Who invested in Pluto TV

5 rounds we have observed, with the 35 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$82Mraised across 5 rounds since 2014, from 5 sources

$500KSeed$13MSeries A$30MSeries B$30MRound$8.3MRound

Latest round: Round, $8.3MOct 2017
Biggest round: $30MRound · Dec 2016
Investors: 35 (2 led)

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

201520162017

$500KSeed$13MSeries A$30MSeries B$30MRound$8.3MRound

First round: Seed, $500K
Biggest round: $30M
Usual gap between rounds: 10 months

The rounds

Oct 2017
Round$8.3M1 new2 returning
- Great Oaks Venture Capital
- Chicago Ventures
- Samsung Venture
Reported by FinSMEs
Dec 2016
Round$30M19 new9 returning
- ProSiebenSat.1 MediaLead
- U.S. Venture Partners
- Great Oaks Venture Capital
- Pritzker Group
- QueensBridge Venture Partners
- Chicago Ventures
- Third Wave Digital
- Anthony Saleh
- Luminari Capital
- Universal Music Group
- United Talent Agency
- Scripps Networks Interactive
- Jeremy Zimmer
- Ross Levinsohn
- Windsor Media
- Idris Mokhtarzada
- Sky Startup Investments & Partnerships
- Todd Wagner
- Chris Silbermann
- Daniel Leff
- David Rodnitzky
- Haroon Mokhtarzada
- Jamie Tarses
- Jonathan Nelson
- Michael Liou
- Mike Jones
- Sallfort Privatbank
- Tom Whalley
Source recorded
Oct 2016
Series B$30M1 new
- ProSiebenLead
Reported by TechCrunch
Nov 2014
Series A$13M8 new1 returning
From a historical funding record
Oct 2014
Seed$500K6 new
From a historical funding record

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Seed2014Series A2014Series B2016Round2016Round2017

Great Oaks Venture Capital

Chicago Ventures

U.S. Venture Partners

Pritzker Group

QueensBridge Venture Partners

Third Wave Digital

Luminari CapitalUniversal Music Group

United Talent Agency

ProSiebenL

Everyone who backed them

Great Oaks Venture CapitalVC firm4rounds

Chicago VenturesVC firm3rounds

U.S. Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds

Pritzker GroupPrivate equity2rounds

QueensBridge Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds

Third Wave DigitalVC firm2rounds

Luminari CapitalVC firm2rounds

Universal Music GroupCorporate VC2rounds

United Talent AgencyVC firm2rounds

ProSiebenInvestment firm1round, led 1

ProSiebenSat.1 Mediano record of our own yet1round, led 1

Michael LiouAngel1round

Anthony SalehVC firm1round

BSkyBGrowth equity1round

SkyVC firm1round

Scripps Networks InteractiveGrowth equity1round

Jeremy ZimmerAngel1round

Ross LevinsohnAngel1round

Windsor MediaInvestment firm1round

Rho WestVC firm1round

Idris MokhtarzadaAngel1round

Sky Startup Investments & PartnershipsInvestment firm1round

Todd WagnerAngel1round

Chris Silbermannno record of our own yet1round

Daniel Leffno record of our own yet1round

David Rodnitzkyno record of our own yet1round

Haroon Mokhtarzadano record of our own yet1round

Jamie Tarsesno record of our own yet1round

Jonathan Nelsonno record of our own yet1round

Michael Liouno record of our own yet1round

Mike Jonesno record of our own yet1round

Pluto TVno record of our own yet1round

Sallfort Privatbankno record of our own yet1round

Samsung Ventureno record of our own yet1round

Tom Whalleyno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Pluto TV as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Paramount PicturesCorporate VCPer its own site

ColabAcceleratorPer its own site

IECP VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Waverley CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Pluto TV

Who invested in Pluto TV?

Pluto TV's investors include Great Oaks Venture Capital, Chicago Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners, Pritzker Group and QueensBridge Venture Partners, and 30 more on record.