Consumer & Media startup funding

Consumer, media, gaming and telecom startups. In the last 12 months Value Add VC tracked 27 venture rounds in Consumer & Media totaling $3.1B across 23 companies, with a median round of $35M. The last three months saw 20 rounds and $2.2B, ahead of the 12-month pace.

Rounds trackedLast 3 monthsLast 6 monthsLast 12 months
Rounds202627
Dollars$2.2B$3.1B$3.1B
Companies182323
Median round$50M$35M$35M

Rounds tracked by Value Add VC from filings, wire releases and news outlets, not a total for the whole market. Private companies only.

Largest Consumer & Media rounds, last 12 months

DateCompanyStageAmountLed by
Jun 10, 2026HarkSeries A$700MParkway Venture Capital
Jul 17, 2026WonderSeries D$650M—
Aug 7, 2026WhatnotSeries G$545MAvra
Sep 2, 2026Medici BrandsSeries B$250MGreenoaks, Valor Equity Partners
Oct 14, 2026IconSeries D$200MBaillie Gifford
Aug 25, 2026Blank StreetSeries C$105MGeneral Atlantic
Sep 3, 2026HubXSeries A$75M—
Aug 28, 2026Persona—$65.4M—
Jul 7, 2026Super.comSeries D$65MTPG
Sep 3, 2026Ultrahuman—$65MQualcomm Ventures

Most active Consumer & Media investors

Latest Consumer & Media rounds

DateCompanyStageAmountLed by
Oct 14, 2026IconSeries D$200MBaillie Gifford
Oct 12, 2026Pro ShopSeries B$24M—
Oct 8, 2026Persona—$10MVine Ventures
Oct 5, 2026GhostSeed$11MAndreessen Horowitz
Sep 28, 2026LetterheadSeries A$34MPeakSpan Capital
Sep 3, 2026HubXSeries A$75M—
Sep 3, 2026Ultrahuman—$65MQualcomm Ventures
Sep 2, 2026Medici BrandsSeries B$250MGreenoaks, Valor Equity Partners
Aug 31, 2026Icon—$30MFounders Fund
Aug 28, 2026Persona—$65.4M—
Aug 28, 2026RetroSeries A$21MThrive Capital
Aug 28, 2026UnrivaledSeries C$100M+ (oversubscribed)UC Investments

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