Kaleidoscope
Seed Round in 2022
Kaleidoscope is a global podcasting company focused on delivering engaging and adventurous true stories that resonate emotionally with listeners. The company specializes in narratives that evoke excitement and exploration, drawing parallels to thrilling experiences such as adventures in the Amazon or underwater discoveries. By collaborating with various personalities and partnering with leading brands, Kaleidoscope aims to entertain while also inspiring its audience to broaden their perspectives and restore their faith in humanity. Through its unique storytelling approach, the company seeks to create compelling audio experiences that captivate and connect with a diverse audience.
Vietcetera
Series A in 2021
Vietcetera Media is a media company based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, founded in 2016. It operates a digital platform that publishes online content focused on business, culture, lifestyle, fashion, and entertainment, offering a global perspective on contemporary Vietnamese society. By providing news briefings and insights about Vietnam's affairs and events, Vietcetera aims to connect modern Vietnam with a worldwide audience, facilitating a deeper understanding of the country's evolving narrative.
Exile Content Studio
Series A in 2020
Exile Content Studio is a leading media company that produces premium content tailored for Latinos and US Hispanics. It specializes in creating films, television series, radio shows, and music, offering a diverse range of curated media.
NewsBytes
Series A in 2020
NewsBytes is an India-based media technology company that operates an online news platform and licenses its technology to produce content. The company runs an AI-powered engine capable of creating multilingual content and breaking down topics into comprehensible segments for explanatory journalism. Its platform delivers news in a timeline format and supports both consumer-facing media platforms and B2B clients by licensing its content creation technology to help produce high-quality content at scale with minimal human intervention. NewsBytes combines two business lines: a consumer-oriented news platform and a B2B technology offering enabling others to generate content efficiently. It uses natural language processing to automate content creation, reducing information overload for readers while enabling scalable content production.
Minute Media
Venture Round in 2020
Minute Media is a global technology company specializing in sports and culture. It owns leading sports content brands like The Players' Tribune, FanSided, and 90min, reaching over 200 million monthly users across 14 markets in 10 languages. The company's proprietary platform enables the creation, distribution, and monetization of digital short-form content experiences.
The News Lens
Series C in 2018
Founded in August 2013, The News Lens is an independent media platform dedicated to providing Chinese readers with informed debates on news, social, and political issues.
Minute Media
Series F in 2018
Minute Media is a global technology company specializing in sports and culture. It owns leading sports content brands like The Players' Tribune, FanSided, and 90min, reaching over 200 million monthly users across 14 markets in 10 languages. The company's proprietary platform enables the creation, distribution, and monetization of digital short-form content experiences.
Gremi Media S.A. is a Polish media company that operates primarily in the business, finance, and law sectors. It publishes several notable publications, including Rzeczpospolita, an economic and legal daily, and Gazeta Gieldy i Inwestorów “Parkiet,” which focuses on the stock exchange and capital markets. The company also produces Uwazam Rze Historia, a monthly magazine dedicated to historical topics. In addition to its print publications, Gremi Media manages a suite of online platforms, such as rp.pl for business and legal information, parkiet.com for investment insights, and historia.uwazamrze.pl for historical content. The company also offers an online newsstand, eKiosk, for digital versions of its publications. Beyond publishing, Gremi Media provides legal services and organizes conferences, seminars, and workshops on a wide range of topics, including finance, law, and management. Headquartered in Warsaw, Gremi Media serves professionals and senior managers, delivering specialized content and resources tailored to their needs.
PENTA Football
Seed Round in 2017
PENTA Football specializes in the distribution of football highlights, providing fans with access to key moments from matches. The company focuses on leveraging its unique content creation capabilities to enhance the viewing experience in the sports industry. By collaborating with various partners, PENTA Football aims to meet diverse digital transformation needs, ensuring that the content remains engaging and relevant to audiences.
Atlas Obscura
Series A in 2017
Atlas Obscura is an online travel media company that catalogs unusual and obscure destinations worldwide, combining user-generated content with editorial storytelling. Its platform serves as a global catalog of hidden places, remarkable histories, scientific marvels, and distinctive foods, offering travelers a collaborative guide and experiences around the world. Founded in 2009 and based in Brooklyn, New York, Atlas Obscura publishes features and articles on history, science, and food, and connects explorers through a shared interest in discovery.
