# Ackerley Partners

> Ackerley Partners is a VC fund in Seattle backing Video and Marketing. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2007
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ackerley-partners-llc/
- Website: http://ackerleypartners.com

Ackerley Partners is a privately held investment company founded in June, 2002 with a focus on media and entertainment investment opportunities.The company invests their own capital, and are willing to offer our experience and network to help entrepreneurs quickly achieve market leadership and sustainable business models. They aim to be apartner, not merely an investor.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 2 | 67% |
| Marketing | 1 | 33% |
| Messaging | 1 | 33% |
| Advertising | 1 | 33% |
| Service Industry | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Ackerley | Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-ackerley |
| Kim Ackerley | Partner | 0 | — |
| Ted Ackerley | Co-Founder, Managing Partner | 2 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Twelvefold | Twelvefold uses a deep understanding of articles and videos to find and engage very specific audiences at the right moments. With our approach, we show brands what motivates their customers, and place ads where they're most likely to reach and engage an ideal consumer.Clients include brands like Best Buy, Dodge, HP, Microsoft, Quaker,Samsung and Toyota. Twelvefold is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, with teams in Chicago, Detroit & Los Angeles. | $2.5M | Series A | Nov 20, 2007 |  |
| Jott | Seattle based Jott offers a novel and convenient service that lets users speak messages; those can be sent to themselves or others as transcribed emails or voice messages.Jott has also begun to offer a new service called Jott links. Jott Links are Web pages that receive HTTP posts and write out a text response. They are called Jott Linksbecause they are used to “link” Jott with other services, such as blogging and social networking sites. Jaiku, Blogger, Twitter, Zillow, tumblr, and Amazon.com are some of the Jott Links available. For example, you can call Jott, say the name of the link (“Twitter!”), speak out loud your blog post, and have the message sent to Twitter. Jott can also read back any responses and send them to you via email or text message.Companies offering similar services include SpinVox and SimulScribe. | $5.4M | Seed | May 11, 2007 |  |
| Twelvefold | Twelvefold uses a deep understanding of articles and videos to find and engage very specific audiences at the right moments. With our approach, we show brands what motivates their customers, and place ads where they're most likely to reach and engage an ideal consumer.Clients include brands like Best Buy, Dodge, HP, Microsoft, Quaker,Samsung and Toyota. Twelvefold is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, with teams in Chicago, Detroit & Los Angeles. | $9.6M | Series A | Jan 16, 2007 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Adams Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adams-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [TransCosmos](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/transcosmos) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Atomico](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atomico) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bain Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Draper Richards](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-richards) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Western Technology Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/western-technology-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ackerley Partners invest in?

Ackerley Partners invests primarily in Video, Marketing and Messaging startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ackerley Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Ackerley Partners?

The team at Ackerley Partners includes Christopher Ackerley (Partner), Kim Ackerley (Partner) and Ted Ackerley (Co-Founder, Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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