The Chernin Group Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Independent media company investing in consumer businesses.

Founded

2010

Deals · 12mo

1

Links

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Stage focus

Seed

Series A

Geographic focus

United Kingdom

United States

Sector focus

Digital Media

Film Production

Media and Entertainment

TV Production

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Investment portfolio

74rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
Jia	May 2026Participated	$3 MSeed
Substack	Jul 2025Led	$100 MSeries C
Unrivaled Sports	May 2025Participated	$120 MOther Equity
Audiochuck	Feb 2025Led	$40 MOther Equity
Men in Blazers Media Network	Jan 2025Participated	$15 MSeries A
Classic Football Company	May 2024Led	$39 MOther Equity
Found	May 2024Participated	$100 MSeries B
Sphere	Feb 2024Led	$3 MSeed
Medallion	Dec 2023Participated	$14 MSeries A
Jia	May 2023Led	$4 MSeed
Curio Research	Feb 2023Participated	$3 MSeed
Cars & Bids	Jan 2023Led	$37 MOther Equity
Jia	May 2026Participated	$3 MSeed
Substack	Jul 2025Led	$100 MSeries C
Unrivaled Sports	May 2025Participated	$120 MOther Equity
Audiochuck	Feb 2025Led	$40 MOther Equity
Men in Blazers Media Network	Jan 2025Participated	$15 MSeries A
Classic Football Company	May 2024Led	$39 MOther Equity
Found	May 2024Participated	$100 MSeries B
Sphere	Feb 2024Led	$3 MSeed
Medallion	Dec 2023Participated	$14 MSeries A
Jia	May 2023Led	$4 MSeed
Curio Research	Feb 2023Participated	$3 MSeed
Cars & Bids	Jan 2023Led	$37 MOther Equity

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Deal Distribution

The Chernin Group: 74 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	3	12
Series A	4	10
Series B	5	6
Series C+	3	4
Other Equity	15	12

Monthly Deal Activity

The Chernin Group: 74 deals are recorded across 196 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Jul '10	1
Aug '10	0
Sep '10	0
Oct '10	0
Nov '10	0
Dec '10	0
Jan '11	0
Feb '11	0
Mar '11	0
Apr '11	0
May '11	0
Jun '11	0
Jul '11	0
Aug '11	0
Sep '11	1
Oct '11	0
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	0
Jan '12	0
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	0
May '12	0
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	1
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	1
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	1
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	1
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	1
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	1
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	1
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	2
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	1
Jul '15	1
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	2
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	1
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	1
Aug '16	1
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	1
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	1
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	1
Apr '17	1
May '17	1
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	1
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	1
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	1
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	1
Apr '18	1
May '18	1
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	1
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	1
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	1
May '19	0
Jun '19	1
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	1
Sep '19	1
Oct '19	1
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	1
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	1
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	1
Oct '20	0
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	3
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	1
Mar '21	2
Apr '21	0
May '21	2
Jun '21	1
Jul '21	1
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	1
Nov '21	1
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	2
Feb '22	3
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	1
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	1
Aug '22	1
Sep '22	2
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	0
Dec '22	1
Jan '23	1
Feb '23	1
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	0
May '23	1
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	1
Jan '24	0
Feb '24	1
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	2
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	0
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	1
Feb '25	1
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	1
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	1
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	1
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

The Chernin Group: Media & Entertainment is the largest displayed sector by deal count (32 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Media & Entertainment	32
Networks, Cloud & Communication	21
Consumer & Lifestyle	20
Enterprise Software	14
Health & Life Sciences	14
Crypto & Blockchain	12
E-Commerce & Retail	10
Gaming & eSports	9
Social & Community Platforms	6
Data, Analytics & IT	5
Fintech	5
Hardware & Robotics	4
Transportation & Logistics	3
Developer Tools	3
Travel & Hospitality	2
Marketing & Advertising	2
Education & Workforce	1
Government & Defense	1
AR/VR	1
Real Estate & Construction	1
Space & Frontier Tech	1
Manufacturing	1
Food & Agriculture	1
Professional Services	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

The Chernin Group: 74 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	21
$5M-$10M	6
$10M-$25M	16
$25M-$50M	13
$50M-$100M	7
$100M-$250M	10
$250M-$500M	1
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 5 of 5 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

The Chernin Group: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (64 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	64
Europe	7
Singapore	1
Australia	1
Canada	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

The Chernin Group: 20 co-investors are shown, with Google Ventures sharing 8 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Google Ventures	8
BoxGroup	6
Advancit Capital	5
Coinbase Ventures	5
Greycroft	5
Andreessen Horowitz	4
Initialized Capital	4
Canaan Partners	3
Eniac Ventures	3
FirstMark Capital	3
Forerunner Ventures	3
General Catalyst	3
Seven Seven Six	3
Spark Capital	3
Union Square Ventures	3
Accel	2
Allen & Co.	2
Big Brain Holdings	2
Bolt Ventures	2
Cassius	2