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MDC Ventures
MDC Ventures

Company

Investment-firm

Financing round

General

About Company
MDC Ventures is a New York-based VC firm founded in 2010.

Related to

MDC Partners
MDC Partners
MDC Partners

MDC Partners

MDC Partners delivers marketing returns for multinational clients through technology and consulting.

Sector

Media

Subsector

Media Agencies

Keywords

Market Research, Advertising, Analytics

Location

New York, NY, USA

total rounds

1

total raised

$95M

count Of Investments

5

count Of Exists

2

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Sector :

Subsector :

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Also Known As

KBS Ventures

founded date

01.12.2010

Number of employees

11-50

IPO status

Private

Description

MDC Ventures is the corporate venture capital fund of MDC Partners, a global advertising group. They invest in early-stage B2B and marketing technology startups, focusing on seed and venture rounds. With a portfolio of companies such as Catch&Release, CrowdTwist, and Samba TV, MDC Ventures has made 47 investments and had 19 exits as of January 2020.
Contacts

location

New York, NY, USA

Contact Email

Website URL

http://mdcventures.vc/

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Lead 
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Raised 
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People

Employee Profiles
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Michael Nicholas
Michael Nicholas

Michael Nicholas

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Partner

Paula Daly
Paula Daly

Paula Daly

Managing Director

Managing Director

Raffi Grigorian
Raffi Grigorian

Raffi Grigorian

Managing Director

Managing Director

Chuck Porter
Chuck Porter

Chuck Porter

Chief Strategist

Chief Strategist

Stuart B Coleman
Stuart B Coleman

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VP

VP

Mitch Gendel
Mitch Gendel

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General Counsel

General Counsel

Bob Kantor
Bob Kantor

Bob Kantor

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Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer

Jason Magnus
Jason Magnus

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