# Media Development Authority: portfolio, investments and team

> Media Development Authority is a vc firm based in Singapore. 7 investments on record, latest Oct 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/media-development-authority (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Media Development Authority

Last cheque observed Oct 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed Venture Messaging Real Time

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **4408** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$39K** Rounds led **0 of 7** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Singapore, 86%**

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## Media Development Authority highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 100% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $37K
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Messaging Real Time
- **Based in:** Singapore
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances**

- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Drone Box](https://millionrounds.com/company/drone-box)** Seed · SG **$39K** With 1 other
- **May** **[BankerBay Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/bankerbay-technologies)** Seed · IN **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[InvestingNote](https://millionrounds.com/company/investingnote)** Seed · SG **$39K** Sole investor
- **2011** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[JFDI.Asia](https://millionrounds.com/company/jfdi-asia)** Venture · SG · innov8.singtel.com **$950K** With 12 others
- **Feb** **[3rd Planet](https://millionrounds.com/company/3rd-planet)** Seed · SG **$500K** Sole investor
- **2007** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Zopim](https://millionrounds.com/company/zopim)** Seed · SG · nus.edu.sg **$22K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[First Meta](https://millionrounds.com/company/first-meta)** Seed · SG **$35K** Sole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Zopim](https://millionrounds.com/company/zopim)** Bought by Zendesk **$30M** Apr 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Seed Venture

Median round joined **$39K** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$37K**

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2014
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *6*
- Venture *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2007 2014

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## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Media Development Authority in their description, not their title.

- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 1 Aug 2022 · 40 min Ser En Low: Winning BAFTA, East vs. West Representation & Founder Uncertainty - E184 Mentions [Media Development Authority](https://millionrounds.com/fund/media-development-authority) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [BRAVE Southeast Asia Tech](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/brave-southeast-asia) 2 Jun 2022 · 35 min Liyana Sulaiman: Father Inspiration, Failure Cat Curiosity & Liquidation Marketplace Founder - E167 Mentions [Founder Institute](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-institute-montreal)[Media Development Authority](https://millionrounds.com/fund/media-development-authority) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Media Development Authority

### What does Media Development Authority invest in?

Media Development Authority invests most often at Seed and Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Messaging and Real Time.

### How active is Media Development Authority?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2014.

### How big are Media Development Authority's cheques?

The median round it joins is $39K.

### Does Media Development Authority lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Media Development Authority invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Singapore (86%) and India (14%).

### Is Media Development Authority investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2014.

### What kind of investor is Media Development Authority?

Media Development Authority is a VC firm based in Singapore.

### Where does this information on Media Development Authority come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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