Committed to editorial freedom

Investing in diverse media

From digital startups to national multi-platform broadcasters, we work with a multitude of leading independent media across a wide range of locations, mediums, sizes and stages of development. We don’t interfere in clients’ editorial: we help them develop strong businesses so they can safeguard their independence.

Since 1996, we have provided financing to 152 companies in 47 countries.

61

media companies
currently invested in

34

countries currently worked in

Award-winning quality

We invest in a wide range of media, all of whom share a commitment to quality news, information and debate in the public interest. Their dedication to high standards and innovation drives meaningful change and has earned them journalism and business recognition.

72%

of clients recognised with awards in 2022

387

awards won in the last 5 years

109

awards and honours received in 2022

A selection of clients

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Country: Poland
Type: Digital, Print & Radio

Agora SA is a Polish media company that operates a range of products and services including newspapers, online and radio operations, TV, magazines, and outdoor advertising, notably the iconic daily Gazeta Wyborcza.

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Country: India
Type: Digital & Audio

Arré is an Indian OTT platform based in Mumbai and founded in 2015. It produces and publishes videos, audio series, web series, documentaries, text and doodles through its online channel.

Asiaville Logo

Country: India
Type: Digital

Asiaville is a Media-Tech company focused on the vernacular languages. Their creator-focused app is a full stack solution for creators to help them build meaningful connections with their audience.

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Country: Brazil
Type: Digital

Colab.re is a Brazilian citizen-to-government engagement platform enabling greater collaboration and information-sharing between local authorities and municipal citizens.

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Country: South Africa
Type: Digital & Print

Daily Maverick is a South African online outlet recognized for its investigative journalism and innovative membership, which also publishes a weekly newspaper.

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Country: Nigeria
Type: Digital

Dataphyte is a media and data analytics company that provides knowledge products and services, databases and analysis, helping organizations,
entrepreneurs and governments to generate value from data and socio-economic insights.

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Country: Colombia
Type: Digital

Datasketch allows small organizations and individuals to have access to data visualization tools and facilitates knowledge-sharing to promote informed debates over public issues.

el buho

Country: Peru
Type: Digital

Based in Peru’s second city of Arequipa, El Buho is a digital news outlet known for its uncompromising environmental coverage in an area dominated by mining interests and has an expanding national footprint.

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Country: El Salvador
Type: Digital

El Faro is a pioneering digital news organization and a regional stalwart of independent journalism, covering corruption, organized crime, migration, culture, inequality, impunity and human rights.

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Country: Guatemala
Type: Print & Digital

elPeriódico was a newspaper that aggressively exposed corruption in Guatemala, for which it faced nearly two decades of harassment. It was forced to close in 2023 after sustained persecution by the authorities.

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Country: South Africa
Type: Digital

Food for Mzansi is a digital news start-up that covers the agriculture sector in South Africa, with a focus on uncovering stories about people of colour in farming communities.

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Country: Ecuador
Type: Digital

GK is a digital magazine focusing on producing long-form journalism and multimedia. With a fast-growing audience, it seeks to disrupt Ecuador’s elite-held media sector and become the country’s leading independent digital outlet.

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Country: India
Type: Digital

Gram Vaani builds participatory media networks that empower communities. Its leading product is a voice-based social media platform for India’s rural poor.

Gremi Media Logo

Country: Poland
Type: Digital & Print

Gremi Media is a multi-media publisher. Its portfolio includes Rzeczpospolita, one of Poland’s most influential dailies, and the economic and business-focused Parkiet, as well as their dedicated websites, rp.pl and parkiet.com.

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Country: Indonesia
Type: Digital

Hukumonline is one of the most comprehensive sources of publicly available legal information in Indonesia, much of it free of charge.

Insajder net logo

Country: Serbia
Type: Digital & TV

Insajder is a pioneering Serbian investigative journalism outlet, renowned for disclosing evidence of war crimes, corruption and political extremism.

Josh talks logo

Country: India
Type: Digital & Print

Josh Talks is a media platform that showcases ideas and stories from across India through short, high-impact talks in 10 languages.

kanal 77 logo

Country: North Macedonia
Type: Radio & Digital

Founded in 1991 as a local station, Kanal77 frequencies now cover all four regions of Macedonia, providing listeners with valuable independent news and information.

Katadata logo

Country: Indonesia
Type: Digital

Katadata is the go-to source of news, analysis and data on Indonesian business and economic affairs. Katadata makes complex subjects quickly comprehensible for time-pressed users.

Liga logo

Country: Ukraine
Type: Digital

Liga.net is an online outlet known for its high-quality news, business and economics coverage, and widely recognized as one of the country’s most professional and successful digital news companies.

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Country: South Africa
Type: Digital & Print

Mail & Guardian is South Africa’s leading investigative weekly and digital news site. It has won numerous awards and is one of the most widely-read news sites on the continent.

