North Base Media

North Base Media is a venture capital investment firm established in 2013 and headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It specializes in journalistic enterprises and digital-driven opportunities within emerging markets. The firm targets early- and mid-stage companies that demonstrate potential for growth, providing them with capital and access to international media expertise. North Base Media focuses on independently owned media and technologies that empower consumers to engage in their civic, cultural, and economic environments. The firm's portfolio companies benefit from unique digital and journalistic knowledge, as well as the ability to leverage each other's expertise. North Base Media operates independently and is not affiliated with any governments or political agendas in the regions where it invests.

Sasa Vucinic

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

56 past transactions

Hunch

Venture Round in 2022
We help businesses acquire and grow their customers online. We build innovative technology on top of the most important digital platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Adwords, Twitter and LinkedIn and use that technology to make brands and agencies wildly successful with their social and video advertising. Why? Because, acquiring customers online is becoming and increasingly complex and expensive experience. The gap between what ads your users want to see and what ads they are actually served remains large. We help our customers bridge that gap. Hunch is on a mission to help businesses deliver an automated, optimized, and personalized customer journey through latest advertising technology and processes.

Vietcetera

Series A in 2021
Vietcetera Media is a media company based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, founded in 2016. It focuses on publishing online news content that covers a variety of topics, including business, lifestyle, culture, fashion, and entertainment. The company aims to connect modern Vietnam with a global audience by providing insightful briefings on Vietnamese affairs, society, and business. Through its digital platform, Vietcetera Media enables readers both within and outside Vietnam to stay informed about relevant events and trends, fostering a better understanding of the country.

Zaiko

Funding Round in 2021
Zaiko Pte Ltd. is a Singapore-based ticketing company that operates a white label platform designed for event organizers and digital media companies. Founded in 2019, Zaiko provides a comprehensive solution that enables users to create, manage, and sell tickets for a variety of events, including festivals, club events, exhibitions, sports, and tourism packages. The platform not only facilitates ticket sales but also offers live streaming options, allowing organizers to broadcast their events directly to fans under their own branding. Zaiko's innovative approach includes a unique paid live streaming and video-on-demand service, consolidating both online and offline ticketing functionalities within a single platform. This positions Zaiko as a versatile partner for artists, performers, and event organizers looking to enhance audience engagement and streamline their ticketing processes.

Majarra

Venture Round in 2021
Majarra is an Arabic online content provider that operates a subscription platform focused on the online content industry. The platform offers a wide range of topics, including management, science, technology, psychology, general health, and finance. By providing access to these subjects, Majarra aims to empower users to make better-informed personal and professional decisions.

Loco

Seed Round in 2021
Loco, a live trivia game show app. Loco offers an interactive trivia game show that lets users answer 10 multiple choice questions and win money in real time. The game’s prize money is Rs 10,000 and winners can get their reward directly into their Paytm account. The live quiz covers topics such as current events, technology, food, sports, religion, politics, music, movies and history, according to information available on its Google Play store page.

Exile Content Studio

Series A in 2020
Operator of a media company dedicated to acquiring and developing original content in English and Spanish. The company specializes in creating and producing films, tv series, radio shows and music, thereby enabling viewers to enjoy an array of curated media from various topics.

Zaiko

Series A in 2020
Zaiko Pte Ltd. is a Singapore-based ticketing company that operates a white label platform designed for event organizers and digital media companies. Founded in 2019, Zaiko provides a comprehensive solution that enables users to create, manage, and sell tickets for a variety of events, including festivals, club events, exhibitions, sports, and tourism packages. The platform not only facilitates ticket sales but also offers live streaming options, allowing organizers to broadcast their events directly to fans under their own branding. Zaiko's innovative approach includes a unique paid live streaming and video-on-demand service, consolidating both online and offline ticketing functionalities within a single platform. This positions Zaiko as a versatile partner for artists, performers, and event organizers looking to enhance audience engagement and streamline their ticketing processes.

