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Top 50 Film Startup Investors in United States

Last updated: Jul 2024 A list of 50 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Film startups based in United states. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Film companies from United states. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Film Startup Investors in United States

Investor	Film United States investments
Upfront Ventures	3
Laconia Ventures	3
Larry Braitman	3
Daher Capital	3
Heartcore Capital	3
The Untitled Venture Company	2
Ronald Conway	2
Translink Capital	2
Sway Ventures	2
Adam Nash	2
Third Wave Digital	2
Brad Zions	2
CVP Management	2
Uncork Capital	2
Otter Media	2
ACME Capital	2
Earnest Capital	2
Harrison Metal	2
Geek Ventures	2
Silverton Partners	2
Pasadena Angels	2
Calm Company Fund	2
Demarest Media	2
R7 Partners	2
LongJump	2
Sinai Capital Partners	2
Rose Park Advisors	2
Khosla Ventures	2
Hearst Ventures	2
NextView Ventures	2
Structure Fund	2
Manatt Venture Fund	2
Jim Moloshok	2
David Arcara	2
Great Oaks Venture Capital	1
Jaan Tallinn	1
Evolution Media	1
K9 Ventures	1
Runa Capital	1
Pearson	1
Jay Rifkin	1
David Chang	1
Collab Capital	1
Sparkland Capital	1
Prism Venture Management	1
Chris Sacca	1
Exponential Creativity Ventures	1
Victress Capital	1
Mission and Market	1
Jon Gosier	1

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Upfront Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles. We invest in technology businesses across digital media, SaaS, consumer internet and retail innovation.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Internet
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, France, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

SOOT — SOOT is a new species of filesystem. An infinite canvas purposed for expression and endless discovery, inspired by the self-organizing principles of nature.
Clair — Clair is a New York-based fintech startup that provides Instant Pay Access as a service for human capital management platforms and the gig economy. With Clair, employees, and contractors get access to a digital bank account that allows them to get a portion of their earned wages as soon as they finish work. It aims to make every worker financiallyfree.
OurSky — OurSky is a modern developer platform for space applications. We provide real-time observational data and analysis of objects and activities in space. Built as an open, community-driven resource for the new space age engineer.

Laconia Ventures is a New York City-based venture capital firm that provides early-stage funding and strategic resources for inspired entrepreneurs in the information technology sector.Our goal is to work closely with entrepreneurs and their lead investors to build sustained, scalable, competitive advantage by applying our capital, experience,and professional network to their unique ideas and emerging businesses. We invest in companies that leverage technology and crowd-sourced community to disrupt the traditional structure of industries for increased consumer value and market reinvention. We have specific expertise and interest in the Digital Media, Data Analytics, Mobile, Social, and Ad Technology sectors.

Investment focus

Advertising, Software, Video
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Canada, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Marpipe — Discover which creative assets drive your ad performance. Serve your audience every possible option of ad creative and let them decide what resonates.
Wavy — Helping companies create amazing culture by providing experiences and tools to plan, manage, review & improve their goals.
Auxa Health — Best-in-class social care coordination platform for Medicare Advantage plans to improve utilization, delivery, and management of their Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) services. We offer a payer-first solution including data analytics, care coordination, and an engagement infrastructure that i

Larry Braitman - Angel Investor; Advisor @ Braitman & Company

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Media and Entertainment
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Spacejoy — Design a home you'll love with Spacejoy's online interior design services. Work 1:1 with top interior designers and transform any space in just 7 days! Get started today.
RemoteTeam (acquired by Gusto) — Global Payroll, PEO and EOR Services, tax compliances, IC contracts, and HR apps. All designed for Remote First teams.
LIT Videobooks — LIT is a new platform that allows you to view bestselling business books in a new video book format.

Daher Investments is a diversified investment firm with a proprietary global portfolio of investments.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Mobile
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Telgorithm — The only messaging API provider to guarantee message deliverability. Upgrade your A2P messaging experience and ignite your ROI with Telgorithm.
Pragma Platform — Pragma is an extensible backend game engine that powers cross-platform accounts, matchmaking, and meta-game features.
Optimize Health — Running a remote patient monitoring program couldn't be easier. Launch and scale remote patient monitoring, with a simple and reliable RPM Solution.

Heartcore Capital invests in companies re-enchanting the world through technology.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
Seed, Series A, Series B
Denmark, Germany, United States

Portfolio highlights

Skynopy — Connecting satellites. As a service
MAJORITY — MAJORITY is the first digital financial service dedicated to serving migrants worldwide. For $5 a month, MAJORITY members in the U.S. receive an FDIC-secured account, VISA® debit card, use of more than 55,000 ATMs across North America, remittance and international calling, native language advisors, and access to our network of community meet-upspaces, local discounts and events. With MAJORITY, there are never overdraft fees or minimum balance requirements. MAJORITY was started in Sweden by a diverse team of banking, fintech, payments, and telecom executives serving immigrant communities globally for the last 15 years. MAJORITY’s U.S. headquarters are in Houston, Texas.
Natural Cycles — Natural Cycles birth control is 93% effective with typical use and 98% effective with perfect use. Learn more about hormone-free birth control today.

the Untitled Ventures is an early growth stage fund specializing in deep tech from Eastern Europe. Find out how we develop innovative startups into international businesses.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
United States, Russian Federation, Latvia

