WME
VC Fund
Beverly Hills, United States
WME is a VC fund in Beverly Hills focused on Software and Internet. William Morris Endeavor (also known as WME) is one of the world's largest talent agencies, with offices in Beverly Hills, New York, Nashville, London, and Miami. The company was formed in 2009, following the merger of Endeavor and the William Morris Agency. WME also advises some of the world's most recognized consumer brands to createentertainment-based marketing solutions and invests in companies across the digital media landscape. WME is headquartered in Beverly Hills with offices in New York, London, Nashville and Miami.WME represents elite artists across every entertainment sector, specifically film, television, music, theatre, advertising, literature and digital media. It also advises top consumer brands and provides clients with unique marketing solutions across social media, mobile and gaming platforms.
- Total investments:
- 23
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 9%
Last updated:
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Industries WME invests in
Stages WME invests in
Countries WME invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.3M–$6.1M
- Series A
- $3.2M–$23M
- Series B
- $12M–$26M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 5 (22%)
- Internet 4 (17%)
- Media and Entertainment 4 (17%)
- Video 3 (13%)
- Social Media 3 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 7 (30%)
- Seed 5 (22%)
- Series B 3 (13%)
- Funding Round 3 (13%)
- Angel 1 (4%)
Country
- United States 22 (96%)
- Canada 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Whitesell
Co–CEO
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Co–CEO | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Ariel Emanuel
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Ariel Emanuel
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 12 | Find email | |
David Huntzinger
Agent, Digital Media
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Agent, Digital Media | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jay Williams
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 10 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
BERO
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BERO is a non-alcoholic beer company that offers variety of beers. | Private Equity / Jan 20, 2026 | |
Palm Tree Crew
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Palm Tree Crew operates and invests in companies at the intersection of consumer, entertainment, and technology. Palm Tree Crew was co-founded by Kygo, alongside Myles Shear and Austin Criden. | $20M / Series B / Sep 09, 2025 | |
isima
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isima is a clinically backed, science-driven haircare brand. | $12M / Jun 19, 2025 | |
Khloud
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Khloud is a consumer platform that offers healthy and high protein alternatives. | $12M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 22, 2025 | |
ResortPass
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ResortPass offers day access to luxury hotel amenities, empowering people to experience crystalline pools, private beaches, deluxe spas, top fitness facilities, and more at leading hotels in their own neighborhoods. ResortPass partners with more than 1,300 hotels and resorts including Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons, Westin and Fairmont, providingthem a new revenue stream through day guests. Since our founding in 2016, we’ve connected over 3 million locals and visitors alike to resort amenities. | $26M / Series B / Nov 30, 2022 | |
Newman Executive Talent Acquisition Partnerships
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Newman ETAPs became a global leader in the entertainment industry, known for developing and supporting top social media talent. Working with high-net-worth clients and partnering with major entertainment companies, the company earned widespread recognition and financial success.Focused on identifying and nurturing talent, Newman ETAPs helpedlaunch the careers of figures like Noen Eubanks and groups like Hype House, Clubhouse LA, and AMP World, driving their success in the digital space.Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Newman ETAPs demonstrated resilience and adaptability, achieving continued growth and success. Its innovative strategies allowed the company to thrive during a period of widespread adversity.The company's rapid ascent was driven by its founder, Jose Manuel Anderson, also known as Jose Newman. A visionary entrepreneur, Anderson's leadership and strategic insights were instrumental in establishing Newman ETAPs as a leader in social media entertainment, empowering the next generation of Gen Z talent and leaving a lasting impact on the industry. Despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Newman ETAPs demonstrated resilience and adaptability, achieving continued growth and success. Its innovative strategies allowed the company to thrive during a period of widespread adversity.Distinguished by its expansive network and global