NewsBytes

Series A in 2020
NewsBytes is a media technology company based in Ghaziabad, India, that specializes in delivering news through an innovative online platform. The company utilizes an AI-powered engine to produce high-quality content in multiple languages, addressing the challenges of information overload in news consumption. By offering a timeline format for news presentation, NewsBytes allows users to access up-to-date information along with historical context. The business model includes both a consumer-facing media platform and a B2B technology service, where companies can license the technology to generate their own content. This dual approach positions NewsBytes as a unique player in the Indian media landscape, focused on enhancing content production with minimal human intervention.

Minute Media

Venture Round in 2020
MinuteMedia is a digital sports media and technology company that focuses on content creation and distribution. Established in 2011 and headquartered in London, it operates an online platform that enables fans and social influencers to create, publish, and share sports content across various formats, including articles, videos, and interactive media. The company supports a diverse range of digital media brands, including 90min, which caters to football enthusiasts, and 12up, which focuses on U.S. sports. Additionally, MinuteMedia offers DBLTAP, a platform for e-sports content, and Mental Floss, known for its engaging lifestyle content. With a commitment to innovation, MinuteMedia delivers over 1,000 pieces of curated content daily in multiple languages, serving a broad audience that includes advertisers, publishers, and Fortune 500 companies.

Tamatem

Series A in 2020
Tamatem Inc. is a mobile gaming studio and publishing company headquartered in Amman, Jordan, with an additional office in Mountain View, California. Founded in 2013, Tamatem focuses on developing and localizing games for Arabic-speaking smartphone users, addressing a significant market gap. The company collaborates with international studios and developers to publish various genres, including MMO-RPG, strategy, racing, puzzle, and trivia games, ensuring these titles are culturally relevant for the Arabic gamer. With a strong emphasis on localization, user acquisition, and monetization strategies, Tamatem has successfully published over 40 games that collectively have garnered more than 50 million downloads. As a leader in the MENA market, Tamatem's expertise aids in enhancing game visibility and revenue potential for its partners.

Zaiko

Seed Round in 2019
Zaiko Pte Ltd. is a Singapore-based ticketing company that operates a white label platform designed for event organizers and digital media companies. Founded in 2019, Zaiko provides a comprehensive solution that enables users to create, manage, and sell tickets for a variety of events, including festivals, club events, exhibitions, sports, and tourism packages. The platform not only facilitates ticket sales but also offers live streaming options, allowing organizers to broadcast their events directly to fans under their own branding. Zaiko's innovative approach includes a unique paid live streaming and video-on-demand service, consolidating both online and offline ticketing functionalities within a single platform. This positions Zaiko as a versatile partner for artists, performers, and event organizers looking to enhance audience engagement and streamline their ticketing processes.

SpokenLayer

Series A in 2019
SpokenLayer is a New York-based company that specializes in converting printed content into audio format, allowing users to listen to articles through mobile devices, the web, or in vehicles. Founded in 2012, the company offers a self-guided API for clients to submit their written content, which is then narrated using suitable voice talent. SpokenLayer is recognized as a leading provider of voice content for virtual assistants and connected devices, such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. In addition to transforming written stories into audio, the company also produces, distributes, and monetizes voice experiences, helping advertisers and brands engage audiences through smart speakers. The company is supported by several notable investors, including Beasley Media Group and Guardian Media Group Ventures.

Kiswe

Series B in 2019
Kiswe Mobile, Inc. is a media packaging and technology company that specializes in live media solutions for sports and entertainment content owners. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in New Providence, New Jersey, Kiswe develops an application that allows users to discover, direct, watch, clip, and share live videos from their smartphones. The company's flagship product, CloudCast, leverages cloud-based technology to enhance the production and broadcasting of live events. Kiswe's solutions are utilized by major broadcasters, media companies, sports and eSports leagues, and music labels, including notable clients such as BTS, the NBA, and the PGA Tour. With additional offices in Europe and Asia, Kiswe aims to connect at-home viewers with live events and in-venue fans through interactive video experiences that foster social engagement and loyalty.

NEXD

Seed Round in 2018
Nexd Ou, a technology company, provides mobile media advertising solutions. Its solutions include Adcanvas self-service platform that allows agencies, brands, and publishers to create lightweight ads; and managed services to design, deliver, and manage ads from concept through to delivery and reporting. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with sales offices in Berlin, Vienna, and New York. It has a development hub in Tallinn, Estonia.

