Ackerley Partners is a direct investment firm based at based in Seattle, Washington. Established in the year 2002, the venture capital firm specializes in investments in the development stage and early stage. The firm invests in media and entertainment entities with a focus on media content and programming, internet-based media, digital broadcast and broadband, alternative media, media metric and delivery technology, and wireless marketing services. The firm makes an investment out of its personal capital and also considers co-invests with other institutional financial backers. The assets are managed and governed by the executive management team.