Michael Ovitz
Angel Investor @ Crossbeam Venture Partners
Beverly Hills, United States
Michael Ovitz is a Series A investor at Crossbeam Venture Partners in Beverly Hills focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Michael Ovitz co-founded Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 1974 and served as its Chairman until 1995. Over that 20-year period, he grew the agency from a start-up organization to the world’s leading talent agency, representing more than 1,000 of the most notable actors, directors, musicians, screenwriters and other personalities in the entertainment industry including Martin Scorsese, Sean Connery, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Bill Murray, Dustin Hoffman, Steven Spielberg, David Letterman, Meryl Streep, Barbara Streisand, Michael Crichton and Michael Jackson. In his journey from the mailroom to media mogul, Mr. Ovitz launched the most powerful agency in the world (to date), sold three major Hollywood studios, executed all marketing and advertising for The Coca-Cola Company (including creating the Polar Bear Campaign) and was at the forefront of the digital revolution, making alliances with Intel Corporation and other early Silicon Valley companies. Mr. Ovitz also served as President of the Walt Disney Company, from October 1995 to January 1997. In 2010, Mr. Ovitz founded the venture capital fund Broad Beach Ventures LLC, a portfolio of over thirty companies. He has been a senior advisor to Palantir Technologies for over 10 years and has invested in and advised companies from startups to black swans. He was instrumental in the creation of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and frequently consults for Founders Fund, 8VC and many other firms. In 2018, Mr. Ovitz wrote and published his memoir Who Is Michael Ovitz?, which was on the long list for The Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. Mr. Ovitz is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles and helped rebuild the UCLA Medical Center in 1997 while serving as its Chairman for over a decade. Mr. Ovitz is also a notable art collector and serves on The Board of Trustees at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
- Total investments:
- 69
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Michael Ovitz invests in
Stages Michael Ovitz invests in
Countries Michael Ovitz invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $2.3M–$30M
- Series A
- $9.6M–$60M
- Series B
- $18M–$115M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 16 (23%)
- Artificial Intelligence 13 (19%)
- Internet 10 (14%)
- Information Technology 8 (12%)
- SaaS 7 (10%)
Stage
- Series A 28 (41%)
- Series B 16 (23%)
- Seed 15 (22%)
- Series C 3 (4%)
- Series E 1 (1%)
Country
- United States 52 (75%)
- United Kingdom 2 (3%)
- Saudi Arabia 1 (1%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Socket is a new security company that can protect your most critical apps from supply chain attacks. We are taking an entirely new approach to one of the hardest problems in security in a stagnant part of the industry that has historically been obsessed with just reporting on known vulnerabilities.Socket is built by a team of open sourcemaintainers with over 1 billion monthly downloads. Everyone on the Socket team is an open source maintainer. We are all driven to defend the open source ecosystem from supply chain attacks and make it safe for everyone.Socket is unique because, unlike other tools, it detects and blocks supply chain attacks before they strike, mitigating the worst consequences. | $60M / Series C / May 20, 2026 | ||
| Isara Laboratories operates as an artificial intelligence startup. | $94M / Series A / Mar 25, 2026 | ||
| Black Forest Labs creates advanced generative deep learning models for images and videos. They focus on making these technologies widely accessible and transparent, ensuring that their innovations are easy to use and understand. This approach aims to democratize access to cutting-edge technology and foster greater trust and utility. | $300M / Series B / Dec 01, 2025 | ||
| Method Security develops autonomous cyber defenses. | $21.5M / Series A / Nov 19, 2025 | ||
| Salient is an AI-powered sales platform that maximizes outbound engagement by sending outreach emails. | $60M / Series A / Jul 28, 2025 | ||
| Delphi is digital cloning that scales time, monetizes knowledge, and interacts audience at scale. | $16M / Series A / Jun 24, 2025 | ||
| Promise is a film, series, and innovative format studio powered by the world’s best Gen AI artists and storytellers. | Venture - Series Unknown / May 20, 2025 | ||
| Vapi is a platform that allows the integration of applications and services. It enables users to create, manage, and monitor APIs. It also supports developers in building solutions and facilitates collaboration between teams. Vapi serves industries such as technology, finance, healthcare, and logistics. | $20M / Series A / Dec 11, 2024 | ||
| Black Forest Labs creates advanced generative deep learning models for images and videos. They focus on making these technologies widely accessible and transparent, ensuring that their innovations are easy to use and understand. This approach aims to democratize access to cutting-edge technology and foster greater trust and utility. | $30.2M / Seed / Aug 01, 2024 | ||
| Method Security develops autonomous cyber defenses. | $4.5M / Seed / Dec 16, 2023 | ||
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Co-Investors
Crossbeam Venture Partners (Crossbeam) is a venture capital firm that invests in Pre-Seed to Series A startups building tomorrow's economy
Crossbeam Venture Partners Contacts
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Ali Hamed
Partner
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FAQ
What does Michael Ovitz invest in?
Michael Ovitz invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Internet startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 69 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 Michael Ovitz invest in?
Michael Ovitz typically joins rounds of $2.3M–$30M at Seed, $9.6M–$60M at Series A and $18M–$115M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Michael Ovitz's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Michael Ovitz took part in.
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When did Michael Ovitz last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Michael Ovitz closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 69 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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