SYNCOM is the leading venture capital firm primarily focused on early to mid-stage investments in underserved segments of the media and communications industry. SYNCOM pioneered this investment strategy beginning in 1977 and has been involved in the creation of many of the most successful and visible African American- and Hispanic-owned media and communications companies over the last 30 years. A number of Syncom-led media and communications companies representing in excess of $10 billion in enterprise value have gone public or been acquired by major companies. These include: BET, Radio One, XM Satellite Radio, Z-Spanish Radio Network, Buenavision Cable, District Cablevision, El Dorado Communications, and Puebelo Broadcasting.
Drawing upon our entrepreneurial spirit and venture capital management experience, they serve as partners to the companies we help build and promise to them a pledge of excellence and fairness.
SYNCOM’s expertise and targeted approach within the rapidly developing communications sector has consistently produced competitive market rates of return for our investors, while creating significant wealth for our portfolio companies’ management and other stakeholders. Currently, SYNCOM manages a group of media & telecommunications venture capital funds that have capital in excess of $400 million.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| Outspark | 7/09 | Series C | $8.3M | 2 |
| Verified Identity Pass | 8/08 | Series C | $44.4M | 4 |
| Clear | 8/08 | Series D | $44.4M | 7 |
| Heatwave Interactive | 7/08 | Series A | $7.5M | 1 |
| MyToons | 7/08 | Series B | 2 |
