Who invested in OZY Media

4 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$70Mraised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources

$5.4MSeed$20MSeries A$10MRound$35MRound

Latest round: Round, $35MNov 2019
Step-upi: 3.5×
Investors: 8

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

201420152016201720182019

$5.4MSeed$20MSeries A$10MRound$35MRound

First round: Seed, $5.4M
Biggest round: $35M
Usual gap between rounds: 2.3 years

The rounds

Nov 2019
Round$35M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by Axios
Jan 2017
Round$10M2 new
- Emerson Collective
- GSV/ Axel Springer
Reported by FinSMEs
Oct 2014
Series A$20M1 new
- Axel Springer Digital Ventures
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Oct 2014
Dec 2013
Seed$5.4M5 new
- Ron Conway
- Dan Rosensweig
- Laurene Powell Jobs
- Larry Sonsini
- David Drummond
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $5.4M sold, first sale Dec 2013

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

Carlos WatsonPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Secretaryi

On the board, as filediDr. Mathias DopfnerDr. Mathias DopfnerLaurene Powell JobsLouise Rogers

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Seed2013Series A2014Round2017Round2019Ron Conway

Axel Springer Digital Ventures

Emerson CollectiveDan Rosensweig

Laurene Powell JobsLarry SonsiniDavid DrummondGSV/ Axel Springer

Everyone who backed them

Ron ConwayAngel1round

Axel Springer Digital VenturesVC firm1round

Emerson CollectiveFamily office1round

Dan RosensweigAngel1round

Laurene Powell JobsVC firm1round

Larry SonsiniAngel1round

David Drummondno record of our own yet1round

GSV/ Axel Springerno record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about OZY Media

Who invested in OZY Media?

OZY Media's investors include Ron Conway, Axel Springer Digital Ventures, Emerson Collective, Dan Rosensweig and Laurene Powell Jobs, and 3 more on record.