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Media and Communications venture capital investors

82 active venture and growth firms state that they invest in media and communications. Each was read against its own website; firms that turned out to be advisories, lenders or recruiters were removed, as were funds that have wound down.

Where these firms are

  • United States, state not given 13
  • United Kingdom 11
  • California 9
  • Canada 4
  • Germany 4
  • China 3

Head office location. Most firms invest well outside it.

AfterDox

Venture capital

Israel


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Media & Communications · Environmental & Safety

Smart angel investment group of software/IT executives investing collectively in early-stage Israeli tech companies.

Alsop Louie

Venture capital

San Francisco, USA


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications · Environmental & Safety

Early-stage, risk-oriented technology venture firm ('Venture Humanism') backing accountable, mission-driven technologies. Notable early bets/exits include Twitch and Niantic.

Amethis

Venture capital

Paris, France


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · +2 more

Edmond de Rothschild PE affiliate providing impact-oriented growth capital to companies serving African and European markets, with ESG integration.

Anchor Capital Management Company

Venture capital

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Media & Communications

Applies a liquid private-equity strategy to invest in companies with long-term intrinsic value.

andreessen horowitz

Venture capital

Menlo Park, California, USA


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications

Backs innovators building generation-defining technology companies from seed to growth, with a platform model of operational support.

ASA Ventures

Venture capital

Dubai, UAE


Stages

Seed

Sectors

Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications

Venture firm combining VC, PE, incubator and accelerator models to back seed-stage UAE/MENA startups (32 investments); firm's domain now appears repurposed as a content site.

Aurora Private Equity

Venture capital

Aberdeen, Scotland, UK


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications

Aberdeen-based business angel syndicate whose HNW/sophisticated members co-invest in emerging high-growth Scottish companies alongside the Scottish Co-Investment Fund.

BDMI

Venture capital

New York, United States


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Media & Communications

Corporate venture arm of Bertelsmann (Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments); makes initial Seed/Series A checks of roughly $500K-$3M into digital media and technology startups.

Beyond The Game Network

Venture capital

Atlanta, Georgia, US


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications

Athlete-network-driven VC investing early-stage in consumer companies where its athlete/executive ecosystem can accelerate growth.

Blockchain Capital LLC

Venture capital

San Francisco, United States


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Consumer & Retail · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications

One of the oldest crypto-dedicated VC firms; invests across the crypto stack (DeFi, infrastructure, consumer, gaming, identity) from seed through growth.

Blue Chip Venture Company

Venture capital

Cincinnati, OH, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Business & Professional Services · Media & Communications

Cincinnati-based VC (6 funds, $600M+) backing late-stage pre-liquidity rounds; firm appears wound down (site offline).

BroadLight Capital

Venture capital

Los Angeles, United States


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications

Backs exceptional founders leading high-growth, category-defining tech companies, differentiating via a network of recognized artists, athletes, creators, and entertainers to accelerate customer…

Burda Principal Investments

Venture capital

Munich, Germany


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications · Education · Environmental & Safety

Growth-capital arm of Hubert Burda Media providing long-term, permanent-capital-style equity to fast-scaling digital and consumer technology companies.

Calculus Capital

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Media & Communications

Pioneer of the UK's first approved EIS fund, Calculus provides tax-advantaged growth capital to established unquoted UK small and mid-sized companies through EIS, VCT and Business Relief (IHT)…

Cardinal

Venture capital

Princeton, New Jersey


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications

Healthcare-only venture firm backing disruptive care-delivery and life sciences companies that deliver more care to more people for less money; portfolio includes athenahealth, Cubist and Sirtris,…

Catalyst Romania

Venture capital

Bucharest, Romania


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications

Backs Romanian and CEE tech companies that already have paying customers (typically >EUR 500k revenue, >40% growth) and need growth capital to expand regionally.

Causeway

Venture capital

Cambridge, Massachusetts


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Media & Communications

Causeway Media Partners backs growth-stage companies in sports, fitness and sports media, leveraging the founders' deep team-ownership and operator networks.

Chart Venture Partners, L.P.

Venture capital

New York, New York, United States


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Materials & Chemicals · Media & Communications · Environmental & Safety

Early-stage fund formed with InSitech (US Army ARDEC partnership intermediary) to commercialise dual-use security and defence technologies for both government and commercial markets.

Chicago Media Angels

Venture capital

Chicago, IL, United States


Stages

Seed

Sectors

Software & Internet · Media & Communications

An angel-investor network (50+ members) that develops, finances and executive-produces low-budget independent films, splitting equity 50/50 between producers and investors with investor capital…

Claritas Capital

Venture capital

Nashville, TN, United States


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Industrials & Manufacturing · Media & Communications · +1 more

Nashville alternative investments firm pairing a multi-stage venture practice with build-to-suit and credit-tenant real estate development.

Claytonia Capital

Venture capital

San Francisco, USA


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications

Backs early-stage entrepreneurs and management teams in digital media, entertainment and consumer internet.

Cogito Capital

Venture capital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications · Real Estate

Invests internationally in technology companies enabling digital transformation of mature industries, pairing capital with market-entry advisory (sister vehicle Cogito Ventures does early stage).

Columbia Capital

Venture capital

Alexandria, VA, United States


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications · Transportation & Logistics

Long-standing communications-and-technology specialist that partners with entrepreneurs to build category-defining enterprise IT, digital infrastructure and mobility businesses (Zayo, Cologix, Cloud…

coparion

Venture capital

Cologne, Germany


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Media & Communications

Public-private co-investment fund that backs young German tech companies strictly pari passu alongside private lead investors, without seeking operational control.

