# Ingenious Media

> Ingenious Media is a VC fund in London backing Apps and Theatre. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ingenious-media-limited/
- Website: http://www.theingeniousgroup.co.uk/media/

Ingenious Media is an one of the largest independent investors in the UK’s creative sector, they partner with companies and individuals in the film, television and live entertainment sectors to bring great ideas to life. They do this through their unique blend of industry knowledge, access to a diverse range of capital sources and exceptionalexecution capability.They have invested in excess of £8 billion in the sector and have a long and successful track record of collaboration with first class international partners, including Fox Searchlight, 20th Century Fox, Sony Pictures, Miramax, Open Road, Working Title, Film4, Warner Bros., Pathé, BBC, ITV, Endemol and Lionsgate.They have one of the most experienced teams of independent professionals in the UK dedicated to the analysis and commercial negotiation of media opportunities and are always looking for new opportunities to work with industry partners.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Ingenious Media. Shizune tracks 10 team members at Ingenious Media. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ingenious-media?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $800k–$982k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Theatre | 1 | 33% |
| Auctions | 1 | 33% |
| Big Data | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Christopher Graves | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christopher-graves |
| Duncan Reid | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/duncan-reid |
| Eric Stevens | Team Member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-stevens |
| John Boyton | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-boyton |
| Keith Barrett | Head of Research | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keith-barrett-2 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Woto | Woto enables its users to publish standalone pages of information and share that information through social channels. The platform can be used to create articles, blogs, landing pages, single page sites, and more. Woto was launched in 2013 by Ian Collins, Yusuf Comez, and Ekin Caglar. It is operated from London, England. | $800K | Seed | Oct 02, 2014 |  |
| Digital Theatre | Digital Theatre works in partnership with Britain's leading theatre companies to capture live performance authentically onscreen. Using multiple camera angles and high-definition technology, we bring the drama and emotion of each production to a global online audience. | $982K | Seed | Jan 14, 2013 |  |
| Property Place | Property Place, a new application allowing users to search, share and sell property via their Facebook account goes live on the 11th November. It offers consumers and selling agents a more intuitive and efficient marketing alternative to existing channels. |  |  | Jan 14, 2013 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Finance Yorkshire](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/finance-yorkshire) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Galata Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galata-business-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ScaleUp Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/root-capital-llp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ingenious Media invest in?

Ingenious Media invests primarily in Apps, Theatre and Auctions startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ingenious Media's check size?

Ingenious Media typically joins rounds of $800k–$982k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Ingenious Media participates in.

### How do I contact Ingenious Media?

Public channels for Ingenious Media include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Ingenious Media?

The team at Ingenious Media includes Christopher Graves (Director), Duncan Reid (Director) and Eric Stevens (Team Member), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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