Michael Ovitz Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Professionals
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1

- Investments
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69
- Portfolio
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42
- Exits
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25

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
Website
www.michaelovitz.comInvestor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- Los Angeles, CA
- United States
Michael Ovitz Investments & Acquisitions (69)
Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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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 |
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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
Michael Ovitz Co-Investors (524)
Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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Andreessen Horowitz | 13 |
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Michael Ovitz FAQs
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Who is Michael Ovitz?
Michael Ovitz is an angel Investor who has made 69 investments.
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What kind of investor is Michael Ovitz?
Michael Ovitz is an angel investor.
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What does Michael Ovitz do?
As an angel investor, Michael Ovitz invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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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.
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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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