MEDIA DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT FUND
Media Development Investment Fund is a not-for-profit investment fund, providing debt and equity financing to independent media businesses in countries with a history of media oppression. Its affordable financing and technical assistance help independent news outlets build sustainable businesses around quality news and information. Since providing its first loan in 1996, MDIF has provided more than $285 million in affordable financing, including $248 million in loans and equity investments, $36... .4 million in technical assistance and other grants, earned $46.2 million in interest, dividends and capital gains, collected $78.3 million in recovered principal invested. Media Development Investment Fund has invested in 143 clients across 46 countries. It ended June 2022 with a portfolio of $144.7 million in assets under management allocated in 59 media businesses across 34 countries.
MEDIA DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT FUND
Founded:
1996-01-01
Status:
Active
Email Addresses:
[email protected]
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Acquisitions List
| Date | Company | Article | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-12 | Mail & Guardian | Mail & Guardian acquired by Media Development Investment Fund | N/A |
Investments List
| Date | Company | Article | Money raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-02 | Dataphyte | Media Development Investment Fund investment in Venture Round - Dataphyte | N/A |
| 2021-12-02 | Zitamar News | Media Development Investment Fund investment in Venture Round - Zitamar News | N/A |
| 2021-04-22 | Petit Press | Media Development Investment Fund investment in Venture Round - Petit Press | N/A |
| 2021-01-29 | Insajder | Media Development Investment Fund investment in Debt Financing - Insajder | N/A |
| 2020-07-08 | Colab.re | Media Development Investment Fund investment in Venture Round - Colab.re | 558 K USD |
| 2020-02-27 | Josh Talks | Media Development Investment Fund investment in Seed Round - Josh Talks | 1.5 M USD |
| 2019-08-01 | Red Accion | Media Development Investment Fund investment in Seed Round - Red Accion | N/A |
| 2017-12-01 | Suara | Media Development Investment Fund investment in Seed Round - Suara | N/A |
| 2017-09-13 | Katadata | Media Development Investment Fund investment in Venture Round - Katadata | N/A |
| 2017-04-30 | Colab.re | Media Development Investment Fund investment in Series A - Colab.re | 1.25 M USD |