Most Active Media Investors in San Francisco 2026

10 firms writing Media checks in San Francisco, led by MDC Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Foundry Group — ranked by verified deal count.

Media in San Francisco accounts for 8 tracked companies with verified cap-table data, 8 of which disclose round sizes totalling $935M. The median disclosed raise is $80M, and the largest is Patreon at $416M, ahead of Smule ($157M) and Inkitt ($100M).

The names that recur most often on these media cap tables are Sequoia Capital (2 companies), New Enterprise Associates (2 companies), Tiger Global Management (1 company), DFJ (1 company), Insight Partners (1 company), London Venture Partners (1 company). By latest disclosed round, the market skews Series C (3), Series A (3), Series F (1), Series B (1).

Best funded Media in San Francisco companies

  1. Patreon — $416M (latest: Series F)
  2. Smule — $157M (latest: Series C)
  3. Inkitt — $100M (latest: Series C)
  4. Foundry — $80M (latest: Series A)
  5. Samba TV — $61M (latest: Series C)
  6. Philo — $56M (latest: Series B)
  7. Mandolin — $40M (latest: Series A)
  8. Kargo — $25M (latest: Series A)

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