# David Alpert

> David Alpert is a seed investor at Skybound Entertainment backing Publishing and News. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Skybound Entertainment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skybound-entertainment)
- Location: Culver City, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-alpert-skybound/

David Alpert is a seed investor at Skybound Entertainment in Culver City focused on Publishing and News. David Alpert is based out of Los Angeles, California and is the Founder and CEO of Skybound Entertainment. David Alpert attended New York University School of Law.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Publishing | 2 | 100% |
| News | 1 | 50% |
| Gaming | 1 | 50% |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| Video Games | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LOST iN | LOST iN navigates you through 17 global cities from a local perspective. Releasing every month a new city to discover. Our network of opinion leaders from a creative background assure the best recommendations: No tourist traps. LOST iN is a mobile app helping you to experience the best out of each destination. It helps to customize therecommendations based on time, weather and location for each user and to save time.LOST iN print guides are also available in leading retail and concept stores worldwide to inspire offline. Experience a new city from within. | $4M | Seed | Jun 26, 2024 |  |
| Telltale Games | Telltale is the first and only digital publisher to release interactive episodic content on a monthly schedule. Their award-winning internal development studio is responsible for creating landmark episodic content, including Tales of Monkey Island, the Sam & Max series, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, and Wallace &Gromit's Grand Adventure. Telltale currently develops and publishes episodic series on PC, Wiiâ„¢, and Xbox 360â„¢, with plans to expand to additional platforms and channels this year. | $8M | Series A | Feb 16, 2023 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1745 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann-digital-media-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hiro Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiro-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MaC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mac-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pitbull Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pitbull-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Skybound Entertainment

VC Fund · Culver City, United States

Skybound Entertainment is an imprint of image comics that provides comic book creators the opportunity to publish their work. It offers Robert Kirkman’s Eisner award-winning comic book series, The Walking Dead, long-running Invincible, all-ages Super Dinosaur, Thief of Thieves and Clone as well as Witch Doctor, Guarding the Globe, and TheAstounding Wolf-Man.Since its inception, Skybound Entertainment has created television shows, merchandise, and a wide spectrum of platforms, games, and entertainment events. It was launched by Robert Kirkman in 2010.Skybound Entertainment is operated from Culver City, California.

5 contacts available at Skybound Entertainment.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Alpert | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-alpert |
| Ned Sherman | Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ned-sherman |
| Bob Rademacher | CTO / CIO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-rademacher |
| Rachel Skidmore | Vice President of Film and Television | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rachel-skidmore |
| Robert Kirkman | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-kirkman-43e4 |

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## FAQ

### What does David Alpert invest in?

David Alpert invests primarily in Publishing, News and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did David Alpert last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Alpert closed in Jun 2024. 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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