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Captricity Closes Financing Round with Knight Enterprise Fund Investment
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Six media innovation ventures awarded more than $1.37 million as winners of Knight News Challenge on Networks
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Knight Foundation invests in Umbel to provide new audience measurement standard to media companies
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Knight Foundation Names Philadelphia Program Director and Director of Business Consulting
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Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibargüen Addresses Economic Outlook
Knight Blog
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Creatavist: A new way to bring stories to life
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Captricity: freeing data trapped on paper
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Knight welcomes Carol Coletta as new vice president
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Knight Foundation goes live with new portal for grantees
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Turning online news into 'TV'
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Exploring a sustainable business model with PublicStuff
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What's in store for News Challenge Winner Watchup
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2600+ tweets from #civicmedia
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Internet native news networks, what's working in #opengov and more for #civicmedia day 2
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Winners in Knight News Challenge: Networks
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Hockey fans like donuts: why it could make online news content more valuable
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Five lessons learned from a social entrepreneur
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Media books in a networked, digital journalism universe, Part 2
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Snag Films Beta Launched
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Community/place-based #foundations: Don't miss opportunity for #funding community info. 7/1 deadline http://t.co/FZcoIFuXiZ #philanthropy
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Join @thestagemiami this Thursday 6pm ET for live stream of #TEDGlobal http://t.co/BL59ZCZwDQ v @matthaggman #Miami #TED
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Showing @Google #Journalism fellows all #Miami has to offer: @thelabmiami @WLRN @guide @univision @MiamiHerald & more http://t.co/Yk1odA9JtZ
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.@MiamiFoundation's #GiveMiamiDay is back! Log on to http://t.co/cGLODbHTbE today at 11am to watch reveal of official date. #philanthropy
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MT @MapBox: Join us for a post @SOTMUS happy hour tonight -- 6:30pm at Irish Bank pub: http://t.co/DrRIF61eDF #osm
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Get funded with @SunFoundation's new #opengov grants http://t.co/h5xpCMIf2W #gov20
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.@TheMiamiRail on @TheLabMiami: "an effort to fill a void in a city with vibrant energy but few conductors" http://t.co/OvVP4DOjKX #Miami
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Community #foundations test mobile to inform residents. Apply by 7/1 for current Knight Community Info Challenge http://t.co/cfI6epEYgO
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Business side staffing needs are a top priority for #nonprofit news outlets http://t.co/sukmRqBk1J v @pewresearch
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Teaching at-risk youth life skills to succeed: story of a @BmeBaltimore #leadership award winner http://t.co/MxZf5jHW3L v @BMECommunity
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First-ever @Google #journalism fellows visit #Miami, explore the city's tech startups http://t.co/Yk1odA9JtZ via @louiegilot @WLRN
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MT @EricNewton1: @PolicyMic tops list of great sources of news/commentary for Millennials http://t.co/mLVeevxKgE
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MT @jsb: @waldojaquith: @SunFoundation providing #OpenGov grants again! Gave me 1st-ever funding. Do something great http://t.co/h5xpCMIf2W
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.@pewresearch survey offers lessons for funders of #nonprofit news start ups http://t.co/WU8m98ln9w v @KDMC by @michelemclellan
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MT @matthaggman: Join us Thurs evening at @thestagemiami for @TEDxMiami live stream of talks from @TEDGlobal http://t.co/ZY913YIpJX
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MT @pewresearch: Nearly 3/4 of nonprofit #news outlets that got big startup grants said those had expired http://t.co/uS9i4fporx
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New @pewresearch report provides lens into a “fragile” #nonprofit news industry http://t.co/sukmRqBk1J #journalism
