Comcast
Media and telecommunications conglomerate; made a strategic investment in Reality Defender's $15M Series A (October 2023) following Reality Defender's participation in the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs accelerator.
Comcast Corporation is an American multinational media, telecommunications, and technology conglomerate that owns NBCUniversal and Sky. Its LIFT Labs program, powered by Techstars, runs a startup accelerator and facilitates strategic investments and commercial partnerships between Comcast/NBCUniversal/Sky and portfolio startups.
Overview
- Firm
- Comcast NBCUniversal
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, PA
- Founded
- 1963
- AUM
- Stages
- Thesis
- Not a traditional VC fund; Comcast NBCUniversal's LIFT Labs accelerator (powered by Techstars, no equity taken for participation) makes selective, separate strategic investments in startups from its cohorts, prioritizing commercial partnership opportunities with Comcast, NBCUniversal, or Sky.
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Comcast participated in Reality Defender's $15M Series A, following Reality Defender's membership in the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs accelerator cohort.
PR Newswire: Deepfake Detection Platform Reality Defender Secures $15 Million in Series A Funding Led by DCVCVerified2023-10-17 - 2
Comcast NBCUniversal's LIFT Labs accelerator, powered by Techstars, does not take equity for accelerator participation; strategic investments are made separately.
Comcast Corporate: Ten Startups Selected for Inaugural Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, Powered by TechstarsVerified2026-08-08 - 3
Comcast Corporation, founded in 1963, is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.
Wikipedia: ComcastReported2026-08-08