Next Media Accelerator
VC Fund
Hamburg, Germany
Next Media Accelerator is an independent accelerator funded by over 30 media outlets in Germany and Austria. NMA invests in early stage media tech startups from Europe, Israel and US providing innovative solutions to disrupt the media.
- Total investments:
- 52
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 56%
Last updated:
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Industries Next Media Accelerator invests in
Stages Next Media Accelerator invests in
Countries Next Media Accelerator invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 12 (23%)
- SaaS 11 (21%)
- Artificial Intelligence 11 (21%)
- Digital Media 7 (13%)
- Marketing 6 (12%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 30 (58%)
- Seed 18 (35%)
- Angel 1 (2%)
- Convertible Note 1 (2%)
Country
- Germany 24 (46%)
- United Kingdom 4 (8%)
- Finland 3 (6%)
- United States 3 (6%)
- Austria 2 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nico Lumma
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good music deserves to be found. That is why musicube develops revolutionary music search technology. Music streaming services and other companies can forward any user request to musicube and get back high quality data in real time (e.g. to return playlists etc.). | $560K / Seed / Sep 13, 2021 | ||
| Medieninsider is the new information offering for media professionals that clearly focuses on the economic, content and cultural development of journalistic media. | $60.2K / Seed / Mar 03, 2021 | ||
| Attention Insight improves advertising campaign results and design performance with pre-launch analytics. Attention Insight is a visual attention prediction algorithm based on deep learning. Within minutes it will accurately predict where people will look while engaging in content.Attention Insight's predictive heatmaps generated by AIenables users to make user-centric, data-driven decisions about designs, without the labor-heavy process of data collection. | $344.2K / Pre-Seed / Jan 18, 2021 | ||
| Yoof is a specialized creative agency focusing on creating captivating, digital-first campaigns tailored specifically for the Gen Z audience. With an in-depth understanding of their preferences, behaviors, and lifestyle, we bring brands to life in the most influential and vibrant digital landscapes. We believe in authenticity, diversity, and thepower of social media, and leverage these to drive engagement and brand loyalty. Let us help you bridge the generational gap and make your brand resonate with the most diverse, digitally savvy generation yet. We own publication of yoof.news. | Pre-Seed / Sep 01, 2020 | ||
| Consulting media companies for Gen-Z | $59.2K / Pre-Seed / Aug 15, 2020 | ||
| Good music deserves to be found. That is why musicube develops revolutionary music search technology. Music streaming services and other companies can forward any user request to musicube and get back high quality data in real time (e.g. to return playlists etc.). | $123K / Pre-Seed / Jul 01, 2020 | ||
| We make Reader Engagement simple. Using content customisation, white-label notifications and behavioural analytics. | $54.5K / Pre-Seed / Apr 15, 2020 | ||
| Klipworks is a foolproof video platform, for you to plan, record and share your videos. Capture ideas in minutes, engage your audience in seconds. | Seed / Feb 01, 2020 | ||
| Moderne is a platform for advertising agencies and in-house creative teams that provides tons of highly tailored creative ad ideas and insights to feed creative minds as well as offers a digital workspace to make brainstorms more effective. | $55K / Convertible Note / Jan 20, 2020 | ||
| Sceenic provides solutions to power interactive viewing experiences. Through its Watch Together technology, media companies create watch together experiences for their audiences, offering friends and family a deeper, more engaging and interactive group viewing experience. Sceenic is a private company funded by R/GA Ventures and NMA.VC. | Seed / Mar 28, 2019 | ||
| See all 52 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Next Media Accelerator invest in?
Next Media Accelerator invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 52 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Next Media Accelerator?
The team at Next Media Accelerator includes Nico Lumma (Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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