Michael Ovitz Overview

  • Investor Type
  • Angel

  • Status
  • Active

  • Professionals
  • 1

Professionals

  • Investments
  • 69

  • Portfolio
  • 42

  • Exits
  • 25

Exits

Michael Ovitz General Information

Description

Mr. Michael Ovitz serves as Chairman at Treville Capital Group. Mr. Ovitz is a Founder and Owner of Broad Beach Ventures. Previously, Mr. Ovitz co-founded CheckOut Entertainment Network. He also co-founded Creative Artists Agency. He holds BA in Film and Television from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). It includes a portfolio of over thirty companies including Medium, Palantir, Klout, Priceonomics, GoodRx, Blend Labs, HipSwap, Factual, doubleTwist, RelateIQ, Ground Crew/Citizen Logistics and more. BBV also consults with venture capital firms, private equity firms and hedge funds, including Andreessen Horowitz, Formation 8, Founders Fund and others. Ovitz has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for J. Crew Group Inc., Gulfstream Aviation and Opsware. He served as Chairman of the Executive Board of the UCLA Hospital and Medical Center. He also served on the Executive Advisory Board of the Pediatric AIDS Foundation, the Board of Directors of D.A.R.E. America, and the National Board of Advisors for the Children's Scholarship Fund. He currently sits on the boards of both the Museum of Modern Art and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Business Details

Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Angel (individual)
Corporate Office
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • United States
+1 (310)

Michael Ovitz Investments & Acquisitions (69)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Company Stage Lead Partner
Superpowered 12-Dec-2024 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Passes 21-Feb-2024 Media and Information Services (B2B) Generating Revenue
Black Forest Labs 01-Feb-2024 Multimedia and Design Software Generating Revenue
Socket (Network Management Software) 01-Aug-2023 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Karat Financial 19-Jul-2023 Other Financial Services Generating Revenue
BuildOps 18-May-2023 Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
Bezel 10-Jan-2023 Specialty Retail Generating Revenue
Stairwell 11-Oct-2022 Network Management Software Generating Revenue
Kumo 27-Sep-2022 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software Generating Revenue
SuperLayer 18-Aug-2022 Early Stage VC Other Financial Services Generating Revenue

Michael Ovitz Exits (25)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size
Relativity Space 11-Mar-2025 Merger/Acquisition
Echo AI 11-Dec-2024
Snipfeed 10-Apr-2024
Popshop Live 22-Aug-2023
CommonStock 18-Aug-2023
Kangaroo (Social Content) 03-Jan-2023
Nearside 01-Nov-2022
Priceonomics 01-Oct-2021
DoubleTwist 01-Sep-2021 Secondary Transaction - Private
Hippo Insurance 02-Aug-2021 Reverse Merger

Michael Ovitz Investments by Industry, Year, and Region

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Michael Ovitz Co-Investors (524)

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Michael Ovitz FAQs

  • Who is Michael Ovitz?

    Michael Ovitz is an angel Investor who has made 69 investments.

  • What kind of investor is Michael Ovitz?

    Michael Ovitz is an angel investor.

  • What does Michael Ovitz do?

    As an angel investor, Michael Ovitz invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.

  • What has Michael Ovitz invested in?

    Michael Ovitz has made numerous investments in companies like Superpowered, Passes, and Black Forest Labs within the Business/Productivity Software, Media and Information Services (B2B), and Multimedia and Design Software industries.

  • What has Michael Ovitz invested in recently?

    Michael Ovitz's latest investment was on 12-Dec-2024 in Superpowered, a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.

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