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About Next Media Accelerator
Next Media Accelerator, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2015, is based in Hamburg, Germany. With a presence in 18 countries, it has supported around 84 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, Media & Entertainment. As of Apr 2026, Next Media Accelerator has witnessed 5 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include Twitch, Spectrm and Contentflow. The program is backed by a team of 3 people who primarily support Seed startups based in Germany. Its latest investment was a Undisclosed Seed round in story.one on Aug 27, 2019.
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Next Media Accelerator's List of Top Investments
Next Media Accelerator has a portfolio of 84 companies. Their most notable investments are in Cinuru and Playgorithm.Their portfolio spans across Germany, Israel, United Kingdom and 15 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Media & Entertainment, Consumer and 10 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Next Media Accelerator:1. Twitch
ESports social video streaming platform. It offers content such as live and recorded games from leagues and tournaments. Its features include content viewing, channel creation, live chat, and revenue generation for streamers.
Key facts about Twitch
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $35.1M
- Employee Count: 1,001 - 5,000 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Linfluence Tech, Floodgate and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 30, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Spectrm
Cloud and AI based conversational marketing solutions. The platform allows engaging and converting customers with AI chatbots on messaging apps, like WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram DMs. Some of the keys for the platform include the chatbot platform, conversational AI, E Commerce bots, lead generation bots, and more. Clients include brands like Purple, Breitling, Zalando, and others.
Key facts about Spectrm
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $11M
- Employee Count: 31 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: Lerer Hippeau, Axel Springer Digital Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 06, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Contentflow
Provider of cloud-based software for live streaming and video management. The software enables users to organize live streams and manage videos. Features include stream sources, video editing, player integration, and stream targets. The platform offers media management, multistreaming, subtitle addition, cloud-based editing, and graphic overlays. It also provides analytics, interactions, domain whitelisting, automatic backup, and adjustable latency.
Key facts about Contentflow
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.28M
- Employee Count: 12 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Akatsuki, Speedinvest and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jun 30, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. AdTriba
Provider of a marketing intelligence platform for data collection and analysis. The platform offers tools to integrate and model marketing data from various sources. It provides features for reporting, measuring marketing effectiveness, and data activation. The platform aims to help businesses make data-driven decisions to improve marketing performance.
Key facts about AdTriba
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Hamburg (Germany)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $673K
- Employee Count: 11 as on Dec 31, 2020
- Investors: Seedandspeed, HTGF and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 07, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. story.one
story.one is a platform to publish short stories. It enables users to discover and publish short stories which have a maximum limit of 2500 characters on the platform. Readers can search for articles based on the keywords. It also provides book printing services which convert stories as a book.
Key facts about story.one
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Salzburg (Austria)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 10 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Next Media Accelerator
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 27, 2019, $*****
Next Media Accelerator's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Next Media Accelerator has invested in 84 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in story.one.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2018 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Next Media Accelerator's Investments by Stage
Next Media Accelerator has made 20 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $67.7K.Next Media Accelerator's Investments by Sector
Next Media Accelerator has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Media & Entertainment, High Tech and Big Data - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 70 Tech companies, 49 Software companies, 47 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 34 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
Consumer | 7 |
Media & Entertainment | 7 |
High Tech | 3 |
Big Data - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Next Media Accelerator's Investments by Geography
Next Media Accelerator has made most investments in Germany (7), followed by Finland where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Germany | 7 |
Finland | 2 |
Austria | 1 |
Bulgaria | 1 |
Costa Rica | 1 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Next Media Accelerator's recent investments
Next Media Accelerator has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Next Media Accelerator:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 27, 2019 | Austria | Seed | 2887 | - | |
Aug 21, 2019 | Sweden | Seed | 1377 | - | |
Feb 12, 2019 | Germany | Seed | 4750 | [+1] | |
Jan 22, 2019 | Norway | Seed | 4712 | - | |
Jan 21, 2019 | Denmark | Seed | 7121 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Next Media Accelerator's Portfolio
2 of Next Media Accelerator's portfolio companies have become public.Here are Next Media Accelerator's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | 9911 | |
- | Aug 30, 2016 | Seed | 8946 |
Acquired companies in Next Media Accelerator's Portfolio
3 companies from Next Media Accelerator's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were AdTriba in Jun 2024 by Funnel.Here are Next Media Accelerator's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 26, 2024 | Feb 10, 2016 | Seed | 2893 | |
Jun 07, 2022 | - | - | 2789 | |
Aug 25, 2014 | - | - | 3084 |
Team profile of Next Media Accelerator
Next Media Accelerator has a team of 3 members located in Germany. Next Media Accelerator's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Next Media Accelerator
Over the past 11 years, 10 investors have co-invested in Next Media Accelerator's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Next Media Accelerator: Intango and Sting have invested in rounds before Next Media Accelerator. There is 1 company where Intango has invested before Next Media Accelerator and 1 company where Sting has invested before Next Media Accelerator.
- Top Co-investors of Next Media Accelerator: 2 investors entered a company along with Next Media Accelerator. These include investors like Brandenburg Capital (1 company).
- Invested after Next Media Accelerator: A total of 6 investors have invested in Next Media Accelerator's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include HTGF (1 company) and Aschendorff NEXT (1 company).
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