Portfolio highlights

Naco — Our mission is development of top quality solutions based on new materials and exceptionally innovative coating technologies for climate neutrality and sustainable products.
VAMA — VAMA is a one-stop virtual platform that provides easy access to e-pujas, e-darshans, and astrology services, to devotees from across India and the world.
Wizart — Wizart Home Visualizer helps customers all over the world to choose and visualize finishing materials. Digital tools that boost your sales of finishing materials online and help your clients make decisions quickly

Ronald Conway has been an active angel investor for over 15 years. He was the Founder and Managing Partner of the Angel Investors LP funds (1998-2005) whose investments included: Google, Ask Jeeves, Paypal, Good Technology, Opsware, and Brightmail.Ronald was previously with National Semiconductor Corporation in marketing positions from1973-1979, and Altos Computer Systems as a co-founder, President and CEO from 1979-1990. He eventually took Altos public in 1982 and served as CEO of Personal Training Systems (PTS) from 1991-1995. PTS went on to be acquired by SmartForce/SkillSoft.Ronald has served/serves on Boards/Advisory Boards including: Twitter, Digg, Brightmail, Ask Jeeves, Rupture (acquired by EA), Associated Content (acquired by Yahoo!), Facebook, RockYou, ScanScout, Zappos, Trulia, StumbleUpon, Plaxo (acquired by Comcast), Photobucket (acquired by Fox), and Anchor Intelligence (co-founder).Ronald was recently named #6 in Forbes Magazine Midas list of top deal-makers in 2008 and is actively involved in numerous philanthropic endeavors. Ronald is Vice Chairman of the UCSF Medical Foundation in SF, Board Member of The Tiger Woods Foundation, and SF Homeless Connect, and on the Benefit Committee of Ronald McDonald House, College Track, and the Blacked Eyed Peas-PeaPod Academy Foundation.Ronald is also featured in Gary Rivlin's book _The Godfather of Silicon Valley: Ronald Conway and the Fall of the Dot-coms, described as 'the man who has placed more bets on Internet start-ups than anyone else in Silicon Valley.

Investment focus

Software, Social Media, Internet
Series A, Seed, Angel
United States, Canada, Denmark

Portfolio highlights

Kumo.AI — Kumo is a platform that uses artificial intelligence to help businesses make predictions from their data, like customer churn or product purchases.
Synapticure — The era of personalized care is finally coming to ALS. Synapticure will give all ALS patients access to the best care while fueling the advancement of personalized treatments for every type of ALS.
Tomorrow Farms — Tomorrow Farms is a food technology company on a mission to fuel the sustainable food revolution with irresistible food and beverage brands.

Translink Capital is a trailblazing Silicon Valley VC with unmatched institutional connections to Asia's economic powerhouses.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, China, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Formic Technologies — At Formic, we want to increase the collective output of humanity by making automation deployments trivial and easy. Every factory should have access to unlimited 'labor' through robotics and automation rentals. We are building technology, financing, operations and services to make this vision possible.Formic is a fast-growingventure-backed startup focused on unlocking robotic automation in labor-starved industries such as food and beverage, advanced manufacturing, consumer packaged goods and other industrial settings. We combine financial innovation with a firm understanding of what robotics are capable of, to enable manufacturing customers to scale up their manufacturing capacity quickly and with minimal risk.
Thintronics — More Data Faster. Merging PCB, Substrate, and Semiconductor Packaging into a revolutionary new insulator material for the next generation of Interconnects.
Matter — Redefining the present, Reimagining the future.

Sway Ventures invest in high performing teams, building revolutionary technology, creating the next enterprise or consumer category.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Zero Grocery — Zero Grocery provides a convenient zero-waste grocery delivery service. Zero Grocery's mission is to remove single-use plastics from the food system so customers will receive groceries in reusable containers.
Tally — Get help with your credit card debt payoff today. Use our secure app that makes it easy to save money, manage credit cards & knock out credit card debt faster!
Slingshot Aerospace — Slingshot Aerospace applies advanced analytics, machine learning, and collaborative tools to data from earth and space, providing clarity in complex environments.

Adam Nash is the Co-Founder and CEO at Daffy. He attended Stanford University and Harvard Business School.

Investment focus

FinTech, Financial Services, Software
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, India, France

Portfolio highlights

Cache — Holding on to individual stocks that make up a large percentage of your portfolio? Cache gives you access to the same advanced investing products used by the ultra-wealthy to manage concentrated wealth.
Matic — The world's most advanced floor cleaner. Your home's best helper.
Plenty — Plenty is a wealth platform helping modern couples invest and plan for their future together. We bring the investment strategies of the wealthy to every household.

Third Wave is an early stage venture capital firm focused on the Digital Media sector.

Investment focus

Media and Entertainment, Digital Media, Video
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Girlboss — Navigating the future of work and helping you find success on your terms.
Drone Racing League — Drone Racing League is a drone racing circuit for professional pilots. The company designs and builds a custom in-house racing drone, the Racer3, which speeds more than 85 MPH around the most complex 3D race courses ever imagined outside a video game. It combines media and technology to create thrilling 3D drone racing content with mass appeal.Drone Racing League was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Skybound Entertainment — Skybound Entertainment is an imprint of image comics that provides comic book creators the opportunity to publish their work. It offers Robert Kirkman’s Eisner award-winning comic book series, The Walking Dead, long-running Invincible, all-ages Super Dinosaur, Thief of Thieves and Clone as well as Witch Doctor, Guarding the Globe, and TheAstounding Wolf-Man.Since its inception, Skybound Entertainment has created television shows, merchandise, and a wide spectrum of platforms, games, and entertainment events. It was launched by Robert Kirkman in 2010.Skybound Entertainment is operated from Culver City, California.

