# Dada Entertainment

> Dada Entertainment is a VC fund in New York backing Wireless and Semiconductor. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Motimeusa
- Website: http://www.dada.net
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/motimeusa

Dada Entertainment is a VC fund in New York focused on Wireless and Semiconductor. Formed in October 2007, Dada Entertainment is launching the next generation of ubiquitous personalization and entertainment services. The only company offering both ringtones and DRM-free full-length MP3s for mobile and PC paid via the mobile phone, Dada Entertainment is a growing leader in the U.S. market. About DadaDada Entertainment isthe subsidiary for Dada S.p.A. in the USDada is an international leader in Community and Entertainment services via web and mobile, as well as in Domain, Hosting and advanced online Advertising solutions.Listed on the MTA market in the STAR (DA.MI) segment of the Italian Stock Exchange has among its shareholders the RCS MediaGroup, with approximately 49.5% of the share capital.More than 600 highly skilled professional currently work in Dada among its offices in Florence, Milan, Bergamo, New York, Barcelona, Paris, London, Worcester, Rio Janeiro.Today, Dada is divided into 2 business areas: Dada.net (www.dada.net, community & entertainment services focused on music) and Dada.pro (www.dada.pro, professional services and advertising on the Internet).On June 24, 2009, furthering the development of a more extensive partnership, Dada and Sony Music signed a strategic agreement including the acquisition by Sony Music of a 13% stake in Dada.net against the conferment of its holding in the Joint Venture Dada Entertainment.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wireless | 1 | 100% |
| Semiconductor | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Cohen | VP, Business Development | 0 | — |
| John Howard | Director, Business Development | 0 | — |
| Simon Brereton | Director, On-Deck Products | 0 | — |
| Tanya Bridges | VP, Legal & Business Affairs | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Celeno | Celeno Communications is a fabless semiconductor company developing components and subsystems for high performance carrier-class WiFi systems and networks. Celeno's breakthrough technology enables a new vision in home wireless networking by delivering high definition entertaiment and multimedia content throughout the home. Celeno'scomponents provide the boost in throughput, coverage, and QoS necessary to deliver multiple HDTV, SDTV, VoIP and Data "triple play" services over the home network.Celeno's core competency is based on smart antenna technology, spatial radio switching combined with adaptive channel coding, dynamic time-space scheduling, and multimedia QoS optimization. The technology targets applications requiring the highest level of system performance (capacity and reach), consistent carrier-class multimedia QoS, and tight security protection. |  | Series E | Sep 27, 2012 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cisco](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cisco) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [83North](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greylock-partners-israel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Liberty Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liberty-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pitango VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pitango-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Vintage Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vintage-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Dada Entertainment invest in?

Dada Entertainment invests primarily in Wireless, Semiconductor and Information Technology startups, most often at Series E stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Dada Entertainment?

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### Who are the partners at Dada Entertainment?

The team at Dada Entertainment includes Daniel Cohen (VP, Business Development), John Howard (Director, Business Development) and Simon Brereton (Director, On-Deck Products). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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