DC Thomson Ventures

DC Thomson Ventures (DCT Ventures) is the corporate venture capital arm of D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd., a private, family-owned international media group headquartered in Dundee, Scotland with a London office on Fleet Street. Founded in 2013, the firm specializes in digital media and technology sectors, driving innovation and growth through strategic investments and acquisitions. DCT Ventures has invested in approximately 13 companies, recorded 3 exits, and counts both a unicorn and a decacorn among its portfolio companies — a strong record for a CVC of its size. The fund invests from Series A through Series C with checks of $100,000 to $1 million, focusing on agtech, cleantech, media and entertainment technology, software, and e-commerce. Notable portfolio companies include Kando in water and wastewater management technology, which reached Series C in 2024; PlayCanvas, a cloud-hosted game development platform; CogBooks in adaptive learning; and Intelligent Growth Solutions in vertical farming. The portfolio also included Trax, an in-store retail execution technology company that achieved decacorn status before exiting in February 2026. DCT Ventures leverages DC Thomson's expertise across its operating businesses — which span publishing, digital media, education, retail, and broadcasting — to provide portfolio companies with strategic relationships and operational insight. The fund's data-driven, operator-first investment philosophy reflects the parent company's hundred-plus year history of building media businesses that adapt to technological change.