DealStreetAsia

Seed Round in 2018
As of April 26, 2019, operates as a subsidiary of Nikkei Inc.

Content Insights

Seed Round in 2018
Helping online publishers evaluate, benchmark and rank content and authors' performance across platforms and languages

The News Lens

Series C in 2018
The News Lens is an independent media for Chinese readers. The company aims to be a platform where a wide range of Chinese readers can engage in informed debates about important news, social, and political issues. The News Lens was established in August 2013.

Minute Media

Series F in 2018
MinuteMedia is a digital sports media and technology company that focuses on content creation and distribution. Established in 2011 and headquartered in London, it operates an online platform that enables fans and social influencers to create, publish, and share sports content across various formats, including articles, videos, and interactive media. The company supports a diverse range of digital media brands, including 90min, which caters to football enthusiasts, and 12up, which focuses on U.S. sports. Additionally, MinuteMedia offers DBLTAP, a platform for e-sports content, and Mental Floss, known for its engaging lifestyle content. With a commitment to innovation, MinuteMedia delivers over 1,000 pieces of curated content daily in multiple languages, serving a broad audience that includes advertisers, publishers, and Fortune 500 companies.

Asoko Insight

Series A in 2018
Asoko Insight Limited is a corporate information platform specializing in data on public and private companies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 2014 and based in London, the company assists clients, including investment firms, banks, corporates, and governments, in identifying leads, researching investment opportunities, and monitoring corporate developments. Asoko collects and continuously updates company information through various data acquisition channels, providing comprehensive company profiles that encompass key corporate data, financial indicators, and management details. Additionally, it offers extended profiles featuring incorporation documents, corporate family trees, client turnover data, and compliance metrics. The company also delivers custom data products, sector analysis, and daily news aggregation focused on Africa's business landscape. With local research analysts across several regional offices, Asoko is dedicated to enhancing its data collection operations as it expands its presence in key African markets like Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria.

Gremi Media

Post in 2017
Gremi Media S.A. operates in the media business in Poland. It operates as a media platform in the business-finance-law segment. The company publishes Rzeczpospolita, an economic and legal daily, and liberal conservative newspaper; Gazeta Gieldy i Inwestorów “Parkiet”, a specialized daily newspaper to the stock exchange and the whole capital market; and Uwazam Rze Historia, a monthly magazine presenting the facts from the past, historical figures, and the foundations of modern times. It also operates rp.pl, an online portal in the business-finance-law segment; parkiet.com, a portal for people who invest and/or save money and to know the level of profit generated by their mutual funds, the types of bonds worth buying, or the kinds of deposits and insurance to choose; historia.uwazamrze.pl, a portal for people interested in history, facts, and sensational events from the past; and eKiosk, an online newsstand with digital press, which various electronic versions of newspapers and magazines. In addition, the company provides legal services. Further, it organizes conferences and debates on various topics, such as capital markets, finance and management, energy, real estate, law and taxes, pharmacy, IT, or marketing; and training sessions, seminars, and workshops. Gremi Media S.A. is based in Warsaw, Poland.

Underdog

Seed Round in 2017
Underdog specializes in assisting companies with their digital transformation needs, focusing on the sports industry. The firm distinguishes itself through its unique content creation and creative capabilities, which are tailored to meet the diverse goals of its clients. By collaborating closely with a variety of organizations, Underdog aims to enhance their digital strategies and overall performance, ensuring they effectively navigate the evolving landscape of sports and entertainment.

Atlas Obscura

Series A in 2017
Atlas Obscura Inc. is an online magazine and travel company that serves as a comprehensive guide to unique and unusual destinations around the world. Founded in 2009 by Joshua Foer and Dylan Thuras, the company is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. Atlas Obscura allows users to explore a vast array of curious sites, including miniature cities, glass flowers, and unusual architectural wonders. The platform features user-generated content alongside editorial articles that cover various topics, including history, science, food, and travel. Additionally, Atlas Obscura highlights events in major cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., fostering a community of explorers eager to discover the world's hidden gems.

