# Bruce Gillmer

> Bruce Gillmer is a Series B investor at Paramount (Manhattan) backing Sales and Fashion. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Paramount](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/viacom)
- Location: Manhattan, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucegillmer
- Website: https://about.me/brucegillmer
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bruce.gillmer.2025#

Bruce Gillmer is a Series B investor at Paramount in Manhattan focused on Sales and Fashion. Bruce Gillmer is based out of New York, New York and is the executive vice president of talent and music programming/events of Paramount. Bruce previously worked at VH1 as a senior vice president of music and talent relations. Bruce Gillmer attended Indiana State University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sales | 1 | 50% |
| Fashion | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rock The Bells | Rock The Bells is an online store for hip-hop culture merchandise. | $15M | Series B | Apr 17, 2023 |  |
| Rock The Bells | Rock The Bells is an online store for hip-hop culture merchandise. | $15M | Series B | Apr 17, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AME Cloud Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ame-cloud-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/american-express-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ASK Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ask-capital-7bd8) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Capstar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capstar-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [North Island](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-island) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Raine Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/raine-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Paramount

VC Fund · New York, United States

Viacom, short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (The new Viacom conglomerate was finalized in September of 2006 isconsidered to be the "high-growth" side of the much larger former Viacom. The former Viacom was renamed

5 contacts available at Paramount.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bruce Gillmer | Executive VP of Talent and Music Programming/Events | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-gillmer |
| Asteras Gura | Affiliate Sales | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asteras-gurevicius |
| James Barge | EVP, Controller, Tax and Treasury | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-barge |
| Jim Louderback | GM & SVP VidCon | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-louderback |
| Julian Zilberbrand | Executive Vice President of Audience Science | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julian-zilberbrand |

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## FAQ

### What does Bruce Gillmer invest in?

Bruce Gillmer invests primarily in Sales, Fashion and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series B 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 Gillmer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Bruce Gillmer closed in Apr 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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