# Paramount

> Paramount is a VC fund in New York backing Internet and Video Streaming. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/1884/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/viacom
- Website: http://www.viacom.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/viacom

Paramount is a VC fund in New York focused on Internet and Video Streaming. Viacom, short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with various worldwide interests in cable and satellite television networks (The new Viacom conglomerate was finalized in September of 2006 isconsidered to be the "high-growth" side of the much larger former Viacom. The former Viacom was renamed

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Paramount. Shizune tracks 11 team members at Paramount. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/viacom?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $15M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 3 | 75% |
| Video Streaming | 2 | 50% |
| Digital Entertainment | 2 | 50% |
| Media and Entertainment | 2 | 50% |
| TV | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| Italy | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bruce Gillmer | Executive VP of Talent and Music Programming/Events | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-gillmer |
| Asteras Gura | Affiliate Sales | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asteras-gurevicius |
| James Barge | EVP, Controller, Tax and Treasury | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-barge |
| Jim Louderback | GM & SVP VidCon | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-louderback |
| Julian Zilberbrand | Executive Vice President of Audience Science | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julian-zilberbrand |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rock The Bells | Rock The Bells is an online store for hip-hop culture merchandise. | $15M | Series B | Apr 17, 2023 |  |
| 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. | $15M | Series B | Jul 18, 2018 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Joost | As their third major undertaking, between and during programs as well as small type or image ads on the sides of your screen.With very heavy backing from media giants CBS and Viacom, Joost looks good to take on competitors Unlike many online video platforms, joost does require a download and cannot play video directly from users' browsers. joost offers a desktop client that allows the user to watch on-demand TV over the internet. In addition, Joost enhances the TV experience by offering interactive tools. For example, users will be able to chat with friends while watching a show. The channels will also have interactive displays where users can discover behind-the-scene content.Joost's peer-to-peer technology also lowers the cost of channel owners by reducing the amount of data the servers must stream out. joost only serves some selected users, while the rest of the data is distributed from user to user. Rumor has it that Joost is in talks with hardware manufacturers to Joost is now fully public and open to all.UPDATE: Joost has recently deactivated it's software client and now streams it's entire catalog via Adobe's Flash Player which is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. | $45M | Series A | May 09, 2007 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AME Cloud Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ame-cloud-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amex Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/american-express-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ASK Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ask-capital-7bd8) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capstar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capstar-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CBS Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cbs-corporation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Greycroft](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greycroft) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Paramount invest in?

Paramount invests primarily in Internet, Video Streaming and Digital Entertainment startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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 Paramount's check size?

Paramount typically joins rounds of $15M–$15M 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 Paramount participates in.

### How do I contact Paramount?

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### Who are the partners at Paramount?

The team at Paramount includes Bruce Gillmer (Executive VP of Talent and Music Programming/Events), Asteras Gura (Affiliate Sales) and James Barge (EVP, Controller, Tax and Treasury), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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