AMC Networks
VC Fund
New York, United States
AMC Networks is a VC fund in New York focused on Media and Entertainment and TV. Dedicated to producing quality programming and movie content for more than 30 years, AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AMCX) owns and operates several of the most popular and award-winning brands in cable television. AMC, IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv, and IFC Films produce and deliver distinctive, compelling and culturally relevant content that engagesaudiences across multiple platforms. The company also operates BBC AMERICA through a joint venture with BBC Worldwide.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 60%
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries AMC Networks invests in
Stages AMC Networks invests in
Countries AMC Networks invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Anne Kelly
|
|||
Charles F. Dolan
|
|||
Evan Adlman
|
|||
Jamie Gallagher
|
|||
| See all 9 contacts → | |||
Investment Focus
Industry
- Media and Entertainment 3 (30%)
- TV 2 (20%)
- Video 2 (20%)
- Mobile 2 (20%)
- Video Streaming 2 (20%)
Stage
- Series B 5 (50%)
- Series D 1 (10%)
- Post-IPO Debt 1 (10%)
- Corporate Round 1 (10%)
- Post-IPO Equity 1 (10%)
Country
- United States 7 (70%)
- Finland 1 (10%)
- United Kingdom 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Hsu
EVP Corporate Development, Treasurer & Investor Relations
|
EVP Corporate Development, Treasurer & Investor Relations | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Anne Kelly
Senior Vice President
|
Senior Vice President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Charles F. Dolan
Executive Chairman
|
Executive Chairman | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
|
Evan Adlman
SVP Advanced Advertising & Digital Partnerships
|
SVP Advanced Advertising & Digital Partnerships | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Jamie Gallagher
Executive Vice President & General Counsel
|
Executive Vice President & General Counsel | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Passionflix
|
Passionflix is an entertainment platform designed to extract and create movies from novels. It offers original content which is made by reviewing a variety of romantic novels and extracting specific sections, enabling viewers to get a visual presentation of the bestselling novels. | $9.4M / Corporate Round / Sep 02, 2022 | |
TVPlayer
|
TVPlayer is a London-based TV service that offers over 100 TV channels to stream online. TVPlayer’s freemium proposition offers value-based Pay TV subscriptions, without a contract, focused on Entertainment, Documentary and Lifestyle shows. TVPlayer has licensing deals with all major broadcasters including Public Service Broadcasters the BBC, ITV,Channel 4 and Five, and pay TV providers, A+E, Discovery, Viacom, FOX, Turner, NBC and UKTV. | $5.2M / Series B / Sep 10, 2018 | |
fuboTV
|
fuboTV is the world’s only sports-focused live TV streaming service with top leagues and teams, plus popular shows, movies and news for the entire household. Its base package, fubo Standard, is available for $54.99 per month and features more than 110 channels, including a growing line-up of national channels, local broadcast stations and regionalsports networks (RSNs); personal Cloud DVR storage; and two simultaneous streams – with no contract or set top box required. Get fubo.tv on the web, on popular mobile phones and tablets, and on connected and smart TVs.Headquartered in New York City, fuboTV has quickly evolved into the top independent virtual MVPD in the U.S. and a sports-first cable replacement for the entire family, after initially launching as a streaming soccer service in January 2015. With the launch of fuboTV España in 2018, it became the first U.S. virtual MVPD to enter Europe. fubo Sports Network, the live, free-to-consumer TV network for passionate sports fans, was launched in 2019 offering event coverage, news, behind-the-scenes and exclusive programming. Named to Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startup list in 2019, fuboTV has raised more than $250 million in funding to date. Investors include AMC Networks, DCM Ventures, Discovery, Inc., Goldman Sachs, i2bf, LionTree Partners, Luminari Capital, Microsoft, Northzone, The Walt Disney Corporation, Viacom Inc., Waverley Capital, Edgar Bronfman, Jr. (former Chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group), Chris Silbermann (founding partner, ICM Partners) and former NBA Commissioner David Stern among others. | $75M / Series D / Apr 18, 2018 | |
