Media Technology Ventures

Media Technology Ventures is a Dallas-based private equity and venture capital firm that invests in radio and television spectrum, media technologies, and software development. The firm has operated across at least five fund iterations, including Media Technology Ventures V B LP raised by Mediatech Administrative V LLC. Founders Andrew Escher, John Zozzaro, Paul O'Brien, and Ted Cohen built the firm around a cross-platform presence spanning traditional broadcast infrastructure and emerging media technology. Paul O'Brien also runs a related entity, MediaTech Ventures, a global venture development group that operates incubator cohorts and educational programs for media-focused startups. The firm has made approximately 35 investments across media and entertainment, software, advertising and marketing technology, communications, and gaming, with 22 recorded exits reflecting a high portfolio turnover rate. Notable portfolio companies include Eveo (Series A). Investment activity appears concentrated in the early 2000s, with no publicly recorded deals in 2024 or 2025, suggesting the primary fund vehicles are fully deployed or in harvest mode. A related entity, TK MediaTech Ventures, based in New Mexico and founded by Jim Ward and Stewart Alsop, received $15 million from the New Mexico State Investment Council for seed and early-stage investing in US-based media technology spanning film, music, gaming, public relations, advertising, and ad tech. The firm's investment thesis has historically bridged legacy spectrum infrastructure with next-generation media software and advertising technology, positioning it at the convergence of broadcasting, digital distribution, and content monetization across multiple fund cycles.