Nick MacShane is the General Partner and Founding Partner of Progress Ventures. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Nick MacShane is the General Partner and Founding Partner of Progress Ventures, the venture capital arm of Progress Partners, a boutique M&A advisory firm he founded in 2002 that specializes in advertising, marketing, and media technology. His investment thesis targets early-stage B2B companies exclusively in advertising, commerce, marketing, and media technology, with thematic focus on data management, AI and machine learning, measurement and analytics, and media automation. Progress Ventures manages a $35 million fund focused on adtech, martech, and media tech, though specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed. MacShane holds investments in over 20 early-stage companies personally and through the firm, with a career marked by closing digital media deals such as the sales of Going.com and PrecisionDemand to AOL. Notable portfolio companies include ContextWeb, MediaMath, and Tremor Media, which he financed or advised during his M&A banking career. He distinguishes himself as a technology marketer and banker with two decades of experience building and advising media tech firms, frequently contributing insights as a contribu
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