FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a venture capital firm based in New York, founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm is stage-agnostic, primarily focusing on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups across various sectors, including B2B, B2C, financial services, mobile technology, advertisement technology, e-commerce, food technology, gaming, health technology, real estate technology, restaurant technology, ridesharing, software as a service, and virtual reality. FJ Labs typically invests in seed and Series A rounds, with investment amounts ranging from $50,000 to $5,000,000.

Matias Barbero

Investor

William Guillouard

Venture Partner

Arne Halleraker

Principal

Christopher Keshian

Investor

Daniel Simon

venture Partner

Güimar Vaca Sittic

Venture Partner

Jose Marin

Co-Founder

Past deals in Digital Media

Edurino

Convertible Note in 2024
Edurino is an e-learning platform focused on introducing digital learning to children aged 4-8 in a responsible and engaging manner. By combining physical toys with a digital learning app, the platform encourages children to explore educational content through play. It collaborates with educators and experts to create a hybrid learning experience that includes educational games tailored to preschool children, providing a story-based approach to learning. Parents can monitor their child's progress and set screen time limits, ensuring a balanced approach to digital engagement. The app signals when the allotted screen time has ended, promoting healthy device usage while allowing the learning journey to adapt to each child's developmental stage.

Klay

Seed Round in 2023
Klay is a music making platform that is focused on mobile devices and headquartered in New Castle, Delaware.

Edurino

Series A in 2023
Edurino is an e-learning platform focused on introducing digital learning to children aged 4-8 in a responsible and engaging manner. By combining physical toys with a digital learning app, the platform encourages children to explore educational content through play. It collaborates with educators and experts to create a hybrid learning experience that includes educational games tailored to preschool children, providing a story-based approach to learning. Parents can monitor their child's progress and set screen time limits, ensuring a balanced approach to digital engagement. The app signals when the allotted screen time has ended, promoting healthy device usage while allowing the learning journey to adapt to each child's developmental stage.

Storybeat

Seed Round in 2023
Storybeat is a technology company based in Madrid that specializes in AI-driven content generation for social media. Founded in 2018 by Jaime de Ascanio, the company offers an application designed to facilitate the creation and sharing of stories enhanced by music and visual effects. Users can utilize a variety of built-in templates and presets to craft engaging, ephemeral content that can be shared across multiple platforms. Storybeat is dedicated to fostering creativity by providing not only innovative tools but also educational resources and community support to help individuals realize their creative potential. Through its offerings, Storybeat aims to inspire users to embrace and enhance their own self-expression.

Magma

Series A in 2022
Magma operates and organizes a community of game development and outsourcing providers. It creates digital tools and offers various media-related services for the gaming industry.

Vienna Hypertext

Seed Round in 2022
Vienna is a smart canvas for ideas. It is a place to collect thoughts and everything that comes with photos, videos, code, music, files, and, of course, text. They serve services for creators, students, and teams to build and discover ideas.

Passionfruit

Seed Round in 2022
Passionfruit is bringing together the next generation of leading independent marketing talent and providing a digital home where they can work, learn and earn, so startups and enterprises can work with them on-demand.

Midnight Evergreen

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Midnight Evergreen develops a studio and digital marketplace for NFT-powered games. It is based in Las Vegas, USA. Midnight Evergreen runs a gaming, social center, and non-fungible token marketplace with the goal of providing a variety of mid-core to blockbuster entertainment experiences.

Klay

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Klay is a music making platform that is focused on mobile devices and headquartered in New Castle, Delaware.

Genially

Series B in 2021
Genially is a leading platform in interactive visual communication, offering an online tool that enables users to create a variety of digital media, including presentations, infographics, quizzes, and animated content. The platform is designed for individuals and organizations seeking to enhance their visual communication without needing extensive design or programming skills. Users can choose from over 1,000 templates or create content from scratch, incorporating interactive elements and animations to engage audiences effectively. Genially serves a diverse community, including business professionals, educators, marketers, and designers, and is utilized by notable companies such as Hulu, Danone, Michelin, and Heineken. The tool streamlines the content creation process, allowing users to produce visually striking materials quickly and easily.

