# Ned Sherman

> Ned Sherman is a seed investor at Skybound Entertainment (Los Angeles) backing TV and Art. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Skybound Entertainment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skybound-entertainment)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/nedsherman
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/nedsherman
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ned.sherman

Ned Sherman is a seed investor at Skybound Entertainment in Los Angeles focused on TV and Art. For the past 20 years, I have worked in the entertainment, media and technology industries, including games, television, movies, music and esports, with a focus on dealmaking, investments, growth strategies and M&A. I am a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, a global professional services firm, where I lead the Digital & TechnologyTransactions Unit (representing top tier entertainment, tech and CE companies); director of Manatt Digital, the firm's management consulting group; and a member of the investment committee for the Manatt Venture Fund.I am an active investor with a specific investment philosophy, which you can read about at the Goal Venture Partners website. I am also co-founder (previously CEO & Publisher) of Digital Media Wire, Inc., a marketing and strategy consulting firm that represents an A-List clientele of entertainment, media and technology brands and owns and operates media properties and events. I have spent some time working with talent including as Global Artist Manager and General Counsel to multi-platinum, Korean-American hip-hop artist Jay Park (now signed to Roc Nation) and held legal and executive leadership positions at several media company ventures and with a boutique media-focused investment bank.I particularly enjoy working with growth stage ventures and helping with legal, business development, investment and exit strategies.I received a BA from Brown University, an MSc in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from HEC Paris Business School and a JD from the University of Texas School of Law.I speak at select conferences and events. I was named to Variety's 2019 Dealmakers List of the top executives, financiers and lawyers in entertainment. Here’s some nice press I received in the Wall Street Journal, “Ned Sherman is more than the average pundit: He is an attorney and has an inside grasp of what is happening.”Specialties: Entrepreneurship, Dealmaking, Business Development, Innovation, Growth Strategy, Business Affairs, Legal, Partnerships, Investment, Capital Raising, M&A, Marketing, PR, Social, Events, Content, International

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TV | 1 | 100% |
| Art | 1 | 100% |
| Web Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Lifestyle | 1 | 100% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 100% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Loupe | Loupe is an art streaming platform and service on connected TV and the web with an integrated marketplace. The immersive visuals are available in and out of the home, ad-supported on living room TVs or with a commercial licence for public display, and allow users to purchase the artwork, including select prints and originals. Loupe launchedexclusively on Apple TV, where it is ranked as the top lifestyle app around the world, and now has 25+ channels of art available on Amazon Fire, Android TV, Pluto TV, Samsung, Comcast Xfinity, Xumo, and web streaming, with proprietary methods for user customization of the streams (patent pending). Loupe has 2 million monthly active users, 80X audience growth in 2020, and more platforms launching in 2021.The company reaches an upscale mass market in OTT and OOH industries, consumer electronics, smart TV, home theatre/home entertainment, interior design, the art market, music streaming, and hospitality. | $650K | Seed | Jan 16, 2020 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Grit Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grit-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Phoenix Capital Ventures (PCV)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phoenix-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sound Media Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sound-media-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Skybound Entertainment

VC Fund · Culver City, United States

Skybound Entertainment is an imprint of image comics that provides comic book creators the opportunity to publish their work. It offers Robert Kirkman’s Eisner award-winning comic book series, The Walking Dead, long-running Invincible, all-ages Super Dinosaur, Thief of Thieves and Clone as well as Witch Doctor, Guarding the Globe, and TheAstounding Wolf-Man.Since its inception, Skybound Entertainment has created television shows, merchandise, and a wide spectrum of platforms, games, and entertainment events. It was launched by Robert Kirkman in 2010.Skybound Entertainment is operated from Culver City, California.

5 contacts available at Skybound Entertainment.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Alpert | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-alpert |
| Ned Sherman | Chief Business Affairs & Legal Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ned-sherman |
| Bob Rademacher | CTO / CIO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-rademacher |
| Rachel Skidmore | Vice President of Film and Television | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rachel-skidmore |
| Robert Kirkman | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-kirkman-43e4 |

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## FAQ

### What does Ned Sherman invest in?

Ned Sherman invests primarily in TV, Art and Web Apps startups, most often at Seed 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 Ned Sherman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ned Sherman closed in Jan 2020. 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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