# Michael Mahan

> Michael Mahan is a Series A investor at Dick Clark Productions backing Apps and Sports. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dick Clark Productions](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dick-clark-productions)
- Location: Santa Monica, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.dickclark.com/

Michael Mahan is a Series A investor at Dick Clark Productions in Santa Monica focused on Apps and Sports. Michael Mahan is the President of dick clark productions and a Partner of Mosaic Media Investment Partners. Mr. Mahan brings a wealth of experience to this position from his previous post as President of the TV Guide Network and tvguide.com. Mahan led the transformation of the TV Guide Network from a guidance-focused utility network to afull-screen entertainment destination available in 81 million homes. Prior to TV Guide, Mahan was a board member and head of corporate strategy for dick clark productions.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Sports | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| Celebrity | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 100% |

6 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TraceMe | TraceMe puts you on the inside track with your favorite artists, athletes, and entertainers. | $9M | Series A | Sep 10, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Madrona](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/madrona-venture-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rosecliff Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rosecliff-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Dick Clark Productions

VC Fund · Santa Monica, United States

Dick Clark Productions (dcp) is the world’s largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming, with the “Academy of Country Music Awards,” AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS, “American Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “HollywoodFilm Awards” and the “Streamy Awards.” Weekly television programming includes SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, from 19 Entertainment, a division of CORE Media Group and dcp; and “World’s Funniest,” from Jukin Media and dcp.

5 contacts available at Dick Clark Productions.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jay Penske | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jay-penske |
| Allen Shapiro | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allen-shapiro |
| Amy Thurlow | Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amy-thurlow |
| Ariel Elazar | Executive Vice President of Brand, Marketing, & Digital Strategy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ariel-elazar |
| Barry Adelman | Executive Vice President of Television | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barry-adelman |

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## FAQ

### What does Michael Mahan invest in?

Michael Mahan invests primarily in Apps, Sports and Internet startups, most often at Series A 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.

### When did Michael Mahan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michael Mahan closed in Sep 2017. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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