Turner Broadcasting System
VC Fund
Atlanta, United States
Turner Broadcasting System is a VC fund in Atlanta focused on Video and Internet. Turner is a global media company that creates and programs branded news, entertainment, sports, animation and young adult multi-platform content for consumers around the world.Turner brands and businesses are some of the most valuable in the world and include CNN, TBS, TNT, TCM, truTV, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Adult Swim, Turner Sports,Bleacher Report, FilmStruck, Super Deluxe, iStreamPlanet, and ELEAGUE.Turner is a Time Warner company.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 55%
Last updated:
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Industries Turner Broadcasting System invests in
Stages Turner Broadcasting System invests in
Countries Turner Broadcasting System invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
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Kerstin Brelie
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Molly Battin
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Erik Resnick
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Video 5 (45%)
- Internet 4 (36%)
- Digital Media 4 (36%)
- Media and Entertainment 4 (36%)
- Social Media 3 (27%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (36%)
- Series A 2 (18%)
- Series B 2 (18%)
- Seed 1 (9%)
- Series C 1 (9%)
Country
- United States 8 (73%)
- Vietnam 1 (9%)
- United Kingdom 1 (9%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerhard Zeiler
President
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President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jeff Zucker
President
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President | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
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Kerstin Brelie
VP, Human Resource
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VP, Human Resource | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Molly Battin
Chief Media and Business Insights Officer
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Chief Media and Business Insights Officer | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
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Erik Resnick
SVP - Business Development and Commercial Strategy
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SVP - Business Development and Commercial Strategy | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 13 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Vizbee combines mobile and streaming devices in a home into one seamless app. It transforms existing mobile marketing channels into direct response paths for TV viewers. They provide homegraph, which automatically groups the enabled streaming devices to unify cross device streaming user acquisition and retention. | $3.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 25, 2018 | ||
| POPS Worldwide is the leading digital entertainment company in Southeast Asia. With over 4 billion monthly views of its music and entertainment content, POPS is the fastest growing digital entertainment media company with hundreds of artists, content creators and partners from broadcast television, publishing and production in the POPS Network.POPS also produces a wide variety of original content for its industry-leading owned and operated channels like POPS Music, POPS Kids, POPS TV, Beauty Me, HerVoice and CoolTV that target highly sought after demographics: teens, kids, women and men. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 22, 2017 | ||
| Founded in 2006, Bigballs is a company forged through a passion for film-making and storytelling in the digital age. They were an early pioneer of ‘digital-first’ original programming, creating the world's most progressive and successful social entertainment, including BAFTA nominated Kate Modern on Bebo (the world's first drama for asocial network), BAFTA nominated real-time festival drama Who Killed Summer? and Cannes Gold Lion winning social football game I Am Playr. The ultimate validation of their approach was the launch of Copa90 in 2012, the home of football fan culture. From the beginning the channel set out to hero the most important people in football - the fans - promising to celebrate their passions and tell the stories that matter to them outside of the 90 minutes, that make the game itself mean so much more. Since launch the brand has gone from strength to strength, breaking through 1 million subscribers in 2015 and leading to the evolution of The Copa Network, the largest digital football community reaching millions of young fans around the world via the most influential brands in global football fan culture. | Series B / Feb 01, 2017 | ||
| Refinery29 is a digital media and entertainment company focused on women. Through a variety of lifestyle stories, original video programming, and social, shareable content across all platforms, Refinery29 provides its audience with the inspiration and tools to discover and pursue a more independent, stylish, and informed life.The company wasfounded in 2005 and is headquartered in New York. | $45M / Aug 11, 2016 | ||
| Above Average is A producer and distributor of premium short-form comedy. Guided by a creator-first philosophy, Above Average pairs the industry's top digital entertainers, celebrities, and comedians with the rising stars of tomorrow. Above Average is home to original web series such as 7 Minutes in Heaven, Alec Baldwin's Love Ride, andSound Advice with Vanessa Bayer. It has also collaborated with brands on original comedy, like Pepsi's Camp Halftime starring Donald Faison, Marriott's It Pays To Book Direct campaign with Grace Helbig, Hudson Valley Ballers with Lexus' L/Studios, and more. Above Average's sports property, The Kicker, is the premier online sports comedy destination creatively led by its editor-in-chief Bryan Tucker, co-head writer of Saturday Night Live. Above Average was founded by Broadway Video in 2012. | $15M / Series B / Jul 20, 2016 | ||
| Mashable is the leading media company for the Connected Generation and the voice of digital culture. Reporting on the importance of digital innovation, Mashable empowers, and inspires its readers around the globe. Since its inception in 2005, Mashable record 45 million monthly unique visitors and 28 million social media followers and are one ofthe most influential and engaged online communities worldwide. Mashable is headquartered in New York City with offices in San Francisco, London, and Los Angeles. | $15M / Series C / Mar 31, 2016 | ||
| Uninterrupted, which was created earlier this year by the four-time NBA MVP and his business partner Maverick Carter, will use the money to create more content and attract more partners. | $16M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 02, 2015 | ||
| Locket is an Android lock screen company. Its product portfolio includes Locket App, an application that enables users to see trending content on the lock screen, and Locket Engage SDK, a re-engagement Android platform that allows app publishers to re-engage users with their content via the lock screen. | $3.2M / Seed / Feb 10, 2015 | ||
| Cinemacraft is rebanding to Videogram.Videogram is a pictorial summary of video. The video is automatically analyzed and represented with different-sized keyframes packed in a visually pleasing form reminiscent of a comic book. Videogram allows users to get a quick overview of a video's contents at a glance without watching the video frombeginning to end. The visual summaries are suitable as interactive thumbnails on video publishers sites and they can also be used to help consumers browse through videos (like they do for images). Videogram allows the consumer to start the video from a point of visual interest (smaller clips) on mobiles thus eliminating the pain points of streaming/buffering a large video on oversubscribed/congested mobile networks. | $4.1M / Series A / Feb 09, 2015 | ||
| iStreamPlanet, the Leader in Live:iStreamPlanet is a premier, multiplatform video-workflow solutions provider committed to bringing high-quality streaming video experiences to connected audiences around the world. With more than a decade of live streaming video experience, iStreamPlanet has built a comprehensive offering of cloud-basedvideo-workflow products and services for live event and live linear streaming channels. iStreamPlanet’s innovative approach has been chosen by the world’s leading sports, entertainment, and technology brands including NBC, Turner Broadcasting, Notre Dame Athletics, Pac-12 Networks, AT&T, and Microsoft. Founded in 2000, the privately held company is headquartered in Las Vegas with offices in Redmond, Wash., and London. More information can be found at www.istreamplanet.com. | Series A / Mar 20, 2013 | ||
| See all 11 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Turner Broadcasting System invest in?
Turner Broadcasting System invests primarily in Video, Internet and Digital Media startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Turner Broadcasting System?
The team at Turner Broadcasting System includes Gerhard Zeiler (President), Jeff Zucker (President) and Kerstin Brelie (VP, Human Resource), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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