North Base Media

North Base Media is a boutique investment firm set up by experienced journalists and media investors. It has invested in digital media over the past decade and helps build media brands in some of the fastest-growing markets. Its thesis is that the shift from print and broadcast to digital and mobile opens new ways to reach audiences.

What North Base Media offers

• Media investment — backs digital media companies serving communities and consumers around the world.
• Board and advisory work — partners have sat on boards or acted as advisers for portfolio companies on four continents.
• Fundraising and strategy — its managing partner leads strategy, advisory and fundraising for the firm.
• Investor network — works with a global group of partners, founders and co-investors.

Who it works with

The firm targets audiences in Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East and Latin America, where smartphone and broadband access is growing.

Key facts

• Founded: 2013
• Focus: Digital media in emerging markets
• Team: Partners and advisors from major media companies