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Are you #interning this summer? Help @ProPublica tell your story via @kickstarter http://t.co/KXN7G3qdZR #kickstarter
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Funders find civic #engagement increases with news & information projects http://t.co/bYdo7He9We #philanthropy #infoneeds
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Leaders in #innovation have similar traits/values that cities like #Miami can adapt into their idea culture: http://t.co/GU8FNL25uK #socinn
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#infoneeds winners find news & info projects increase civic engagement. Apply to this year's challenge (7/1 deadline) http://t.co/bYdo7He9We
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Check out what's new at Knight in the arts, communities & journalism/media innovation http://t.co/dyBlbTF26i #philanthropy
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Community & place-based #foundations: Apply for #funding via Knight's Community Information Challenge. 7/1 deadline http://t.co/hWfVm5GRU5
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MT @MapBox: Launched in time for @sotmus: #OpenStreetMap data report 2013, showing 9 yrs of incredible growth http://t.co/KE4JCtcxUN #osm
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Biographer @WalterIsaacson shares lessons from great entrepreneurs http://t.co/GU8FNL25uK v @JennaBuehler #socent
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How #storytelling & data can lead to community change http://t.co/rfCrGLU6ue
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#PDF13 join @bthewirz @StacyDon & other for a convo on civic #startups & the for-profit sector, today 2 pm breakout http://t.co/icB9E2aEHj
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Want to help @TurboVote build 21st century #elections? They're hiring http://t.co/v9wuFrHQKS ht @bthewirz
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Are you a community #foundation applying to our #infoneeds challenge? Here's what you need to know http://t.co/DEWFQrexxW #philanthropy
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MT @EricNewton1: Young journos from Tampa Bay Times, Washingtonian, CNN Digital win Livingston Awards, lucky to see http://t.co/BDry3Zfy67
In The News
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Building venture capital from within
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News: Miami startup Guide receives $1 million in seed funding; next stop SXSW
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Guide raises $1m to create a video news channel of websites read by avatars, now in private alpha
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Better know a reader: Umbel wants publishers to have better data on their audience
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Tech Crunch: Umbel Gets Strategic Investment From Knight Foundation To Change The Way Online Audiences Are Measured
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O'Reilly Radar: Michael Maness on why data science research matters and how the Knight News Challenge is adapting
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Ownlocal scores funds to get small firms online
Featured Projects (3 of 14)
Browse ProjectsBrowse ProjectsSnipSnap
SnipSnap is a mobile app that enables users to scan, share and redeem coupons with their mobile phones.
SnagFilms
SnagFilms is a company dedicated to ubiquitous distribution of non-fiction (documentary) and independent films. The company enables better, faster and cheaper distribution of this content, broadening the audience for the films and generating additional revenues for the filmmakers, who can then go on and create more films.
Own Local
Own Local sells digital media services to small and medium businesses (SMBs) in partnership with local news publishers, enabling publishers to leverage their local brand and provide a one-stop shop for SMB digital services and improving revenue for small and regional publishers in particular.
ENTERPRISE FUND ADVISERS
Chris Hughes
Knight Foundation Trustee
Joichi Ito
Knight Foundation Trustee
John Palfrey
Knight Foundation Trustee
Michael Maness
VP/Journalism & Media Innovation
Juan Martinez
VP and Chief Financial Officer
Ben Wirz
Director/Business Consulting
About our Knight Enterprise Fund strategy
The Knight Enterprise Fund provides early-stage venture funding for media innovation. We’re looking for companies with disruptive solutions at the intersection of information, community and engagement.
The Knight Enterprise Fund serves as a co-investor in its portfolio companies, investing $25,000 -500,000 and helping to fill out early investment rounds with experienced angel and venture capital funders.
An initiative of Knight Foundation, the Enterprise Fund promotes portfolio companies across Knight’s large network of media, educational and non-profit partners. Portfolio companies can also benefit from Knight’s strong community relationships in 26 U.S. cities to create partnerships with hundreds of civic and community organizations as well as Knight's significant presence at national and international media conferences. Knight seeks to benefit its network and partners by improving their access to innovative technology and solutions.