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# Alex Heath leaves independent media to join VC firm as partner
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/alex-heath-leaves-independent-media-to-join-vc-firm-as-partner/
- Published: 2026-09-14T15:03:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T15:03:16.000Z
- Description: Veteran tech reporter Alex Heath, who built an independent Substack after leaving traditional media, has joined Sound Ventures as a partner. He says he will keep running his media business alongside the new investing role.
- Author: Fabric.Media Editorial
- Tags: Creators, Simon Owens, Creator economy poaching veteran journalists / ESPN McAfee

*Signal from* [*Simon Owens's Media Newsletter*](https://simonowens.substack.com/) *·* [*Simon Owens*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-simon-owens/) *·* [*read the original*](https://simonowens.substack.com/p/the-creator-economy-keeps-stealing)*.*