Brad Zions is a Los Angeles-based investor and entrepreneur. He is the founder and GP of Pitbull Ventures, a seed/preseed fund based in Los Angeles.Zions has deep domain expertise in digital media and the restaurant, apparel, and entertainment industries. Zions has been an active early-stage investor for the past 20 years, both as a partnerat Structure Fund and individually. Big winners in his portfolio include Clutter, Parachute Home, Harri, Vidmob, Pocket Watch and Embrace. Recent exits include Jukin Media, Podsights, Donut Media, and Venga. Previous exits include QXL (now Tradus, which Naspers acquired in 2008) and Google via Ron Conway's Angel funds I and II.Zions partnered with chef Alan Jackson in March 2009 to co-found Lemonade Restaurant Group. Serving as CFO until January 2011, Zions raised capital for the rapidly expanding fast-casual concept and helped grow Lemonade to 10+ locations.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

PopID — PopID is a software company that provides solutions for verifying an individual’s identity based on their face for applications such as loyalty, payment, and entry.
Podsights — Powerful measurement made easy. Use our advertising analytics and measurement tools, free of charge, to fine-tune your campaigns and help improve performance.
Champions Round — Champions Round is a sports entertainment company focused on building engaging fan experiences for the fantasy sports industry. Currently available for download on iOS.

CVP Management is a venture capital firm specializing in seed, startup, early Series A, and early stage investments. It does not invest in life sciences, medical devices and energy production companies as well as businesses that require $5 million to $10 million of upfront capital before validating the concept. CVP Management seeks to invest inbeta, working prototype, and go-to-market stages. It prefers to invest in Information Technology infrastructure with focus on software application, internet, digital media, digital marketing, vertical SAAS, cloud, embedded software, mobile, financial service technologies, and cutting-edge information technology ventures. CVP Management invests in companies based in the Northeast corridor with a concentration on Boston, New York and Toronto. It typically invests between 0.1 million and $1 million and for Seed and Series A rounds it invests between $1 million and $3.5 million. CVP Management invests in companies with enterprise value of $5 million. It prefers to have a seat on the company’s board of directors in its portfolio companies. CVP Management prefers to invest in preferred stock. It began operation on June 1, 1998, with its headquarters in Cambridge in Massachusetts with an additional office in Boston, Massachusetts.

Investment focus

Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Canada, France

Portfolio highlights

BlueConic — BlueConic, the leading pure-play customer data platform, liberates companies’ first-party data from disparate systems and makes it accessible wherever and whenever it is required to transform customer relationships and drive business growth. Over 300 companies worldwide, including Hearst Newspapers, Heineken, ING, T-Mobile, and VF Corp, useBlueConic to unify data into persistent, individual-profiles, and then activate it across customer touchpoints and systems in support of a wide range of growth-focused initiatives, including customer lifecycle orchestration, modeling and analytics, digital products and experiences, audience-based monetization, and more. BlueConic is a global company with offices in the US and Europe.
Chainalysis — Chainalysis helps government agencies, cryptocurrency businesses, and financial institutions engage confidently with cryptocurrency.
Orijin, PBC — The US corrections system is broken, but evidence shows that inmate education, rehabilitation, and re-entry services can change this reality. APDS is transforming corrections through best-in-class education technology.

Uncork Capital is a seed-stage venture firm that commits early, helps with the hard stuff, and sticks around.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Pienso — Use Machine Learning to explore language data without a single line of code. Experiment, train and deploy effortlessly, with an interactive and responsive learning interface that imprints your expertise at AI scale.
GPTZero — Covered by >100 media outlets, GPTZero is the most advanced AI detector for ChatGPT, GPT-4, Bard. Check up to 50000 characters for AI plagiarism in seconds.
bem — Engineering teams use bem to transform any data point into whatever shape they need.

Otter Media is a venture formed in 2014 to acquire, invest in and launch global over-the-top (OTT) media services. Otter aims to take advantage of the rapid growth of online video services and emerging social fandoms.

Investment focus

Film, Video, Sports
Seed, Series A
United States

Portfolio highlights

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AIR.TV — AIR.TV enables the distribution and monetization of viral videos on websites. Publishers and content owners are now able to generate earnings when publishers embed videos on their website. It's completely automatic and it works with existing articles, embeds, and workflow. Publishers add one line of code to their site to start generatingearnings.AIR.TV is based in Los Angeles. Visit us at www.air.tv to learn more.
SUPERGRAVITY — SUPERGRAVITY is a new kind of studio built to be fully direct-to-consumer creating stories that put the audience first. SUPERGRAVITY is based in Manhattan Beach, California.

ACME is a venture capital firm investing in iconic founders disrupting massive markets.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Internet
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Denmark, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Uhnder — The First Digital Automotive Radar
True Anomaly — True Anomaly Space
Reshape Biotech — Fully digital microbiology developed by Reshape Biotech

Early stage funding, resources, and mentorship for founders building profit-driven calm businesses.

