Media-Deals.org

What Media-Deals.org does

Media-Deals.org is a Berlin-based pan-European investor network founded in 2008 that connects business angels and early-stage venture capital funds with startups in the creative industries and digital media sectors. The company organizes European Investment Forums across multiple European countries, providing a venue for entrepreneurs to receive expert training and pitch to specialized investors from its network. Its core product is the Media Deals network itself, complemented by sub-brands including CSI-Initiative (sustainability-focused investment matchmaking) and Investors Lab Berlin (a mini acceleration programme for cultural and creative entrepreneurs).

The company operates through two integrated arms: the Media Deals investor network (event-driven community-led GTM) and peacefulfish, its wholly-owned consulting subsidiary, which offers business consulting, bespoke financing tool design, capacity-building, project and network management, conceptual analyses, qualitative research, and market intelligence for the creative industries. Revenue is derived from professional services and event organization, with quote-based B2B pricing and no public disclosure of fees. The company also participates in EU-funded programmes (e.g., ImMediaTe, CSI-Initiative, CAST, DeFINE, Green Screen, EIG, FIWARE) as both a manager and partner, extending its reach into additional verticals such as sustainable tourism, fashion-tech, and VR/AR/MR.

Media Deals serves early-stage startups and SMEs primarily in audiovisual (film, TV, videogames, music), digital tools for creative sectors, disruptive content-and-technology business models, and cutting-edge media technologies including VR/AR/MR. The company is registered as MEDIA DEALS UG (haftungsbeschränkt), a German private limited liability company headquartered at Derfflingerstr. 18, 10785 Berlin, founded and led by Thierry Baujard, who also serves as CEO of peacefulfish. The organization maintains a pan-European footprint spanning at least 14 countries and partners with networks including EBN, EBAN, NEM, F6S, Euroquity, and Wirtschafts Agentur Wien.

Name

Media-Deals.org

Legal name

MEDIA DEALS UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Website

https://media-deals.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Media-Deals.org is a Berlin-based pan-European investor network connecting business angels and early-stage VC funds with creative industries and digital media startups via European Investment Forums, while its consulting arm peacefulfish provides financing strategy, market intelligence, and capacity-building services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Industries Investment Network Services

NAICS

Miscellaneous Intermediation (52391), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Venture Capital Fundraising Placement (FSAEALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Finance & Investment Conferences (MPAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Creative industries investment
• Early-stage venture capital
• European investment forums
• Media sector financing
• Business angel network

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: peacefulfish, the consulting arm, provides business consulting, bespoke design of financing tools, capacity-building, project/network management, conceptual analyses, qualitative research, and market intelligence for creative industries.
2. Investment Network Facilitation: Organizes European Investment Forums providing venues for entrepreneurs and investors to connect, discuss investment and partnership possibilities. Revenue derived from organizing events and providing investment-readiness training.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Media Deals operates a pan-European investor network gathering business angels and early-stage venture capital funds focused on creative industries and digital media, organizing European Investment Forums in multiple European countries where entrepreneurs receive training and pitch to investors. The company also runs sub-brands such as the CSI-Initiative (Create.Sustain.Invest.) and Investors Lab Berlin acceleration program. Its wholly-owned consulting subsidiary peacefulfish provides business consulting, bespoke design of financing tools, capacity-building, project and network management, conceptual analyses, qualitative research, and market intelligence for the creative industries.

Product overview

Media-Deals.org operates as a dual offering platform comprising Media Deals (a pan-European investor network for creative industries and digital media) and its consulting division peacefulfish. Media Deals functions as the core investment network connecting business angels and early-stage VC funds with startups through European Investment Forums and individual training, while peacefulfish provides consulting services including business consulting, financing tools design, capacity-building, project management, and market intelligence for the creative sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CSI-Initiative: Create.sustain.invest. - An initiative by Media Deals aiming at creating a forum for creative industry startups to present sustainability solutions to international investor panels.
• Investors Lab Berlin

