# Marie Nemcova > Marie Nemcova is a venture - series unknown investor at Media Development Investment Fund backing News. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated… - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Media Development Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/media-development-investment-fund) - Location: New York, United States - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: Apr 2023 - Lead investor: 100% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marie-nemcova-aa1a354 Marie Nemcova is a venture - series unknown investor at Media Development Investment Fund in New York focused on News and Video. Marie Nemcova, Chief Operating Officer, has over 20 years’ experience in media and international development. Marie was program director in the Open Society Fund Prague (OSFP) from 1994 to 1998, managing several large-scale regional and national development initiatives. She joined MDIF in Prague in 1996, taking on responsibility for MDIF’sinternational and Prague-based operations, and assisting with development issues and strategic partnerships. From 1987 to 1994, whilst working at the Czech Agricultural University, Marie coordinated international development projects for USAID, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the European Union. She has an MA in Economics and Management from Prague’s Czech Agricultural University. She is based in Prague. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | News | 1 | 25% | | Video | 1 | 25% | | Big Data | 1 | 25% | | Analytics | 1 | 25% | | Lifestyle | 1 | 25% | 8 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 75% | | Seed | 1 | 25% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Pakistan | 1 | 25% | | South Africa | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PumaPodcast | | | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 28, 2023 | | | THE CURRENT | THE CURRENT is Pakistan’s first digital news-lifestyle platform that simplifies news for Pakistani millennials. | | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 28, 2023 | | | Hashtag Our Stories | Hashtag Our Stories is a social-first, video publisher, focused on stories about local solutions to global problems. Traditional news media lacks diversity, has a bias for negativity and is missing the big trends. The company saw a different way of telling stories through empowering mobile storytelling in every language. | | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 28, 2023 | | | Datasketch | App store of data science | $500K | Seed | Dec 15, 2021 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Calm Company Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calm-company-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Johnson Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johnson-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Media Development Investment Fund VC Fund · New York, United States Media Development Investment Fund is a not-for-profit investment fund, providing debt and equity financing to independent media businesses in countries with a history of media oppression. Its affordable financing and technical assistance help independent news outlets build sustainable businesses around quality news and information.Since providingits first loan in 1996, MDIF has provided more than $345.7 million in affordable financing, including $284 million in loans and equity investments, $61.1 million in technical assistance and other grants, earned $77.5 million in interest, dividends and capital gains, collected $145.9 million in recovered principal invested.Media Development Investment Fund has invested in 161 clients across 47 countries. It ended March 31, 2026, with a portfolio of $109.6 million in assets under management allocated in 59 media businesses across 31 countries. 5 contacts available at Media Development Investment Fund. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Elena Popovic | Secretary and General Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elena-popovic | | Jim Egan | Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-egan | | Marie Nemcova | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marie-nemcova | | Mohamed Nanabhay | Senior Advisor and Investment Committee Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mohamed-nanabhay | | Patrice Schneider | Chief Strategy Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrice-schneider | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund - [Almi Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almi-invest) — VC Fund - [Korea Credit Guarantee Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-credit-guarantee-fund) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Marie Nemcova invest in? Marie Nemcova invests primarily in News, Video and Big Data startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Pakistan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Marie Nemcova last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Marie Nemcova closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly. ### 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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