ME

Media Ventures Group — Seed VC Firm ($1.0M–$3.0M Checks)

VC

Media Ventures Group is a Seed venture capital firm investing in Other, SaaS, Consumer. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.0M checks and has 26 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$3.0M
Portfolio
26 companies on record
Partners
14 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Consumer, AI / ML
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-18

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.0M

Portfolio

26+ companies

Team

14 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2017Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on transformative media and entertainment startups that innovate in content delivery and monetization.

How Media Ventures Group invests

Media Ventures Group is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Consumer, AI / ML.

Media Ventures Group typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.0M per investment.

Investing since at least 2008, Media Ventures Group has backed 26 companies in our records, including DiaMonTech, Yasni, merkando. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2017.

Partners & Team

AJ

Andreas Jacobi

Founder

venture capital

Founded by Andreas Jacobi, André Schnitzler

JT

Jessica Tran

GP

Media
Technology
TL

Thorsten Lubinski

Founder

venture capital

Founded by Thorsten Lubinski, Prof. Mäntele

PM

Prof. Mäntele

Founder

venture capital

Founded by Thorsten Lubinski, Prof. Mäntele

HW

Harold Wolf

Managing Director

accounting
controlling
IT
legal/personnel

Managing Director of E2Ma GmbH

JG

Jörn Grunert

Founder

venture capital

Founded by Jörn Grunert

AV

Andreas v. Maltzan

Co-investors

venture capital

Co-investors: HTGF

NM

Nik Myftari

Founder

venture capital

Founder of 123FAHRSCHULE Holding GmbH

SP

Stefan Petter

Managing Director

Controlling
Accounting
Tax
Legal Affairs
Finances
Personnel

Managing Director of Media Ventures GmbH

DK

Dr. Katrin Schaal

Director, Legal Affairs & Personnel, Authorized Company Representative

Legal Affairs
Personnel

Director, Legal Affairs & Personnel, Authorized Company Representative at Media Ventures GmbH

DS

Dirk Ströer

Managing Shareholder

venture capital

The founder of Media Ventures GmbH

JB

Jan Becker

Founder

venture capital

Founded by Jan Becker

AS

André Schnitzler

Founder

venture capital

Founded by Andreas Jacobi, André Schnitzler

JD

Jonathan Dähne

Founder

venture capital

Founded by Jonathan Dähne

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Consumer
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (26)

2017

DI

DiaMonTech

Early stage

DiaMonTech is developing a medical device for non-invasive measurement of blood sugar values.

YA

Yasni

Seed

Yasni is a data source/data provider that uses proprietary technology to operate its own search engine for people and companies.

2016

ME

merkando

Real Estate

merkando offers shopping systems for easy integration and artist, fan and corporate websites.

AU

Aura

Restaurant

The Aura restaurant in Cologne-Rodenkirchen is one of the best restaurants and addresses in Cologne and the surrounding area.

E2

E2Ma

Seed

E2Ma GmbH is a leading company in the area of lead generation for direct marketing and market research in Germany.

2015

SP

Spotted

Growth

The 'Spotted' app connects people with the same interests, who meet by accident and like each other.

2014

GL

Global Group

Seed

The Global Group is one of the leading full-service marketing providers of integrated customer and prospect management.

EX

exactag

Seed

The platform developed by EXACTAG measures digital communications performance values along the customer journey.

2013

PR

Property Ventures

Seed

Media Ventures GmbH has also been investing in real estate, planning and carrying out real estate projects throughout Germany.

2012

HO

HOCCER

Growth

Across the globe, the HOCCER Messenger fulfills the highest demands for data security.

How to pitch Media Ventures Group
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Andreas Jacobi, Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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