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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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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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To help strengthen S. Florida’s #startup community Knight invests $150k in @refreshmiami http://t.co/9yAft7ykwe
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Appreciating Haynes Johnson, legendary political reporter and Knight Chair in Public Affairs Journalism: http://t.co/2QXaluCgHj #journalism
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#Miami’s startup scene gains momentum, but people need connections & central place for ways to engage http://t.co/9yAft7ykwe v @matthaggman
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How can we use data to improve work of #nonprofits? @mayurhpatel walks us through 3 ideas http://t.co/NVfPXZMqGG #opendata #nptech
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Thinking about applying to Knight's Community Info Challenge? How 4 #foundations took projects from idea to impact http://t.co/ze8diWe7Zi
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.@RefreshMiami - fostering entrepreneurs/tech #innovators in #Miami - will expand with workshops, hackathons http://t.co/9yAft7ykwe #socent
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Miami's @OCINEMA to open outdoor theater in #Wynwood with new support from @ArtPlaceAmerica http://t.co/ISWJQ6cX9R v @miaminewtimes
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Positive change in #communities requires flow of quality news/info. Apply by 6/1 to Knight Community Info Challenge http://t.co/UERBUR3fTY
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Measurement & analytics is about building a culture where data is used to inform decisions/shape programs http://t.co/NVfPXZMqGG #evaluation
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5 things to know about Knight's Community Info Challenge, which offers matching funds to community #foundations: http://t.co/DEWFQrexxW
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Starting now: webinar on interactive #storytelling with #newschallenge winner @Zeega http://t.co/Xc2EyhKpxA v @newsu
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With a plan to up number of women in tech industry - @GirlsWhoCode's @reshmasaujani named @Forbes "Up & Comers" http://t.co/jJS50lLQd1
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"TV News Search And Borrow" @10000words on the expansion of @internetarchive to archive clips http://t.co/mLITJhKoyZ #journalism
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Improving people's lives through tech: national day of civic hacking comes to Middle #GA: http://t.co/u6DqITNiB6 #hackforchange @knightmacon
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Refreshing #Miami's startup community: @matthaggman on Knight's investment in @refreshmiami http://t.co/9yAft7ykwe #entrepreneurship
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See the work of #placemaking unfold— find out how it can benefit #communities http://t.co/W151B6cvJ2 #arts v @ArtPlaceAmerica #artplace
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How to use #evaluation to deliver better programs & promote greater effectiveness within organizations http://t.co/NVfPXZMqGG
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New volunteer updates for #Moore #OKC tornado victims. Find out how to help http://t.co/cFwUDkP3tE v @recovers_org
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More than 80% of #nonprofit leaders believe demonstrating impact via performance measurement is a top priority http://t.co/NVfPXZMqGG #eval
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Matching donations with need after natural disasters @recovers_org http://t.co/afjwoBJeIX v @MarketplaceAPM #OKC #Moore
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As 6/1 deadline approaches in Knight's Community Info Challenge, here's what you need to know before you apply: http://t.co/DEWFQrexxW
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.@MercerYou awarded @ArtPlaceAmerica grant to fund Tattnall Square project http://t.co/VsHJnd7B1N v @knightmacon #artplace #arts
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Measure what matters in #philanthropy: develop metrics, prioritize collection & build shared culture http://t.co/NVfPXZMqGG v @mayurhpatel
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A better search & user experience around TV clips: @NiemanLab on how @internetarchive plans to grow its catalog http://t.co/BmyALFq5VA
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Interactive #storytelling with @Zeega: don't miss a digital tools tutorial via @newsu 5/23 at 2pm ET http://t.co/Xc2EyhKpxA #nuwebinar
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MT @StacyDon: Great piece on @codeforamerica from @NewsHour: Coding Skills Combine w/ Civics to Improve Gov http://t.co/czl4yJtvNM #opengov
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Congrats to @cunyjschool alum: entrepreneurial #journalism site @NarrativelyNY = no 6 on @time's best sites of 2013 http://t.co/OhatfD19lI
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"From Cronkite to Couric: @pewinternet gets $1 million to expand TV news collection" http://t.co/VFEHnotVfn by @jeffjohnroberts v @gigaom
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MT @EthanZ: @knightfdn supports @internetarchive work on searchable TV archives. Cool stuff - we use it at @CivicMIT: http://t.co/LLiaZq9XDM
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"Internet Archive Gets Huge Boost from Knight Foundation http://t.co/s4IqxHu0H0 by @Mediabistro v @internetarchive
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 13)
Browse ProjectsBrowse ProjectsUmbel
Umbel is an audience measurement company that uses big data from social and other sources to dramatically increase digital publishers’ understanding of their audience and online advertising revenue. Umbel does this by correlating audience social information with web analytics and other data to create real insight into who the audience is, what they like and who might be interested in reaching them.
Watchup
To make it easier to find and watch high quality video news through a new iPad app
Gui.de
Gui.de is a new engaging format for online news that gives all publishers, from bloggers to large news companies, the ability to offer their audiences a video experience
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.