# Luke McDonough

> Luke McDonough is a Series A investor at AIR.TV backing Advertising. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: AIR.TV
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2014
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lukemcdonough

Luke McDonough is a Series A investor at AIR.TV in Los Angeles focused on Advertising and Content Syndication. Luke McDonough is Founder & CEO at AIR.TV.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Luke McDonough: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/luke-mcdonough?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Advertising | 2 | 100% |
| Content Syndication | 2 | 100% |
| Film | 1 | 50% |
| Video | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AIR.TV | AIR.TV enables the distribution and monetization of viral videos on websites. Publishers and content owners are now able to generate earnings when publishers embed videos on their website. It's completely automatic and it works with existing articles, embeds, and workflow. Publishers add one line of code to their site to start generatingearnings.AIR.TV is based in Los Angeles. Visit us at www.air.tv to learn more. | $2M |  | Oct 17, 2014 |  |
| RealGravity | RealGravity provides everything you need to publish & syndicate your content, for free: You can upload as many videos as you like, use enterprise-class tools to manage your content, create an unlimited number of custom video players at an unlimited number of sites, and support as many admin users as you like, all free of charge. | $3.2M | Series A | Nov 10, 2010 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kohlberg Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kohlberg-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Third Wave Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/third-wave-digital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Transmedia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/transmedia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About AIR.TV

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

AIR.TV enables the distribution and monetization of viral videos on websites. Publishers and content owners are now able to generate earnings when publishers embed videos on their website. It's completely automatic and it works with existing articles, embeds, and workflow. Publishers add one line of code to their site to start generatingearnings.AIR.TV is based in Los Angeles. Visit us at www.air.tv to learn more.

3 contacts available at AIR.TV.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Luke McDonough | Founder, CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luke-mcdonough |
| Ryan Evans | Chief Technology Officer | — |
| Tim Glenn | Chief Revenue Officer | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Luke McDonough invest in?

Luke McDonough invests primarily in Advertising, Content Syndication and Film startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Luke McDonough?

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### When did Luke McDonough last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Luke McDonough closed in Oct 2014. 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?

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