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Retail alternative investing sponsors side by side: Masterworks, Alumni Ventures and Fundrise, and where each one ran by quarter.
85Masterworks81 newsletter · 2 podcast · 2 event
54Alumni Ventures39 newsletter · 3 podcast · 12 event
31Fundrise9 newsletter · 22 podcast · 0 event
Where they ran Newsletter and podcast placements by lane and quarter.
Lanes come from each newsletter’s topic and each podcast’s genre. 2026 Q4 runs through 2026-11-02. We read many more newsletters and podcasts from late 2026, so compare companies within a quarter, not one quarter to the next.
| Masterworks | Alumni Ventures | Fundrise | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | Earlier | ’25 Q4 | ’26 Q1 | ’26 Q2 | ’26 Q3 | ’26 Q4 | ||
| AI newsletters | 8 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Finance & investing newsletters | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Startups & venture newsletters | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| News podcasts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Technology podcasts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Business podcasts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Culture & entertainment newsletters | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Software & developers newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Marketing & growth newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Business & economy newsletters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other lanes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Events Sponsor lists, booths and partner listings by event sector.
| Sector | Masterworks | Alumni Ventures | Fundrise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail & consumer | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Business & tech | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Defense & aerospace | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Finance & crypto | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Marketing & media | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Top outlets By newsletter and podcast placements.
Masterworks
- The Shift AI11
- Bagel Bots11
- AI Tools Up8
- Everything AI This Week7
- Supercharged With AI7
- The Neuron7
Alumni Ventures
- GRIT6
- The Wall Street Rollup5
- Exec Sum5
- Inside/VC4
- Short Squeez3
- Refactoring2
Fundrise
- Morning Wire12
- Sourcery7
- Moneywise5
- BiggerPockets2
- The Daily Rip by Stocktwits2
- Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing2
The detail Outlets behind each lane.
Masterworks · AI newsletters · Earlier
- The Neuron7 placements
- AI Fire1 placement
Masterworks · AI newsletters · 2025 Q4
- Bagel Bots4 placements
- Supercharged With AI2 placements
Masterworks · AI newsletters · 2026 Q1
- AI Tools Up2 placements
- Supercharged With AI2 placements
Masterworks · AI newsletters · 2026 Q2
- The Shift AI7 placements
- Bagel Bots7 placements
Masterworks · AI newsletters · 2026 Q3
- Supercharged With AI2 placements
- The Shift AI1 placement
Alumni Ventures · AI newsletters · 2026 Q3
- The AI Report2 placements
- Why Join1 placement
Masterworks · Finance & investing newsletters · 2025 Q4
- The Daily Rip by Stocktwits1 placement
Masterworks · Finance & investing newsletters · 2026 Q1
- GRIT1 placement
- The Daily Rip by Stocktwits1 placement
Masterworks · Finance & investing newsletters · 2026 Q2
- The Daily Rip by Stocktwits2 placements
- GRIT1 placement
Alumni Ventures · Finance & investing newsletters · 2026 Q2
- The Financial News Network2 placements
Alumni Ventures · Finance & investing newsletters · 2026 Q3
- GRIT6 placements
- Short Squeez3 placements
Alumni Ventures · Finance & investing newsletters · 2026 Q4
- The Wall Street Rollup2 placements
- The Daily Rip by Stocktwits1 placement
Fundrise · Finance & investing newsletters · 2026 Q1
- Moneywise3 placements
- The Daily Rip by Stocktwits2 placements
Fundrise · Finance & investing newsletters · 2026 Q2
- Moneywise1 placement
Fundrise · Finance & investing newsletters · 2026 Q3
- Moneywise1 placement
Masterworks · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q1
- Partner Grow1 placement
Masterworks · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q2
- Partner Grow1 placement
Alumni Ventures · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q1
- Exec Sum1 placement
Alumni Ventures · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q2
- Exec Sum1 placement
Alumni Ventures · Startups & venture newsletters · 2026 Q4
- The Founders Corner®1 placement
- The VC Corner1 placement
Alumni Ventures · News podcasts · 2026 Q3
Alumni Ventures · News podcasts · 2026 Q4
Fundrise · News podcasts · 2026 Q2
- Morning Wire12 placements
Fundrise · Technology podcasts · Earlier
- This Week in Startups1 placement
Fundrise · Technology podcasts · 2026 Q4
- Sourcery7 placements
Masterworks · Business podcasts · Earlier
- All the Hacks: Money, Points & Life2 placements
Alumni Ventures · Business podcasts · 2026 Q4
- Prof G Markets1 placement
Fundrise · Business podcasts · 2026 Q4
- Motley Fool Hidden Gems Investing2 placements
Masterworks · Culture & entertainment newsletters · 2026 Q1
- 1% Better1 placement
- The Water Coolest1 placement
Masterworks · Culture & entertainment newsletters · 2026 Q2
- 1% Better1 placement
- The Water Coolest1 placement
Masterworks · Software & developers newsletters · 2026 Q2
- ByteBuilders2 placements
Alumni Ventures · Software & developers newsletters · 2026 Q2
- Refactoring1 placement
Alumni Ventures · Software & developers newsletters · 2026 Q3
- Refactoring1 placement
Masterworks · Marketing & growth newsletters · 2026 Q2
- Fud2 placements
Masterworks · Business & economy newsletters · 2026 Q2
- Creative Automation1 placement
Masterworks · Business & economy newsletters · 2026 Q3
- Creative Automation1 placement
Alumni Ventures · Other lanes · 2026 Q2
- Open Scout1 placement
Alumni Ventures · Other lanes · 2026 Q3
- Glasp Newsletter1 placement
Alumni Ventures · Other lanes · 2026 Q4
- The Flyover1 placement
Fundrise · Other lanes · Earlier
- BiggerPockets1 placement
Fundrise · Other lanes · 2026 Q3
- BiggerPockets1 placement
Counts are the ads we’ve found. They don’t show spend. A company with few ads here may buy elsewhere.