Syte

Series A in 2017
Syte develops a product discovery platform designed to transform the way people search and shop online. It is a provider of visual AI technology that aims to improve retailers’ site navigation, product discovery, and user experience by powering solutions that engage and convert shoppers. The B2B enterprise's solution includes camera search, augmented site search, personalization engines, and smart in-store tools, empower shoppers to discover and purchase products instantly. Their camera solution enables shoppers to take a picture of a product that inspires them and search for visually similar products within a retailer’s site. Up to date, Syte has raised $71 million from investors including Viola Ventures, LG Tech Ventures, NHN Ventures, Kreos Capital, Naver Corporation, Commerce Ventures, Storm Ventures, Axess Ventures, La Maison, MizMaa Ventures, Magma, Naver Corporation, Line Corporation, Reimage Ventures, North Base Media, and KDC Ventures. In 2014, Helge Voss, Idan Pinto, Lihi Pinto Fryman, and Ofer Fryman established Syte in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv.

Content Insights

Seed Round in 2017
Helping online publishers evaluate, benchmark and rank content and authors' performance across platforms and languages

OpenSlate

Venture Round in 2017
OpenSlate is a leading provider of brand safety and contextual analytics for digital video content. Founded in 2012 by CEO Mike Henry and headquartered in New York, the company specializes in measuring the brand suitability of online content for advertisers. OpenSlate's platform offers advertisers targeted solutions that ensure alignment with appropriate content, rather than merely tracking exposure to potentially unsuitable material. Utilizing predictive data science, OpenSlate generates actionable metrics that assess the nature and quality of content across various platforms, particularly focused on YouTube but applicable to all digital video. The company serves every major advertising holding company and some of the largest global advertisers, helping them identify the most effective content for their advertising campaigns.

NewsBytes

Seed Round in 2017
NewsBytes is a media technology company based in Ghaziabad, India, that specializes in delivering news through an innovative online platform. The company utilizes an AI-powered engine to produce high-quality content in multiple languages, addressing the challenges of information overload in news consumption. By offering a timeline format for news presentation, NewsBytes allows users to access up-to-date information along with historical context. The business model includes both a consumer-facing media platform and a B2B technology service, where companies can license the technology to generate their own content. This dual approach positions NewsBytes as a unique player in the Indian media landscape, focused on enhancing content production with minimal human intervention.

The News Lens

Series B in 2017
The News Lens is an independent media for Chinese readers. The company aims to be a platform where a wide range of Chinese readers can engage in informed debates about important news, social, and political issues. The News Lens was established in August 2013.

Duta

Series A in 2017
Duta Software India Pvt Ltd. is an emerging international media company founded in 2015 and headquartered in both Chennai, India, and Silicon Valley. The company develops an online platform that delivers breaking news, sports updates, entertainment news, and devotional content to millions of subscribers globally. Duta utilizes popular mobile messaging apps, including WhatsApp and Telegram, to provide engaging and interactive services. With a leadership team of experienced tech entrepreneurs and backing from venture capitalists who have invested in prominent companies, Duta has quickly established itself as a fast-growing startup in the media sector. The company also operates newsrooms in the USA, India, and Spain to enhance its global reach.

STEP Group

Series A in 2017
STEP Group is a leading digital and new media company in the Middle East with a house of modern news and entertainment brands.

Pocket Aces

Series A in 2016
Pocket Aces Pvt. Ltd. is a technology-driven digital entertainment company based in Mumbai, India, founded in 2013. It focuses on mobile video content and aims to engage the 400+ million Indians online. The company operates several content channels, including FilterCopy for short videos, Dice Media for long-form narratives, and Gobble for food and lifestyle content. Additionally, it offers Loco, a live and interactive esports platform that has rapidly gained popularity, boasting over 15 million registered users. Pocket Aces reaches more than 50 million viewers weekly and generates approximately 500 million video views monthly. It became the first digital company in India to secure a multi-show deal with Netflix in 2018. With a diverse content library, Pocket Aces syndicates its programming across various platforms, including Ola Play and Reliance Jio, as well as international services like Youku Tudou and Bytedance. The company is recognized for its creative capabilities and has collaborated with major advertisers, enhancing its profile in the digital entertainment landscape.

