The Venture Codex Logo

The Venture Codex

Shamrock Holdings

3500 W Olive Ave Ste 700, Burbank, CA, 91505, United States

Overview

Founded in 1978, Shamrock Holdings has been a leading investor in a wide range of domestic and international private equity transactions, marketable securities and real estate. Currently, Shamrock focuses its investment activities in five principal areas: * Domestic Private Equity in the media, entertainment and communications industries * Real Estate in low and moderate income areas of Southern California * Private Equity in Israel * Activist investments in publicly-traded securities * Domestic hospitality property investments Shamrock’s philosophy is straightforward: a disciplined search for value, and active and responsible oversight. They are not passive investors, and they have a long and established tradition and culture that respects all stakeholders—owners, employees, customers and the community. Shamrock has invested approximately $2.0 billion in its various strategies generating superior risk-adjusted returns for their investors, including the Disney family. Their financial capabilities, leadership, global presence, network of professional contacts and flexibility allow them to find and manage investments that maximize value for their investors. Shamrock's foundation as the advisor to a distinguished family - the Roy E. Disney family - has helped to build a strong tradition of integrity, service and responsibility to their investors and portfolio companies.

Total investments
4
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
5
Visit website

Investment portfolio

  • Generation Prime

    Participated · Equity · Oct 2022

    Generation Prime is developing a full-stack, closed-loop IVF and related health services platform with plans to roll up IVF clinics across Southeast Asia. The company targets a region of over 600 million residents and aims to serve both local patients and significant international medical tourism demand, notably from China. Generation Prime emphasizes scaling cutting-edge technology to expand access and provide IVF services at a manageable cost. Recharge Capital, Thompson Medical Group and Shamrock Holdings participated in an approximately $3 million incubation investment to support the company’s launch and expansion. Shamrock Holdings’ involvement marks its first investment in Southeast Asia. Generation Prime positions IVF treatments as a core element of digital healthcare services in the region and intends to use the incubation backing to advance clinic roll-ups and service delivery.

  • Butler Hospitality

    Led · Equity · Nov 2021

    Butler provides a hospitality network with technology designed to foster community and connect travelers with the cities around them, optimizing traditional operating models beginning with Room Service. As an extension of its platform, the company continues to develop a portfolio of relevant dining concepts. Hospitality partners include Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Marriott, and more. The company is led by founder and CEO Premtim Gjonbalic and is based in New York. Financially, the company raised $32M in this round, bringing total funding to north of $50M. Butler intends to use the funds to accelerate growth and expand operations, more than doubling its presence to 12 US markets and aiming to service nearly 250,000 rooms. Butler Hospitality operates ghost kitchens inside hotels, transforming hotel restaurants into delivery hubs that prepare Butler’s own curated menu and deliver directly to guests’ rooms in under thirty minutes. It partners directly with hotel operators and charges guests’ credit cards on file, using proprietary ordering and delivery-tracking technology and supporting bill-to-room payment. Founded in 2016 and launched out of the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator in 2017, Butler serves more than 30,000 keys in New York City and has grown rooms served over 100% year-over-year for three years. The company partners with brands including Museum of Ice Cream, &pizza, and Ess-a-Bagel, and during COVID-19 delivered over 175,000 meals to first responders and vulnerable populations. Butler plans to broaden service offerings and expand operations beyond New York City into Chicago, Miami, and Washington D.C., funded by the recent round. To date the company has raised $20.2M in funding.

  • Etiometry

    Participated · Series A · Jun 2021

    Etiometry develops decision‑support software for intensive care clinicians that aggregates vital signs from multiple sources into a single platform to surface evolving clinical risk. The company’s tools are used in more than 20 of the top U.S. children’s hospitals and have been adopted in several adult ICUs at leading U.S. medical centers. Etiometry has obtained multiple FDA 510(k) clearances (six as of 2020) and anticipated a seventh clearance in the second half of 2021 for new risk algorithms. Founded in 2010 and operating out of Boston, the company emphasizes building clinical evidence and refining the predictive models that power its software. Future plans described in the articles include extending use of the platform to other hospital care settings, accelerating R&D, and expanding clinical initiatives and commercial reach. The company recently expanded its leadership team to support scaling sales, strategy, and finance functions.

  • Vision Esports

    Participated · Equity · Feb 2018

    Vision Esports was launched by Stratton Sclavos, Rick Fox and Amit Raizada and consolidates multiple esports assets under one roof. The company has taken majority positions in EchoFox, incorporated Twin Galaxies and acquired Vision Entertainment to combine team, league and content operations. It closed a $38 million investment to fund those acquisitions and to build out its management team. Vision has hired executives from MGM Resorts, the UFC and Warner Brothers Interactive as part of that build‑out. The group is using its consolidated assets to roll out a battle‑royale league and related livestreamed content. Leadership has framed the strategy as capturing revenue across teams, leagues and content, noting leagues can be materially more profitable than teams.

Team

  • Stanley P. Gold

    President & CEO

    LinkedIn
  • Roy E. Disney

    Chairman & Founder

  • Eugene I. Krieger

    Vice Chairman

    LinkedIn
  • Abigail Disney

    Vice Chairman