13 VC firms investing in media & entertainment and developer tools & infrastructure at the Growth stage.
F4 Fund tracks 13 VC firms that actively invest in media & entertainment + developer tools & infrastructure at the Growth stage, with check sizes ranging from $100K – $700M (median: $25.1M – $25.1M). As of June 2026, and 92% lead or co-lead rounds. Rankings are based on F4's proprietary analysis of 1,358+ researched VC firms, scored by data completeness, portfolio depth, investment recency, and stage alignment.
| # | Firm | Check Size | Portfolio | Leads? | Activity | Decision | Intro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▶ Sony We invest in technology-driven transformational companies shaping the future of business, entertainment and society. We foster Sony's future businesses through strategic early-stage venture investments, seeking technologies with potential to transform industries while building synergies with Sony Group business units. | $2M – $20M | 200 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 2 | ▶ Point72 Ventures Point72 Ventures backs ambitious founders building for big outcomes across critical domains. Going deep, not wide—the firm focuses on specialized investment theses in AI, Consumer, and Defense Tech, bringing deep sector insights, partnership, and hands-on support from seed to pre-IPO. New York | $250K – $50M | 203 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 3 | ▶ Makers Fund Backing builders of the future of interactive entertainment. We invest across games, content, platforms, and ecosystem technologies with conviction that visionary founders are driving transformation in how we play, watch, create, and live. | $500K – $5M | 158 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 4 | ▶ Greycroft Partnering with brilliant founders to upend the status quo by investing in AI-driven software, sustainability technologies, and innovative consumer brands. We believe AI will dominate software over the next decade, and we seek to support founders reimagining industries across all three sectors. New York | $2M – $100M | 48 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 5 | ▶ WndrCo WndrCo positions itself as 'the founders behind the founders,' combining strategic capital with deep operational involvement. Unlike traditional VCs, partners take formal operating roles (interim CEO, CFO, CPO) within portfolio companies. This approach leverages the co-founders' proven track record: Sujay Jaswa scaled Dropbox from $18M to $10B as Business Founder/CFO, and Jeffrey Katzenberg transformed Disney Studios and built DreamWorks. The firm invests across all stages through three strategies: Build (acquiring underappreciated tech companies), Venture (leading post-PMF rounds), and Seed (very early checks). Focus areas are Future of Work, Cybersecurity, Developer Infrastructure, and Consumer Technology, with increasing emphasis on AI applications. Beverly Hills, California | $100K – $10M | 32 | Leads | Active | ~2 wks | Req'd |
| 6 | ▶ Andreessen Horowitz Backing the builders of the next layer of computing across AI infrastructure, defense, biotech, and American dynamism. Former 'Software is Eating the World' thesis evolved to 'AI is Eating Software'. Partners with technical founders building foundation models, cloud systems, and infrastructure for the AI era. Menlo Park | $1M – $200M | 48 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 7 | ▶ IVP We supercharge growth in breakout companies, converting momentum into market dominance. We invest exclusively at Series B and beyond in companies that have achieved product-market fit and are ready to scale from millions to hundreds of millions in revenue. San Francisco | $1M – $25M | 31 | Leads | Active | ~2 mo | Req'd |
| 8 | ▶ Left Lane Capital Invest in hyper-growth consumer and technology businesses with enduring customer relationships. Back founders challenging the status quo through digital transformation. Focus on companies with strong unit economics, loyal customer bases, and defensible competitive advantages in complex, regulation-heavy markets. Brooklyn | $5M – $50M | 42 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 9 | ▶ Emerson Collective Emerson Collective invests in entrepreneurs and innovators driven by purpose, seeking consequential companies that deliver both generational impact and venture-scale returns. The firm targets sectors where biggest market opportunities meet meaningful impact levers: energy & environment, digital health, fintech, education, work, and media. Palo Alto | $10M – $700M | 16 | Both | Active | ~1 mo | Req'd |
| 10 | ▶ Coatue The best investment opportunities emerge at the intersection of innovation and scale. We invest across the full lifecycle from seed to public markets, focusing on technology companies that will transform sectors globally with particular conviction in AI-enabled platforms and infrastructure. New York | $1M – $100M | 30 | Both | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 11 | ▶ Insight Partners Software founders need more than capital to scale successfully. Insight Partners combines investment capital with hands-on operational expertise, embedded teams, and network access to accelerate company growth across all stages. New York | $10M – $350M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 mo | Open |
| 12 | ▶ Gaingels Equity of access and representation in venture capital delivers positive returns. Diverse and underrepresented (including LGBTQ+) leaders of high-growth companies deserve capital access. When these founders succeed, they influence ecosystems and open doors for historically excluded groups. New York | $200K – $500K | 29 | Follows | Active | ~2 wks | Open |
| 13 | ▶ Evolution Venture Capital Partners Culture-Tech companies that disrupt and define how we live, work, play, and interact with the world every day. We invest in passionate founders building transformative products that change cultural behaviors. New York | $500K – $6M | 28 | Leads | Active | ~1 wk | Open |
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F4 Fund tracks 13 VC firms that actively invest in media & entertainment + developer tools & infrastructure at the Growth stage. These firms are ranked using a composite score that weighs data completeness (30%), portfolio depth (30%), investment recency (25%), and stage alignment (15%).
Based on F4's analysis, the median check size for growth media & entertainment + developer tools & infrastructure investors is $25.1M – $25.1M, with a full range from $100K – $700M. The distribution breaks down as: 1 firms in the <$500K range, 2 firms in the $2M-$5M range, 1 firms in the $5M-$10M range, 9 firms in the $10M+ range.
Among the 13 firms tracked, 92% lead or co-lead rounds, and 8% typically follow. Founders seeking a lead investor should filter for firms marked "Leads" or "Both" in the rankings table above. Lead investors typically set deal terms and anchor the round.
The best growth media & entertainment + developer tools & infrastructure investors combine domain expertise with an active portfolio in the space. Among these firms, 31% prefer warm introductions, and the average firm has 69 portfolio companies. Look for firms whose check size matches your raise, whose stage preference aligns with yours, and who have a track record of supporting companies in your sector through multiple growth phases.
Firm profiles are continuously updated through F4's research pipeline, which combines LLM-powered web research, portfolio analysis, and transcript extraction. The ranking data refreshes every 12 hours. Editorial analysis is reviewed weekly. Individual firm profiles are re-researched on a 30-day cycle or when new information surfaces.