Underdog

Seed Round in 2016
Underdog specializes in assisting companies with their digital transformation needs, focusing on the sports industry. The firm distinguishes itself through its unique content creation and creative capabilities, which are tailored to meet the diverse goals of its clients. By collaborating closely with a variety of organizations, Underdog aims to enhance their digital strategies and overall performance, ensuring they effectively navigate the evolving landscape of sports and entertainment.

Cielo24

Convertible Note in 2016
Cielo24 Inc. is a company based in Santa Barbara, California, that specializes in cloud-based captioning solutions tailored for online education, enterprise, government, news, and entertainment sectors. The company's platform transforms unstructured media data into searchable formats, generating indexes, transcripts, and captions that enhance the discoverability of multimedia content. Cielo24 focuses on delivering high-quality, scalable solutions that are customized to meet the needs of its clients, enabling them to achieve better return on investment by improving content reach and compliance with accessibility standards. The company also provides foreign language transcription services in a variety of languages, thereby broadening the accessibility of educational and media content.

OpenSlate

Series B in 2016
OpenSlate is a leading provider of brand safety and contextual analytics for digital video content. Founded in 2012 by CEO Mike Henry and headquartered in New York, the company specializes in measuring the brand suitability of online content for advertisers. OpenSlate's platform offers advertisers targeted solutions that ensure alignment with appropriate content, rather than merely tracking exposure to potentially unsuitable material. Utilizing predictive data science, OpenSlate generates actionable metrics that assess the nature and quality of content across various platforms, particularly focused on YouTube but applicable to all digital video. The company serves every major advertising holding company and some of the largest global advertisers, helping them identify the most effective content for their advertising campaigns.

IDN

Series A in 2016
IDN Media Company is a prominent multi-platform digital media entity in Indonesia, catering primarily to affluent Millennials and Gen Z. Founded in 2014 and based in Surabaya, it operates several digital platforms, including IDNtimes.com, which offers engaging content such as visuals, quizzes, and listicles; IDNtv, a producer of web series and branded videos; and Popbela.com, which focuses on lifestyle and pop culture for young urban women. Additionally, IDN Media has IDN Creative, an agency dedicated to native advertising, and IDN Event, which organizes live events showcasing the creativity and talents of its target audience. The company aims to democratize access to accurate and positive information, ultimately serving as a voice for the younger generations in Indonesia.

Funcastic

Seed Round in 2016
Funcastic claims to be India’s first branded mobile podcast aggregator and allows users to listen to the content of their choice via the app.

OpenSlate

Series B in 2016
OpenSlate is a leading provider of brand safety and contextual analytics for digital video content. Founded in 2012 by CEO Mike Henry and headquartered in New York, the company specializes in measuring the brand suitability of online content for advertisers. OpenSlate's platform offers advertisers targeted solutions that ensure alignment with appropriate content, rather than merely tracking exposure to potentially unsuitable material. Utilizing predictive data science, OpenSlate generates actionable metrics that assess the nature and quality of content across various platforms, particularly focused on YouTube but applicable to all digital video. The company serves every major advertising holding company and some of the largest global advertisers, helping them identify the most effective content for their advertising campaigns.

Spectrm

Seed Round in 2016
Spectrm Publishing UG is a company that specializes in conversational marketing through its AI-based chatbot platform. Established in 2015 and headquartered in Falkensee, Germany, with an additional office in New York, the company provides a suite of tools designed to facilitate customer engagement and retention. Its platform integrates seamlessly with popular messaging applications like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, enabling businesses to automate conversations, understand customer intent, segment audiences, and conduct remarketing efforts. Spectrm's technology allows companies to efficiently generate leads and gain insights, supporting high-profile clients such as Red Bull, Telekom, CNN, and Ford. By combining user-friendly design with advanced conversational AI, Spectrm empowers businesses to rapidly implement solutions that enhance customer experience and drive results.

Cielo24

Convertible Note in 2016
Cielo24 Inc. is a company based in Santa Barbara, California, that specializes in cloud-based captioning solutions tailored for online education, enterprise, government, news, and entertainment sectors. The company's platform transforms unstructured media data into searchable formats, generating indexes, transcripts, and captions that enhance the discoverability of multimedia content. Cielo24 focuses on delivering high-quality, scalable solutions that are customized to meet the needs of its clients, enabling them to achieve better return on investment by improving content reach and compliance with accessibility standards. The company also provides foreign language transcription services in a variety of languages, thereby broadening the accessibility of educational and media content.

