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American Journalism Project
Investor · United States · North America
The American Journalism Project is a venture philanthropy organization dedicated to local news. It builds new nonprofit news organizations through its Startup Studio, makes multi-year grants and provides venture support to existing local news organizations, and works with local philanthropies to catalyze support for local news.
Invests inMedia & EntertainmentEducation
In its own wordslocal newsnonprofit mediajournalismventure philanthropycivic engagementmedia
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Or find every investor that fitsAmerican Journalism Project lists 5 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Media & Entertainment (43%), Education (29%) and AI & Machine Learning (14%). 75% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Animoca Brands, P2 Ventures and Sequoia Capital.
No funding round on record names American Journalism Project yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Media & Entertainment | 43% | 4% |
| Education | 29% | 7% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 14% | 18% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 14% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Animoca Brands | 1 |
| P2 Ventures | 1 |
| Sequoia Capital | 1 |
| Shima Capital | 1 |
| YZi Labs | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 4th | 5 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 77th | 43% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers5100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare American Journalism Project head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
5 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Bureau is a civic media lab that designs people-powered journalism practices and supports their local adoption and adaptation across the country. | Media & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company helps people understand how America works through journalism, covering education, voting, and public health outcomes | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Free Press Indiana serves local news to residents of Indiana through its newsrooms and partnerships. | Media & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Open Campus provides tools and a community for people to learn and build artificial intelligence projects. | EducationAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells condominium residences on Long Island | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- theajp.org
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 5
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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