# Michael Lynton

> Michael Lynton is a Series B investor at Sony Pictures Entertainment backing Content. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Sony Pictures Entertainment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sony-pictures-entertainment)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 10%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-lynton/11/447/4a7

Michael Lynton is a Series B investor at Sony Pictures Entertainment in Los Angeles focused on Content and Media and Entertainment. Michael Lynton is CEO of Sony Entertainment, where he oversees Sony's global entertainment businesses, including Sony Music Entertainment, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Lynton is also Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), managing the studio's overall global operations, which includemotion picture, television and digital content production and distribution, home entertainment acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, and the development of new entertainment products, services and technologies.At Sony Pictures Entertainment, Lynton has focused on digital transformation, worldwide growth, content diversity and financial discipline, leading the studio through an era of innovation and success, putting Sony Pictures on the cutting edge of an industry experiencing rapid technological and global change.Sony Pictures' Motion Picture Group has enjoyed a remarkable run in the past several years, releasing such hits as Best Picture Oscar® nominees American Hustle, Captain Phillips, and The Social Network, as well as blockbuster franchises like The Amazing Spider-Man, Grown-Ups, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, and The Smurfs.Between movies and TV, SPE received 26 nominations for the 2014 Golden Globes® and won seven awards, more than any other studio.Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is one of the television industry's leading content providers. It produces and distributes programming in every genre, around the world and for a multitude of platforms. In addition to one of the industry's largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, SPT boasts a current program slate that includes top-rated daytime dramas and game shows, landmark off-network series, original animated series and critically acclaimed primetime dramas, comedies and telefilms. In addition to its U.S. production business, SPT has 19 wholly-owned or joint venture production companies in 13 countries.SPT's worldwide media networks include 150 channel feeds available in 178 countries, reaching more than 1.3 billion cumulative households worldwide. Popular channel brands include AXN, Animax, and SET (Sony Entertainment Television), as well as the studio's ad-supported VOD service, Crackle.Sony Pictures Home Entertainment distributes Sony Pictures produced and third-party acquired theatrical and non-theatrical product on Blu-ray Disc, DVD and other digital media globally. Among the more than 3,500 titles in SPHE's catalog are the Spider-Man and Men In Black franchises, the Seinfeld TV series, and film classics on such as Lawrence of Arabia, Taxi Driver and Close Encounters of the Third Kind.Sony Pictures is also home to Imageworks, the only major studio Academy Award®-winning in-house visual effects unit.Under Lynton, Sony Pictures has been an industry leader in the migration to digital entertainment, from production and distribution to the introduction of new formats. The studio championed the industry's UltraViolet digital entertainment format, helped re-introduce 3D to the entertainment industry and is deeply engaged in the rapidly expanding 4K marketplace.Prior to joining Sony Pictures, Lynton worked for Time Warner and served as CEO of AOL Europe, President of AOL International and President of Time Warner International.From 1996 to 2000, Lynton served as Chairman and CEO of Pearson plc's Penguin Group, where he oversaw the acquisition of Putnam, Inc. and extended the Penguin brand to music and the Internet.Lynton joined The Walt Disney Company in 1987 and started Disney Publishing, serving as its President. From 1992 to1996, he served as President of Disney's Hollywood Pictures.Lynton holds a Bachelor of Arts in history and literature from Harvard College and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.Lynton is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the boards of the American Film Institute, the Smithsonian Board of Regents, the Harvard Board of Overseers, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Trust, USC School of Cinematic Arts and the RAND Corporation.In addition, he sits on the board of directors of Snapchat and Ares Management, L.P.Lynton resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Elizabeth Jamie Alter Lynton, and their three daughters, Eloise Lynton, Maisie Lynton and Lucinda Lynton.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$1.6M |
| Series A | $8.5M–$15M |
| Series B | $15M–$59M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 2 | 20% |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 20% |
| News | 1 | 10% |
| Music | 1 | 10% |
| Video | 1 | 10% |

