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Michael Ovitz

North America, California, United States, Beverly Hills

Description

Michael Ovitz co-founded Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 1974 and served as its Chairman until 1995. Over that 20-year period, he grew the ...

Investor Profile

Michael Ovitz has backed more than 52 startups, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 9 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series A, Seed, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, Germany, United Kingdom.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (42%)
  • Seed (27%)
  • Series B (25%)
  • Series C (4%)
  • Series E (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (94%)
  • Germany (2%)
  • United Kingdom (2%)
  • Saudi Arabia (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Internet
  • Financial Services
  • Information Technology
  • Fintech
  • Saas
  • E-commerce
  • Gaming
  • Machine Learning
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Who does Michael Ovitz frequently co-invest with?

First Round Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
Sequoia Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 4
Human Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 3
Upfront Ventures
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Co-Investments: 3
Abstract Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 16
SV Angel
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 7
TQ Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 3
Andreessen Horowitz
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 16
Founders Fund
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 5

Which angels does Michael Ovitz often collaborate with?

KP
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 2
GR
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
KH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 7
JM
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
JM
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 2
JH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
David O. Sacks
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 2
KD
North America, California, United States, Oakland
Shared Deals: 2
WB
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Shared Deals: 2
OB
Europe, United Kingdom
Shared Deals: 2

What are some of recent deals done by Michael Ovitz?

Black Forest Labs

Freiburg Im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Black Forest Labs develops advanced generative deep learning models that focus on producing and transforming visual content.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIInformation TechnologyMedia and Entertainment
Series BDec 1, 2025
Amount Raised: $300,000,000
Salient

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Salient combines novel ocean and land-surface data with AI and climate expertise to deliver the world’s most accurate S2S weather forecasts.

Software
Series AJul 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $60,000,000
Salient

San Francisco, California, United States

Salient is an AI-driven loan servicing platform built specifically for consumer finance and auto lending industries.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)AutomotiveFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyInternet
Series AJul 28, 2025
Amount Raised: $60,000,000
Vapi

San Francisco, California, United States

Vapi is a voice AI platform that allows developers to build, test and deploy voice agents for phone calls and customer support.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Developer PlatformMachine LearningSoftware
Series ADec 11, 2024
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Black Forest Labs

Freiburg Im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Black Forest Labs develops advanced generative deep learning models for images and videos, emphasizing broad accessibility and transparency.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Media and EntertainmentSoftware
SeedAug 1, 2024
Amount Raised: $30,202,193
Method Security

New York, New York, United States

Method Security develops autonomous cyber defenses.

Information TechnologySaaSSecurity
SeedDec 16, 2023
Amount Raised: $5,500,000
Socket

Stanford, California, United States

Socket is a developer-first security platform that protects your most critical apps from software supply chain attacks.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityDeveloper ToolsInternetOpen SourceSecuritySoftware
Series AAug 1, 2023
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Bezel

Los Angeles, California, United States

Bezel is a technology marketplace that focuses on buying and selling watches.

E-CommerceFashionInternetMarketplace
SeedJan 10, 2023
Amount Raised: $8,000,000
Stairwell

Mountain View, California, United States

Stairwell is a cybersecurity company that offers an Automated Threat Detection and Response platform that attackers can’t detect or evade.

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyNetwork SecuritySecuritySoftware
Series BOct 11, 2022
Amount Raised: $45,000,000
Kumo.AI

Mountain View, California, United States

Kumo.AI is a SaaS AI platform that allows anyone in an organization to tackle predictive problems in business.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataBusiness IntelligenceMachine LearningSaaS
Series BSep 27, 2022
Amount Raised: $18,000,000

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