Malaysiakini Logo

Country: Malaysia
Type: Digital & TV

Malaysiakini is the leading political news site in Malaysia. For more than 20 years its independent coverage has played a vital role in Malaysia’s political life.

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Country: Ukraine
Type: Digital & Print

Melitopolskie Vedomosti ceased operations in spring 2022 when Melitopol was occupied by the Russian army. However, as of June 2023, the team again began providing local news online.

MiVoz logo

Country: Chile
Type: Digital & Print

Mi Voz is a community news network of 15 media outlets spread across 14 Chilean regions, focused on citizen journalism and regional coverage.

my News logo

Country: Brazil
Type: Digital

Based in Sao Paulo, MyNews is an independent journalism channel that provides information on the economy, politics, sports and other topics.

OK Radio logo

Country: Serbia
Type: Radio

OK Radio is the most listened-to radio station in the region. It has a strong record of holding local leaders to account and investigating corruption.

Petit Press Logo

Country: Slovakia
Type: Digital & Print

Petit Press is Slovakia’s second-largest publisher with a wide portfolio of printed and digital products. It publishes more than 35 regional titles, including the SME and Korzár dailies.

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Country: Indonesia
Type: Digital

PT Info Media Digital is a company running Tempo.co, an online news site of a leading publisher in the country with multiple weekly and daily magazines.

Puma Podcast Logo

Country: The Philippines
Type: Audio

PumaPodcast is a podcast and audio production company. Streaming content since 2019, its podcasts range from insightful news and deep-dive documentaries to fun lifestyle topics.

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Country: Somalia
Type: Radio

Radio Daljir operates seven stations in the semi-autonomous northern Somalian province of Puntland, providing credible local and international news.

RTV 21 Logo

Country: Kosovo
Type: Radio, TV & Digital

RTV21 is Kosovo’s leading independent broadcaster, with 24-hour radio and TV channels, broadcast on terrestrial, satellite and IPTV.

Rappler Logo

Country: Philippines
Type: Digital

Rappler is the Philippines’ leading online outlet known for its investigative journalism and independent reporting. Its founder and CEO Maria Ressa received the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

RedAccion Logo

Country: Argentina
Type: Digital

RED/ACCIÓN is a digital media outlet providing information and analysis, with a focus on solutions journalism and collaborative, experimental and deep reporting.

Scroll logo

Country: India
Type: Digital

Scroll is a digital magazine focused on in-depth political and cultural commentary, whose lively, independent coverage adds perspective to the public debate.

Scrolla Logo

Country: South Africa
Type: Digital

Scrolla is a mobile-first publisher, offering news and investigations in a series of short updates in both English and isiZulu for mobile users.

Seen Logo

Country: South Africa
Type: Digital

SEEN seeks to create a more empathetic and understanding world by helping people share their experiences, using augmented reality toolkits to guide people through the storytelling process on their phones or wearable camera glasses.

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Country: Jordan
Type: Digital & Audio

Sowt is a podcasting platform which produces and distributes high-quality audio programs in Arabic.

Suara Logo

Country: Indonesia
Type: Digital

Suara is a news portal targeting millennials. Its primary focus is political news, in particular local issues that would otherwise get little attention from national media.

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Country: Croatia
Type: Digital

Telegram Media Grupa d.o.o. publishes the leading news website Telegram, with additional media brands including Telesport, Super1, PitanjeZdravlja and Openspace, which attract more than 1.3 million unique users per month.

The Current Logo

Country: Pakistan
Type: Digital

The Current is a Pakistani general news site that covers everything from politicians to celebrities, often taking a lifestyle approach when covering politics.

The Morning Context logo

Country: India
Type: Digital

The Morning Context is a research and media company that provides original, deeply researched and analytical long-form stories and curated newsletters.

The Republic Logo

Country: Nigeria
Type: Digital & Print

The Republic is a magazine and platform centering on Nigeria and Africa and the world’s most critical social, political and economic issues.

TV 8 logo

Country: Moldova
Type: Digital & TV

Media Alternativa runs TV-8, a national TV channel broadcasting in Romanian and Russian, known as a trustworthy source for political information.

TV Vijesti Logo

Country: Montenegro
Type: TV

TV Vijesti is the most popular and most trusted TV station in the country. Like its sister newspaper, the daily Vijesti, its quality sets it apart from its competitors

Vijesti Logo

Country: Montenegro
Type: Digital & Print

Vijesti is the only independent daily in Montenegro and is the country’s most trusted source of news. Its main focus is political coverage and government abuse of power.

Zitamar News Logo

Country: Mozambique
Type: Digital

Zitamar News is an investigative news website and newsletter focused on Mozambique. It has become a vital and well-respected part of the Mozambican news scene.

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