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Media Development Investment Fund
Investor · New York, NY, United States · North America
MDIF is a non-profit impact investment fund that finances independent media businesses through private equity, debt, hybrid and venture funds. It also provides strategic advisory support to help these companies build commercial strength while remaining editorially independent.
Invests inFintechCrypto & Web3Enterprise Software
In its own wordsmediaindependent journalismimpact investingdigital mediapress freedominformation
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Or find every investor that fitsMedia Development Investment Fund lists 9 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Fintech (25%), Crypto & Web3 (25%) and Enterprise Software (25%). 50% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Andreessen Horowitz, Archetype and Artha Group.
No funding round on record names Media Development Investment Fund yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 0th | 3 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 | 36th | 25% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers9100%
- 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.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 25% | 12% |
| Crypto & Web3 | 25% | 1% |
| Enterprise Software | 25% | 8% |
| Media & Entertainment | 25% | 4% |
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Andreessen Horowitz
Compare Media Development Investment Fund head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
9 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides a platform for citizens to access public services, report urban maintenance issues, and participate in city decision-making processes. | EducationGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Datasketch develops civic and social technologies to democratize access to knowledge and empower informed decision-making. | EducationMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Gram Vaani enables communities to use technologies and share information that can equip them to bring positive changes in their lives. | Healthcare & BiotechMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Hukumonline provides a platform for various legal needs, including legal research, analysis, and compliance solutions. | Legal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces podcasts. | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| The company supports the next generation of Palestinian storytellers and journalists and builds a human experience library. | Media & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Sowt is a media hub that produces and distributes podcasts and other media content | Media & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Turnkey provides wallet infrastructure for various applications, including payments, consumers, AI agents, and stablecoin apps | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 13 Nov 2026- Site
- mdif.org
- Last read
- 13 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 8 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 9
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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