Charles King
Founder & CEO @ Macro
Los Angeles, United States
Charles King is a Series A investor at Macro in Los Angeles focused on News and Music. Charles D. King is founder and CEO of MACRO. Launched in 2015, MACRO is a newly formed venture that sits at the intersection of content, technology and brand curation. With a focus on creating film, television and digital content for African-American, Latino and Multicultural consumers (ALM), the company is perfectly positioned to capitalize on theexplosive growth in this important market. Formerly, King was Partner/Agent in the Motion Picture Department at William Morris Endeavor (WME). His career as an agent spanned over 15 years, during which he was known for his innovative deal making and strategy in developing brands for and around his clients. King has been featured in many national media outlets and publications, including NPR, Essence, The Weekly Variety, and the Los Angeles Times. Fortune Magazine has named him one of the nation’s most influential Latino, Asian or African-Americans in their 2005 Diversity Issue, and he was recently included in the 2014 Ebony Power 100 List. King is an active angel investor in synergistic ventures at the nexus between the technology sector and the media content business. A graduate of Vanderbilt University and the Howard University School of Law, he resides in Los Angeles, CA with his wife Stacey, a fashion designer/executive and their two young sons, Noah and Julian.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Charles King invests in
Stages Charles King invests in
Countries Charles King invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- News 2 (40%)
- Music 2 (40%)
- Media and Entertainment 2 (40%)
- Film 1 (20%)
- Beauty 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (40%)
- Seed 1 (20%)
- Series B 1 (20%)
- Funding Round 1 (20%)
Investments
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Genies
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Genies is a mobile app company that allows users to clone themselves. Through their Avatar Agency, consumer product, and SDK, Genies has set the foundation for swift, widespread adaptation of avatars in society, business, and culture. With over a million clothing and facial options provided, users can create their Genie to represent themselfhowever they’d like.Genies was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Venice, California, United States. | $3M / Dec 08, 2017 | |
Remezcla
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Founded in 2006, Remezcla is a Latin Culture company founded in the US. Remezcla operates as a digital publisher, creative agency, and entertainment company. Our deep cultural expertise and operational structure allow us to provide valuable insights and tactics for companies looking to effectively communicate and engage with US Latinomillennials.As a digital publisher Remezcla is considered the leading authority on emerging Latin culture and music. As a creative agency Remezcla leverages its deep expertise on culture, audience, and storytelling to offer major brands a unique perspective on how to approach US Hispanic millennial consumers. Remezcla specializes on strategy, creative and execution of projects ranging from strategic rebranding, digital content creation, branded experientials platforms and tune-in campaigns. Remezcla’s creative agency has recently worked with brands such as ESPN, HBO, Netflix, Heineken, Tecate and Dos Equis Our work has received national recognition from the Webbys, Clios, ANA, and The One Show to name a few. | $5M / Series A / Aug 02, 2017 | |
Mass Appeal
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With a foundation in creative instigation, Mass Appeal magazine was spawned from the tattooed walls and ink stained subways of a now bygone era.Founded by Patrick Elasik (1979-2005) and Adrian Moeller in 1996, what began as a graffiti zine evolved into much more, a publication truly by and for opinion leaders, trendsetters, risk takers and rulebreakers. With a rich heritage in culture, Mass Appeal is a nod to the past while discovering and championing what’s next.Our content spans the worlds of music, art, and style, reflecting the cultural zeitgeist from our street view perspective. Naturally, the magazine founded by vandals went on to leave an indelible mark on culture. | $6M / Series A / Mar 06, 2017 | |
Walker & Company Brands
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Our vision is to build the world’s most consumer-centric health & beauty products company.We want to completely reinvent the way our community learns about, purchases and enjoys health and beauty products. We’ll do this by developing, designing and testing products and services specifically tailored to our community's needs anddelivering on the promise of great customer service and a simple shopping experience. | $24M / Series B / Sep 28, 2015 | |
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Walker & Company Brands
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Our vision is to build the world’s most consumer-centric health & beauty products company.We want to completely reinvent the way our community learns about, purchases and enjoys health and beauty products. We’ll do this by developing, designing and testing products and services specifically tailored to our community's needs anddelivering on the promise of great customer service and a simple shopping experience. | $2.4M / Seed / Dec 14, 2013 |
Co-Investors
About Macro
Macro is a disruptive media company focused on the multicultural market. Macro specializes in creating film, television and digital content for a multicultural audience. The company works to marry gifted storytellers with the sorely-needed capital to bring their stories to life, and doing so across traditional and unconventional platforms anddistribution channels.
Macro Contacts
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Aisha Corpas Wynn
VP of Alternative Programming
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Charles King
Founder & CEO
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Eric Briggs
CFO
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Greta Fuentes
Director Of Development
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Inga Dyer
Senior Vice President of business & legal affairs
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Charles King invests primarily in News, Music and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 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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