Investing early in companies that define the future

Beautycon

Beautycon is a global beauty convention connecting fans, creators, and brands.

• CEO

  Moj Mahdara

• Investors

  • Michael Palank

• Website

  beautycon.com

Blavity

Blavity is the leading media platform and lifestyle brand for Black millennials.

• CEO

  Morgan DeBaun

• Investors

  • Marlon Nichols
  • Charles D. King

• Website

  blavity.com

Crate

Crate is the first search, discovery, and curation platform for creator and user-generated content.

• CEO

  Anna Bofa

• Investors

  • Michael Palank

• Website

  crate.co

Dance Church

Dance Church is a hybrid IRL and digital dance platform focused on joyful movement and community.

• CEO

  Clara Siegel

• Investors

  • Michael Palank

• Website

  go.dancechurch.com

Fam

Fam is the best way to socialize on your phone in a way that feels like real life.

• CEO

  Mike McIntyre

• Investors

  • Adrian Fenty

• Website

  famapp.com

FaZe Clan

FaZe Clan is a professional esports and entertainment organization with teams competing in six of the most popular competitive gaming leagues.

• CEO

  Lee Trink

• Investors

  • Marlon Nichols

• Website

  fazeclan.com

Freethink

Freethink is a video-first publishing brand focused on millennial leaders.

• CEO

  Chandler Tuttle

• Investors

  • Adrian Fenty
  • Michael Palank

• Website

  freethink.com

Genies

Genies offers personalized avatars that deliver daily pop-culture content.

• CEO

  Akash Nigam

• Investors

  • Adrian Fenty
  • Charles D. King
  • Michael Palank

• Website

  genies.com

Hooked

Hooked is redefining storytelling for the Snapchat generation.

• CEO

  Perrna Gupta

• Investors

  • Michael Palank
  • Adrian Fenty
  • Charles D. King

• Website

  hooked.co

LIT Videobooks

LIT Videobooks adapts bestselling non-fiction books into an innovative videobook format.

• CEO

  Ronak Sheth

• Investors

  • Marlon Nichols

• Website

  litvideobooks.com

LOST iN

LOST iN is a media company inspiring travel through immersive storytelling.

• CEO

  Jonathan Skogmo

• Investors

  • Marlon Nichols

• Website

  lostin.com

MACRO

MACRO is a multiplatform media company that represents the voice and perspectives of Black people and persons of color.

• CEO

  Charles D. King

• Investors

  • Marlon Nichols

• Website

  staymacro.com

Mansa

Mansa is a free streaming platform showcasing content through a Black lens for a global audience.

• CEO

  Nate Parker

• Investors

  • Marlon Nichols

• Website

  mansa.com

Manticore Games

Manticore Games builds a multiplayer game-creation platform led by industry veterans.

• CEO

  Frederic Descamps

• Investors

  • Adrian Fenty
  • Michael Palank
  • Charles D. King

• Website

  manticoregames.com

Mass Appeal

Mass Appeal documents the cultural convergence of art, music, skate, and fashion.

• CEO

  Peter Bittenbender

• Investors

  • Charles D. King

• Website

  massappeal.com

Onairos

Onairos unifies user data across applications into a digital persona that users control.

• CEO

  Zion Darko

• Investors

  • Adrian Fenty

• Website

  onairos.uk

Overtime

Overtime is the leading brand for the next generation of sports fans.

• CEO

  Dan Porter

• Investors

  • Charles D. King
  • Adrian Fenty
  • Michael Palank

• Website

  itsovertime.com

Players’ Lounge

Players’ Lounge provides instant eSports competitions — play your favorite video games against anyone in the world for cash and prizes.

• CEO

  Austin Woolridge

• Investors

  • Michael Palank

• Website

  playerslounge.com

PlayVS

PlayVS legitimizes high school esports play, bringing the act of gaming from an at-home activity to one where students are on-campus, surrounded by their teammates.

• CEO

  Delane Parnell

• Investors

  • Marlon Nichols

• Website

  playvs.com

PredictionStrike

PredictionStrike is the first fantasy sports stock exchange where users buy and sell athlete shares.

• CEO

  Deven Hurt

• Investors

  • Marlon Nichols

• Website

  predictionstrike.com

ProphetX

ProphetX is a sports exchange where users can set odds for others, or accept the odds already available on the exchange. This gives users the best odds.

• CEO

  Dean Sisun

• Investors

  • Adrian Fenty

• Website

  getprophetx.co

Remezcla

Remezcla is a leading Latino-millennial digital media and creative studio.

• CEO

  Andrew Herrera

• Investors

  • Charles D. King
  • Michael Palank

• Website

  remezcla.com

Ryff

Ryff uses AI and visual computing to enable dynamic digital brand integrations.

• CEO

  Roy Taylor, Steven Cox

• Investors

  • Marlon Nichols

• Website

  ryff.com

Somewhere Somehow

Somewhere Somehow is a social app for sharing time with friends—not followers.

• CEO

  Alexandra Debow, Weilyn Chong

• Investors

  • Adrian Fenty

• Website

  joinswsh.com

Spill

Spill is a next-gen social app for real-time conversation.

• CEO

  Alphonzo Terrell

• Investors

  • Marlon Nichols

• Website

  spill.com

Stampede Ventures

Stampede Ventures is an independent entertainment media company focused on creating the next generation of blockbuster franchises.

• CEO

  Greg Silverman

• Investors

  • Marlon Nichols

• Website

  stampedeventures.com

Stem Disintermedia

Stem Disintermedia helps creators track and split their digital music revenues.

• CEO

  Milana Rabkin

• Investors

  • Adrian Fenty
  • Michael Palank

• Website

  stem.is

Tempus Ex

Tempus Ex develops real-time 3D tracking technology designed to create data models for live predictive analytics.

• CEO

  Charlie Ebersol

• Investors

  • Adrian Fenty

• Website

  tempus-ex.com

Vaunt

Vaunt is a streaming network where influencers monetize exclusive lifestyle video.

• CEO

  Roger Mason Jr.

• Investors

  • Adrian Fenty
  • Michael Palank
  • Charles D. King

• Website

  vaunt.com

Voiceflow

Voiceflow makes it easy to design & build voice apps as good as custom code, for a fraction of the time and cost.

• CEO

  Braden Ream

• Investors

  • Marlon Nichols

• Website

  voiceflow.com

Wonder Dynamics

Wonder Dynamics combines AI technology with storytelling.

The company was acquired by Autodesk in 2024.

• CEO

  Nikola Todorovic

• Investors

  • Michael Palank

• Website

  wonderdynamics.com

Zigazoo

Zigazoo is a video social network for kids to share responses to fun educational activities.

• CEO

  Zak Ringelstein

• Investors

  • Michael Palank

• Website

  zigazoo.com