Jeremy Zimmer
Founder @ United Talent Agency
Greater Los Angeles Area, United States
Jeremy Zimmer is a seed investor at United Talent Agency in Greater Los Angeles Area focused on E-Commerce and TV. Jeremy Zimmer is one of the Hollywood agency’s 6 owners and is a UTA co-founder and managing director.The grandson of legendary Hollywood studio chief Dory Schary began his career at age 19 in the mailroom of the William Morris Agency. After moving to Los Angeles in 1984, he joined ICM and eventually ran both the Motion Picture Literary andMotion Picture Packaging departments. Zimmer was asked to leave ICM for an infamous episode when he told an Industry gathering that the agency profession was engaged in “raping and pillaging”. He became a partner at the Bauer/Benedek Agency, and in 1991 he helped found United Talent Agency through a merger of Bauer/Benedek and Leading Artists Agency.Clients represented by Zimmer include Andrew Adamson, Noah Baumbach, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Christopher Guest, Curtis Hanson, Jimmy Hayward, Anthony Hopkins, Barry Levinson, director-producer Frank Marshall, Peter Morgan, director-producer Brian Robbins, Chris Wedge, as well as verge culture retailer Karmaloop and HiT Entertainment. Zimmer is also involved in United Entertainment Group, the joint venture company formed with advertising veteran Jarrod Moses, which is among the industry’s largest independent branded entertainment and integrated media firms. Zimmer’s official bio credits him with establishing UTA’s Branding, Licensing & Endorsements division as well as UTAOnline and UTA’s Agent Trainee Program.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
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- 0%
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Industries Jeremy Zimmer invests in
Stages Jeremy Zimmer invests in
Countries Jeremy Zimmer invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 3 (27%)
- TV 2 (18%)
- Construction 2 (18%)
- TV Production 2 (18%)
- News 1 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (36%)
- Series A 3 (27%)
- Series B 2 (18%)
- Funding Round 1 (9%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (9%)
Country
- United States 8 (73%)
- Canada 1 (9%)
Investments
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Telly offers the first Dual Screen Smart TV, is the ultimate free television upgrade for the living room. | $20M / Seed / May 15, 2023 | |
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Bright is a live video platform that lets fans engage in live conversations with their favorite creators and celebrities. | $14.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 26, 2021 | |
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United Dwelling helps property owners and developers maximize the value of their land by adding a additional dwelling units to their rental or vacant property. Building infill housing on under utilized land is the simplest, most scaleable solution to housing affordability challenges..United Dwelling handles every aspect of the process includingdesign, permitting, construction, finding qualified tenants, managing, and maintaining the property. The company uses data to identify potential lots that would be suitable for its units. It targets mostly low income and middle-income neighborhoods, with many of the units used for workforce housing. | $22.2M / Series B / Feb 24, 2021 | |
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dot.LA is a digital newsroom covering L.A.'s startup and tech community. dot.LA’s mission is to celebrate and empower the Los Angeles startup and tech community, fueling innovation around the world. | $4M / Seed / Jan 09, 2020 | |
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Emagispace® Inc. is an interior construction and design innovator that has developed a sustainable building block technology to reimagine what’s possible for the construction of interior space. The EmagiBlock® platform was conceptualized around the idea that building elegant, versatile interior space doesn’t have to come with a hefty price tag,long lead times, difficult storage, or materials that end up in a landfill.Emagispace® is disrupting an industry that hasn’t seen change in hundreds of years, turning the conversation about building and construction upside down. Simple, elegant, and why-didn’t-I-think-of-that?, Emagispace® transforms the way the world thinks about interior spaces: office, retail, convention, performance, display, and residential. | $4.2M / Series A / Jun 01, 2016 | |
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Giftagram is reinventing the act of corporate gifting with a user-friendly platform that makes it easier to send a gift. Our simple platform gives companies access to a mobile marketplace to schedule, send and track gifts for every occasion. Our Gifting Concierge works with you to design a tailored program with memorable gifts that your clientswill rave about. We also specialize in designing branded gift boxes that are uniquely yours, with custom packaging options. Gifts can be sent via text or email, and allow the recipient to select their gift and preferred delivery address. We help you create personalized note and company branding with each gift to surprise and delight your recipients. | $3.2M / Feb 29, 2016 | |
