# Creative Artists Agency

> Creative Artists Agency is a VC fund backing Media and Entertainment. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 7%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/163252
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/caa_basketball
- Website: http://www.caa.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caafoundation

Creative Artists Agency is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Media and Entertainment and Software. Leading entertainment and sports firm Creative Artists Agency (CAA) represents many of the most successful professionals working in film, television, music, sports, video games, theatre, and the Internet, and provides a range of strategic marketing and consulting services to corporate clients. CAA Sports represents more than 1,000 of the world’stop athletes and professionals in football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, tennis, golf, action sports, coaching and broadcasting, and advises many sports organizations and brands on sponsorship deals, venue marketing partnerships, marketing, and events.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Media and Entertainment | 3 | 21% |
| Software | 2 | 14% |
| Education | 2 | 14% |
| Social Media | 2 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 14% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 36% |
| Series B | 3 | 21% |
| Series A | 2 | 14% |
| Private Equity | 2 | 14% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 11 | 79% |
| Canada | 1 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| André Vargas | Executive - Head of Data | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andr%C3%A9-vargas |
| Bryan Lourd | Partner & Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bryan-leough |
| Kestrin Pantera | Writer and Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kestrin-pantera |
| Matt Blake | Head of Comedy Touring | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-blake-2961 |
| Michael Levine | Co-Head, Sports | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-levine-3 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moonvalley | We are building the next generation creative studio, powered by the most capable video and image foundational models. We are creating the place where generative image and video experiences will be built. Backed by Y-Combinator and Khosla Ventures. | $84M | Seed | Jul 14, 2025 |  |
| Moonvalley | Moon Valley Software is a solution provider which provides Front side of the curve, adaptable, and technology solutions. | $84M | Series A | Jul 14, 2025 |  |
| Seregh | Seregh is a real estate development platform that investment to sports and entertainment venues. |  | Seed | Sep 05, 2024 |  |
| OP3N | Founded in 2021 as a subsidiary of EST Media Holdings, OP3N is the global Web3 superapp that serves as a one-stop-shop for all communication, connection and commerce with on-chain interactions in a simple unified interface. With a mission to create a more frictionless, decentralized and democratized creator economy on a global scale, OP3Nconsolidates the tools needed to mint, share and engage with digital goods and digital tokens into one vertical stack. OP3N’s leadership team leverages its cross-industry expertise from the entertainment, gaming and tech ecosystems, to lay the foundations for a new era of community-driven, inclusive entertainment while bringing everyone together on a journey into Web3. OP3N is co-led by media executive, artist, and serial entrepreneur Jaeson Ma, who has a successful track record launching companies including EST Studios, Stampede Ventures, East West Ventures, and 88rising, and who’s raised capital and advised on transactions totaling over $1 billion; and Eric Tu, an award-winning development executive who’s worked with major brands including Nike, Beats by Dre and Google, and as an Executive Producer with Bjork, Radiohead, Kendrick Lamar and more. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles. For more information, please visit: https://op3n.world.OP3N’s portfolio of projects includes a partnership with Tokyo fashion label AMBUSH; an intergalactic children’s book from Grimes; a partnership with entertainment icon Simon Fuller to produce an innovative musical film with the global pop group Now United; and the “Maybe You’re the Problem” music video from the singer-songwriter Ava Max, directed by the celebrated music video director Joseph Kahn. | $28M | Series A | Mar 21, 2023 |  |
| Primary Wave | Primary Wave is a provider of a full-service entertainment company with expertise in talent, literary, and music management. | $1.7B | Private Equity | Oct 06, 2022 |  |
| De Soi | De Soi is a range of non-alcoholic apéritifs made with natural adaptogens founded by Katy Perry and Morgan McLachlan. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. | $4M | Seed | Jul 28, 2022 |  |
| Rumble League Studios | Rumble League Studio's purpose is to empower players by changing the existing quo of digital ownership. | $4.5M | Seed | Dec 14, 2021 |  |
| OpenSea | OpenSea is a peer-to-peer marketplace for crypto collectibles and non-fungible tokens. It includes collectibles, gaming items, and other virtual goods backed by a blockchain. On OpenSea, anyone can buy or sell these items through a smart contract. | $100M | Series B | Jul 20, 2021 |  |
| Build A Rocket Boy | Build A Rocket Boy provides Gaming services based in Edinburgh and Budapest. | $40.8M | Series B | Aug 12, 2020 |  |
| Epic | Epic is an internet company that specializes in books, eBooks learning, and educational technology. Epic is a leading digital media brand for kids that encourages kids to explore their interests and learn in a fun, safe, kid-friendly environment. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California. | $30M | Series D | Jan 29, 2019 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Khosla Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khosla-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Comcast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comcast-interactive-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CoreWeave](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coreweave) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Evolution Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evolution-media-6b5f) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Creative Artists Agency invest in?

Creative Artists Agency invests primarily in Media and Entertainment, Software and Education startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Creative Artists Agency?

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### Who are the partners at Creative Artists Agency?

The team at Creative Artists Agency includes André Vargas (Executive - Head of Data), Bryan Lourd (Partner & Managing Director) and Kestrin Pantera (Writer and Director), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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