CoreCo Private Equity

Venture capital

Guatemala City, Guatemala (also Miami, Florida)


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Industrials & Manufacturing · Media & Communications · +1 more

Region-focused growth investor backing revenue-generating, capital-efficient Central American companies plus opportunistic corporate spin-outs.

Detroit Venture Partners

Venture capital

Detroit, United States


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Media & Communications

Backs and founds early-stage tech companies that move the world forward.

Edge

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Media & Communications · Education

London VC (Edge Investments) specializing in creative teams and emerging technologies, investing in seed/Series A UK companies; portfolio incl. Unity and audioBoom.

Emend Vision Fund

Venture capital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Food & Beverage · Industrials & Manufacturing · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications · Environmental & Safety

Vancouver VC investing in commercially-ready sustainability technology that meets traditional venture return thresholds without concessionary terms. NOTE: CSV domain shaw.ca is incorrect (Shaw…

First Row Partners

Venture capital

Pacific Northwest, USA


Stages

Pre-seedSeed

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications

Arts-based approach backing pre-seed founders where technology gives superpowers to creators and brand builders.

Generation

Venture capital

Greenwich, CT, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Business & Professional Services · Media & Communications · Real Estate

Growth equity in technology-enabled service businesses via patient, long-term majority and minority investments.

Hillfarrance Venture Capital

Venture capital

Auckland, New Zealand


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Media & Communications

Smart capital for AI-first and deep-tech founders from seed through early Series A.

Holtzbrinck Digital

Venture capital

Munich, Germany


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Media & Communications · Education

Invests in and builds early-stage digital science, education and content companies, also acting as an LP in other VC funds.

kleiner perkins caufield byers

Venture capital

Menlo Park, CA, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Financial Services · Media & Communications

Backs exceptional teams building transformative technology from early through growth stage, with an AI-first thesis.

Level-Up

Venture capital

Luxembourg (offices in London & Paris)


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Media & Communications

First vertical fund dedicated to the studios leading the mobile gaming economy.

Meridian Capital China

Venture capital

Shanghai, China


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Industrials & Manufacturing · Media & Communications

Leading China new-media and tech investor backing 280+ startups across deep tech and cultural consumption.

Mobility Ventures

Venture capital

Dallas, Texas, USA


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications · Transportation & Logistics

Backs disruptive startups across the wireless/mobility ecosystem, combining investor and operator expertise.

Nectar Capital

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

GrowthSeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications

Provides growth capital to media/leisure/creative companies and manages credit strategies for family offices and institutions.

Network Finances

Venture capital

Paris, France


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Media & Communications

Backs internet and mobile companies as the main drivers of growth and employment in France.

Progress Ventures

Venture capital

Boston, United States


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Business & Professional Services · Media & Communications

Sector-specialized early-stage VC backing companies with product-market fit in adtech/martech/media.

PSY Ventures

Venture capital

United Kingdom


Stages

Seed

Sectors

Software & Internet · Business & Professional Services · Media & Communications

Provides seed capital and marketing support to digital media/Web3 startups in exchange for equity.

42 more investors in media and communications

Listed by name and head office. Full profiles are in the searchable directory.

  • Quest Ventures · Singapore
  • Rockbridge Growth Equity · Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Topview International · Oldsmar (Tampa), Florida, United States
  • Walden Venture Capital · San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Wamda Capital · Dubai, UAE
  • Watertower Ventures · Beverly Hills, California, USA
  • WestSummit Capital · Beijing, China
  • Will Ventures · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • XPND Capital · Montreal, Canada
  • Zephyr Management, L.P. · New York, United States
  • Active Impact Investments · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • AXIO Capital · Paris, France
  • BACKED VC · London, United Kingdom
  • Bertelsmann Investments · Gütersloh, Germany
  • Broadline Capital · USA
  • Capstone Partners Co., Ltd. · Seoul, South Korea
  • Chamaeleon · Silicon Valley, CA, USA
  • Firestartr · London, United Kingdom
  • FirstPartyCapital · London, United Kingdom
  • ForeVest Capital · Warsaw, Poland
  • GFR Fund · San Francisco, California, USA
  • Hawke Ventures · Los Angeles, California, USA
  • IBIS Capital · London, UK
  • Initial Capital · London, UK / Austin, USA
  • Kakao Ventures · Seongnam, South Korea
  • Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Nielsen Innovate · Caesarea, Israel
  • Palm Drive Capital · New York & San Francisco, USA
  • Pasaca Capital · Pasadena, California, United States
  • Refinery Ventures · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • SeventySix Capital · Philadelphia, United States
  • Smash Capital · New York & Los Angeles, USA
  • VGC · London, UK
  • Wocstar Fund · United States
  • Yolo Investments · Guernsey
  • ZHONG Capital (熙金资本) · Shanghai, China
  • Konvoy · Denver, CO, USA
  • Burlywood Capital · United Kingdom
  • King River Capital · Sydney, Australia
  • Tga- Capital · San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
  • WWVentures · Road Town, British Virgin Islands
  • Markos · Not stated

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Counts are as of 2026-09-27; the list above is loaded live, so it can differ if firms have been added or removed since. Sector and stage focus is as stated by the firm. Firms wanting a correction can get in touch.