Tyra Banks
Founder @ TZONE
Los Angeles, United States
Tyra Banks is an actress, author, television personality, supermodel, and founder of TZONE. In the fashion industry, Banks is known for her extensive list of “firsts.” Over the course of her distinguished modeling career, successfully transitioning from high-fashion to commercial, she became the first African-American woman to grace the covers ofGQ and the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. At the height of her success with global supermodel status, Banks made the decision to leave the modeling world and pursue ventures in media and entertainment. In 2003, Banks established Bankable, the parent company to the Digital, Studios, and Books divisions, creating a multi-faceted company where beauty meets entertainment. She became a pioneer in reality TV as the creator, executive producer, and host of America’s Next Top Model which is viewed in over 170 markets, with 20 international editions. In 2005, Banks became the first woman seen simultaneously on primetime and daytime with the launch of her own talk show, as host and executive producer of the Emmy-winning, “The Tyra Show.” Banks is also the co-executive producer of ABC’s primetime reality series “True Beauty.”In 2011, Banks announced an exclusive partnership with Demand Media to launch a highly-interactive, beauty-and fashion-focused online platform. She also released her first fiction novel in 2011 titled ModelLand, a fantasy trilogy published by Delacorte Press of Random House, which hit the New York Times bestseller list.Through all her endeavors, Banks remains committed to her personal mission to empower women and expand the definition of beauty.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
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Industries Tyra Banks invests in
Stages Tyra Banks invests in
Countries Tyra Banks invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (50%)
- Internet 2 (33%)
- Information Services 2 (33%)
- Information Technology 2 (33%)
- Apps 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (50%)
- Series A 2 (33%)
- Series C 1 (17%)
Country
- United States 5 (83%)
- Canada 1 (17%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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theSkimm
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theSkimm is the daily newsletter that simplifies the headlines for the educated professional who knows enough to know she needs more. They do the reading for you and explain it with fresh editorial content, breaking down what you need to know to start the conversation. | $12M / Series C / Mar 16, 2018 | |
Locket
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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 | |
videogram
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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 | |
The Muse
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The Muse is a job search and career development platform that helps candidates discover and land jobs that fit their skills. The Muse provides professional advice for candidates exploring their options, job searches tailored to personal priorities, company profiles that go behind the scenes at an org, and more. It helps companies build a moreinformed candidate pipeline and strengthen their employer brand through authentic storytelling content and targeted job postings.The Muse is the go-to destination for the next-gen workforce to research companies and careers. It was founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $1.5M / Seed / Feb 04, 2014 | |
ShopTap Industries
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ShopTap industries operated The Hunt. The Hunt has been recapitalized and bought out by one of the founders in 2016. | $5.5M / Series A / Nov 24, 2013 | |
Flixel Photos
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Flixel lets you easily create beautiful living photos, also known as 'cinemagraphs'. Unlike a still photo, a living photo contains a portion of of seamless and infinitely looping motion. Whether it's hair blowing in the wind or a flickering fire in the background of an otherwise still image, the effect can be mesmerizing. | $395K / Seed / Aug 15, 2013 |
Co-Investors
About TZONE
TZONE is a foundation that works towards developing teen girls' self-esteem and independence. The foundation's mission is to build a sisterhood movement among women and girls by raising funds and making grants to community-based non-profits that serve low-income, disadvantaged women. It is committed to support visionary organizations thatenable women to achieve their full potential.TZONE was founded in 2005 and is based in Los Angeles, California.
TZONE Contacts
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Tyra Banks
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What does Tyra Banks invest in?
Tyra Banks invests primarily in Software, Internet and Information Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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 Tyra Banks last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Tyra Banks closed in Mar 2018. 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.
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