Earlystage Media
Rushed for time? Here is the top 5 investors for Media and Entertainment startups. Scroll down for more information on these investors or to view the rest of the investors.
| Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branded Strategic Hospitality | http://www.brandedstrategic.com | Seed | New York, New York, United States | Linkedin |
| MassVentures | http://mass-ventures.com | Grant | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Linkedin |
| SymphonyAI | http://www.symphonyai.com | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Palo Alto, California, United States | Linkedin |
| TCG | http://tcg.co/ | Los Angeles, California, United States | Linkedin | |
| HearstLab | http://hearstlab.com | Early Stage Venture, Seed | New York, New York, United States | Linkedin |
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We’ve ranked the top 31 Media and Entertainment investors in United States. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Media and Entertainment Investors & Funds (United States)
Branded Strategic Hospitality
Branded Strategic Hospitality is an investment and solutions company that leverages its ecosystem of hospitality venues.
Investment Rounds: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Industries: Impact Investing, Media and Entertainment, Real Estate, Restaurants
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MassVentures
MassVentures is a venture capital firm focused on supporting Massachusetts-based startups to prosper in their businesses.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Security
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SymphonyAI
SymphonyAI is an enterprise AI company focused on delivering AI solutions for vertical sectors
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Goods, Industrial Manufacturing, Information Technology, Life Science, Machine Learning, Media and Entertainment, Retail, Software
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TCG
TCG is a multi-stage investment firm that seeks to invest in and build these best-in-class companies.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Industries: Digital Media, Film Production, Media and Entertainment, TV Production, Venture Capital
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HearstLab
HearstLab invests in early-stage, tech-enabled, women-led startups.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Analytics, FinTech, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment
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Connecticut Innovations
Connecticut Innovations provides strategic capital and operational insight to to companies in high-tech industries
Investment Rounds: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Grant, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Biotechnology, Energy, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment
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Matter
Matter is an early-stage media startup accelerator.
Investment Rounds: Seed
Industries: Consulting, Media and Entertainment, Venture Capital
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Human Ventures
Human Ventures is a business creation platform, comprised of a venture fund, studio and enterprise agency.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Consumer Goods, EdTech, Food and Beverage, Media and Entertainment, Personal Health, Venture Capital, Virtual Workforce, Wellness
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Crush Ventures
Early stage venture fun(d), a division of Crush Music.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Consumer Goods, Media and Entertainment, Music, Publishing, Social Media, Video Games
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R/GA Ventures
Investment arm of R/GA. We’re helping industry leaders capitalize on disruptive technologies through access to the startup ecosystem.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Industries: Big Data, Blockchain, Enterprise, Infrastructure, Marketing, Media and Entertainment, Pet, Sports
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Schooner Capital
Schooner Capital is a private investment firm.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Industries: Media and Entertainment, Medical Device, Pharmaceutical, Venture Capital
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Plus Capital
Plus Capital is a venture infrastructure trusted by elite artists and athletes to invest in and build transformative companies.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Financial Services, Media and Entertainment, Venture Capital
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Advancit Capital
Advancit Capital focuses on early-stage companies at the intersection of media, entertainment, and technology.
Investment Rounds: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Financial Services, Impact Investing, Media and Entertainment
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Sterling.VC
Sterling.VC is a sports, media and real estate VC fund supported by Sterling Equities, the principal owner of the Mets, SNY, and OverwatchNY
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, eSports, Media and Entertainment, Real Estate, Sports
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North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity
North Bridge provides seed-to-growth stage funding for businesses in several sectors such as software, communications and infrastructure.
Investment Rounds: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Industries: Impact Investing, Media and Entertainment, Venture Capital
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Powerhouse Capital
Powerhouse Capital, LA based venture fund dedicated to investment opportunities in technology, media, entertainment & interactive gaming.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Industries: Audio, Events, Gaming, Media and Entertainment, Music, Ticketing, Video, Video Games
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Progress Ventures
Progress Ventures is an early-stage investment fund focused exclusively on the burgeoning markets in advertising technology and digital
Investment Rounds: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Advertising, Business Development, Media and Entertainment, Venture Capital
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GrandBanks Capital
GrandBanks Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in wireless and mobile technologies, digital media, web-based
Investment Rounds: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: FinTech, Media and Entertainment
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Phoenix Capital Ventures (PCV)
PCV is an early stage venture firm partnering with companies in the sports, gaming, human performance and media sectors.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Industries: Consumer, eSports, Fitness, Gaming, Lifestyle, Media and Entertainment, Sports, Venture Capital
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Spero Studios
Innovative media + technology production company focusing on content, GameFi and NFT collections with real-life use case + applications.
Investment Rounds: Crowdfunding, Early Stage Venture, Initial Coin Offering, Private Equity, Seed
Industries: Blockchain, Gaming, Media and Entertainment, Virtual World
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Verizon Ventures
Verizon Ventures invests in entrepreneurial companies to drive innovation in Verizon Communications.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Enterprise, Hardware, Media and Entertainment
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Menagerie Investments and Holdings
A Diversified Private Seed Fund, Sophisticated Angel Style
Investment Rounds: Crowdfunding, Debt, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Industries: Apps, B2B, Banking, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Media and Entertainment, Mobile, Social Media, Wealth Management
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Branded Strategic Hospitality
Branded Strategic Hospitality is an investment and solutions company that leverages its ecosystem of hospitality venues.
Investment Rounds: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Industries: Impact Investing, Media and Entertainment, Real Estate, Restaurants
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MassVentures
MassVentures is a venture capital firm focused on supporting Massachusetts-based startups to prosper in their businesses.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Security
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SymphonyAI
SymphonyAI is an enterprise AI company focused on delivering AI solutions for vertical sectors
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Consumer Goods, Industrial Manufacturing, Information Technology, Life Science, Machine Learning, Media and Entertainment, Retail, Software
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TCG
TCG is a multi-stage investment firm that seeks to invest in and build these best-in-class companies.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Industries: Digital Media, Film Production, Media and Entertainment, TV Production, Venture Capital
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HearstLab
HearstLab invests in early-stage, tech-enabled, women-led startups.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Analytics, FinTech, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment
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Connecticut Innovations
Connecticut Innovations provides strategic capital and operational insight to to companies in high-tech industries
Investment Rounds: Debt, Early Stage Venture, Grant, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Biotechnology, Energy, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment
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Matter
Matter is an early-stage media startup accelerator.
Investment Rounds: Seed
Industries: Consulting, Media and Entertainment, Venture Capital
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Human Ventures
Human Ventures is a business creation platform, comprised of a venture fund, studio and enterprise agency.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Consumer Goods, EdTech, Food and Beverage, Media and Entertainment, Personal Health, Venture Capital, Virtual Workforce, Wellness
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Crush Ventures
Early stage venture fun(d), a division of Crush Music.
Investment Rounds: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Industries: Consumer Goods, Media and Entertainment, Music, Publishing, Social Media, Video Games
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