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Since 2015, North Base Media has backed 1 African startup across 3 disclosed funding rounds totaling $8M, most heavily in Kenya and AI & Analytics.
North Base Media is a boutique investment firm founded in 2013 by experienced journalists and media investors Marcus Brauchli and Sasa Vucinic. Brauchli, former top editor of The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post, leads strategy, advisory, and fundraising. Vucinic, former CEO of Media Development Loan Fund, chairs the investment committee. The firm is based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and commits to building high-quality media serving communities worldwide. North Base Media invested $8.0 million across three funding rounds from November 2015 to April 2018, focusing exclusively on Kenya-based AI & Analytics company Asokoinsight. Investments included two Seed rounds ($1.4M in 2015 and $3.0M in 2017) and one Series A ($3.6M in 2018). Co-investors included Singularity Investments, Lateral Frontiers, and CRE Venture Capital in all rounds. The firm maintains a global portfolio with investments in digital media companies across regions like Indonesia, Israel, India, Taiwan, Mexico, and the U.S.
Data updated · Jul 29, 2026
North Base Media has backed 1 African startup across 3 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $8M since 2015.
Mostly Seed: 2 of its 3 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Series A (1).
North Base Media's tracked rounds are concentrated in Kenya (3).
Its tracked rounds lean toward AI & Analytics (3).
North Base Media most often shares rounds with Singularity Investments (3 shared deals), Lateral Frontiers (3 shared deals), CRE Venture Capital (3 shared deals).
North Base Media backed Asokoinsight, a Kenya-based corporate intelligence platform using AI & Analytics to find and vet African companies. It participated in three rounds: Seed in 2015 ($1.4M), Seed in 2017 ($3.0M), and Series A in 2018 ($3.6M).
