The Associated Press Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Independent news cooperative providing global news coverage.

Founded

1846

Deals · 12mo

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Stage focus

Series A

Geographic focus

Ireland

Russian Federation

United Kingdom

United States

Sector focus

Content

Digital Media

News

Investment portfolio

9rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Gravity - Social Asset Management	May 2020Participated	$3 MOther Equity
Trint	Apr 2019Participated	$5 MSeries A
Stringr	Oct 2018Participated	$1 MOther Equity
Data.world	Sep 2018Participated	$12 MOther Equity
Wibbitz	Oct 2017Participated	$20 MSeries C
NewsWhip	Feb 2017Participated	$6 MSeries A
NewsWhip	May 2015Participated	$2 MOther Equity
Automated Insights	Jul 2014Participated	$6 MSeries B
Verve Wireless, Inc.	Sep 2010Participated	$7 MOther Equity
Gravity - Social Asset Management	May 2020Participated	$3 MOther Equity
Trint	Apr 2019Participated	$5 MSeries A
Stringr	Oct 2018Participated	$1 MOther Equity
Data.world	Sep 2018Participated	$12 MOther Equity
Wibbitz	Oct 2017Participated	$20 MSeries C
NewsWhip	Feb 2017Participated	$6 MSeries A
NewsWhip	May 2015Participated	$2 MOther Equity
Automated Insights	Jul 2014Participated	$6 MSeries B
Verve Wireless, Inc.	Sep 2010Participated	$7 MOther Equity

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Deal Distribution

The Associated Press: 9 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Series A	0	2
Series B	0	1
Series C+	0	1
Other Equity	0	5

Monthly Deal Activity

The Associated Press: 9 deals are recorded across 194 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Sep '10	1
Oct '10	0
Nov '10	0
Dec '10	0
Jan '11	0
Feb '11	0
Mar '11	0
Apr '11	0
May '11	0
Jun '11	0
Jul '11	0
Aug '11	0
Sep '11	0
Oct '11	0
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	0
Jan '12	0
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	0
May '12	0
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	0
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	1
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	0
May '15	1
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	1
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	1
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	1
Oct '18	1
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	1
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	1
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	0
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	0
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

The Associated Press: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Enterprise Software	7
Media & Entertainment	7
Marketing & Advertising	6
Data, Analytics & IT	5
Social & Community Platforms	3
Networks, Cloud & Communication	2
AI & Machine Learning	2
Developer Tools	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

The Associated Press: 9 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	4
$5M-$10M	3
$10M-$25M	2
$25M-$50M	0
$50M-$100M	0
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

The Associated Press: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (5 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	5
Europe	3
Russian Federation	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

The Associated Press: 20 co-investors are shown, with AIB sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
AIB	2
Matter VC	2
Social Starts	2
500 Global	1
Accelerate Fund III	1
Advection Growth Capital	1
Adventure Capital	1
Asahi Shimbun	1
Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments	1
BlueRun Ventures	1
Enterprise Ireland	1
G5 Capital	1
Horizons Lab	1
Horizons Ventures	1
lool ventures	1
Meridian Growth Capital	1
NantMobile	1
OurCrowd	1
SaaS Syndicate	1
Samsung	1