Content Insights

Seed Round in 2016
Helping online publishers evaluate, benchmark and rank content and authors' performance across platforms and languages

Leena AI

Seed Round in 2016
Leena AI develops a human resource management platform that transforms employee experience with conversational AI. Its platform operates as an AI-powered HR assistant providing instant responses to employee queries over chat and voice, enabling organizations to get access to a platform which resolves HR services queries fast and improve the employee experience. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York.

Planet GoGo

Seed Round in 2015
PlanetGoGo aims to bring personalized content to the user's phone. GoGo is a personalized content hub powering the android phone lock screen. The app is packed with amazing features Get the latest in News, humor and deals Earn Talktime every time you read a story Easy recharge mechanism The company is founded by a solid team of entrepreneurs who have worked in the mobile, content and advertising space in the past.

Nameless Network

Convertible Note in 2015
Nameless Network creates smart video programming for the smart phone generation. We’re like the Discovery Channel reimagined for a young, internet-savvy mobile media consumer. We create and distribute programming that reaches over 300 million young people each month. Our audience of 10+ million subscribers is 90% mobile and 85% under 34 years old.

Zuppit

Seed Round in 2015
We have developed the world's smartest content summarisation algorithm, which can learn & improve on it's own.

Asoko Insight

Seed Round in 2015
Asoko Insight Limited is a corporate information platform specializing in data on public and private companies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Founded in 2014 and based in London, the company assists clients, including investment firms, banks, corporates, and governments, in identifying leads, researching investment opportunities, and monitoring corporate developments. Asoko collects and continuously updates company information through various data acquisition channels, providing comprehensive company profiles that encompass key corporate data, financial indicators, and management details. Additionally, it offers extended profiles featuring incorporation documents, corporate family trees, client turnover data, and compliance metrics. The company also delivers custom data products, sector analysis, and daily news aggregation focused on Africa's business landscape. With local research analysts across several regional offices, Asoko is dedicated to enhancing its data collection operations as it expands its presence in key African markets like Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria.

Cielo24

Series A in 2015
Cielo24 Inc. is a company based in Santa Barbara, California, that specializes in cloud-based captioning solutions tailored for online education, enterprise, government, news, and entertainment sectors. The company's platform transforms unstructured media data into searchable formats, generating indexes, transcripts, and captions that enhance the discoverability of multimedia content. Cielo24 focuses on delivering high-quality, scalable solutions that are customized to meet the needs of its clients, enabling them to achieve better return on investment by improving content reach and compliance with accessibility standards. The company also provides foreign language transcription services in a variety of languages, thereby broadening the accessibility of educational and media content.

Duta

Convertible Note in 2015
Duta Software India Pvt Ltd. is an emerging international media company founded in 2015 and headquartered in both Chennai, India, and Silicon Valley. The company develops an online platform that delivers breaking news, sports updates, entertainment news, and devotional content to millions of subscribers globally. Duta utilizes popular mobile messaging apps, including WhatsApp and Telegram, to provide engaging and interactive services. With a leadership team of experienced tech entrepreneurs and backing from venture capitalists who have invested in prominent companies, Duta has quickly established itself as a fast-growing startup in the media sector. The company also operates newsrooms in the USA, India, and Spain to enhance its global reach.

The News Lens

Series A in 2015
The News Lens is an independent media for Chinese readers. The company aims to be a platform where a wide range of Chinese readers can engage in informed debates about important news, social, and political issues. The News Lens was established in August 2013.

Rappler

Series A in 2015
Rappler is a social news network where stories inspire community engagement and digitally fueled actions for social change. Rappler comes from the root words "rap" (to discuss) + "ripple" (to make waves). It is a new world of limitless collaboration enabled by new technology and connected by social media. Rappler promises uncompromised journalism that - hopefully - inspires smart conversations and ignites a thirst for change.