Genially

Secondary Market in 2021
Genially is a leading platform in interactive visual communication, offering an online tool that enables users to create a variety of digital media, including presentations, infographics, quizzes, and animated content. The platform is designed for individuals and organizations seeking to enhance their visual communication without needing extensive design or programming skills. Users can choose from over 1,000 templates or create content from scratch, incorporating interactive elements and animations to engage audiences effectively. Genially serves a diverse community, including business professionals, educators, marketers, and designers, and is utilized by notable companies such as Hulu, Danone, Michelin, and Heineken. The tool streamlines the content creation process, allowing users to produce visually striking materials quickly and easily.

Famosos

Seed Round in 2021
Famosos is a leading celebrity engagement platform in Latin America that connects fans and businesses with Hispanic celebrities. The platform allows users to request personalized videos from their favorite artists, celebrities, and influencers, facilitating a unique interaction between personalities and their fan base. This service enables fans to receive exclusive content messages, which can also be gifted to others, enhancing the overall experience of celebrity engagement. By bridging the gap between celebrities and their admirers, Famosos creates a marketplace that caters to the growing demand for personalized connections in the entertainment industry.

MagaLoop

Seed Round in 2021
MagaLoop GmbH is a Berlin-based company that operates a digital B2B marketplace connecting wholesalers, retailers, manufacturers, and shopkeepers. Founded in 2018, MagaLoop offers a mobile application and web portal that facilitate the ordering of goods from wholesale suppliers, allowing kiosk operators and small retailers to streamline their purchasing processes. The platform features tools such as a barcode scanner and order history, enabling quick and efficient transactions for a variety of products, from snacks to beverages. Additionally, MagaLoop provides services like marketing, communication, and price optimization, aiding manufacturers and wholesalers in reaching their target markets effectively. By enhancing the operational efficiency of independent retailers, MagaLoop helps them navigate competitive landscapes while maintaining their autonomy.

Memmo.me

Series A in 2021
Memmo.me is a fan engagement platform that facilitates personalized video messages from a variety of public figures, including actors, athletes, musicians, and influencers. The platform allows users to request customized video greetings, thereby enhancing connections between celebrities and their fans. Additionally, Memmo.me offers tools that businesses can utilize to improve sales and marketing efforts, as well as to foster better engagement with employees and audiences. By bridging the gap between fans and celebrities, Memmo.me creates unique opportunities for interaction and personal connection.

Twine

Venture Round in 2020
Twine Ltd is an online platform based in Manchester, United Kingdom, that facilitates collaboration among musicians, filmmakers, designers, and photographers while providing opportunities for paid work. Established in 2014, Twine serves as a marketplace connecting companies with a network of over 200,000 creative freelancers specializing in various fields such as music, design, and film. The platform simplifies the process of writing project briefs and curating high-quality freelancers, enabling businesses to efficiently find the right talent for projects ranging from logo design to explainer videos. By allowing freelancers to choose projects that interest them and build their portfolios, Twine fosters a global creative community that enhances collaboration and quality output.

MagaLoop

Seed Round in 2020
MagaLoop GmbH is a Berlin-based company that operates a digital B2B marketplace connecting wholesalers, retailers, manufacturers, and shopkeepers. Founded in 2018, MagaLoop offers a mobile application and web portal that facilitate the ordering of goods from wholesale suppliers, allowing kiosk operators and small retailers to streamline their purchasing processes. The platform features tools such as a barcode scanner and order history, enabling quick and efficient transactions for a variety of products, from snacks to beverages. Additionally, MagaLoop provides services like marketing, communication, and price optimization, aiding manufacturers and wholesalers in reaching their target markets effectively. By enhancing the operational efficiency of independent retailers, MagaLoop helps them navigate competitive landscapes while maintaining their autonomy.

