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Fourth Estate Fund provides early stage funding for companies with new/disruptive solutions at the intersection of news, journalism, technology & community. We strongly prefer companies with new and/or disruptive solutions at the intersection of journalism, technology and community. We prefer to serve as the lead investor but are willing to form part of a syndicated deal led by other experienced angel groups and investors. Typically invests between $5000 to $250,000 with the following characteristics: - Opportunity for the Fund to add significant value - Operates in a large, disruptive and rapidly-growing or transforming market in the Journalism, News, Media or Information sectors - Differentiated product or technology-enabled service - Capital-efficient business model with a clear path to significant revenue with multiple customers - Realistic valuations - Strong and experienced founders and management team - Founders have skin in the game