# Third Wave Digital

> Third Wave Digital is a VC fund backing Media and Entertainment. See 68 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beverly Hills, United States
- Total investments: 68
- Last investment: Jan 2020
- Lead investor: 10%
- Fund size: $50M
- Last fund: Jun 2014
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/third-wave-digital-vc/about/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ThirdWaveD
- Website: http://www.thirdwavedigital.vc

Third Wave Digital is a VC fund in Beverly Hills focused on Media and Entertainment and Digital Media. Third Wave is an early stage venture capital firm focused on the Digital Media sector.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $625k–$2.5M |
| Series A | $3M–$75M |
| Series B | $2.9M–$30M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Media and Entertainment | 13 | 19% |
| Digital Media | 12 | 18% |
| Video | 11 | 16% |
| Music | 10 | 15% |
| Advertising | 9 | 13% |

94 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 34 | 50% |
| Series A | 8 | 12% |
| Series B | 6 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 7% |
| Convertible Note | 4 | 6% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 57 | 84% |
| Canada | 2 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allen DeBevoise | Founder and Managing Partner | 22 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allen-debevoise |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skybound Entertainment | 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. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 29, 2020 |  |
| Skybound Entertainment | 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. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 29, 2020 |  |
| Drone Racing League | Drone Racing League is a drone racing circuit for professional pilots. The company designs and builds a custom in-house racing drone, the Racer3, which speeds more than 85 MPH around the most complex 3D race courses ever imagined outside a video game. It combines media and technology to create thrilling 3D drone racing content with mass appeal.Drone Racing League was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York. | $26.4M | Series C | Jun 28, 2019 |  |
| Girlboss | Founded by serial entrepreneur and New York Times Bestselling author Sophia Amoruso, Girlboss was born from the book that inspired a generation of women to take action in their own lives. Today, we have a small but brilliant team of editors, creatives, and digital media professionals working to build something that's never been built before.Girlboss is a community of strong, curious, and ambitious women redefining success on our own terms. We hope to inform, entertain, and inspire action through the content and experiences we create. We are unapologetic in our beliefs and values of supporting girls and women who are chasing dreams both big and small in a shame-free zone. | $3.1M | Seed | Dec 13, 2017 |  |
| Salted | Salted is a platform for developing and scaling better-for-you, QSR brands. | $1.2M | Angel | Apr 14, 2017 |  |
| pocket.watch | Pocket.watch is the new studio creating global franchises from the YouTube stars and characters loved by Generation Alpha. Pocket.watch specializes in entertaining and inspiring kids and families through digital-first content and sparking their imaginations with lifestyle products ranging from toys to toothbrushes. | $6M | Series A | Mar 22, 2017 |  |
| Gunslinger Studios | Gunslinger Studios is a games business bent on bringing the excitement of multiplayer gaming to mobile players in a minute or less-- something that fits their schedule but lets them compete and explore in a live game world. The company is creating fiercely mobile, one-handed experiences for a generation of competitive gamers who grew up withPokemon, CCGs and MMOs. They're powered by Gunslinger’s technology platform for competitive eSports, live game operations and community-driven content. Info about its first game, battle RPG Exiles of Embermark (already on PG's Most Anticipated List), is at exilesofembermark.com and @exilesgame. | $1.8M | Seed | Dec 12, 2016 |  |
| ObEN | ObEN is an artificial intelligence (AI) company that is building a decentralized AI platform for intelligent avatars, enabling never before possible social and virtual interactions. The company’s technology allows users to create intelligent 3D avatars that look, sound, and behave like them. Deployed on the blockchain, ObEN’s Personal AI (PAI)technology enables users to create, use, and manage their own PAI on a secure, decentralized platform. Founded in 2014, ObEN is a Tencent, Softbank Ventures Korea and HTC Vive X portfolio company and is located at Idealab in Pasadena, California. To learn more about ObEN, please visit oben.com. | $7.7M | Series A | Nov 03, 2016 |  |
| Pluto TV | Pluto TV is the leading free streaming television service in America, delivering 100+ live and original channels and thousands of on-demand movies in partnership with major TV networks, movie studios, publishers, and digital media companies. Millions of viewers tune in each month to watch premium news, TV shows, movies, sports, lifestyle, andtrending digital series. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Pluto TV is a top free app and available on all mobile, web and connected TV streaming devices.Ilya Pozin and Thomas Ryan founded Pluto TV in 2013. It has its headquarters in Los Angeles in California. | $30M | Series B | Oct 12, 2016 |  |
| ALL DAY | All Day is building an editorial media brand and publishing technology for mobile-first Millennial audiences. The company leverages a network of owned and partner Social Media properties for content distribution and audience engagement, driving content sharing and virality. All Day’s network partners, writers, and editors manage posts, trackanalytics, and grow engagement through its CMS and Social distribution dashboard.Today, All Day maintains and engages a growing audience on Social Media channels through owned and operated content brands with over 28 million followers, as well as a distribution network reaching over 200 million followers across Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Included among the company’s more popular social accounts are HistoryinPics and EarthPix on Twitter. Through these owned and partner accounts, All Day distributes highly visual and shareable editorial content, which is often featured on its destination site AllDay.com. | $2.3M | Seed | Aug 02, 2016 |  |

10 of 68 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Third Wave Digital invest in?

Third Wave Digital invests primarily in Media and Entertainment, Digital Media and Video startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 68 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 Third Wave Digital's check size?

Third Wave Digital typically joins rounds of $625k–$2.5M at Seed, $3M–$75M at Series A and $2.9M–$30M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Third Wave Digital participates in.

### How do I contact Third Wave Digital?

Public channels for Third Wave Digital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Third Wave Digital?

The team at Third Wave Digital includes Allen DeBevoise (Founder and Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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