V-Ventures

What is V-Ventures?

V-Ventures is an investment holding firm with a mission to nurture a vital and sustainable media landscape by supporting entrepreneurs and pioneers who aim to revolutionize, strengthen, and innovate within the media sector.

The firm's investment focus encompasses companies that contribute to a robust journalistic ecosystem, including content suppliers, entities developing new business models or technological tools to support journalistic processes. They are actively investing in platforms that foster high-quality investigative journalism, such as SV-DOCS, which supports the development of top-tier documentaries for a wide audience.

V-Ventures also provides venture capital to British startups through Mercuri, capturing growth at the intersection of media, entertainment, and technology. Furthermore, they support ventures like Pieter van Huystee Film, producing series around prominent figures, and platforms like Wobby, utilizing AI to enhance data credibility, leading to better journalism and decision-making.

New Tree Media, Screenshot, and North Base Media are part of their portfolio, specializing in engaging narrative podcasts, content that resonates with Generation Z, and global digital media investments, respectively. V-Ventures' portfolio includes investments in simple and powerful technology to optimize the 'Story Life Cycle' through actionable data, with platforms such as smartocto.

Thefix.media offers a dual service: an information platform for media professionals and a consultancy.

Notable exits include the sale of their share in NRC Media to Mediahuis and their past ownership of ANP, the Netherlands' largest news agency.

Additionally, Stichting Veronica, V-Ventures' parent organization, selectively donates to causes that usually have a sustainable business model. Their donations promote independent media, legal freedom of journalism, protection of democracy, and other noble causes.

The firm has a rich history, originating from Radio Veronica in the 1960s and evolving into a prominent media conglomerate before transitioning into digital development and talent scouting in the 2000s. In October 2024, Vereniging Veronica transitioned into Stichting Veronica, with V-Ventures representing its commitment to forward-thinking media investments.