# Bob Stanley

> Bob Stanley is a startup investor at Evolution Media. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Evolution Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evolution-media-6b5f)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-stanley-1a739233/

Bob Stanley is a Founder and Managing Partner of Evolution Media. bob oversees global investments in the sports, media, entertainment, and technology sectors for the investment company and he sources, structures, and executes transactions for a variety of advisory clients in the media, sports, and entertainment industries.Prior to foundingEvolution in 2008, Bob was a Director and Head of Merrill Lynch’s Entertainment & Intellectual Property Structured Finance Group. In this role, he managed a group of finance professionals and a portfolio in excess of $900 million, which originated in excess of $2.6 billion in transactions. He was responsible for the group’s strategy and transaction originating, structuring, and syndicating. At Merrill Lynch, he executed key transactions including financing for Marvel Entertainment, Summit Entertainment, and MGM/United Artists.Bob graduated from Fairfield University with a B.S. in Finance and received his M.B.A from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management.

## About Evolution Media

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

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. Evolution leverages its global platform and relationships to accelerate the growth of its portfolio companies while helping them reshape and disrupt theirindustries.

3 contacts available at Evolution Media.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bob Stanley | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-stanley |
| Rick Hess | Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rick-hess-3 |
| Dan Abrams | Partner and Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-abrams-b807 |

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