Products and services

• Media Deals Investor Network A pan-European investor network that gathers business angels and early-stage venture capital funds focused on Creative Industries and digital media, providing access to European Investment Forums, individual expert training, and pitching opportunities for early-stage entrepreneurs.
• peacefulfish Consulting Services Consulting department of Media Deals supporting the creative industries through business consulting, bespoke design of financing tools, capacity-building, project and network management, conceptual analyses, qualitative research, and market intelligence.
• European Investment Forums Investment forums organized across European countries where selected early-stage companies in creative industries and digital media receive individual training and pitch to investors from the Media Deals network.
• Investors Lab Berlin Mini acceleration programme for cultural and creative entrepreneurs to verify project uniqueness, prove business and market validity, identify suitable financiers, and learn to present their projects to an international investor panel.
• CSI-Initiative (Create.Sustain.Invest.) Media Deals initiative that builds a forum for creative-industry startups and advanced companies to present sustainability solutions to international investor panels, building an ecosystem aligned with the UN Sustainability Goals.
• VRNext Network Network initiative addressing how VR/AR/MR killer applications will be developed and financed, bringing together tech companies, financiers, content providers, and creators.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CASTminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020COSME programme project providing incubation & acceleration support to sustainable tourism start-ups and SMEs across Europe
• DeFINEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018COSME programme project supporting fusion of cutting-edge technologies and innovation with European fashion and design industries
• CREATIVEshiftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedia Deals is partner of CREATIVEshift initiative supporting creative industry innovation
• 4ArtPreneurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedia Deals is partner of 4ArtPreneur supporting art and entrepreneurship
• peacefulfishcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerpeacefulfish is the consulting department of Media Deals, offering research expertise for the global content industry in film, TV, gaming, music and digital media. Thierry Baujard is also CEO of peacefulfish.
• NEM InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetworked and Electronic Media Initiative aims at building sustainable European leadership in content production and networking technologies
• EBNcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Business & Innovation Centre Network - leading non-governmental pan-European network bringing together 200+ Business & Innovation Centres across Europe
• EBANcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Business Angel Network with focus on early stage investment market, aims to increase visibility of BAs, BANs and early stage funds
• F6SminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading startup community and online network where founders grow together, apply to accelerators, pitch investment funds
• EuroquityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeb service created by Bpifrance to match-make developing companies and potential partners for growth, particularly investors
• Wirtschafts Agentur WienminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVienna Business Agency dedicated to strengthening and promoting Vienna as a business location on behalf of the City of Vienna
• CSI-InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partnercreate.sustain.invest. - Media Deals' initiative aiming at creating a forum for creative industry startups to present sustainability solutions to international investor panels
• Investors Lab BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMini acceleration programme for cultural and creative entrepreneurs to verify uniqueness of projects and prove business validity; Juliane Schulze chairs this initiative
• VRNext NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork focused on how killer applications for VR/AR/MR will be developed and financed with support from tech companies, financiers and content providers
• Green ScreenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU Interreg programme project aiming to reduce carbon footprint of European film and TV production
• ImMediaTecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner€3m/3 year collaborative project co-financed by EUROPE INNOVA initiative, aimed at developing tools and services to assist growth of digital media SMEs
• European Investor Gate (EIG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDG Connect project aiming to stimulate investors' interaction with innovative SMEs and facilitate investment readiness
• FIWAREminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading European accelerator programme for technology startups; Media Deals selected and prepared pitching companies and invited investors
• TWISTminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU project connecting four local web entrepreneurship ecosystems in Rome, Lille, Warsaw, Stockholm
• ACE CreativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNext generation of ACE Acceleration Programme aimed at start-ups and SMEs mixing technologies with creativity
• WeHubsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean project providing support to women web entrepreneurs in Europe
• DigiBICminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative taking best practices from EU research projects in cultural heritage and digital libraries to disseminate to Creative Industry sector

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Techstars: Global accelerator and investor network providing mentorship, capital and demo-day exposure to early-stage startups. Comparable as a much larger incumbent offering accelerator-driven investor introductions similar in nature to the European Investment Forums Media Deals organises.
• Seedrs: Pan-European equity-crowdfunding and private-deal platform for early- and growth-stage companies. Comparable as a broader-scope, online incumbent in the same startup-investor intermediation market, with wider sector coverage than Media Deals' creative-industries focus.
• Bpifrance: French public investment bank running venture, growth and innovation programmes including the Euroquity match-making service. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing cross-border investor intermediation, with Euroquity specifically being a direct functional peer within Bpifrance's portfolio.

Direct peers

• AngelList: Online platform for startups to raise capital from angels and VCs and recruit talent. Comparable as a scalable, digital investor-matching service competing for the same startup-funding intermediation function that Media Deals performs, especially for cross-border deal flow.
• EBAN (European Business Angel Network): Pan-European early-stage investor umbrella network formalising and connecting business angels and angel networks. Directly comparable as Media Deals is a partner-network of EBAN and operates in the same market of brokering deals between early-stage companies and angel capital across Europe.
• Euroquity (Bpifrance): Online match-making platform developed by Bpifrance to connect developing companies with potential investors. Directly comparable to Media Deals because Media Deals lists Euroquity as a partner and both services pursue the same cross-border investor-company intermediation function.
• EBN (European Business & Innovation Centre Network): Pan-European network of 200+ Business & Innovation Centres supporting innovative entrepreneurs and SMEs, including access to finance. Comparable because EBN is a core partner of Media Deals and serves overlapping startup intermediation and EU-programme management functions.
• F6S: Leading startup community and online network where founders apply to accelerators and pitch investment funds. Comparable because F6S is a partner of Media Deals and offers a digitised, scalable version of the investor-introduction service that Media Deals delivers through forums.

Regional players

• Nordic Angel Program / Nordic Makers: Nordic-focused business angel and early-stage investor network active in creative and digital-media startups. Comparable as a similar cross-border creative-sector investor network, but with geographic focus on the Nordics rather than pan-Europe.

Others

• EURADA (European Association of Development Agencies): Network of regional and local development agencies across Europe supporting SME innovation and access to finance. Comparable as an adjacent, ecosystem-level network that also channels EU funds to startups and brokers investor/company relationships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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