29 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 4 | 40% |
| Series A | 3 | 30% |
| Seed | 1 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 60% |
| Germany | 1 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Impact | We are an entertainment start-up whose mission is to cultivate and empower creative storytellers from around the world by taking an innovative and collaborative approach to content creation. | $15M | Series B | Nov 14, 2022 | https://www.imagine-impact.com/ |
| Olipop | OLIPOP is the clinically backed consumer beverage that meets consumer’s real-world taste preferences in a delicious tonic that benefits the microbiome, digestive function and metabolic health. | $30M | Series B | Feb 01, 2022 | https://www.drinkolipop.com/ |
| Inkitt | Inkitt is the world's first reader-powered book publisher. They have developed an algorithm that predicts bestsellers by analyzing reading behaviour.At Inkitt, they believe that every author should have an equal chance to succeed. That’s why they’re building the fairest and most objective publishing house in the world by finding hiddentalents and turning them into globally successful authors.They're a team of 30 hard-working, extremely talented, and highly dedicated entrepreneurs and have raised $5m to level up and get closer to their goal: to help debut authors dominate the NY Times Best Seller list. | $59M | Series B | Oct 04, 2021 | http://www.inkitt.com |
| OROS | OROS designs, develop, and integrates insulative technology that delayers outerwear. It's patented Aerogel-based Solarcore technology is what makes the delayering possible. Originally developed from the NASA technology used for space suit insulation and the Mars Rovers, OROS has successfully extended Aerogel infusing it to create Solarcore,helping to make outerwear thinner, warmer, and more flexible. In doing so, OROS makes the impossible possible. | $14.5M | Series A | Jun 24, 2021 | http://www.orosapparel.com |
| Meadowlark Media | Meadowlark Media is a content company focused on sports. | $12.6M | Series A | Apr 01, 2021 | https://meadowlark-media.com/ |
| Untapped | Untapped is a diversity recruiting platform that allows companies to hire diverse teams. The platform integrates with Applicant Tracking Systems to help discover, attract, engage, and hire talents. Untapped was founded in 2017 by Adam Gefkovicz and Ben Herman and is based in San Francisco, California, United States. | $8.5M | Series A | Dec 18, 2019 | https://www.canvas.com |
| Untapped | Untapped is a diversity recruiting platform that allows companies to hire diverse teams. The platform integrates with Applicant Tracking Systems to help discover, attract, engage, and hire talents. Untapped was founded in 2017 by Adam Gefkovicz and Ben Herman and is based in San Francisco, California, United States. | $1M | Seed | Apr 17, 2018 | https://www.canvas.com |
| Untapped | Untapped is a diversity recruiting platform that allows companies to hire diverse teams. The platform integrates with Applicant Tracking Systems to help discover, attract, engage, and hire talents. Untapped was founded in 2017 by Adam Gefkovicz and Ben Herman and is based in San Francisco, California, United States. | $1.6M | Seed | Jan 04, 2018 | https://www.canvas.com |
| Citymapper | Citymapper is a transport app for cities that uses the power of mobile and open transport data to help humans survive and master them. Citymapper is created to address urban mobility challenges. Citymapper employs a method for generating the most accurate mobility data worldwide. It is intended for humans in real-time, multimodal cities, and hasbeen enhanced by billions of real-world searches and choices. | $40M | Series B | Jan 20, 2016 | https://citymapper.com |
| eko | Eko is a media and technology company pioneering a new medium in which stories told in live action video are shaped by viewers as they unfold. The company provides a platform for the creation and delivery of interactive video entertainment and partners with media companies, independent creators, and top brands to create experiences forhighly-engaged, digitally native audiences. The company's serialized shows are distributed through eko.com, affiliate partners, and social networks; available on desktop, mobile, connected devices, and VR.Eko Studio, which includes the company's authoring tools, is also home to a large and growing community of creators who are crafting their own interactive experiences with Eko's medium. Eko provides top-quality interactive entertainment and also offers unique opportunities for brands to connect with highly-engaged audiences. Eko investors include Walmart, Innovation Endeavors, Intel Capital, Marker, MGM, NEA, Samsung, Sequoia Capital, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Music Group, and WPP. The company is based in New York with an office in Tel Aviv. | $45M |  |  | https://eko.com |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Benchmark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benchmark) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Elizabeth Street Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elizabeth-street-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Speedinvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/speedinvest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [25madison](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/25madison) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ares Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ares-capital-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Axel Springer](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axel-springer) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Sony Pictures Entertainment

VC Fund · Culver City, United States

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's operations include motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home video acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, development of new entertainmenttechnologies and distribution of filmed entertainment.Throughout the years, SPE has produced, distributed, or co-distributed successful franchises such as Spider-Man, Men in Black, Underworld, and Resident Evil. SPE is also a member of the Motion Picture Association of America.

5 contacts available at Sony Pictures Entertainment.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jamie Weissenborn | SVP, Digital Media and Global Advertising Sales | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-weissenborn |
| Steve Mosko | President of Sony Pictures Television | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-mosko-2 |
| Andy Schlei | Senior Vice President, Information Technology | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-schlei |
| Anthony Vinciquerra | Chief Executive Officer & Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-vinciquerra-8a4d |
| David Alstadter | Post Production Re-Recording Mixer, Film, Sound & Video Engineering | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-alstadter |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Lynton invest in?

Michael Lynton invests primarily in Content, Media and Entertainment and News startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Michael Lynton's check size?

Michael Lynton typically joins rounds of $1M–$1.6M at Seed, $8.5M–$15M at Series A and $15M–$59M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Michael Lynton participates in.

### How do I contact Michael Lynton?

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### When did Michael Lynton last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Lynton closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 10 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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