Liberty Global Ventures

About Liberty Global Ventures

Liberty Global Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Liberty Global, primarily invests in early to later stage companies, targeting a diverse set of sectors including advertising, customer management, media, enterprise, retail, internet, technology, communication, and distribution. As a foundational strategy, they seek to infuse their portfolio with innovative startups and high-growth companies that offer products or services which enhance and scale operations within their broadband and mobile business, fostering synergies. With a specialized team based out of Denver and Silicon Valley, they tend to make investments in the range of approximately $5m to $10m, maintaining engagements with their portfolio investments on average for three to seven years. Managing a $3 billion assets under management portfolio of over 75 companies, technology remains a core pillar of Liberty Global Ventures' investment focus, aligning with their broadband and mobile business. Content investment is a significant portion of their activity, represented by investments in Lionsgate and Univision, reflecting their commitment to the content domain which comprises nearly half of their Growth portfolio. Attention to content is also exemplified by their stake in Formula E, Firebird Pictures, and Range Media. The fund has actively ventured into infrastructure, aiming to exploit promising industries that are adjacent to their primary telecom operations. This move is underscored by initiatives such as setting up AtlasEdge with DigitalBridge, investing in EdgeConneX to improve data accessibility, monetizing tower and property assets, and launching egg for renewable energy solutions. Additionally, partnership with Zouk Capital in Liberty Charge (now Believ) leverages Virgin Media's infrastructure for the rollout of EV street-charging infrastructure across the UK. The fund's investment minimum and maximum are articulated as $120,000 and $50,000,000 respectively, indicating a broad range of deal sizes tailored to early and later-stage funding rounds, reflecting its classification as a Corporate VC with headquarters in Englewood, Colorado, United States.