David Ellis
SVP, Corporate Development, Ventures, & Emerging Initiatives @ iHeartMedia
New York, United States
David Ellis is a Series D investor at iHeartMedia in New York focused on Robotics and Machine Learning. David oversees the execution and integration of iHeart's key acquisitions, investments and partnerships in the audio and digital media space. He also invests into growth-stage consumer companies with iHeart's media assets to dramatically accelerate customer / supplier acquisition and brand awareness.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries David Ellis invests in
Stages David Ellis invests in
Countries David Ellis invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Robotics 1 (100%)
- Machine Learning 1 (100%)
- Internet of Things 1 (100%)
- Consumer Electronics 1 (100%)
- Artificial Intelligence 1 (100%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Miko
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Miko is a consumer electronics company founded on the pillars of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet of Things. Miko was founded in January 2015 by three IIT Bombay post-graduates and is today driven by a 120 membered team of roboticists, academicians, and neuropsychologists. The core team of roboticists has been together since2009, making some of the world’s most widely acclaimed robots. Among these are India’s most capable autonomous underwater vehicles, which ranked among the best internationally and performed Navy-based tasks. | $10.5M / Series D |
About iHeartMedia
iHeartMedia, Inc., previously Clear Channel Communications, was founded in San Antonio, TX with the purchase of a single radio station in 1972. After decades of growing media assets globally, the company has become one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies, operating as CC Media Holdings (OTCBB:CCMO). iHeartMedia consists oftwo main media businesses: Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (NYSE: CCOH) and the wholly owned Clear Channel Media and Entertainment. Between these divisions, iHeartMedia focuses on providing a spectrum of multi-platform advertising and marketing opportunities for partners and world-class entertainment for listeners and users. Across the board, iHeartMedia continues to focus on developing innovative and dynamic campaigns for advertisers. Its Outdoor division operates close to one million displays in 45 countries across five continents, and continues to expand upon traditional billboard advertising by packaging unique combinations of displays in airports, rails, malls and more worldwide. The company’s focus on investing in new technologies has led to the growth of its digital footprint. These digital products help to create the ultimate advertising platform for out-of-the-box campaigns, featuring countdowns, video, time-sensitive updates and social media integration. iHeartMedia's Media and Entertainment division has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America with 243 million monthly listeners. It serves 150 cities through 850 owned radio stations in the U.S., as well as more than 140 stations in New Zealand and Australia.The company’s operations also include, online and mobile services, including iHeartRadio – a free, industry-leading digital music service; live concerts and events such as the iHeartRadio Music Festival; program syndication; real-time traffic services; music research services; and independent media representation. With the advent of new properties, platforms and opportunities, iHeartMedia looks forward to continuing along the path towards a creative, dynamic and innovative future.
iHeartMedia Contacts
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Carter Brokaw
President, Digital Revenue Strategy
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David Ellis
SVP, Corporate Development, Ventures, & Emerging Initiatives
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Gayle Troberman
Chief Marketing Officer
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John Sykes
President of Entertainment Enterprises
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Rad Weaver
Co-Founder
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David Ellis invests primarily in Robotics, Machine Learning and Internet of Things startups, most often at Series D stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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