RLJ Entertainment
|
RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: RLJE) is a premier independent licensee and distributor of entertainment content and programming in North America, the United Kingdom and Australia with over 5,200 exclusive titles. RLJE is a leader in numerous genres via its owned and distributed brands such as Acorn (British TV), Image (stand-up comedy, featurefilms), One Village (urban), Acacia (fitness), Slingshot (faith), Athena (educational), Criterion (art films) and Madacy (gift sets). These titles are distributed in multiple formats including DVD, Blu-Ray, digital download, digital streaming, broadcast television (including satellite and cable), theatrical and non-theatrical. | Post-IPO Equity / Feb 26, 2018 | |
Adaptive Studios
|
Adaptive Studios is an Emmy®-winning entertainment studio taking a story-first approach to creating premium content for emerging and traditional platforms. The company acquires undervalued intellectual property from the Hollywood system in addition to incubating fresh ideas from a community of passionate, emerging filmmakers. Adaptive reimagineshow film, television and digital projects are developed, produced and distributed.Adaptive’s partners include high profile collaborators and distributors such as AMC Networks, HBO, Netflix, Verizon, Miramax, FX Networks, Fox Animation, 21 Laps, Lionsgate, blackpills and many more. | $16.5M / Series B / Feb 15, 2018 | |
Funny Or Die
|
videos are funny and what videos deserve to die.The site uses a proprietary player that can be embedded on other sites. | Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 15, 2016 | |
|
RLJ Entertainment
|
RLJ Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: RLJE) is a premier independent licensee and distributor of entertainment content and programming in North America, the United Kingdom and Australia with over 5,200 exclusive titles. RLJE is a leader in numerous genres via its owned and distributed brands such as Acorn (British TV), Image (stand-up comedy, featurefilms), One Village (urban), Acacia (fitness), Slingshot (faith), Athena (educational), Criterion (art films) and Madacy (gift sets). These titles are distributed in multiple formats including DVD, Blu-Ray, digital download, digital streaming, broadcast television (including satellite and cable), theatrical and non-theatrical. | $65M / Post-IPO Debt / Oct 17, 2016 | |
Next Games
|
Next Games is a free-to-play developer based in Helsinki, Finland. Our priority is to create compelling and easy gameplay experience. It specializes in games based on entertainment franchises, such as movies, TV series, or books. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Helsinki, Southern Finland. | $10M / Series B / Jan 28, 2016 | |
MiTu Network
|
MiTú is a Latino lifestyle network focused on health, beauty, food, family, home, and pop culture. It aggregates videos 1,200 partners and attracts an audience that is generating 400 million views a month. MiTú is a division of Latido Networks which is the Hispanic targeted networks division of GoDigital Media Group. | $5M / Series B / Feb 04, 2015 | |
mitú
|
mitú connect brands, content buyers, and creators to Latino youth in America. It is a home away from home for Latinos in the U.S. They are young, edgy, smart, loud, funny, relevant, proud, and united.They are what it means to be Latino. | $15M / Series B / Feb 04, 2014 |
Co-Investors
Access 48,091 investors
822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.
Browse database — It's Free!
Find investors for your startup
Search 48,091 investors by industry and country. Emails and phones included.
Similar Investors
Similar stage
Recommended lists
FAQ
What does AMC Networks invest in?
AMC Networks invests primarily in Media and Entertainment, TV and Video startups, most often at Series B and Series D stage. Most of the 10 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 AMC Networks?
Public channels for AMC Networks include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at AMC Networks?
The team at AMC Networks includes John Hsu (EVP Corporate Development, Treasurer & Investor Relations), Anne Kelly (Senior Vice President) and Charles F. Dolan (Executive Chairman), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
Contact your first 100 investors today
Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.
Find investors — It's Free!
Continue with Google
Continue with LinkedIn
