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RedBird & Sound Ventures Launch $1B Tech Investment
29 Oct
Summary
- Firms to invest $1 billion in tech, media, and culture.
- Sound Ventures is an early investor in OpenAI and Anthropic.
- RedBird recently invested $4 billion in Skydance.
RedBird and Sound Ventures have established a new partnership to collectively invest $1 billion in emerging businesses within the technology, media, and culture sectors. This strategic alliance leverages RedBird's robust investment platform and Sound Ventures' established relationships with technology founders, particularly in the artificial intelligence domain.
Sound Ventures, co-founded by Guy Oseary and Ashton Kutcher, has a notable track record, including early investments in AI frontrunners like OpenAI and Anthropic, as well as other tech giants such as Spotify and Uber. While Ashton Kutcher has transitioned to a new venture capital firm, he remains an advisor to Sound Ventures.
The collaboration also involves RedBird's AI division, RedBird X, which will actively participate in evaluating potential investments and providing post-funding support to portfolio companies. This initiative complements RedBird's recent expansion into digital publishing with its investment in Puck and its existing entertainment holdings like Artists Equity.