Investment focus

Software, TV, Film
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Binery — Fast, accurate, and affordable bookkeeping solution from BINERY. BINERY's tech-driven accounting solution is perfect for tech startups, F&B businesses, and more.
Scripto — Scripto is a collaborative scriptwriting and production platform used by the top shows on TV.
Magic Sales Bot — Homepage for Ryan Doyle

Harrison Metal invests in early stage technology companies led by exceptional founders.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Quilter — Physics-based automated circuit board design tools for professionals and the masses.
Crowdbotics — It's not low-code, it's full code made easy. Build business-ready software, apps, integrations, and more with the Crowdbotics App Builder. Hire certified PMs and developers to help build your project at any time.
Vital Interaction — Vital Interaction uses patient engagement insights & intelligent medical scheduling to improve practice profitability & patient satisfaction

NYC venture fund investing in immigrant founders building exciting scalable tech

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
United States, Ukraine, China

Portfolio highlights

Spike Technologies — Spike technology, REST API end-points, and Cloud architecture are designed with data privacy and security at heart. We process billions of data points for
Dynamiq — Dynamiq streamlines the entire development lifecycle of Generative AI applications. It's a comprehensive solution that supports teams from the initial build phase to testing, deployment, and monitoring in production.
Zendata — We take care of your privacy compliance needs from start to finish so you can focus on your business. Our platform enables companies better understand the data they collect, use and store.

Early-stage investors, long-term partners. Silverton Partners is the leading choice for early-stage venture capital based out of Austin, TX.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Enveedo — 3X Your Revenue: Leverage Enveedo's Strategic Cybersecurity Platform & Offer vCISO Solutions that Grow with Your Business.
Pepper Bio — Pepper Bio makes it possible to develop cures with confidence. Join the transomic era of drug discovery. Contact us today.
Valid8 Financial — Valid8 extracts and reconciles banking transactions from multiple sources creating a database of financial evidence for legal and accounting professionals.

Entrepreneurial small businesses are major engines of job growth and key players in the commercialization of new technologies. However, most entrepreneurial ventures fail to achieve their goals. Among the most common reasons for such business failures are the inability to execute sound business plans and to access capital funding, particularly atcritical early stages of a company's development.Affiliated as Pasadena Angels, Inc., a nonprofit entity, the organization offers early-stage companies the opportunity to benefit from the knowledge of more than 100 experienced entrepreneurs, senior corporate executives, and skilled professionals from a variety of industries and venture capital affiliates.Approximately 80 companies from a broad range of industries are screened each year by Pasadena Angels members and are provided with invaluable counsel, including insights into developing business and financing strategies that are achievable and fundable. Companies also benefit from the group's feedback and the opportunity to connect with individuals who may offer more specialized expertise and advice.The organization's members provide up to $1 million in early-stage financing and seed money to emerging technology-based ventures located in Southern California. The group cooperates with other venture capital firms and angel investment groups to support companies that are raising between $1 to $5 million. Pasadena Angels members invest individually and directly, without any legal pooling of financial resources. The corporate entity, Pasadena Angels, Inc. does not invest or act as an investment agent in any manner.Pasadena Angels charges no fees and provides its services to companies which it believes have a significant potential for success and the potential to benefit from an association with the organization.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Everyset — Everyset is the easiest platform for employers to on-board, pay, and insure project workforces. Workers instantly onboard and track payments with a profile portable between employers. To increase density between employers & workers, we are initially focused within entertainment.
Autio — HearHere is a travel audio app that shares the depth and diversity of stories - cultural, geographical, historical, and mythological.
EventHub — EventHub offers virtual expos, a sponsorship marketplace, and a management dashboard for event organizers. Its platform enables organizers to manage exhibitor applications, payments, paperwork, and logistics through a clean, intuitive dashboard that also enables batch updates and messaging. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered inSeattle, Washington.

Early stage funding, resources, and mentorship for founders building profit-driven calm businesses.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

CodeWP — We've just launched the NEW CodeWP Make WordPress Easy With AI . AI chat and coding tools trained specifically for WordPress creators. Try CodeWP For Free Watch
Featured — Featured connects subject-matter experts with top publishers to increase their exposure and create quality, ready-to-publish content.
Economize — Economize is a cloud cost optimization software that helps engineering teams analyze, manage and optimize their GCP/AWS cloud infrastructure spend.

Demarest is a digital media and entertainment company that invests in films from around the world. The company was founded in 2007, by William Johnson and Michael Lambert, and it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Investment focus

Music, Media and Entertainment, Sports
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

TopFan — TopFan is a community building platform for direct to fan engagement via OTT websites and mobile apps for musicians, film / TV franchises & sports teams.
AIR.TV — AIR.TV enables the distribution and monetization of viral videos on websites. Publishers and content owners are now able to generate earnings when publishers embed videos on their website. It's completely automatic and it works with existing articles, embeds, and workflow. Publishers add one line of code to their site to start generatingearnings.AIR.TV is based in Los Angeles. Visit us at www.air.tv to learn more.
Augury — Augury helps eliminate downtime, reduce maintenance costs and maximize productivity for critical machines in industrial and commercial applications ranging from bottling and food processing to paper products and pharmaceuticals. Its Machine Health solutions combine advanced sensors with powerful AI capabilities and collaboration tools to help teamsunderstand when machines are at risk.

We help daring entrepreneurs build unstoppable companies.

Investment focus

Software, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, Canada, Denmark

Portfolio highlights

Bedrock Ocean Exploration — Bedrock is building smarter, more efficient ways to collect and manage seafloor data.
Overflow — Overflow makes generosity frictionless by helping nonprofits, churches, and corporations accept stock and crypto donations on Overflow donation platform.
Reshape Biotech — Fully digital microbiology developed by Reshape Biotech

LongJump is a first-check venture fund, focused on Chicago, designed to back the next generation of founders with capital, community, and connections as they make the leap towards building fast-growing, scalable businesses.

