# Aryeh Bourkoff

> Aryeh Bourkoff is a seed investor at LionTree (New York) backing Media and Entertainment and News. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [LionTree](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liontree-partners)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aryeh-b-bourkoff-9302173

Aryeh Bourkoff is a seed investor at LionTree in New York focused on Media and Entertainment and News. Mr. Bourkoff is the founder and CEO of LionTree LLC, an independent investment bank. He previously served as Vice Chairman and Head of Americas Investment Banking at UBS, which he joined in 1999. He was also a member of the UBS Investment Banking Executive Committee. Other positions Mr. Bourkoff held within UBS include Joint Global Head ofTelecom, Media, and Technology Investment Banking and Head of the Media and Communications Research Group. Before joining UBS, he served as a high-yield research analyst at CIBC World Markets from 1997-99 and Smith Barney from 1995-97.Mr. Bourkoff is a director on the boards of select private companies. He is also a chair of the entertainment, media, and communications division of the UJA-Federation of New York and a member of its digital media executive committee; a member of the New York Philanthropic Advisory Board of UNICEF; a trustee of the Foundation Fighting Blindness; and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.- See more at: http://www.tribecadisruptiveinnovationawards.com/aryeh-bourkoff-founder-and-ceo-liontree-llc/#sthash.YRJMs0Ws.dpuf

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 50% |
| News | 1 | 25% |
| Video | 1 | 25% |
| Gaming | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| France | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Staircase Studios | Staircase Studios AI is a film, television, and gaming studio telling new, original stories, powered by AI | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jan 07, 2025 |  |
| Brut | Brut is an international video content publisher, focused on news and feature-based, short-form content. They cover topics from politics to technology and social justice, culture and more. Brut videos are viewed more than 400 million times a month and touch more than 150 million worldwide.Brut. is a global media company that creates short-formvideo content for audiences around the world. With offices on two continents, Brut. publishes content daily in three languages and across eight social platforms generating over 500MM views a month. | $40M | Series B | Oct 30, 2019 |  |
| Lua | Lua specializes in powering HIPAA compliant messaging for the healthcare industry. It offers a mobile coordination solution that provides immediate access to the people and information needed to get a job done, anywhere. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York. | $2.5M | Seed | Jul 01, 2012 |  |
| Ripken Baseball | Ripken Baseball is platform for all to take part in tournaments and it provides everything the best about the games. |  | Private Equity |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blisce](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blisce) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Red River West](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/red-river-west) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Red Sea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/red-sea-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About LionTree

VC Fund · New York, United States

LionTree Partners is a service provider and investment banking fund that invests in media, technology, and telecommunication. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, USA.

5 contacts available at LionTree.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Michael | Head of Business Development & Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-michael |
| Aryeh Bourkoff | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aryeh-bourkoff |
| Jake Donavan | President of European operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jake-donovan |
| Mauricio Paiva | Investment Banking | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mauricio-paiva |
| Ali Walton | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ali-walton-33aa |

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## FAQ

### What does Aryeh Bourkoff invest in?

Aryeh Bourkoff invests primarily in Media and Entertainment, News and Video startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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