North Base Media

North Base Media is an investment firm focused on journalistic enterprise and digital-driven opportunities in emerging markets. North Base creates value by bringing top-level international media expertise and capital to invested companies that will benefit from the deep knowledge, reputation and extensive connections of North Base’s partners. NBM focuses on both early- and mid-stage companies that show promise in key emerging markets. The portfolio companies, in turn, will benefit from being properly capitalized to pursue growth opportunities, by getting access to unique digital, media and journalistic know-how, and by being able to tap one another's expertise. NBM specializes in independently owned media or technologies that enable consumers to participate in their countries’ civic, cultural and economic life and that aim to be essential to key audiences in their markets. North Base is not aligned with governments, political causes or forces in the countries where it operates.

Marcus W. Brauchli

Co-Founder, Managing Partner

Alex Kotran

Principal

Turi Munthe

Venture Partner

Sasa Vucinic

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Past deals in Argentina

El Meme

Seed Round in 2014
El Meme is a news and entertainment outlet based in Argentina, incorporated in 2014. The platform identifies and monitors trends to help audiences understand global events and their relevance. It boasts a network of over 10,000 professionals, including writers, creatives, filmmakers, and communication and design experts. El Meme reaches more than 30 million millennials monthly across the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina. The company provides digital content production services, such as content marketing and native advertising, while also specializing in distribution to targeted audiences through programmatic buying and social media.