Investment focus

Software, Apps, Supply Chain Management
Pre-Seed, Seed
United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Flora & Noor — Flora & Noor offers clean, halal-certified, vegan, and sustainable skincare solutions for all. Our high-performance ingredients cater to melanin-rich skin and chronic conditions like eczema and hyperpigmentation. We prioritize environmental and social consciousness through plant-based innovation and inclusivity.
FreshX — Software powering logistics for the global food & beverage sector.
Tercero Technologies — Tercero Technologies is a Chicago-based artificial intelligence company focused on edge AI software and hardware research, development, and integration for intelligent sensors and autonomous vehicles.

Sinai Ventures invests in internet and software founders at all stages

Investment focus

Software, Financial Services, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Mexico, India

Portfolio highlights

Stride Funding — There's a better way to fund your education.
Black Oak TV — Subscribe to BlackOakTV, your new home for some of the best emerging black TV shows, movies and films on the planet.
Esusu — Esusu: We report rent payments to major credit bureaus to help renters build credit while maximizing property outcomes for managers & owners.

Rose Park Advisors, LLC is a specialized investment firm that applies the theory of disruptive innovation.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Health Care
Series A, Series C, Series B
United States, Brazil, Norway

Portfolio highlights

BioLite — BioLite designs off-grid personal scale energy products for cooking, charging, and lighting. Perfect for camping, fishing, tailgating, power outages, and more.
Fetch Package — Fetch is an off-site package management solution for multifamily apartment communities. Eliminate the time and space devoted to resident packages and bring your resident's a valuable new amenity - direct to door delivery.
Inflection Points — Inflection Points provides training in bitcoin and crypto.

Khosla Ventures invests in companies that are bold, early and impactful. The firm was started in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, to provide venture assistance to entrepreneurs. Headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., Khosla Ventures invests in a range of areas including AI, climate, sustainability, enterprise, consumer, fintech,digital health, medtech and diagnostics, therapeutics and frontier technology.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

WindBorne Systems — WindBorne designs, builds, and operates a constellation of long-duration smart weather balloons targeting the most critical data in the atmosphere.
Honey Homes — Hassle-free Home Upkeep
Cartwheel — Cartwheel is a powerful text-to-animation platform. Animate characters for your video, game, movie, ad, Social or VR project simply by typing.

Hearst Ventures makes strategic investments in companies operating at the intersection of media, information and technology. Starting with its investment in Netscape in 1995, Hearst Ventures has grown to become one of the most active and successful corporate venture funds. Hearst Ventures is global investment group with offices in NYC, London,Beijing and Tel-Aviv. Notable investments include Via Transportation, Buzzfeed, Roku, Sling Media, HootSuite, Brightcove, E Ink, Pandora, and XM Satellite Radio. Hearst Ventures (www.hearstventures.com) is a unit of Hearst, one of the nation’s largest diversified media and information companies.

Investment focus

Software, Advertising, Mobile
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, China, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Loora — Unlock your full potential with Loora, your very own AI English tutor. Engage in real conversations with Loora anytime, anywhere, and on any topic!
tvScientific — tvScientific is the first performance platform for CTV. It combines the power of television with the precision of digital marketing.
Creative Force — How to run a photo studio with lean principles and software tailored for creatives.

The Future is Coming

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, Australia

Portfolio highlights

Runwise — Thousands of buildings use Runwise's unique wireless control, sensor network and software platform to operate their heating systems better.
KarmaCheck — KarmaCheck has reimagined background checks with a tech-first, AI-driven approach that provides the fastest background check for employment needs. Employers and employees benefit from real-time, actionable notifications, so hiring decisions come sooner. Our mobile-first background check platform is easy to access, reliable, and compliant.
Form Health — FORM takes a medical approach to weight loss. Our telehealth program provides convenient weight loss expertise wherever you are. Let our clinical team guide you towards improved health.

Structure Fund is an opportunistic early-stage tech fund that invests in digital media, DTC e-commerce, hospitality tech and proptech.

Investment focus

Sports, Music, Video
Seed, Series A, Angel
United States

Portfolio highlights

Harri — Harri is a verticalized HCM platform that helps service-driven businesses build, manage, and engage their teams. Driven by data and laser-focused on the employee experience, we help 300+ enterprise clients solve labor-related challenges and drive optimal business performance across the globe.Harri interconnects the entire employee journey,weavingtogether talent acquisition, onboarding, hiring, employment branding, applicant tracking, scheduling, time & attendance, communications, compliance, analytics, and much more, into a powerful, easy-to-use platform.By unifying all HCM data into one platform, Harri drives stronger business performance by empowering teams to focus on their greatest asset - their people.
VidMob — Leading creative analytics platform that uses data to understand your audience, improve your ads and increase marketing performance
Tapiture — The official site for Playboy clothing, lingerie, hats and more. For 60 years Playboy has been proudly raising eyebrows, changing history and innovating style.

The Manatt Venture Fund is the investment arm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a Los Angeles-based law firm. The Fund makes early-stage investments, and since its founding in 2000 it has made investments in over 90 companies. The official investment entity is MPP Holdings, LLC.

Investment focus

Mobile, Software, Internet
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, Canada, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Percent — Unlock private credit investments with Percent. Access alternative investments on the platform powering the future of private markets.
Motion — Motion is a visual analysis hub that helps marketers and creative teams identify what works to make high-performing creatives that convert.
Genome Medical — We are genetic experts who partner with healthcare organizations to deliver best-in-class genetic counseling services and bring precision medicine to more lives.

