# Shari Redstone

> Shari Redstone is a funding round investor at National Amusements (Norwood) backing iOS and Apps. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [National Amusements](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/national-amusements)
- Location: Norwood, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Shari Redstone is a funding round investor at National Amusements in Norwood focused on iOS and Apps. Shari Redstone is Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Advancit Capital. She is a media executive with a wide-ranging background in numerous aspects of the media and digital industry. She is Chair of the Board of Directors of Paramount Global.She is also Chairperson, CEO, and President of National Amusements, one of the top 10 movie exhibitorsin the U.S. Shari has expanded the company's international footprint and its exploration of new technologies.Shari earned a BS from Tufts University. She serves on the Board of Trustees for the Paley Center for Media and is actively involved in charitable, civic and educational organizations. She is a member of the Board of Trustees at Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iOS | 1 | 17% |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| Film | 1 | 17% |
| Toys | 1 | 17% |
| Music | 1 | 17% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 50% |
| Israel | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sipur | Sipur is an entertainment company that develops, produces, and finances film and television projects. |  |  | Sep 16, 2025 |  |
| Avail | Avail is tackling one of the many time-consuming tasks in film and TV development: script coverage. |  | Seed | Dec 04, 2023 |  |
| BEGiN | BEGiN is an education technology company that creates learning products to bring children quality education. The company leverages talents in technology, education, and entertainment to create learning programs that cultivate the critical skills children need to succeed in the future. BEGiN’s all-inclusive offering includes HOMER, KidPass, andcodeSpark Academy. BEGiN is backed by recognized names in early childhood development, including LEGO Ventures, Sesame Workshop, and Gymboree Play & Music. BEGiN was co-founded by Neal Shenoy, Noelle Millholt, and Stephanie Dua and is one of Crain’s 100 Best Places to Work in New York City. | $12.5M | Series B | May 09, 2016 |  |
| BEGiN | BEGiN is an education technology company that creates learning products to bring children quality education. The company leverages talents in technology, education, and entertainment to create learning programs that cultivate the critical skills children need to succeed in the future. BEGiN’s all-inclusive offering includes HOMER, KidPass, andcodeSpark Academy. BEGiN is backed by recognized names in early childhood development, including LEGO Ventures, Sesame Workshop, and Gymboree Play & Music. BEGiN was co-founded by Neal Shenoy, Noelle Millholt, and Stephanie Dua and is one of Crain’s 100 Best Places to Work in New York City. | $6.5M | Series B | Nov 13, 2014 |  |
| BEGiN | BEGiN is an education technology company that creates learning products to bring children quality education. The company leverages talents in technology, education, and entertainment to create learning programs that cultivate the critical skills children need to succeed in the future. BEGiN’s all-inclusive offering includes HOMER, KidPass, andcodeSpark Academy. BEGiN is backed by recognized names in early childhood development, including LEGO Ventures, Sesame Workshop, and Gymboree Play & Music. BEGiN was co-founded by Neal Shenoy, Noelle Millholt, and Stephanie Dua and is one of Crain’s 100 Best Places to Work in New York City. | $6.2M | Series A | Aug 27, 2013 |  |
| Crossfader | Crossfader is the ultimate music mashup app. It turns anybody into a DJ in a matter of seconds, and allows users to discover and share amazing remixes with others around the world. | $1M |  | Sep 01, 2012 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GSV Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gsv-acceleration) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kyowon Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyowon-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vaidya Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vaidya-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atom Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atom-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bank Hapoalim](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-hapoalim) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About National Amusements

VC Fund · Norwood, United States

National Amusements, New York-based company

3 contacts available at National Amusements.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shari Redstone | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shari-redstone |
| Michael Redstone | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-redstone-e52a |
| Sumner Redstone | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumner-redstone |

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## FAQ

### What does Shari Redstone invest in?

Shari Redstone invests primarily in iOS, Apps and Film startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 6 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 Shari Redstone last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shari Redstone closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 6 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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