Ynon Kreiz
Angel Investor
El Segundo, United States
Ynon Kreiz is a Series C investor in El Segundo focused on Music and Video. Ynon Kreiz is based out of El Segundo, California, and is the Chairman and CEO of Mattel. Ynon previously worked at Maker Studios as Chairman and CEO. Ynon Kreiz attended Tel Aviv University.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Ynon Kreiz invests in
Stages Ynon Kreiz invests in
Countries Ynon Kreiz invests in
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Contacts
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Round size
- Series C
- $20M–$36M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Music 1 (33%)
- Video 1 (33%)
- Security 1 (33%)
- Automotive 1 (33%)
- Computer Vision 1 (33%)
Stage
- Series C 2 (67%)
- Series A 1 (33%)
Country
- Israel 1 (33%)
- United States 1 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cortica is an Israeli company founded in 2007 with leading AI technology for visual perception. Its unique self-learning technology, backed by more than 200 patents, allows Cortica to develop multiple products that can read and understand images on a human level–thereby significantly exceeding the capabilities of the major tech companies.Cortica is the first AI company capable of human-level image understanding. Even the most advanced technology has never been able to understand the visual world as well as people do - until now. By leveraging proprietary brain research to create unsupervised AI, Cortica has developed the most effective computer vision system. This technology, based upon the mammal cortex is utilized to build products impacting many industries. The company’s mission is to lead the emerging AI market with a strong focus on computer vision and establish its "universal visual index of the world" as the global standard–enabling machines to read and understand images. Cortica's vision is to embed its capabilities in all next-generation platforms where understanding images is a critical task. This includes autonomous vehicles, smart city applications, security cameras, drones, media, robotics, and medical image analysis. Cortica's headquarters and R&D center are based in Israel employing over 80 leading AI researchers and veterans of elite Israeli military intelligence units. | $20M / Series C / Mar 10, 2014 | ||
| Maker Studios is a next-generation, talent first media company home to many of online video’s top digital stars and content including KassemG, The Game Station, Nice Peter’s “Epic Rap Battles of History,” the Shaytards, Andrea's Choice, The Yogscast, Snoop Lion, The Gregory Brothers, Mike Tompkins and celebrity actress/comedian LisaNova, among many others. Maker is the only network to offer partners development, production, promotion, distribution, sales, and marketing services. Maker Studios is headquartered in Los Angeles. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Culver City, California. | $36M / Series C / Dec 22, 2012 | ||
| Cortica is an Israeli company founded in 2007 with leading AI technology for visual perception. Its unique self-learning technology, backed by more than 200 patents, allows Cortica to develop multiple products that can read and understand images on a human level–thereby significantly exceeding the capabilities of the major tech companies.Cortica is the first AI company capable of human-level image understanding. Even the most advanced technology has never been able to understand the visual world as well as people do - until now. By leveraging proprietary brain research to create unsupervised AI, Cortica has developed the most effective computer vision system. This technology, based upon the mammal cortex is utilized to build products impacting many industries. The company’s mission is to lead the emerging AI market with a strong focus on computer vision and establish its "universal visual index of the world" as the global standard–enabling machines to read and understand images. Cortica's vision is to embed its capabilities in all next-generation platforms where understanding images is a critical task. This includes autonomous vehicles, smart city applications, security cameras, drones, media, robotics, and medical image analysis. Cortica's headquarters and R&D center are based in Israel employing over 80 leading AI researchers and veterans of elite Israeli military intelligence units. | $7M / Series A / Aug 02, 2012 |
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FAQ
What does Ynon Kreiz invest in?
Ynon Kreiz invests primarily in Music, Video and Security startups, most often at Series C and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Ynon Kreiz invest in?
Ynon Kreiz typically joins rounds of $20M–$36M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Ynon Kreiz's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Ynon Kreiz took part in.
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When did Ynon Kreiz last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ynon Kreiz closed in Mar 2014. Shizune tracks 3 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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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 Nov 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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