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TodayTix is the premier digital gateway to shows, arts, and cultural experiences. Through its mobile-first, design-focused ticketing platform, TodayTix is the place for audiences to discover, explore and engage with the best entertainment their city has to offer.TodayTix works with more than 1,300 partners to provide the best-priced ticketsavailable in 15 markets around the world, including New York City, London’s West End, Toronto, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington DC, Chicago, and Australia. Through innovative digital Lottery and mobile Rush ticketing programs, TodayTix has generated more than 11.6M digital lottery entries and 2.3M social shares through 900 activations to date, engaging the spontaneous nature of a younger audience and introducing a new generation of audiences to the venues.Since launching TodayTix in New York City in December 2013 by life-long friends and Broadway producers Merritt Baer and Brian Fenty, the company has engaged more than 5 million users to connect beyond ticketing into new cultural experiences that bring human interaction back to our digital world.To learn more, visit www.todaytix.com or download TodayTix for iOS or Android. | $9M / Series B / Feb 24, 2016 | |
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TodayTix is the premier digital gateway to shows, arts, and cultural experiences. Through its mobile-first, design-focused ticketing platform, TodayTix is the place for audiences to discover, explore and engage with the best entertainment their city has to offer.TodayTix works with more than 1,300 partners to provide the best-priced ticketsavailable in 15 markets around the world, including New York City, London’s West End, Toronto, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington DC, Chicago, and Australia. Through innovative digital Lottery and mobile Rush ticketing programs, TodayTix has generated more than 11.6M digital lottery entries and 2.3M social shares through 900 activations to date, engaging the spontaneous nature of a younger audience and introducing a new generation of audiences to the venues.Since launching TodayTix in New York City in December 2013 by life-long friends and Broadway producers Merritt Baer and Brian Fenty, the company has engaged more than 5 million users to connect beyond ticketing into new cultural experiences that bring human interaction back to our digital world.To learn more, visit www.todaytix.com or download TodayTix for iOS or Android. | $6.1M / Series A / Nov 20, 2014 | |
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TodayTix is the premier digital gateway to shows, arts, and cultural experiences. Through its mobile-first, design-focused ticketing platform, TodayTix is the place for audiences to discover, explore and engage with the best entertainment their city has to offer.TodayTix works with more than 1,300 partners to provide the best-priced ticketsavailable in 15 markets around the world, including New York City, London’s West End, Toronto, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington DC, Chicago, and Australia. Through innovative digital Lottery and mobile Rush ticketing programs, TodayTix has generated more than 11.6M digital lottery entries and 2.3M social shares through 900 activations to date, engaging the spontaneous nature of a younger audience and introducing a new generation of audiences to the venues.Since launching TodayTix in New York City in December 2013 by life-long friends and Broadway producers Merritt Baer and Brian Fenty, the company has engaged more than 5 million users to connect beyond ticketing into new cultural experiences that bring human interaction back to our digital world.To learn more, visit www.todaytix.com or download TodayTix for iOS or Android. | $582.5K / Seed / Jul 15, 2013 | |
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Shop Hers is the only luxury marketplace dedicated exclusively to pre-owned designer fashion. They curate their community to guarantee authenticity and quality. It was founded in 2012 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California. | Seed / Aug 15, 2012 | |
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Co-Investors
About United Talent Agency
United Talent Agency (UTA) where they represent actors, writers, directors, recording artists, emerging technology companies, and corporate brands in a variety of industries, including film, television, music, digital media, intellectual property, computer and video games, commercials, voiceovers, endorsements, and entertainment marketing. Some oftheir clients are Johnny Depp, Harrison Ford, Owen Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Lopez, Paul Giamatti, Anthony Hopkins, Tim Robbins, Seth Rogen, James McAvoy, Ewan McGregor, Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, Don Cheadle, and Elizabeth Banks.
United Talent Agency Contacts
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David Anderson
Parnter, Co-Head UTA Marketing
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Ophir Lupu
Partner & Head of Video Games
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Greg Goodfried
Digital Media Agent
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Howard Sanders
Partner, Co-Head
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Jay Sures
Managing Director
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What does Jeremy Zimmer invest in?
Jeremy Zimmer invests primarily in E-Commerce, TV and Construction startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Jeremy Zimmer last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Jeremy Zimmer closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 11 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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