# Bruce Karsh

> Bruce Karsh is a seed investor at Oaktree Capital Management backing Music and Computer. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Oaktree Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oaktree-capital-management)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Bruce Karsh is a seed investor at Oaktree Capital Management in Los Angeles focused on Music and Computer. Bruce A. Karsh is based out of Los Angeles, California, and is the Co-Chairman, Chief Investment Officer, and co-founder of Oaktree Capital Management. Bruce previously worked at Charter Communications as a Member of the Board of Directors. Bruce A. Karsh attended Duke University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Music | 1 | 50% |
| Computer | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Association | 1 | 50% |
| Communities | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Primary Wave | Primary Wave is a provider of a full-service entertainment company with expertise in talent, literary, and music management. |  | Private Equity | Jun 11, 2021 |  |
| DEV Community | DEV Community is a software developers community for getting together to connect, share knowledge and support each-other. |  | Seed |  |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Netlify](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/netlify) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Oaktree Capital Management

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Oaktree Capital Management is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments. Our competitive advantages include our experienced team of investment professionals, a global platform and a unifying investment philosophy that is complemented by a set of core business principles. Our expertise in investing across thecapital structure has allowed us to cultivate a diversified mix of global investment strategies in three categories: credit, equity, and real estate. We emphasize an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investing in these asset classes. Oaktree's mission is to deliver superior investment results with risk under control and to conduct our business with the highest integrity.

5 contacts available at Oaktree Capital Management.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bruce Karsh | Co-Chairman and Chief Investment Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-a-karsh |
| Eric Johnson | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-johnson-10 |
| Greg Share | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-share |
| HOWARD MARKS | Co-Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/howard-marks-1537 |
| Ian Schapiro | Managing Director & Portfolio Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-schapiro |

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## FAQ

### What does Bruce Karsh invest in?

Bruce Karsh invests primarily in Music, Computer and Software startups, most often at Seed and 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.

### When did Bruce Karsh last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bruce Karsh closed in Jun 2021. 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?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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