OpenSlate
Venture Round in 2017
OpenSlate is a leading provider of brand safety and contextual analytics for digital video content, established in 2012 by CEO Mike Henry and headquartered in New York, NY. The company specializes in measuring brand suitability for advertisers, offering targeted solutions that enhance the alignment of advertising with appropriate content. Unlike traditional methods that focus on post-exposure monitoring, OpenSlate employs predictive data science and proprietary analytics to generate actionable insights at a large scale. This technology supports the needs of major digital video platforms, particularly YouTube, while also being applicable across various video content on the web. OpenSlate's platform is utilized by major advertising holding companies and prominent brands, positioning the company as a critical player in the digital advertising landscape.
NewsBytes
Seed Round in 2017
NewsBytes is an India-based media technology company that operates an online news platform and licenses its technology to produce content. The company runs an AI-powered engine capable of creating multilingual content and breaking down topics into comprehensible segments for explanatory journalism. Its platform delivers news in a timeline format and supports both consumer-facing media platforms and B2B clients by licensing its content creation technology to help produce high-quality content at scale with minimal human intervention. NewsBytes combines two business lines: a consumer-oriented news platform and a B2B technology offering enabling others to generate content efficiently. It uses natural language processing to automate content creation, reducing information overload for readers while enabling scalable content production.
The News Lens
Series B in 2017
Founded in August 2013, The News Lens is an independent media platform dedicated to providing Chinese readers with informed debates on news, social, and political issues.
PENTA Football
Seed Round in 2016
PENTA Football specializes in the distribution of football highlights, providing fans with access to key moments from matches. The company focuses on leveraging its unique content creation capabilities to enhance the viewing experience in the sports industry. By collaborating with various partners, PENTA Football aims to meet diverse digital transformation needs, ensuring that the content remains engaging and relevant to audiences.
cielo24
Convertible Note in 2016
cielo24 is a cloud-based captioning and media data platform that serves online education, enterprise, government, news, and entertainment markets. It converts unstructured video and audio into searchable data by generating indexes, transcripts, captions, and media intelligence, enabling searchable captions and enhanced content discovery. The solution integrates captions, media data, and intelligence to optimize, tag, and index video and media assets, supporting accessibility and content discovery compliance. It provides multilingual transcription across languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Hebrew, Hindi, Arabic, among others. The service is industrial-grade, designed for scalable, high-quality, cost-efficient deployment, and is based in Santa Barbara, California.
OpenSlate
Series B in 2016
OpenSlate is a leading provider of brand safety and contextual analytics for digital video content, established in 2012 by CEO Mike Henry and headquartered in New York, NY. The company specializes in measuring brand suitability for advertisers, offering targeted solutions that enhance the alignment of advertising with appropriate content. Unlike traditional methods that focus on post-exposure monitoring, OpenSlate employs predictive data science and proprietary analytics to generate actionable insights at a large scale. This technology supports the needs of major digital video platforms, particularly YouTube, while also being applicable across various video content on the web. OpenSlate's platform is utilized by major advertising holding companies and prominent brands, positioning the company as a critical player in the digital advertising landscape.
IDN Media Company is a multi-platform digital media organization based in Surabaya, Indonesia, catering primarily to affluent Millennials and Gen Z. Established in 2014, it operates several key platforms, including IDNtimes.com, which offers a variety of engaging content such as visuals, quizzes, and listicles. The company also runs IDNtv, an online video producer focused on web series, social experiments, and branded content. Additionally, it owns Popbela.com, a lifestyle platform aimed at young urban women, and IDN Creative, which specializes in native advertising, creating sponsored content and events for brands. Furthermore, IDN Media organizes live events through IDN Event, providing a stage for creativity and talent among its target audience. With over 80 million monthly active users, IDN Media strives to democratize information access across Indonesia while fostering positive societal impacts.