Jim Moloshok serves on various digital media company boards, gives advice to venture capital firms in the evolution of media consumption and how consumers relate to content across multi-platforms, and has invested in companies that overlap his areas of expertise and passion.Before entering the investment and entrepreneurial world fulltime,Moloshok most recently was president, Digital Initiatives for Home Box Office.Before joining HBO, Moloshok was part of the turn-around team that went to Yahoo! in 2001 to help it recover from the dotcom collapse, building Yahoo! back to be the leading portal with all of its content areas ranking first or second in their categories.Prior to joining Yahoo!, Moloshok was one of the founders of Windsor Digital, a venture capital firm cofounded with Terry Semel, former Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros. Studios and then Chairman and CEO of Yahoo!Moloshok also spent eleven years at Warner Bros. as co-founder and president of Warner Bros. Online, and president and CEO of Entertaindom.com. Moloshok also served as SVP of Warner Bros. marketing and advertising.Moloshok started his professional career working in local television.

Investment focus

Apps, Film, Internet
Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

SnapUp — SnapUp is a smartphone app and e-commerce platform that enables its users to collect and track products through screenshots. It alerts its members when a product of their preference is sold for a lower price. It enables its users to share these items as dynamic lists on web or mobile.SnapUp uses a patent-pending technology to recognize andprocess only screenshots taken of product pages. It was founded in 2013 by Eric Goldberg, based in San Francisco, California.
MovieLaLa — MovieLaLa is a social network for movie fans: discovering upcoming movies through friends and favorite stars. For marketers, MovieLaLa is a marketing platform to help movie marketers increase the buzz, awareness and engagement of upcoming movies to ensure strong first week sales.Marc Benioff's investment brings the startup to $750,000 infunding across its seed funding and angel rounds, and its other invetors include Machininma co-founder and CEO Allen DeBevoise, past HBO president of digital initiatives and Warner Bros Online co-founder Jim Moloshok, founding Flixster investor Larry Braitman and more investors from the entertainment industry. If the company succeeds, it could stengthen ties between Hollywood and Silicon Valley after an era of digital piracy tore them apart.
ElderSense.com — ElderSense - Senior Homes, Assisted Living Communities, Eldercare Homes & Local Caregivers in Phoenix and Arizona. Free Eldercare Service. ALTCS and Medicare paid Homes.

David Arcara is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Laconia. An entrepreneur turned investor, David has raised nearly $100 million dollars of angel and venture funding. David’s career spans over two decades in young, high-growth and turnaround media and marketing businesses. Previously, he founded DJA Media (acquired by Clear Channel) andco-founded UGO Networks (acquired by Hearst Corporation). He entered the investing world by founding Rubber Soul Ventures, where he focused on investments in emerging digital technology companies. David is a graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. No stranger to risk, David has been adventure skiing with his kids for 20 years, getting them started right out of the crib. He is also Laconia’s resident sommelier (after hours only, of course).

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Mobile
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States

Portfolio highlights

SyncOnSet Technologies — SyncOnSet is an entertainment technology company for digitizing physical production and managing creative content. The company helps optimize workflows and secure communication throughout the project. It streamlines inventory, assets, and photo management, leaving crews with more time to do what they love.Their product is an Emmy-winning softwarefor creative professionals to manage script breakdowns, costumes, props, continuity photos, inventory, and much more.
Sightly — Sightly is a marketing and media technology company, focusing on digital video advertising and analytics, that delivers unrivaled performance and client service. We use data science and expert human know-how to maximize outcomes and align each customer's Brand Mentality™ at speed, no matter what lies ahead. Our smart, agile approach to mediaplanning, buying and fine tuning extends across YouTube, TikTok, Connected TV and OTT live streaming video and all premium publishers and networks.
The Runthrough — TheRunthrough is an online hub that connects fashion tastemakers with the world’s best luxury and emerging brands. It is a members-only site for fashion editors and stylists to view virtual lookbooks. With one click, industry professionals can request sample products or high-res images for their photo shoots, celebrity events, and print and onlinepublications. TheRunthrough simplifies and streamlines the fashion editing process.

Great Oaks Venture Capital is a leading early-stage venture capital firm with a mission to support and invest in the most innovative and disruptive startups. Visit our home page to learn more about our portfolio companies, investment approach, and the experienced team behind our success.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Spain

Portfolio highlights

Oula Health — Oula is a modern maternity clinic combining the best of obstetrics and midwifery care to deliver an evidence-based and personalized pregnancy experience
Proxima — Proxima is a predictive data intelligence platform built to help consumer brands find new customers, maximize marketing performance, and scale profitably.
Heyday Health — Discover virtual and in-home primary care for seniors on Medicare Advantage. Same day appointments available

Jaan Tallinn is the Co-Founder of the Centre for Study of Existential Risk and Future of Life Institute.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Estonia, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Aerones — Robotic wind turbine service company offering maintenance, inspection and repairs worldwide. Reduce downtime and improve the efficiency of your wind park
Anthropic — An AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
TENYX — Discover innovative solutions for digital transformation at Tenyx. Explore our cutting-edge technology services designed to drive business growth and elevate your digital presence.

Evolution Media is a multi-stage investment firm that partners with passionate entrepreneurs who are building the next generation of technology, content, lifestyle, media, and sports businesses.

