# McCann Worldgroup

> McCann Worldgroup is a VC fund in New York backing B2B and SaaS. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1922
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/McCann_WW
- Website: http://mccann.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McCannWG

McCann Worldgroup is a VC fund in New York focused on B2B and SaaS. McCann is a global agency network that delivers strategic marketing solutions, advertising agency models, and advertising campaigns. It has operations in over 120 countries with around nine decades of multinational experience.The network is comprised of a collaborative roster of agencies, including McCann Erickson: an advertising agency network;MRM: an agency focused on digital marketing and relationship management; Momentum: an agency offering experiential marketing services; McCann Health: an agency offering professional and DTC communications; Craft Worldwide: a global production company; UM: a media management agency; Weber Shandwick: a public relations agency; and FutureBrand: a consulting and design agency.Its global brands include Chevrolet, Coco-Cola, L’Oreal, GlaxoSmithKline, Microsoft, Nestle, MasterCard, Zurich, and more. McCann was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in New York, United States with offices in North America, South America, EMEA, and APAC.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 50% |
| Generative AI | 1 | 50% |
| Digital Marketing | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daryl Lee | Global CEO | 0 | — |
| Jon Carney | Chief Digital Officer, EMEA | 0 | — |
| Marjan M. Panah | Chief Talent Officer, McCann Worldgroup | 0 | — |
| Mark Lund | President | 0 | — |
| Michelle Tsui | Singapore CFO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DFIRST AI | Digital First AI offers a platform that enables users to create and execute marketing strategies quickly using AI-generated content and tactics. The service includes a library of proven marketing tactics, funnel management tools, and collaboration features for teams. It aims to simplify the marketing process for businesses of all sizes, helpingthem optimize their campaigns efficiently. | $3.8M | Seed | Jul 22, 2024 |  |
| Primis | Primis is a global Video Discovery platform which increases revenue for publishers by helping their users discover high quality video content.Our video discovery technology is used by 100s of digital publishers, empowering 200M uniques with an engagement-based video experience that recommends video content they love, automatically skippingcontent they don’t interact with.Part of IPG and Universal McCann, we hold ourselves accountable to the highest industry standards in terms of user engagement, payment terms, brand safety, viewability, completion rates and all other practices. At Primis, we respect your business, your users and the industry of advertising technology. |  |  | Jan 01, 2012 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [4growth VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4growth-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hub71](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hub71) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-and-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-n-play-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Plug and Play](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plug-play-munich) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does McCann Worldgroup invest in?

McCann Worldgroup invests primarily in B2B, SaaS and Digital Media startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact McCann Worldgroup?

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### Who are the partners at McCann Worldgroup?

The team at McCann Worldgroup includes Daryl Lee (Global CEO), Jon Carney (Chief Digital Officer, EMEA) and Marjan M. Panah (Chief Talent Officer, McCann Worldgroup), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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