Founding in 1999 In April 2007, Forbes Media acquired Investopedia.com for an undisclosed amount.[3] In 2010, Forbes sold Investopedia to ValueClick Inc. for $42 Million.[4] In 2013, Valueclick sold Investopedia and a group of other properties to IAC/InterActive Corp for $80 Million.[5] In 2015, David Siegel joined Investopedia as Chief Executive Officer (CEO).[6][7] In June 2016, Investopedia launched Investopedia Academy[8] to sell premium video educational courses.[9] In July 2018, IAC sold Investopedia to Dotdash.[10]