Investment focus

Software, News, Music
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, China, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Mux — From startups to the World Cup, modern software teams use Mux products to stream billions of minutes of video every day.
Tonal — An entire smart gym in your home, Tonal revolutionizes fitness and strength training with patented resistance digital weight, machine learning, and expert personalization.
Clutch — Gaming, Content Creation, Esports & Social Media News

Meet K9 Ventures We're a technology-focused micro VC fund based in Palo Alto, California. Learn

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Enterprise Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States

Portfolio highlights

Avoma — Avoma is an AI Meeting Assistant that automatically transcribes, summarizes, and analyzes every meeting to provide actionable Conversation Intelligence.
Invisible AI — Invisible AI is a visual intelligence platform that works with operators to ensure manufacturing processes are done correctly every time.
Forethought — Leverage human-centered AI to transform your customer service experience. Resolve cases faster, predict and prioritize tickets, and assist support agents.

Runa Capital is a global venture capital firm built by serial entrepreneurs that invests in early-stage software startups around the world...

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Financial Services
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, Germany, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Welinq — WeLinQ is a quantum computing solution interconnecting processors.
Akhetonics — Creating the first all-optical RISC Processor
Dashbot — Actionable Voice & Chatbot Analytics. Optimize Response Effectiveness; Understand User Behaviors; Increase User Satisfaction, Engagement, and Monetization.

Get to know who we are and what we have to offer. Our mission is simple, to help people make progress in their lives through learning.

Investment focus

Education, Enterprise Software, Software
Series A, Series B, Series D
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

HowNow — HowNow is a learning experience platform that helps companies onboard, upskill and support employees faster, everywhere they work.
Plum.io — Plum is revolutionizing how global enterprises hire, grow, and retain talent with the predictive power of psychometric data.
Smashcut — Smashcut is a next generation learning platform built for real time, media-based education.

Jay Rifkin - CEO @ Ocean Media

Investment focus

Film, Virtual Reality, Speech Recognition
Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

Limitless — Founded in Spring 2015 and headquartered in Seattle, WA, Limitless Ltd is the creator of the patent-pending Limitless Creative VR Environment platform, speeding the way for film and game makers to realize the true promise of real-life interactive characters in VR.

David is GM, Expert Network at Hunt Club and a Founding Member at TBD Angels. As an entrepreneur and angel investor, he has held operating roles at 6 startups and invested in 90 companies. He was recently the CEO of Gradifi, which was acquired by E*TRADE. Previously, he was Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard Business School and Director of theBabson Summer Venture Program.David has held product and marketing roles at 6 Boston-based startups that were acquired. He previously led the PayPal Boston office and co-founded the Start Tank innovation space. Earlier in his career, he held roles at TripAdvisor (IAC), m-Qube (Verisign), edocs (Siebel), SnapMyLife (Exclaim Mobility), and Goldman Sachs.As a leader in the entrepreneurship community, he holds several advisor/board memberships and has made 90 angel investments in early-stage startups. Awards include Boston Business Journal's Power 50: Most Influential Bostonians, BostInno’s 50 on Fire: Education Winner / Investment Winner / Tech Finalist, and Finalist for NEVY Angel of the Year.David holds a BS with Distinction in Computer Science from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Canada, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Invalidate — IPR-tested prior art search. The ultimate patent invalidation tool.
LLM Shield — The most powerful AI engine for intellectual property.
Patented.ai — The most powerful AI engine for intellectual property.

Collab Capital - Transforming genius into generational wealth. A New Institution for Black Entrepreneurs

Investment focus

Software, Marketplace, Analytics
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

WriteSea — Writesea helps online recruitment marketplaces unlock new revenue by offering white-labeled career services to its candidates. Our mission is to help candidates find meaningful work and employers find quality talent. By partnering with us, job boards have the capability to increase their bottom line and improve the overall candidate experience. If you truly care about your candidates, schedule a demo with our team today.
SmartHelio — SmartHelio wants to be the doctor for solar plants: we remotely diagnose existing problems, predict faults and prescribe solutions in real time. Our team is made up of highly skilled engineers and scientists with deep domain knowledge of solar technology and data science. The company has developed a cost effective Edge Computing IoT device(HelioHealth, FitBit for Solar), world’s first in its category, that collects and processes data at the panel level using its proprietary physics-based algorithms. SmartHelio provide a dashboard or fully integrate into the existing customers’ IT platform. SmartHelio is deploying AI on Edge devices to reduce the cost of data collection, storage, and processing without compromising the quality of analytics services. This empower energy developers and managers to maintain their assets consistently at a high-performance level with minimum human intervention. SmartHelio is able to generate 5% extra energy and optimize 30% of O&M effort.
National Cycling League — The National Cycling League (NCL), a pioneering professional sports league powered by cutting-edge technology, offers fans a first-of-its-kind experience by using its own patented technology to measure athletes' speed, performance, and health in real-time.

Sparkland Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in frontier technologies. With Asian-access capital and resources, we back global visionary entrepreneurs who move fast, think big, and are committed to reimagine the world. Connecting Silicon Valley and Asia, we leverage our deep networks to provide market intelligence,strategic advice and local relationships for founders to expand.Entrepreneurship is in our DNA. We trust, believe and work with entrepreneurs to disrupt existing industries, redefine the markets, and create the future. The Sparkland team is comprised of dedicated entrepreneurs, investors, founders, and early employees from prominent technology companies. Our investment focus are VR/AR, IoT, Cyber Security, AI/Robotics, and Enterprise Software. Since 2014, we have invested in over 30 innovative startups.

