New Media Ventures
Los Angeles, California, United StatesFounded 2010
New Media Ventures is the first seed fund and national network of angel investors supporting media and tech startups that disrupt politics and catalyze progressive change. Founded in 2010, it backs early-stage civic ventures leveraging media and technology to mobilize disenfranchised communities.
Their most common stage is seed (64% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $1.7M (across 9 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
10
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
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Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Portfolio
11 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blavity | Series A | $6.5M | Jul 2018 |
 BallotReady | Seed | $1.5M | — |
 Reliabl | Pre-Seed | — | — |
 mRelief | Unknown | $1.2M | — |
| AAttentive.ly | Seed | $750K | — |
| WWeird Enough Productions | Seed | $1.2M | — |
| TThe Movement Cooperative | Seed | $1.2M | — |
| SSocial Currant | Pre-Seed | $450K | — |
| SSpread the Vote | Seed | $1.2M | — |
| RResistance Labs | Seed | $1.2M | — |
| Blavity | Seed | — | — |
Top Co-Investors
Harlem Capital2 shared
Base2 shared
GV2 shared
Leo Capital2 shared
Comcast Corporation2 shared
Hard Yaka1 shared
University of Chicago1 shared
Techstars1 shared
Y Combinator1 shared
Baron Davis Enterprises1 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026