GMG Ventures LP (“GMGV”) is a specialist manager that invests in early stage companies at the intersection of technology and media, whom are seeking to fundamentally re-shape their rapidly evolving industry. It was set up to support exceptional founders building technology enabled products for the new age of enterprise and the digital lifestyle of consumers.
Our fund has one limited partner, The Scott Trust, which among other assets and funds, owns the Guardian news organisation. We focus on seed and series A by stage and businesses we invest in are typically B2B focused, with a data and deep tech proposition.
We have a clear investment strategy, set of investment themes and structured approach to help set up our portfolio companies to benefit from the wider Guardian Media Group, including its vast external network and the prestigious and trusted brand of The Guardian.
Our current portfolio includes:
- Founders Factory
- Betaworks Ventures
- Signal Media
- Vidsy
- Seated
- A Million Ads
- The Narrative
- Dirty Lemon
- Vizual.ai
- Decoded
with a further 20 companies in our media cohort at Founders Factory, including Serelay, Headstart, YesChef, People.io and Flourish.
Our fund has one limited partner, The Scott Trust, which among other assets and funds, owns the Guardian news organisation. We focus on seed and series A by stage and businesses we invest in are typically B2B focused, with a data and deep tech proposition.
We have a clear investment strategy, set of investment themes and structured approach to help set up our portfolio companies to benefit from the wider Guardian Media Group, including its vast external network and the prestigious and trusted brand of The Guardian.
Our current portfolio includes:
- Founders Factory
- Betaworks Ventures
- Signal Media
- Vidsy
- Seated
- A Million Ads
- The Narrative
- Dirty Lemon
- Vizual.ai
- Decoded
with a further 20 companies in our media cohort at Founders Factory, including Serelay, Headstart, YesChef, People.io and Flourish.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2017
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 09.09.2022 | re:collect | re-collect.ai | - | United Sta... |
| 09.05.2022 | Oorbit | oorbit.tv | $5M | - |
| 06.03.2022 | Kickstarte... | kickstarter.com | $100M | Hong Kong |
| 13.08.2021 | Authoritiv... | authoritive.co | $5M | United Sta... |
| 14.06.2021 | Chatterbox | chatterbox.io | $3.96M | Portugal, ... |
| 14.06.2021 | ?nlock - u... | unlock-protocol.com | $4M | United Sta... |
| 27.10.2020 | The Compan... | thecompanion.app | - | United Kin... |
| 11.09.2020 | Sensity | sensity.ai | - | Netherland... |
| - | Decoded | decoded.com | - | United Kin... |
| - | The Narrat... | thenarrative.io | - | - |
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| - | Meet Chatterbox, the UK platform connecting refugees with rising opportunities in digital economy | Following the successive conflicts in Syria, Afghanistan and now more recently, Ukraine, there has been a dramatic rise of professionals from marginalised groups in Europe. Add on to this, the statistics from the U.K. government says advert... |