# 2025: Snapshot | Voyage Media

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- Published at: 2025-12-29 16:31:11 UTC
- Updated at: 2026-02-22 19:09:06 UTC

## Author
Nat Mundel

## Subject
Voyage Media

## Content
Greetings Investors:Looking in the rearview at 2025, I am happy to report on the strategic gains we've made and the challenges we've overcome. And I'm also eager to share what we're focused on for 2026.Big WinsOur biggest win in 2025 was securing a comprehensive strategic partnership with the highly regarded, 'storyteller-first' Verve Talent & Literary Agency. Verve has taken a small ownership position in Voyage and not only is representing our Originals in market, but helping us strategically grow by cementing our relationships with industry studios, networks and streamers.Of particular note, we are almost complete with negotiating our first ever "First Look Deal" with a major studio & network. First look deals are reserved for the major players in the industry so having one raises our profile significantly, and provides certain projects with a direct deal making conduit from the moment the story comes in the door.We also subdivided our 'Head of Originals' role into a 'Head of Film', 'Head of TV', and 'Head of Podcasts', establishing institutional knowledge, focus and relationships for targeted strategic growth across our major verticals. Accordingly we are making great strides on our slate of Originals with major attachments, and financing secured for productions in 2026.Lastly, we rebuilt our entire technology back end, which has massively impacted our storyteller and producer experiences, ultimately securing 50% efficiency gains on customer and tech support.Some HurdlesOverall, the industry has been in a state of confusion and constriction. There are fewer slots for projects than 5 years ago and buyers are pickier than ever. And while this impacts our industry overall, it's also a scenario that Voyage is uniquely positioned to overcome. We are by nature a more efficient model than a traditional studio and so investors, studios, networks and streamers are now looking at Voyage as a viable solution to the changing environment. So while no one likes a constricted market, the 'wins' cited above are reflective of our unique position. Secondly, Voyage was built largely on an email marketing strategy and big global privacy-rule changes in 2024 and 2025 have required that we adapt, learn, and rebuild our entire marketing infrastructure. This has been very costly and continues to be something we work on every day. To understand the impact, imagine owning a trucking company and suddenly it costs twice as much to fill each gas tank AND the trucks only go half as far. I'm grateful to have such a dedicated team who have been tirelessly working on this, and while we're not out of the woods yet, real gains started to come in September of 2025 (and should pay off significantly in 2026).Looking Ahead to 2026 (And Beyond)Prognosis for the coming year is strong. We are solving our marketing issues and expect to be 'running our trucks on lower cost/high octane gas' by end of Q1. The technology efficiency gains from 2025 should pay off largely in 2026 by enabling growth without a proportionate increase in administrative expenses.Voyage was always designed to inflect with successful outcomes from projects, and now that's more possible than ever. We believe our Agency Partnership and First Look Deal will pay off with revenue generating deal making and the likelihood of our first major TV deal. When we started Voyage we were 90% revenue from tools and services and 10% revenue from IP licensing (Originals). As we've evolved that figure is now closer to a 60/40 split, a testament to the hard work of our team, the creativity of our producers and the source material from our storyteller clients.In 2026 we are introducing a new IP vertical: books (so now movies, shows, podcasts and books). Over the last 5 years, the film/TV industry has been acquiring high concept short stories at very high prices. And, much like our podcast vertical, short stories enable us to increase the probability of film/TV sales, add a new service product, AND establish IP revenue from the publishing industry. We licensed our first Short Story for film/TV last year, and have already started piloting this new 'program', which is set to officially soft-launch in Q1. Lastly, together with our agency, Voyage is entering a strategic fundraising round (from industry sources and accredited investors). We will use the capital we raise to further build our technology infrastructure with an industry-friendly method of leveraging AI, hire key strategic c-suite staff and fuel this next phase of growth. If you're an accredited investor and would like to participate in this round (and can invest $50,000 or more), please reach out and we'll fill you in.We wish you a very healthy and happy 2026!Nat Mundel - Founder & CEO