# NALA Investments

> NALA Investments is a VC fund backing Video and Video Streaming. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Monica, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/NALAInvestments
- Website: http://nalainvestments.com

NALA Investments is a VC fund in Santa Monica focused on Video and Video Streaming. Investor in multiple asset classes

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $309k–$2.7M |
| Series B | $6M–$25M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 2 | 40% |
| Video Streaming | 2 | 40% |
| Music | 1 | 20% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |
| Computer | 1 | 20% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| Mexico | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emilio Diez Barroso | Founder/Owner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emilio-diez-barroso |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Synadia Communications | Synadia utilizes the NATS.io technology challenging the fundamental way our digital world connects. Synadia maintains and leads the development of NATS.io, a CNCF project, and NGS, a secure and globally available communications platform built on NATS.io. Along with the NGS offering, Synadia also provides Commercial Support, Consulting, NRE, andTraining. | $25M | Series B | Feb 22, 2024 |  |
| Voy al Doc | Voy al Doc is Mexico’s first online medical care scheduling service, which provides online search and booking options for patients free of charge.Their service meets the needs of both patients and medical practitioners. It helps patients find a doctor of a particular specialty in the most convenient location for them and allows them to book anappointment instantly online or by phone. It also helps doctors attract and retain new patients and support them managing their appointments and filling in last minute cancellations.Voy al Doc is backed by notable VC funds in Mexico (ALL VP and Angel Ventures) and is one of the few Mexican startups that has been backed by US funds (Nala Investments). Besides from that they have received funding twice from INADEM (government support for startups).Detailed traction graphs available upon request. | $309K | Seed | Dec 11, 2014 |  |
| Shots Podcast Network | Created by Shots Studios is a premier digital media company for a new world of creators. Shots collaborates with top-tier talents like Lele Pons and Rudy Mancuso to produce premium comedy and music videos for Millennials and GenZ. Shots’ content gets watched over 1.2 billion minutes per month by a youthful audience between 13-34. | $2.7M | Seed | Nov 12, 2013 |  |
| Voy al Doc | Voy al Doc is Mexico’s first online medical care scheduling service, which provides online search and booking options for patients free of charge.Their service meets the needs of both patients and medical practitioners. It helps patients find a doctor of a particular specialty in the most convenient location for them and allows them to book anappointment instantly online or by phone. It also helps doctors attract and retain new patients and support them managing their appointments and filling in last minute cancellations.Voy al Doc is backed by notable VC funds in Mexico (ALL VP and Angel Ventures) and is one of the few Mexican startups that has been backed by US funds (Nala Investments). Besides from that they have received funding twice from INADEM (government support for startups).Detailed traction graphs available upon request. | $387K | Seed | Jun 06, 2013 |  |
| DramaFever | DramaFever, a subsidiary of SoftBank Internet and Media, Inc. ("SIMI"), is the leading online destination for international television shows and movies. Our millions of young, passionate viewers discover and enjoy hit shows from around the world, with professional subtitles and HD quality across a wide variety of apps and devices. We alsopartner with AMC Networks and others to develop next-generation online entertainment sites.We're a group of 130+ people building an experience for the shows and movies our customers love watching. With roughly 50 other engineers, you'll be responsible for creating a user experience enjoyed by millions. We believe in supporting people who want to take ownership of functionality and make it the best they can. We stress communication as one of the most important parts of our job. | $6M | Series B | Jun 11, 2012 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hi Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venture-partners-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [5G Open Innovation Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/5g-open-innovation-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Accenture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accenture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Angel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-ventures-mexico) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bertelsmann](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [1745 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann-digital-media-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does NALA Investments invest in?

NALA Investments invests primarily in Video, Video Streaming and Music startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 5 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 NALA Investments's check size?

NALA Investments typically joins rounds of $309k–$2.7M at Seed and $6M–$25M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds NALA Investments participates in.

### How do I contact NALA Investments?

Public channels for NALA Investments include X (Twitter) 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 NALA Investments?

The team at NALA Investments includes Emilio Diez Barroso (Founder/Owner). 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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