# Aaron Sobel

> Aaron Sobel is a private equity investor at Apollo backing TV and Film. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Apollo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apollo-global-management-llc)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-sobel-8943b34/

Aaron Sobel is a private equity investor at Apollo in New York focused on TV and Film. Aaron Sobel is the Partner, Private Equity at Apollo Global Management LLC. Aaron Sobel attended Ganpat University.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TV | 1 | 50% |
| Film | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Wireless | 1 | 50% |
| Advertising | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BrightSpeed | BrightSpeed is a broadband and telecommunications services company that serves homes and businesses. The goal of Brightspeed is to advance a society in which both individuals and organizations have access to the connectivity they require to complete important tasks. The company, which employs over 4,000 people, is dedicated to closing the digitaldivide by establishing a cutting-edge fiber network and providing customers with a seamless and easy-to-use connection experience. | $500M | Private Equity | May 02, 2023 |  |
| Legendary Entertainment | Legendary Entertainment is a media company that creates and distributes content for television and digital platforms around the world. Through a strategic partnership with other production studios, the company creates, develops, co-produces, co-finances, and distributes motion pictures dedicated to owning, producing, and delivering content tomainstream audiences with a targeted focus on the powerful fandom demographic. It owns, produces, and distributes box-office movies and films, television shows, and comic story lines. | $760M | Private Equity | Jan 31, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mubadala](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mubadala-investment-company-e9c0) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Apollo

VC Fund · New York, United States

Apollo is a global alternative investment management firm that focuses on private equity, credit-oriented capital markets, and real estate investments.

5 contacts available at Apollo.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aaron Stone | Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaron-stone |
| Christine Moy | Partner, Head of Digital Assets | — |
| Matthew Nord | Co-Heads of Private-Equity Business | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-nord |
| Aaron Sobel | Partner, Private Equity at Apollo Management | — |
| Andrea Vanni | Managing Director | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Aaron Sobel invest in?

Aaron Sobel invests primarily in TV, Film and Internet startups, most often at Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Aaron Sobel?

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### When did Aaron Sobel last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Aaron Sobel closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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