# Sony Pictures Entertainment

> Sony Pictures Entertainment is a VC fund backing Digital Entertainment. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Culver City, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sony-pictures-entertainment
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/sonypictures
- Website: http://sonypictures.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SonyPictures

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series C | $7.5M–$100M |
| Private Equity | $8.3M–$35M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Digital Entertainment | 5 | 56% |
| Video | 3 | 33% |
| Media and Entertainment | 3 | 33% |
| Apps | 2 | 22% |
| Music | 2 | 22% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 33% |
| Series C | 2 | 22% |
| Private Equity | 2 | 22% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 56% |
| Italy | 1 | 11% |
| Singapore | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jamie Weissenborn | SVP, Digital Media and Global Advertising Sales | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-weissenborn |
| Steve Mosko | President of Sony Pictures Television | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-mosko-2 |
| Andy Schlei | Senior Vice President, Information Technology | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-schlei |
| Anthony Vinciquerra | Chief Executive Officer & Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-vinciquerra-8a4d |
| David Alstadter | Post Production Re-Recording Mixer, Film, Sound & Video Engineering | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-alstadter |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cosm | Cosm is a technology, media, and entertainment company that builds end-to-end solutions for experiences in the technology and entertainment sectors. It offers an experience solution that includes physical design, engineering, manufacturing, software, display engine, and content to deliver immersive experiences on a large scale. | $100M | Series C | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| Big Shot Pictures | Big Shot Pictures is an animation and live-action production company that combines storytelling expertise with cutting-edge technology. | $55.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| HOOQ | Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros. Entertainment have established HOOQ, a joint venture start-up, to offer a regional over-the-top (OTT) video service in Asia.HOOQ will deliver both Hollywood blockbusters and television series, as well as popular local movies and programmes to customers anytime, anywhere by enabling them tostream and download their favourite shows on their device or platform of choice.HOOQ will be rolled out progressively in the Singtel Group’s Asian footprint, including Indonesia, the Philippines, India and Thailand, from the first quarter of 2015. | $25M |  | Jan 11, 2017 |  |
| CHILI | Chili is a European entertainment company and a comprehensive entertainment-centered marketplace for movie and TV fans, providing information and reviews about cinema previews, a geo-localized cinema ticket booking service, all the new releases in digital form, months before pay TV, a catalogue of thousands of digital films, TV series, DVDs, andBlu-Ray, the possibility to buy together original merchandising of a character and choose gadgets from the films, and lots more.CHILI proposes a wide library of titles thanks to the agreements with the most important production companies, local distributors, and indie labels. CHILI is available on Smart TVs, Blu Rays, PCs, tablets, and smartphones. No monthly or activation costs, a pure pay per view movie experience. Founded in June 2012, thanks to the success achieved in Italy, CHILI has expanded to UK, Germany, Poland, and Austria. CHILI is controlled and managed by its founders.CHILI is the owner of subsidiaries HotCorn and CineTrailer. HotCorn is a digital magazine dedicated to film and TV series, more than 30 correspondents worldwide confirm the international scope of the magazine. CineTrailer is a popular and downloaded international app for cinema, available in Italy, Germany, Spain, France Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and UK. CineTrailer is the cinema finder which allows the public to always be updated on the latest films in cinemas, screening times for the nearest theatres with the possibility of booking seats and buying tickets.In November 2017, Frost & Sullivan awarded CHILI as the European Entrepreneurial Company of the Year for its innovative video-on-demand (VOD) services. The company was founded on 2012 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | $8.3M | Private Equity | Dec 15, 2016 |  |
| HOOQ | Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros. Entertainment have established HOOQ, a joint venture start-up, to offer a regional over-the-top (OTT) video service in Asia.HOOQ will deliver both Hollywood blockbusters and television series, as well as popular local movies and programmes to customers anytime, anywhere by enabling them tostream and download their favourite shows on their device or platform of choice.HOOQ will be rolled out progressively in the Singtel Group’s Asian footprint, including Indonesia, the Philippines, India and Thailand, from the first quarter of 2015. | $70M |  | Apr 11, 2015 |  |
| JibJab Bros Studios | JibJab creates content and tools that help people be funny in their digital lives. From its flagship JibJab Ecards, Music Videos, and GIFs, to its new JibJab Camera app, the company has been pioneering new forms of digital fun since its founding by two brothers in a Brooklyn garage in 1999. Now based in Los Angeles, California, the studio is hometo world-class artists, technologists and business people working hard in pursuit of their mission to make "billions of people happy." | $7.5M | Series C | Jan 07, 2009 |  |
| IFILM | Screen Junkies is an online platform that offers the latest news and content from the entertainment industry. It covers movies, TV shows, pictures, and trailers. | $10M |  | Feb 05, 2001 |  |
| IFILM | Screen Junkies is an online platform that offers the latest news and content from the entertainment industry. It covers movies, TV shows, pictures, and trailers. | $35M | Private Equity | Jan 25, 2000 |  |
| 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 |  |  |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Warner Bros.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/warner-bros) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Singtel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/singtel) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vulcan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vulcan-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Axiom Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axiom-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CAA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GeoCities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geocities) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sony Pictures Entertainment invest in?

Sony Pictures Entertainment invests primarily in Digital Entertainment, Video and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Funding Round and Series C stage. Most of the 9 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 Sony Pictures Entertainment's check size?

Sony Pictures Entertainment typically joins rounds of $7.5M–$100M at Series C and $8.3M–$35M at Private Equity. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sony Pictures Entertainment participates in.

### How do I contact Sony Pictures Entertainment?

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### Who are the partners at Sony Pictures Entertainment?

The team at Sony Pictures Entertainment includes Jamie Weissenborn (SVP, Digital Media and Global Advertising Sales), Steve Mosko (President of Sony Pictures Television) and Andy Schlei (Senior Vice President, Information Technology), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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