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    Novel TMT Ventures

    New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2005
    noveltmt.com
    ConsumerE-Commerce & MarketplaceMedia & EntertainmentFintechGamingTelecomSaaS

    Novel TMT Ventures is the technology, media, and telecom investment arm of the Hong Kong-based Novel Group, founded by Bruno Chou, Luis Chou, and Andrew Fine. The firm invests in seed and early-stage companies across commerce, media, payments, and consumer technology sectors.

    Their most common stage is series-a (42% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $37.1M (across 30 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    19

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    AF

    Andrew Fine

    Co-Founder & Partner

    BC

    Bruno Chou

    Co-Founder & Partner

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    31 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    PPredictSpringSeries B$16MJun 2022
    Elevate Brands logoElevate BrandsSeries B$55MNov 2021
    DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP logoDIGITAL CURRENCY GROUPGrowth$700MJan 2021
    Farfetch logoFarfetchIpo—Sep 2018
    Backbone logoBackboneSeries A$8MAug 2018
    INKBOX logoINKBOXSeries A$13MJul 2018
    Inkbox logoInkboxSeries A$13MJul 2018
    Inkbox logoInkboxSeries A$300KJan 2018
    INKBOX logoINKBOXSeries A$13MJan 2018
    MasterClass logoMasterClassSeries B$15MJul 2016
    PPredictSpringSeries A$11.4MJun 2016
    Farfetch logoFarfetchSeries F$110MMay 2016
    MasterClass logoMasterClassSeries B$15MFeb 2016
    PPredictSpringSeed$11.4MJan 2016
    PPredictSpringSeries A$11.4MJan 2016
    MasterClass logoMasterClassSeed$1.9MJan 2016
    Fishbrain logoFishbrainSeries A$8MJan 2015
    EdCast logoEdCastSeed$6MSep 2014
    Fishbrain logoFishbrainSeries A$2.4MJul 2014
    DAILYLOOK logoDAILYLOOKSeed$2.5MApr 2013
    Rent the Runway logoRent the RunwaySeries C$4.4MMar 2013
    EEuclid AnalyticsSeries B$17.3MFeb 2013
    Business of Fashion logoBusiness of FashionSeed$2.1MFeb 2013
    Openbucks logoOpenbucksSeries A$4.8MJul 2012
    Openbucks logoOpenbucksSeries A$4.8MJan 2012
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    Top Co-Investors

    New Enterprise Associates4 shared
    Advancit Capital4 shared
    Harrison Metal4 shared
    SoftBank Vision Fund4 shared
    Menlo Ventures4 shared
    Maveron4 shared
    CASSIUS4 shared
    Golden Ventures4 shared
    Founders Fund4 shared
    Flight Fund4 shared
    Felicis4 shared
    Bloomberg Beta3 shared
    Downey Ventures3 shared
    Index Ventures3 shared
    Headline3 shared
    Greycroft3 shared
    SV Angel3 shared
    Silicon Valley Bank3 shared
    Pelion Venture Partners2 shared
    Bain Capital Ventures2 shared

    Last updated: 20 October 2026