OpenSlate
Series B in 2016
OpenSlate is a leading provider of brand safety and contextual analytics for digital video content, established in 2012 by CEO Mike Henry and headquartered in New York, NY. The company specializes in measuring brand suitability for advertisers, offering targeted solutions that enhance the alignment of advertising with appropriate content. Unlike traditional methods that focus on post-exposure monitoring, OpenSlate employs predictive data science and proprietary analytics to generate actionable insights at a large scale. This technology supports the needs of major digital video platforms, particularly YouTube, while also being applicable across various video content on the web. OpenSlate's platform is utilized by major advertising holding companies and prominent brands, positioning the company as a critical player in the digital advertising landscape.
cielo24
Convertible Note in 2016
cielo24 is a cloud-based captioning and media data platform that serves online education, enterprise, government, news, and entertainment markets. It converts unstructured video and audio into searchable data by generating indexes, transcripts, captions, and media intelligence, enabling searchable captions and enhanced content discovery. The solution integrates captions, media data, and intelligence to optimize, tag, and index video and media assets, supporting accessibility and content discovery compliance. It provides multilingual transcription across languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Hebrew, Hindi, Arabic, among others. The service is industrial-grade, designed for scalable, high-quality, cost-efficient deployment, and is based in Santa Barbara, California.
cielo24 is a cloud-based captioning and media data platform that serves online education, enterprise, government, news, and entertainment markets. It converts unstructured video and audio into searchable data by generating indexes, transcripts, captions, and media intelligence, enabling searchable captions and enhanced content discovery. The solution integrates captions, media data, and intelligence to optimize, tag, and index video and media assets, supporting accessibility and content discovery compliance. It provides multilingual transcription across languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish, Hebrew, Hindi, Arabic, among others. The service is industrial-grade, designed for scalable, high-quality, cost-efficient deployment, and is based in Santa Barbara, California.
The News Lens
Series A in 2015
Founded in August 2013, The News Lens is an independent media platform dedicated to providing Chinese readers with informed debates on news, social, and political issues.
Founded in 2012, Rappler operates a social news network that inspires community engagement and encourages digitally fueled actions for social change. It offers uncompromised journalism to spark smart conversations and ignite change.
News Deeply
Seed Round in 2015
News Deeply, Inc. is a media and technology company established in 2012 and based in New York, New York. It specializes in developing online platforms and user-centric projects that enhance public engagement and facilitate informed discussions on complex global issues. The company offers a news and media platform that combines news coverage, live events, information design, and social participation, catering to audiences interested in critical topics. Additionally, News Deeply creates educational content for U.S. teachers and collaborates with think tanks, institutions, and private sector partners to ideate and implement custom projects. Among its notable initiatives is Syria Deeply, an independent digital media project focused on storytelling related to global crises.
Atlas Obscura
Seed Round in 2015
Atlas Obscura is an online travel media company that catalogs unusual and obscure destinations worldwide, combining user-generated content with editorial storytelling. Its platform serves as a global catalog of hidden places, remarkable histories, scientific marvels, and distinctive foods, offering travelers a collaborative guide and experiences around the world. Founded in 2009 and based in Brooklyn, New York, Atlas Obscura publishes features and articles on history, science, and food, and connects explorers through a shared interest in discovery.
El Cambur
Seed Round in 2014
El Cambur is a digital media and services enterprise based in Monagas, Venezuela, dedicated to providing quality information that focuses on the political center, a perspective often overlooked by mainstream media. The company delivers content in various formats, including text, infographics, and videos, aiming to foster informed debate and discussions on political and social issues. El Cambur emphasizes the importance of data-driven narratives and visual representations, creating essential reading materials that engage audiences and propose solutions to contemporary challenges. By prioritizing clarity and accessibility, El Cambur seeks to establish itself as a vital source of information in the realm of communication and political sociology.
El Meme
Seed Round in 2014
El Meme is a news and entertainment outlet based in Argentina, established in 2014. The company specializes in identifying and monitoring trends to enhance understanding of global events and their relevance to audiences. It boasts a network of over 10,000 digital creative professionals, including writers, filmmakers, and communication experts. El Meme reaches an audience of more than 30 million young millennials across the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina each month. The company provides digital content production services, including content marketing and native advertising, while also focusing on targeted audience distribution through programmatic buying and social media platforms.