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    Mercurius Media Capital

    Redwood City, California, United StatesFounded 2023

    Mercurius Media Capital (MMC) is the first U.S.-based media-for-equity venture fund, launched in December 2023. The firm deploys premium media inventory—television, digital, streaming, and out-of-home—as growth capital in exchange for equity stakes in high-growth companies, helping startups preserve cash while accelerating brand awareness.

    33% of their portfolio is in Consumer. Deal activity decreased year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months vs 3 prior). Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $3.2M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    6

    Fund Size

    $87.5M

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    Piyush Puri

    Piyush Puri

    Founding Partner

    Satyan Gajwani

    Satyan Gajwani

    Founding Partner

    Kiran Shah

    Kiran Shah

    Director, Investments

    Devesh Ramchandani

    Devesh Ramchandani

    Principal, Investor Relations

    Kavitha Ramaswamy

    Kavitha Ramaswamy

    Chief of Staff & Principal, Investments

    Neha Kothari Ranavat

    Neha Kothari Ranavat

    Associate Vice President

    Ajay Raja

    Ajay Raja

    Investment Associate

    Riddhi Chopra

    Riddhi Chopra

    Investment Associate

    Siddharth Bhawnani

    Siddharth Bhawnani

    Associate, Investor Relations

    Lohit Biswal

    Lohit Biswal

    Manager, Strategic Investments

    Matt McNeese

    Matt McNeese

    Manager, Media Planning & Brand Strategy

    Salome Bodaji

    Salome Bodaji

    Senior Legal Counsel

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    6 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    CCrush YardSeed$2MSep 2025
    Emulait logoEmulaitSeed$3MJul 2025
    GGroomieSeed$2MMay 2025
    Mode Mobile logoMode MobileUnknown$1MMay 2025
    Airtasker logoAirtaskerUnknown$6MDec 2024
    reAlpha Tech Corp. logoreAlpha Tech Corp.Unknown$5MJan 2024

    Last updated: 9 September 2026