News Deeply

Seed Round in 2015
News Deeply, Inc., a media and technology company, designs and builds online platforms and user-centric projects for news, live events, information design, and social participation. The company also creates educational content for teachers in the United States. In addition, it ideates and creates custom projects for think tanks, institutions, and private sector partners; and offers Syria Deeply, an independent digital media project that explores the model of storytelling around a global crisis. News Deeply, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Atlas Obscura

Seed Round in 2015
Atlas Obscura Inc. is an online magazine and travel company that serves as a comprehensive guide to unique and unusual destinations around the world. Founded in 2009 by Joshua Foer and Dylan Thuras, the company is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. Atlas Obscura allows users to explore a vast array of curious sites, including miniature cities, glass flowers, and unusual architectural wonders. The platform features user-generated content alongside editorial articles that cover various topics, including history, science, food, and travel. Additionally, Atlas Obscura highlights events in major cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., fostering a community of explorers eager to discover the world's hidden gems.

Piano

Seed Round in 2014
Piano Inc. is a provider of a business platform tailored for digital media, focusing on enhancing audience management and engagement. The company offers several key products, including Piano Composer, which allows users to deploy and iterate on various business models; Piano VX, a paywall solution for marketing and finance teams; and Piano ID, which facilitates better data analysis and communication for content companies. Additionally, Piano Go provides an instant business model adaptable to diverse content types, while Piano for Business Media supports the marketing and sales of content across multiple channels, including print and digital. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York City, Piano Inc. also has offices in Bratislava, Slovakia, and Izhevsk, Russia. The company operates as a subsidiary of Piano Media, a.s. since 2014.

Inkl

Seed Round in 2014
Inkl is a subscription-based news application that aggregates content from leading global publishers, including the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Economist, Bloomberg, and Washington Post. It aims to provide users with an efficient news experience, free from paywalls, clickbait, and advertisements. The platform offers ad-free access to curated news articles, allowing readers to easily stay informed on current events without needing to visit multiple news sites or purchase several subscriptions. Users can save their favorite stories, ensuring they remain updated on topics of interest. Inkl is designed for individuals seeking a streamlined and comprehensive view of world news.

El Cambur

Seed Round in 2014
El Cambur is a network digital media and services enterprise committed radically to the political center. This center is ignored by the mainstream media. The team is focused on digital media and propose essential reading agenda about the country and the world. A media made with quality information presented in short texts based on data, graphics and audiovisual. The team wants to create essential text, data, graphics and audiovisual content to This will generate debate on ideas, create different products in the area of communication and political sociology, and propose solutions.

ElMeme

Seed Round in 2014
El Meme is a digital news and entertainment outlet based in Argentina, established in 2014. The company focuses on identifying and monitoring trends to help audiences understand current events and their relevance. With a network of over 10,000 creative professionals, including writers, filmmakers, and designers, El Meme reaches more than 30 million young millennials across the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina each month. The platform offers services in digital content production and distribution, including content marketing and native advertising, while also utilizing programmatic buying and social media strategies to target specific audiences. By combining entertaining and informative content, El Meme assists clients in developing effective content strategies that enhance brand awareness and engage customers.

Datami

Series A in 2014
Datami Inc. is a mobile marketing technology company that specializes in developing a network-aware mobile marketing platform. This platform enables advertisers, businesses, and service vendors to enhance their visibility on mobile sites and applications while also funding users' mobile data consumption. Datami's solutions include sponsored data, data rewards, sponsored mobile advertising, and BYOD split billing, all aimed at improving mobile engagement for brands. The company combines real-time customer data from operators and brands to significantly increase click-through rates and in-app usage. Founded in 2013 and based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, with a development center in Bengaluru, India, Datami helps clients scale their mobile marketing efforts while providing consumers with opportunities to access and earn mobile data.

GkillCity

Seed Round in 2014
GkillCity is a digital publication based in Guayaquil, Ecuador, founded in 2011. The organization focuses on narrative, photojournalism, and audiovisual storytelling to address political and cultural issues with a pro-citizen perspective. Its mission includes combating discrimination, violence, and secrecy. GkillCity has published 152 editions, featuring contributions from over 290 collaborators worldwide. As a countercultural communication project, it seeks to establish itself as the leading digital media platform in Ecuador, aiming to expand its offerings to include more audio content, mobile applications, and digital TV channels.
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