$1,300,000
Secondary Shares:0 Shs Out After:37,250,002

ManagerTierPhone
Goldman, Sachs & Co.Lead Manager (212) 902-1172
Robertson, Stephens & CompanyCo-manager (415) 989-8500

Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
Prior
Unaudited
Income
Balance
Sheet
12/31/95 3/31/96 3/31/95 3/31/96
Revenue:$25.26$7.62$4.28Assets:$9.15
Net Income:-$6.51-$3.36$2.42Liabilities:$14.19
EPS:-$0.19-$0.10Equity:-$5.03

Note: Dollar amounts are in U.S. millions; Audited figures expressed as full year,
unaudited figures are partial year

Business Description
The company is a diversified media firm which publishes Wired, a magazine about computers, media and communications; and HotWired, a network of sites on the World Wide Web. Wired magazine and the Company's online content sites have award winning content and design that have attracted large and rapidly growing audiences with young, well-educated, affluent demographics that the Company believes are highly sought after by advertisers. The Company also believes that with its creative, research, technological, sales, and management expertise, and its established brands, it has created a platform from which to launch additional brands cross multiple media. In addition, the Company believes that its brands and media properties are well-positioned to capitalize on the expected growth in the use of the Internet and the Internet advertising market. Wired magazine was launched in January 1993 to cover the Digital Revolution, a term popularized by the Company to describe the profound changes caused by the convergence of the computer, media, and communications industries.

Use of Proceeds
Proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to repay debt and for general corporate purposes, including working capital, product development and international expansion.

Last updated: 11/3/96

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