Investment focus

Software, Virtual Reality, Video Streaming
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, India, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Alongside — The perfect hire is closer than you think. Source better candidates, provide great candidate experiences & give yourself the freedom to find the perfect fit.
Zeguro — Zeguro provides complete cybersecurity risk assessment, mitigation, and insurance, allowing you to easily manage your cyber risk.
Everykey — Everykey is a offers a Bluetooth device designed to replace keys and passwords. It also generates secure passwords for website accounts, then automatically logs in when visiting a website. It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Prism Ventureworks has 5 funds with $1.25 billion in investments. Their most recent fund is for $250M which was raised in June 2005.Each of their team members focuses on different industry sectors within technology and life sciences. These industry sectors in technology include the digital living, wireless, mobile and telecommunicationsmarkets, as well as promising opportunities in next-generation data centers and on-demand and security applications. In life sciences, we focus on medical devices, therapeutics and breakthrough diagnostics.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Internet
Series C, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Aigens — Aigens is a tech start-up that has helped steer the digital revolution of the F&B and Hospitality industry in Asia Pacific. The company led the way with mobile ordering and popularized scan-to-order long before Covid-19 triggered the mainstream adoption of their use.Founded in 2012 by Hans Paul (CEO) and Peter Liu (CTO), Aigens has grown intoa SaaS company known for being a market leader with significant wins, essentially being the first to introduce BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) QR code ordering technology to Hong Kong and Singapore.Headquartered in Hong Kong, Aigens serves more than 500 brands in F&B and Hospitality, including global names like KFC, Burger King, Starbucks, and IKEA. In the last three years, the company experienced its most significant growth, resulting in 6 regional offices and 120 team members.
Revation — Revation is an eco-friendly product development company that focuses on environmental issues through design and technology.
Connotate — Connotate transforms web data and content into high-value information assets -- to feed content products, grow market and business intelligence, enable mass data aggregation, migration and integration. Connotate's patented intelligent Agent technology empowers both business users and programmers to quickly create data sets, newapplications and content products. With Connotate, customers experience productivity gains, reduced costs, mitigated risks, more informed decision-making and strategic & competitive advantages.

An accomplished venture investor, company advisor, and entrepreneur, Chris manages a portfolio of over seventy consumer web, mobile, and wireless technology start-ups as well as an array of mature enterprises through his holding company, Lowercase Capital. He is partnered in this venture with his wife, Crystal English Sacca. While primarily knownfor its investments in seed and early stage technology companies like Twitter, Uber, Instagram, and Kickstarter, Lowercase has quietly grown to be one of the larger venture funds in the United States.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Mobile
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Detect — Working on developing rapid molecular tests for point of need care
Fuse Energy — Fuse Energy is building the future of electricity with cheaper tariffs, better service, and greener goals. Switch to Fuse Energy today
Fuse Energy — Tesseract offers commission-free energy; 10x cheaper; 10x better, and 100 percent renewable energy.

Technology to maximize humanity's creative and expressive potential

Investment focus

Music, Media and Entertainment, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
United States, Canada, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Koji — Koji is the world’s most powerful Link in Bio platform. With hundreds of free apps created by Koji and its community of independent developers, the Koji Link in Bio gives leading Creators on TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and other social media platforms new ways to engage audiences, connect with supporters, and monetize.
Toybox Labs — Toybox is the ultimate 3d printing experience for kids. It enables children to print thousands of toys at the push of a button right at home.
Parallux — Parallux is a creative technology company empowering immersive storytelling and collaboration at scale.

Victress Capital invests in technology-enabled consumer startups led by diverse leadership. It provides visionary and diverse founding teams in the consumer space with capital and resources for growth by leveraging its 40+ years of consumer operating and investing experience. The firm was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Boston,Massachusetts.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Droplette — Finally, a tool to deeply infuse skin with your favorite actives. Let that sink in. Droplette makes ingredients tiny and fast to get under your skin.
Lucra Sports — Lucra Sports operates as a social-first sports gaming platform that sits uniquely at the intersection of sports gaming and fantasy sports.
Recurate — Recurate is tech-enabled resale service empowering brands & retailers to launch an integrated resale channel.

Mission and Market is a micro-venture capital firm focused on seed investments in many areas, including big data, software-powered biotech.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Film, Cryptocurrency
Seed, Funding Round
United States

Portfolio highlights

PAKIBLE — Design and buy custom packaging. Any size small or large. Unbeatable prices. Create printed boxes, shippers, mailers, retail, cartons, poly bags.
NuCypher — NuCypher is a cryptography company that builds privacy-preserving infrastructure and protocols. It is an Ethereum token that can be staked to run a node on the NuCypher network. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Limitless — Founded in Spring 2015 and headquartered in Seattle, WA, Limitless Ltd is the creator of the patent-pending Limitless Creative VR Environment platform, speeding the way for film and game makers to realize the true promise of real-life interactive characters in VR.

Jon Gosier is the founder of 'one of the fastest growing tech companies in the country (2022)' and was named one 'the new faces of Black Leadership (2015)' according Inc5000 and TIME Magazine respectively. He is an Executive Producer of Film and TV who develops and co-finances media projects. He is the founder of FilmHedge($100M AUM) and Southbox Capital ($40M AUM). Prior to his work in film, Jon spent ten years in venture capital and tech. His 2014 TED Talk about ethical innovation has been viewed millions of times.

Investment focus

Software, Music, Analytics
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
United States

Portfolio highlights

CAMPVS — CAMPVS enables artists of all genres to reach a local and national audience with our brand partners and talent showcases.
Fanbase — Create an account or log in to Fanbase - Monetize your content charging $4.99 a month per subscriber, for exclusive access to photos, videos, audio chat rooms, and long-form content.
Streamlytics — The future of 1st party data is data driven by communities and people. Not corporations. Over 5 Billion data points and growing.

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