# Sasa Vucinic

> Sasa Vucinic is a seed investor at North Base Media backing News, Video and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [North Base Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-base-media)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sasavucinic

Sasa Vucinic is a seed investor at North Base Media focused on News and Video. Sasa Vucinic - Co-founder, managing partner @ North Base Media

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 50% |
| Video | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

### Country

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Capsule | Founded in 2021 by Champ Bennett and Joseph Jorgensen, Capsule is designed to help businesses meet the growing demand for video. Built with CapsuleScript, a first-of-its-kind markup language for video that automates video post-production and makes desktop-quality video possible from any device with a browser, Capsule makes it easy to crowdsource,edit and distribute video. Try it at Capsule.video.Capsule has raised funding from top investors in the AI and creative tools space, including Array Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Swift Ventures, Clark Valberg (Founder of InVision), Amjad Masad (CEO, Replit), Arash Ferdowsi (CTO, Dropbox), Kyle Parrish (Head of Sales, Figma), Mike Mignano (ex-Head of Audio & Video, Spotify), Roy Raanani (Co-Founder, Chorus.ai) and Sahil Lavingia (Founder, Gumroad). | $5.7M | Seed | Feb 14, 2023 |  |
| The News Lens | The News Lens is an independent media for Chinese readers. The company aims to be a platform where a wide range of Chinese readers can engage in informed debates about important news, social, and political issues. The News Lens was established in August 2013. |  | Angel | Dec 11, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Array Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/array-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bloomberg Beta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bloomberg-beta) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flamingo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flamingo-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Human Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/human-ventures-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Behind Genius](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lvlup-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Swift Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swift-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About North Base Media

VC Fund · Singapore, Singapore

NBM is a specialized firm that successfully pioneered global digital-media investing over the last decade, backing successes like IDN Media in Indonesia, Pocket Aces in India, TheNewsLens in Taiwan and Capital Digital in Mexico. Its first venture fund, launched in 2015, consistently ranks in the top quartile of media and global venture funds. TheFund, which has been backed by several of the world’s leading media brands, is now open to other investors as its investment team moves to take advantage of the sudden rise of opportunities and new valuations in the global media landscape. NBM’s co-founders are Marcus Brauchli, the former top editor at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal; Sasa Vucinic, the longtime CEO of the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF). The firm’s general counsel is Stuart Karle, former COO of Reuters and General Counsel of the Journal.

4 contacts available at North Base Media.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marcus Brauchli | Co-Founder, Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marcus-brauchli |
| Sasa Vucinic | Co-founder, managing partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sasa-vucinic |
| Stuart Karle | General Counsel and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stuart-karle |
| Turi Munthe | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/turi-munthe |

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## FAQ

### What does Sasa Vucinic invest in?

Sasa Vucinic invests primarily in News, Video and Software startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Taiwan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Sasa Vucinic last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sasa Vucinic closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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.

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