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Series A investors in media and communications

34 firms in the directory fund media and communications companies at series a. Firms funding companies with repeatable revenue and evidence that acquisition economics work.

Where these firms are

  • United States, state not given 8
  • United Kingdom 5
  • California 4
  • Canada 3
  • Germany 2
  • Israel 2

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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…

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.

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.

Walden Venture Capital

Venture capital

San Francisco, CA, USA


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications

Long-established early-stage VC making 'Sprout Stage' investments in digital media and cloud-services companies across consumer and enterprise.

Will Ventures

Venture capital

Boston, Massachusetts, USA


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications

Research-backed venture firm investing in category-defining companies at the intersection of sports, entertainment and consumer.

Active Impact Investments

Venture capital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Food & Beverage · Energy & Utilities · Media & Communications · Transportation & Logistics · Environmental & Safety

Canada's largest climate tech seed fund backing capital-efficient, market-ready companies delivering immediate customer ROI.

Chamaeleon

Venture capital

Silicon Valley, CA, USA


Stages

Series A

Sectors

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

Early-stage VC using a proprietary AI engine (MANTIS) to source and back transformative founders.

Firestartr

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

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

Seed venture platform backing globally ambitious founders, syndicating with domain-expert advisors alongside capital.

FirstPartyCapital

Venture capital

London, United Kingdom


Stages

Series A

Sectors

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

London VC investing in AI, first-party data and outcomes-based marketing technology across the advertising and marketing value chain.

GFR Fund

Venture capital

San Francisco, California, USA


Stages

Pre-seedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications

Backs digitally-native, community-building startups at the earliest stages.

Hawke Ventures

Venture capital

Los Angeles, California, USA


Stages

Series A

Sectors

Business & Professional Services · Media & Communications

Leverages sister agency Hawke Media to give portfolio companies customer introductions and sales support as an 'unfair advantage'.

IBIS Capital

Venture capital

London, UK


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Food & Beverage · Media & Communications · Education

FCA-regulated investment and advisory firm funding growth-stage edtech/healthtech companies via public and private vehicles.

Initial Capital

Venture capital

London, UK / Austin, USA


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications · Transportation & Logistics

Group of serial entrepreneurs partnering with early-stage teams to build global category winners, with a thesis on Bitcoin as internet value transport.

Kakao Ventures

Venture capital

Seongnam, South Korea


Stages

Series A

Sectors

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

Acts as a reliable co-pilot to Korean startup founders, backing deep tech, digital health and gaming ventures.

Nielsen Innovate

Venture capital

Caesarea, Israel


Stages

Series A

Sectors

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

Early-stage incubator-fund backing data/media-tech founders with access to Nielsen's network and resources.

Refinery Ventures

Venture capital

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

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

Invests in early-scaling companies on a trajectory toward Series A, mainly outside Silicon Valley.

SeventySix Capital

Venture capital

Philadelphia, United States


Stages

SeedSeries A

Sectors

Software & Internet · Media & Communications

Invests in and advises visionary entrepreneurs building the 'next, next thing' across sports, technology, media and entertainment.

Wocstar Fund

Venture capital

United States


Stages

GrowthSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Consumer & Retail · Media & Communications · Environmental & Safety

'Builder capital' backing women-of-color founders in overlooked, high-growth consumer/tech markets.

Yolo Investments

Venture capital

Guernsey


Stages

GrowthSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C

Sectors

Software & Internet · Financial Services · Media & Communications

Multi-fund venture investor deploying capital into iGaming, fintech and crypto companies, leveraging operational expertise from the Yolo Group.

What series a rounds price at

US market medians, so you can see where a term sheet sits against the market rather than only against the firm offering it.

  • Median pre-money valuation$64M · $48.5M in 2025
  • Median round size$19.4M · $14M in 2025
  • AI vs non-AI pre-money$83M vs $44M

PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, Q2 2026 (As of June 30, 2026), page 10. Figures are United States medians across all sectors; this report does not break valuations out by sector, so these are not sector-specific.

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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.