Mark Cuban Companies
VC Fund
Dallas, United States
Mark Cuban Companies is a VC fund in Dallas focused on Software and Video. In 1995, Mark and long-time friend Todd Wagner came up with an internet based solution to not being able to listen to Hoosiers Basketball games out in Texas. That solution was Broadcast.com - streaming audio over the internet. In just four short years, Broadcast.com (then Audionet) would be sold to Yahoo for $5.6 billion dollars.
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Mark Cuban Companies invests in
Stages Mark Cuban Companies invests in
Countries Mark Cuban Companies invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $10M–$23M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 6 (38%)
- Video 2 (13%)
- Internet 2 (13%)
- Blockchain 2 (13%)
- Food and Beverage 2 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (25%)
- Series A 4 (25%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (13%)
- Series B 2 (13%)
- Initial Coin Offering 1 (6%)
Country
- United States 12 (75%)
- Taiwan 1 (6%)
- Australia 1 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
John Simon
Director - Consumer
|
Director - Consumer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Mark Cuban
Entrepreneur
|
Entrepreneur | Total investments: 261 | Find email | |
Mark Cuban
Entrepreneur
|
Entrepreneur | Total investments: 160 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scripto is a collaborative writing, media data, and script management system created by Stephen Colbert and his team. Scripto solves several common problems in scripted media production and has grown to power some of the best-known and prestigious shows on TV including The Late Show, The Daily Show, Last Week Tonight, and SNL Weekend Update, withclients including WarnerBrosDiscovery (Max, CNN), Paramount/CBS, NFL Films, and NBCU.Scripto addresses numerous scripted media categories that share common requirements, including:• Narrative Scripted Film/TV • Video Games • Corporate Video • Award Shows • Podcasts • Scripted Streaming ContentThese requirements are not being met by incumbent solutions because they are either standalone non-collaborative desktop software in the era of cloud platforms (Final Draft), lack the industry-specific functionality to support required workflows (Google Docs and Sheets), or lack API-based connectivity to support a connected ecosystem.Additionally, Scripto’s API-accessible platform uniquely positions us as a System of Record for IP owners, and a Single Source of Truth for partners and licensees, creating foundational value in the emerging AI ecosystem that depends on the availability of authenticated script-based data, regardless of which AI tools a client uses. | $5M / Seed / Sep 08, 2026 | ||
| portto aims to make blockchain simple for users and developers. With its most user-friendly blockchain application browser and wallet SDKs, portto has pushed it steps forward for blockchain to be used in real life scenarios. | Series A / Feb 23, 2023 | ||
| SparkCharge is an automotive company that manufactures and develops charging stations for electric vehicles. The company's product offerings include mobile battery charging units, off-grid power hubs, and permanent EV infrastructure solutions. These services cater to a diverse clientele, including fleets, delivery services, events, autooriginal equipment manufacturers (OEMs), ports, transportation sectors, autonomous vehicles, and rideshare companies. By providing rapid deployment and flexible service levels, SparkCharge aims to eliminate common barriers to EV adoption, such as infrastructure costs and deployment delays. | $23M / Series A / May 24, 2022 | ||
| TransCrypts is a tool for Human Resource Departments to automate the issuance of employment and income verification documents using the blockchain. Our proprietary process not only saves HRs time, money, and headache in dealing with compliance but also gives employees total control over how their work information is being shared. | $2.2M / Pre-Seed / May 01, 2022 | ||
| Chapul Farms is a development service that recovers nutrients with a nature-based solution that improves efficiency, reduces emissions, and improves domestic supply. They are black soldier fly larvae microbiology to close agricultural production loops. | $2.5M / Seed / Jan 27, 2022 | ||
| World 1 League is on a mission to inspire, celebrate and reward the best athletes on the planet. Through Olympic-style sports challenges on social media, and first-of-its-kind live stadium events, W1 is transforming the way athletes, fans and brands engage.Founded by nine Olympians and backed by Mark Cuban and Jim Swartz, W1 is the firstprofessional sports league built specifically for social media. Our W1 Rankings system will finally answer the question of who’s the fastest, strongest and greatest in the world -- today rather than yesterday. Built by athletes for athletes, W1 aims to drive economic parity and celebrate open freedoms of expression. It’s time to reinvent the world of sport for a New Generation. | Pre-Seed / Nov 05, 2021 | ||
| PadSplit is an affordable housing tech startup that provides a house-sharing service for the workforce. It offers a platform that aligns incentives among residents, property owners, and communities to make affordable housing possible for the private market. The company uses shared living to make housing more affordable for low-income, empoweringthem to build savings and transform their lives. Atticus LeBlanc established the company in Atlanta, Georgia in 2017. | $20.5M / Series B / Nov 03, 2021 | ||
| Neutral is a carbon-neutral food company that builds a sustainable carbon-neutral food ecosystem starting with milk and a half and half.The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Portland, OR. | $4M / Seed / Oct 27, 2021 | ||
| TokenScript is a new tokenization standard that will deliver a more integrated web. A token-centric middleware that connects the scale of Web2 with the promise of Web3. | $6M / Initial Coin Offering / Jul 01, 2021 | ||
| Upstract encapsulates up-to-the-minute headlines from the most popular sites on the Internet. It aggregates feeds from sites such as Digg, del.icio.us, Reddit, Flickr, Stumbleupon, Slashdot, Google News, ifilm, BoingBoing, and more. | Series A / Feb 19, 2021 | ||
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FAQ
What does Mark Cuban Companies invest in?
Mark Cuban Companies invests primarily in Software, Video and Internet startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Mark Cuban Companies invest in?
Mark Cuban Companies typically joins rounds of $10M–$23M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Mark Cuban Companies's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Mark Cuban Companies took part in.
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Who are the partners at Mark Cuban Companies?
The team at Mark Cuban Companies includes John Simon (Director - Consumer), Mark Cuban (Entrepreneur) and Mark Cuban (Entrepreneur). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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