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Media Development Investment Fund (broader vehicles) — Seed & Growth VC Firm

VC

Media Development Investment Fund (broader vehicles) is a Seed, Growth venture capital firm investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm has 7 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
7 companies on record
Partners
12 listed
Stage
Seed, Growth
Sectors
Other, AI / ML
Check size
Not in our records
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-31

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Growth

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

12 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Impact-oriented investment vehicles backing independent media and entertainment platforms globally, with a focus on sustainable digital content businesses.

How Media Development Investment Fund (broader vehicles) invests

Media Development Investment Fund (broader vehicles) is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Seed, Growth stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML.

Media Development Investment Fund (broader vehicles) has backed 7 companies in our records, including Petit Press, Wide, Malaysiakini.

Partners & Team

JM

Jelena Milosevic

Program Director

MS

Magdalena Skrzypek

Director of Communications and Impact

Communications
Impact

Appointed Director of Communications and Impact at Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). She takes over from Peter Whitehead.

PW

Peter Whitehead

Previous Director of Communications and Impact

Communications
Impact

Previous Director of Communications and Impact at Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF).

AS

Ana Soffietto

Program Director for Latin America

NT

Nolwazi Tusini

Program Director

PS

Patrice Schneider

Chief Strategy Officer

NV

Nenad Vučetić

IT Director

DM

Dan Margoshes

Chief Financial Officer

PB

Patricia Burd

Managing Director

BP

Bojana Pavlović

Senior Legal Counsel

IT

Investment Team MDIF

Investment Team

Media
Digital Platforms
Content IP
HM

Harlan Mandel

Chief Executive Officer

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

PE

Petit Press

WI

Wide

MA

Malaysiakini

Media Development Investment Fund

A leading independent online news portal in Malaysia publishing in English, Malay, Chinese, and Tamil.

KA

Katadata

Emerging Media Opportunity Fund (EMOF)

An Indonesian digital media, data, and research company focusing on economics, business, and financial news.

DA

Daily Maverick

MDIF (Direct Portfolio / General Vehicle)

A prominent South African independent online daily newspaper and community-supported media outlet.

RA

Rappler

Digital Media / Journalism·Growth Stage·Emerging Media Opportunity Fund (EMOF)

An independent digital news organization in the Philippines known for its investigative journalism and social media engagement.

TH

The News Minute

Digital Media / Journalism·Early Stage·South Asia Media Investment Fund (SAMIF)

A digital news platform focusing on news, politics, and social issues across the five southern states of India.

How to pitch Media Development Investment Fund (broader vehicles)
  • Raising at Seed, Growth? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jelena Milosevic, Program Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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