# Ingram Content Group

> Ingram Content Group is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: La Vergne, United States
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/ingram-content-group
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ingramcontent
- Website: http://ingramcontent.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ingramcontent

Ingram Content Group is a VC fund in La Vergne focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Ingram Content Group Inc. is the world's largest and most trusted distributor of physical and digital content. We provide books, music and media content to over 38,000 retailers, libraries, schools and distribution partners in 195 countries. More than 25,000 publishers use Ingram’s fully integrated physical and digital solutions and programsto realize the full business potential of books.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $500k–$5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 33% |
| Software | 3 | 25% |
| Publishing | 3 | 25% |
| Music | 2 | 17% |
| Video | 2 | 17% |

40 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 8% |
| Series D | 1 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 8% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 8% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alfred Dowell | Senior Vice President & Controller; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alfred-dowell |
| Damon Clinkscales | Software Engineer - Lead | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/damon-clinkscales |
| Jackie Thompson | Senior Account Manager, Enterprise Solutions | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jackie-thompson |
| Melissa Michaels | Author | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melissa-michaels |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cashmere | Cashmere enables publishers to liberate their premium content for usage in AI platforms by providing tools for monitoring and monetizing data in the agentic AI era. | $5M | Seed | Jan 22, 2026 |  |
| Book.io | Book.io is a pioneering Web3 marketplace that enables users to buy, read, and sell eBooks and Audiobooks, representing a significant shift in the ownership model of digital literature. |  | Seed | Mar 25, 2025 |  |
| Sea Machines Robotics | Sea Machines Robotics develops autonomous control systems for commercial vessels. The technology enables navigation in marine environments. The focus is on applications in sectors such as shipping, offshore energy, and maritime logistics. | $12M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 06, 2024 |  |
| Stuff.io | Stuff.io is building the tokenization infrastructure for next-gen digital media—combining a media-optimized Layer 2, decentralized storage, and our patent-pending blockchain file format to turn licensed files into true digital property. |  | Seed | Sep 30, 2022 |  |
| Book.io | Book.io is a pioneering Web3 marketplace that enables users to buy, read, and sell eBooks and Audiobooks, representing a significant shift in the ownership model of digital literature. |  | Seed | Sep 30, 2022 |  |
| Stuff.io | Stuff.io is building the tokenization infrastructure for next-gen digital media—combining a media-optimized Layer 2, decentralized storage, and our patent-pending blockchain file format to turn licensed files into true digital property. | $500K | Seed | Aug 23, 2022 |  |
| CourseKey | CourseKey is a SaaS platform for vocational education providers that boosts revenue by improving student retention and graduation rates, helps maintain regulatory compliance, and streamlines processes. | $2.8M | Seed | Sep 01, 2017 |  |
| Vid Grid | Ilos Videos are a group of 12 full-time employees who work hard and are good friends along the way. ilos is an online screen recording platform that allows you to record, share, and organize your videos in one place. With cloud-storage, ilos is the simplest and fastest way to record your screen and share it with the people who need it. | $1.5M | Seed | Aug 15, 2017 |  |
| Querium | Querium Corporation is building a smart, scalable, online assessment platform for Math, Science, and Engineering. It features a patent-pending expert system, advanced simulation technology, and an easy-to-use interface. The company helps students master critical STEM skills, preparing them for college and beyond. Their platform deliverspersonalized, bite-sized lessons with an expert system, step-by-step tutoring assistance that motivates students to succeed. The StepWise Virtual Tutor uses A.I. technology that mimics a master teacher or master tutor and is available 24/7.Querium was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA. | $3.2M | Series B | Jan 18, 2017 |  |
| Synapsify | Synapsify is the developer of CORE, a content analytical tool powered by machine intelligence and natural language processing, that helps marketers, researchers and insight professionals get to the heart of their customers' stories faster and more accurately by identifying and recommending the content that matters. Named by Forbes as one ofthe Top 10 Data Startups to Watch and awarded the GigaOm Structure Readers Choice Award for Text Analytics. | $850K |  | Jul 23, 2014 |  |

10 of 12 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1745 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann-digital-media-investments) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ICG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icg-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [RKKVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rkkvc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aberdare Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aberdare-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Active Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bedrock Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bedrockcapital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ingram Content Group invest in?

Ingram Content Group invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Publishing startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Ingram Content Group's check size?

Ingram Content Group typically joins rounds of $500k–$5M 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 Ingram Content Group participates in.

### How do I contact Ingram Content Group?

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### Who are the partners at Ingram Content Group?

The team at Ingram Content Group includes Alfred Dowell (Senior Vice President & Controller; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer), Damon Clinkscales (Software Engineer - Lead) and Jackie Thompson (Senior Account Manager, Enterprise Solutions). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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