Genially

Series A in 2020
Genially is a leading platform in interactive visual communication, offering an online tool that enables users to create a variety of digital media, including presentations, infographics, quizzes, and animated content. The platform is designed for individuals and organizations seeking to enhance their visual communication without needing extensive design or programming skills. Users can choose from over 1,000 templates or create content from scratch, incorporating interactive elements and animations to engage audiences effectively. Genially serves a diverse community, including business professionals, educators, marketers, and designers, and is utilized by notable companies such as Hulu, Danone, Michelin, and Heineken. The tool streamlines the content creation process, allowing users to produce visually striking materials quickly and easily.

Meero

Seed Round in 2017
Meero, founded in 2016, is an on-demand photography platform that aims to transform the photography industry by streamlining the workflow for photographers. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services, including market research, invoicing, post-production, and delivery, allowing photographers to focus on their craft. By leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, Meero significantly reduces the time needed for photo editing, enhancing efficiency and ensuring consistent quality. The platform supports photographers with various tools such as file compatibility, customer relationship management, and marketing resources. Additionally, Meero offers educational masterclasses, inspiring documentaries, and community engagement opportunities across 35 countries, alongside a foundation dedicated to promoting photography. With a network of 60,000 photographers and a commitment to delivering professional-quality images within 24 hours, Meero facilitates connections between artists and major brands, providing tailored photo and video solutions globally.

Accredible

Seed Round in 2016
Accredible is a digital badge and certificate platform that focuses on creating, issuing, and managing secure digital credentials. Founded in 2013 and based in Mountain View, California, the company offers software that enables organizations to securely issue, manage, track, and verify digital certificates and badges. By streamlining the credentialing process, Accredible helps businesses save time and resources while enhancing their marketing reach through online credential tracking. The platform aims to make learning more credible and accessible for users.

Pond5

Series A in 2016
Pond5 is the world’s largest, most vibrant video-first content marketplace, providing filmmakers, creators, and producers of all kinds with the content, inspiration, and tools they need to improve their projects. As the only content marketplace that meaningfully shares licensing revenue with its contributing artists, Pond5 is driven by a commitment to its passionate and growing global community of more than 60,000 professional visual and audio creators, providing a platform where their creative work can flourish, and helping them to make a sustainable living. With groundbreaking features like visual search for video and integrations into all major video-editing software, Pond5 is innovating daily, making it easier to find and use the content that creatives need to bring their vision to life. Pond5 is a venture-backed company funded by Accel Partners and Stripes Group with offices in New York, Dublin, Prague, London, and LA.

SelfMade

Seed Round in 2016
SelfMade is a venture backed start-up located in downtown Manhattan. They work at the intersection of technology and digital art, empowering individuals and brands to grow their business through social media. Their members' only app uses AI and proprietary technology to connect members with professional image editors and social strategists -- allowing them to build a powerful brand at an affordable price. SelfMade is democratizing an experience once reserved for celebrities and brands.

Olapic

Series B in 2015
Olapic is a visual marketing platform that helps brands reach their consumers visually. With Olapic, users can collect, curate, create, and activate visual content, driving brand engagement to new heights. It is an enterprise, all-in-one user-generated, influencer, and short-form video content platform that provides content and scale users need while ensuring it’s optimized across all its marketing channels. It was established in 2010 and is headquartered in New York.

AppNexus

Series F in 2015
AppNexus Inc. is a technology company that specializes in a cloud-based platform designed to enhance programmatic online advertising. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in New York City, the company provides tools for both advertisers and publishers to maximize campaign performance and revenue. Its offerings include a comprehensive digital advertising delivery platform, the AppNexus Publisher Suite for ad serving and campaign management, and PriceCheck, a header bidding solution for various ad formats. AppNexus also features an application platform that allows third-party vendors and existing clients to develop customized features. By leveraging data and machine learning, AppNexus aims to optimize the real-time buying and selling of digital advertising, catering to the needs of marketers, agencies, and publishers. The company operates as a subsidiary of Xandr, Inc., with additional offices located in the United States and internationally.
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