# Trends Media

> Trends Media is a VC fund backing Social, E-Commerce and Information Technology. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://27trends.co.za

Trends Media is a VC fund focused on Social and E-Commerce. South Africa leading music mp3 songs download blog

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Youwuku | Youwuku is a social e-commerce operation company. |  | Angel | Mar 01, 2016 |  |
| Peiwo | social media | $8.5M | Series A | Aug 11, 2015 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IDG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AMP Capital Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amp-capital-investors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [China Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/china-equity) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [THTI Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thti-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Trends Media invest in?

Trends Media invests primarily in Social, E-Commerce and Information Technology startups, most often at Angel and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Trends Media last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Trends Media closed in Mar 2016. 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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