# W Media Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> W Media Ventures is a vc firm. 11 investments on record, latest Apr 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# W Media Ventures

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

Quiet VC firm

Seed Series B Series C

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 11 on record

Since the last cheque **4584** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.8M** Rounds led **0 of 11** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **4 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Canada, 64%**

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## W Media Ventures highlights

- 01 11 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series B: 70% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median undisclosed
- 04 4 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **11 appearances**

- **2014** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Wattpad](https://millionrounds.com/company/wattpad)** Series C · CA **$46M** With 7 others
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Smore](https://millionrounds.com/company/smore)** Seed · US · xconomy.com **$425K** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[GoInstant](https://millionrounds.com/company/goinstant)** Seed · CA · fis.dowjones.com **$1.7M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[Wattpad](https://millionrounds.com/company/wattpad)** Series A · CA · paidcontent.org **$3.5M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[SilkStart](https://millionrounds.com/company/silkstart)** Seed · CA · techvibes.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Summify](https://millionrounds.com/company/summify)** Seed · CA · venturebeat.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Tynt](https://millionrounds.com/company/tynt)** Series B · US · techcrunch.com **$8.0M** With 4 others
- **2009** 3 rounds
- **Jun** **[Yapta](https://millionrounds.com/company/yapta)** Series C · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$2.0M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Pinch Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/pinch-media)** Seed · US · wmediaventures.com **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[TeamPages](https://millionrounds.com/company/teampages)** Series B · CA · thealarmclock.com **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Indochino](https://millionrounds.com/company/indochino)** CA **Undisclosed** 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 **4 in all**

**[GoInstant](https://millionrounds.com/company/goinstant)** Bought by Salesforce **$70M** Jul 2012

**[Tynt](https://millionrounds.com/company/tynt)** Bought by 33Across **Undisclosed** Jan 2012

**[Summify](https://millionrounds.com/company/summify)** Bought by [Twitter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twitter) **Undisclosed** Jan 2012

**[Pinch Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/pinch-media)** Bought by Flurry **Undisclosed** Dec 2009

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

## The cheque

Seed Series B Series C

Median round joined **$2.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 11 rounds **0%**

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

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *5*
- Series B *2*
- Series C *2*
- Series A *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2014

Often in the room with

- [Golden Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-venture-partners) 2
- [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as W Media Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Golden Venture Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-venture-partners)[**Union Square Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures)

## Quick answers about W Media Ventures

### What does W Media Ventures invest in?

W Media Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series B (70% of the rounds on record).

### How active is W Media Ventures?

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

### How big are W Media Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.8M.

### Does W Media Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does W Media Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Canada (64%) and the United States (36%).

### Is W Media Ventures investing now?

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

### Who does W Media Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Golden Venture Partners (2 rounds together) and Union Square Ventures (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is W Media Ventures?

W Media Ventures is a VC firm.

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