# Ilya Pozin

> Ilya Pozin is a seed investor at Pluto TV backing Mobile and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: Pluto TV
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ipozin
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ilyaNeverSleeps
- Website: https://x.com/ilyaNeverSleeps

Ilya Pozin is an entrepreneur, writer and investor. He is the founder of Pluto TV, Open Me (acquired), and Coplex. He is a columnist for Forbes and Inc. In 2012, Inc. Magazine recognized Ilya as a '30 Under 30' Entrepreneur. In 2013, LinkedIn selected Ilya as one of 100 Top Influencers, along with the likes of Richard Branson, BarackObama, Tony Robbins and Mark Cuban.An early immigrant from Russia, Ilya founded his first company Coplex (formerly Ciplex) when he was 17-years-old. Coplex is a multi-million dollar interactive agency that has been behind the build of thousands of websites and applications, as well as management of millions of dollars of marketing and media buys. After stepping down from the CEO role at Coplex, Ilya founded Open Me, a consumer-focused social greeting and gifting company. After partnering with Threadless and successfully raising capital for the business, the company quickly grew to millions of users. Open Me was acquired by Rowl in 2015.In 2013, Ilya co-founded Pluto TV, an OTT television platform that combines digital and traditional content into 100+ linear channels. Pluto TV raised $13M led by US Venture Partner, Sky, Universal Music Group, UTA, and other prominent investors. The service is available for free on connected TV devices, PC and Mac, mobile platforms (iOS and Android) as well as on the web at http://pluto.tvIlya resides in Los Angeles where he works, writes, invests, mentors and on occasion, attempts to golf. Follow Ilya on Twitter (@ilyaNeverSleeps) and LinkedIn.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Incubators | 1 | 100% |
| Product Design | 1 | 100% |
| Venture Capital | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Coplex | Coplex is a Corporate Startup Studio. We turn the art of building businesses into a repeatable science. The Coplex Startup Studio combines the right team and a proven 9-12 month program to experiment and rapidly execute your best ideas to maximize your chance of success. | $2.5M | Seed | Jun 19, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AZ Crown Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/az-crown-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DFE Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dfe-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Pluto TV

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service in America, delivering 100+ live and original channels and thousands of on-demand movies in partnership with major TV networks, movie studios, publishers, and digital media companies. Millions of viewers tune in each month to watch premium news, TV shows, movies, sports, lifestyle, andtrending digital series. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Pluto TV is a top free app and available on all mobile, web and connected TV streaming devices.Ilya Pozin and Thomas Ryan founded Pluto TV in 2013. It has its headquarters in Los Angeles in California.

5 contacts available at Pluto TV.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ilya Pozin | Co-Founder (acquired) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ilya-pozin |
| Brendon Thomas | VP, Distribution | — |
| Mathew Brian | VP, Brand and Design | — |
| Serge Gojkovich | Head Of Content & Partnership Marketing | — |
| Tom Ryan | CEO & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-ryan |

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## FAQ

### What does Ilya Pozin invest in?

Ilya Pozin invests primarily in Mobile, Software and Incubators startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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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### When did Ilya Pozin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ilya Pozin closed in Jun 2019. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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