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Tribune Ventures is the venture capital arm of media company Tribune Company in Chicago that invests in seed-stage and early stage companies within the new media, broadband communications and infrastructure, digital television, internet, technology businesses, online marketing services, electronic commerce, business-to-business information services, education, wireless, and consumer services sectors. Founded 1995 in Chicago, Illinois, United States by Donn Davis, it invests in seed and early stage ventures. Its portfolio companies include Nimble TV,CenterPost Communications, The FeedRoom, RespondTV, eFrenzy, Legacy.com, Pseudo Entertainment, Eppraisals.com, and iExplore. As of February 2020, Tribune Ventures has made 15 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 14, 2012, when Nimble TV raised $4.5M. Tribune Ventures has had 8 exits, the most notable of which include Nimble TV, SocialNet.com, and Legacy.com. The firm prefers to invest companies located in Chicago metropolitan area, Midwest, and East Coast. It seeks to invest between from $3 million to $10 million.
