# Pluto TV funding: rounds and investors

> Pluto TV has raised $82M across 5 rounds since 2014. Investors include Great Oaks Venture Capital, Chicago Ventures and U.S. Venture Partners.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/pluto-tv (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# 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 summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$82M** raised across 5 rounds since 2014, from 5 sources

**$500K** Seed **$13M** Series A **$30M** Series B **$30M** Round **$8.3M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $8.3M Oct 2017
- **Biggest round:** $30M Round · Dec 2016
- **Investors:** 35 (2 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

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

2015 2016 2017

**$500K** Seed

**$13M** Series A

**$30M** Series B

**$30M** Round

**$8.3M** Round

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

## The rounds

- **Oct 2017** Round **$8.3M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) [Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) Samsung Venture Reported by FinSMEs
- **Dec 2016** Round **$30M** *19 new* *9 returning* ProSiebenSat.1 Media Lead [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) [Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) [Third Wave Digital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-wave-digital) [Anthony Saleh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthony-saleh) [Luminari Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminari-capital) [Universal Music Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/universal-music-group) [United Talent Agency](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united-talent-agency) [Scripps Networks Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scripps-networks-interactive) [Jeremy Zimmer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremy-zimmer) [Ross Levinsohn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ross-levinsohn) [Windsor Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/windsor-media) [Idris Mokhtarzada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idris-mokhtarzada) [Sky Startup Investments & Partnerships](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sky-startup-investments-and-partnerships) [Todd Wagner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/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 **$30M** *1 new* [ProSieben](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosieben) Lead Reported by TechCrunch
- **Nov 2014** Series A **$13M** *8 new* *1 returning* [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) [Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) [Michael Liou](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-liou) [Luminari Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminari-capital) [United Talent Agency](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united-talent-agency) [Sky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sky) From a historical funding record
- **Oct 2014** Seed **$500K** *6 new* [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) [Third Wave Digital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-wave-digital) [Universal Music Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/universal-music-group) [BSkyB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bskyb) [Rho West](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rho-west) Pluto TV 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.

**Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2014 **Series B** 2016 **Round** 2016 **Round** 2017 [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) [Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) [Third Wave Digital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-wave-digital) [Luminari Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminari-capital) [Universal Music Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/universal-music-group) [United Talent Agency](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united-talent-agency) [ProSieben](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosieben) L

## Everyone who backed them

[Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) VC firm **4** rounds

[Chicago Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chicago-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds

[U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) VC firm **2** rounds

[Pritzker Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pritzker-group) Private equity **2** rounds

[QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[Third Wave Digital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/third-wave-digital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Luminari Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminari-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Universal Music Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/universal-music-group) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[United Talent Agency](https://millionrounds.com/fund/united-talent-agency) VC firm **2** rounds

[ProSieben](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosieben) Investment firm **1** round, led 1

ProSiebenSat.1 Media no record of our own yet **1** round, led 1

[Michael Liou](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-liou) Angel **1** round

[Anthony Saleh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthony-saleh) VC firm **1** round

[BSkyB](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bskyb) Growth equity **1** round

[Sky](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sky) VC firm **1** round

[Scripps Networks Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scripps-networks-interactive) Growth equity **1** round

[Jeremy Zimmer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremy-zimmer) Angel **1** round

[Ross Levinsohn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ross-levinsohn) Angel **1** round

[Windsor Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/windsor-media) Investment firm **1** round

[Rho West](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rho-west) VC firm **1** round

[Idris Mokhtarzada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idris-mokhtarzada) Angel **1** round

[Sky Startup Investments & Partnerships](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sky-startup-investments-and-partnerships) Investment firm **1** round

[Todd Wagner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/todd-wagner) Angel **1** round

Chris Silbermann no record of our own yet **1** round

Daniel Leff no record of our own yet **1** round

David Rodnitzky no record of our own yet **1** round

Haroon Mokhtarzada no record of our own yet **1** round

Jamie Tarses no record of our own yet **1** round

Jonathan Nelson no record of our own yet **1** round

Michael Liou no record of our own yet **1** round

Mike Jones no record of our own yet **1** round

Pluto TV no record of our own yet **1** round

Sallfort Privatbank no record of our own yet **1** round

Samsung Venture no record of our own yet **1** round

Tom Whalley no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=pluto-tv).

## 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 Pictures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paramount-pictures) Corporate VC Per its own site

[Colab](https://millionrounds.com/fund/colab) Accelerator Per its own site

[IECP Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iecp-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Waverley Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/waverley-capital) VC firm Per 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.

### How much has Pluto TV raised?

Pluto TV has raised $82M across 5 rounds since 2014.

### When did Pluto TV last raise?

Pluto TV's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $8.3M in Oct 2017.

### What was Pluto TV's biggest round?

Pluto TV's largest round on record is $30M, in Dec 2016, led by ProSiebenSat.1 Media.

### Who backed Pluto TV first?

Pluto TV's first round on record, in Oct 2014, was backed by Great Oaks Venture Capital, Third Wave Digital and Universal Music Group and 3 others.

### What stage is Pluto TV at?

Pluto TV's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Oct 2017.

### Where is Pluto TV based?

Pluto TV is based in the United States.

### Who led Pluto TV's rounds?

ProSieben led the Series B in 2016; ProSiebenSat.1 Media led the funding round in 2016.

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