reach, Newman ETAPs maintained a presence across 22 offices strategically positioned around the world. This extensive infrastructure facilitated seamless engagement with a diverse array of social media luminaries, enabling the company to exert a profound and far-reaching influence within the digital sphere.Central to the company's meteoric rise was its visionary founder, the avant-garde entrepreneur Jose Manuel Anderson, known affectionately as Jose Newman. A trailblazing figure within the industry, Newman's visionary leadership and entrepreneurial acumen were instrumental in guiding the company to its position of prominence, empowering a new generation of Gen Z talent to realize their full potential and leaving an indelible mark on the landscape of social media entertainment. | $38.6M / Equity Crowdfunding / Jan 15, 2022 | |
Maude
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Launched in April 2018, maude is an essentials brand on a mission to make intimacy better for all people through quality, simplicity, and inclusivity. Working closely with best-in-class factories, each of maude's body-safe products are made to be both easy-to-use and to elevate an everyday experience destigmatizing and modernizing sexualhealth. | $5.8M / Series A / Jun 29, 2021 | |
Influential
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Influential is an A.I. social data and conversion platform that partners with IBM Watson for influencer marketing and technology. Leveraging a network of over 1 Million social media influencers, Influential's technology powers seamless talent discovery, comprehensive brand safety, and creative and execution services. Through strategicpartnerships with first and third-party data providers, Influential's Optimized Paid Media offering enables bespoke targeting and measurement solutions, including both online and offline attribution, such as sales lift, TV tune-in lift, foot traffic, as well as brand lift studies. Influential works with Fortune 500 brands, including Walmart, McDonald’s, Pepsi, NFL, Nestlé, General Mills, Toyota, Samsung, and Sony Pictures. With offices in Los Angeles, NYC, and Las Vegas, Influential is a developer partner of IBM Watson, a strategic partner of WME and Oracle, and a Facebook and Instagram Marketing Partner. Influential has been featured in Forbes, WSJ, Ad Age, Venture Beat, INC., Fox News, Entrepreneur, Entertainment Tonight, HLN, Good Morning Britain, The Street, and Huffington Post.Influential specializes in Social Data, Demographics, Digital Media, Social Media, Influencer Marketing, Enterprise Technology, Ad Tech, Native, Mobile, Traffic, Twitter, Instagram, Vine, Snapchat, Facebook, YouTube, Creating Conversations, User Generated Content, Virality, Worldwide Trends, Organic Messaging, Mobile Apps, e-Commerce, Contest Entries. | $12M / Series B / Jun 14, 2018 | |
HOOKED
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HOOKED (formerly Telepathic) is redefining entertainment for the Snapchat generation. We’ve pioneered a new media format called chat fiction, which has become a phenomenon among teens and millennials in the past year. Hooked has reached 50MM readers and has hit the #1 spot in the App Store in 25 countries, including the U.S., U.K., France, Germany,Italy, Japan, and S. Korea. We’re building the media company of the future - the next Netflix, the next Disney. Hooked has raised venture funding from top investors in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, including Ashton Kutcher, Jamie Foxx, Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, William Morris Endeavor, SV Angel, Founders Fund, Cowboy Ventures, Greylock and many more. | $3M / Seed / Dec 01, 2016 | |
Within (VR/AR)
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Within is the premier destination for innovative, entertaining, and informative story-based virtual reality and augmented reality. We bring together the best immersive experiences from the world's finest VR/AR creators—from gripping tales set in worlds of pure imagination to documentaries taking you further inside the news than everbefore. Within supports all major headsets, including Oculus Quest, Rift, HTC Vive, Sony PlayStation VR, and Samsung Gear VR.To get started experiencing our ever-growing roster of content, just download our app for iPhone or Android today. | $12.6M / Series A / Jun 16, 2016 | |
| See all 23 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does WME invest in?
WME invests primarily in Software, Internet and Media and Entertainment startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 23 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 WME's check size?
WME typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$6.1M at Seed, $3.2M–$23M at Series A and $12M–$26M 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 WME participates in.
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Who are the partners at WME?
The team at WME includes Patrick Whitesell (Co–CEO), Ariel Emanuel (CEO) and Ariel Emanuel (CEO), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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