# The Chernin Group: portfolio, investments and team

> The Chernin Group is a vc firm based in United States. 25 investments on record, latest Jul 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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# The Chernin Group

Last cheque observed Jul 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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Series A Seed Venture

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 25 on record

Since the last cheque **476** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$17M** Rounds led **1 of 25** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 79%**

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## The Chernin Group highlights

- 01 25 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 50% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $24M
- 04 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Based in:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **25 appearances**

- **2025** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Substack](https://millionrounds.com/company/substack)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$100M** *Led*
- **2019** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Scopely](https://millionrounds.com/company/scopely)** Series D · US · TechCrunch **$200M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Cameo](https://millionrounds.com/company/cameo)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$50M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Embrace](https://millionrounds.com/company/embrace)** US · FinSMEs **$4.5M** With 4 others
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[The Athletic](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-athletic)** Series C · US · Axios **$40M** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[Parsely Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/parsely-health)** US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 4 others
- **2017** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Homeis](https://millionrounds.com/company/homeis)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$4.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Anchor](https://millionrounds.com/company/anchor)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 6 others
- **2016** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Joy](https://millionrounds.com/company/joy)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$2.5M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Doppler Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/doppler-labs)** Series B · US · VentureBeat **$24M** Sole investor
- **2015** 5 rounds
- **Sept** **[Medium](https://millionrounds.com/company/medium)** Series B · US **$57M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Headspace](https://millionrounds.com/company/headspace)** Venture · US **$30M** With 12 others
- **Jul** **[Doppler Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/doppler-labs)** Series B · US **$17M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Lost My Name](https://millionrounds.com/company/lost-my-name)** Series A · GB **$9.0M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Draft](https://millionrounds.com/company/draft)** Series A · US **$3.5M** With 4 others
- **2014** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Scopely](https://millionrounds.com/company/scopely)** Series A · US **$35M** With 10 others
- **May** **[Media Redefined](https://millionrounds.com/company/media-redefined)** Seed · IN **$2.3M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Otter Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/otter-media)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[SoundCloud Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/soundcloud-inc)** Series D · DE **$60M** With 2 others
- **2013** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Graphic India](https://millionrounds.com/company/graphic-india)** Seed · SG **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[MiTu Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/mitu-network)** Series A · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Base79](https://millionrounds.com/company/base79)** Venture · GB · finsmes.com **$10M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Scopely](https://millionrounds.com/company/scopely)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$8.5M** With 25 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Sept** **[Tumblr](https://millionrounds.com/company/tumblr)** Series E · US · finsmes.com **$85M** With 7 others
- **2010** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Flipboard](https://millionrounds.com/company/flipboard)** Series A · US · allthingsd.com **$11M** With 8 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## The team

We hold **2** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Tumblr](https://millionrounds.com/company/tumblr)** Bought by [Yahoo!](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yahoo) **$1.1B** May 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Series A Seed Venture

Median round joined **$17M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$24M**

Led 1 of 25 rounds **4%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2025
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *6*
- Seed *4*
- Venture *4*
- Series B *4*
- Series C *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 6
- [Advancit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital) 4
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 3
- [Sands Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sands-capital-ventures) 3
- [Allen & Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-and-company) 2
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as The Chernin Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**Greycroft** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Advancit Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Sands Capital Ventures** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sands-capital-ventures)[**Allen & Company** Wealth manager **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/allen-and-company)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Eniac** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**Greylock** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[**Miramar Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/miramar-venture-partners)[**Obvious Ventures** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## Recently backed

The latest companies The Chernin Group put money into.

[**Substack** $100M · Jul 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/substack)[**Scopely** $200M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/scopely)[**Cameo** $50M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/cameo)[**Embrace** $4.5M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/embrace)[**The Athletic** $40M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-athletic)[**Homeis** $4.0M · Dec 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/homeis)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name The Chernin Group in their description, not their title.

- [The Deal](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-deal) 30 Jul 2026 · 24 min Andy Campion’s Unrivaled Approach to Youth Sports Mentions [Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chernin-group)[The Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-chernin-group-tcg) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 31 Oct 2025 · 3h 25m Marc Andreessen & Ilya Sutskever Host TBPN, Mag 7 Earnings Recap | Aydin Senkut, Dean Ball, Shreya Murthy, Lulu Meservey & Gaby Goldberg, Jakob Diepenbrock, Shishir Mehrotra, Karri Saarinen With [Gaby Goldberg](https://millionrounds.com/person/gaby-goldberg)[Ilya Sutskever](https://millionrounds.com/person/ilya-sutskever)[Karri Saarinen](https://millionrounds.com/person/karri-saarinen-2) Mentions [Aydin Senkut](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aydin-senkut)[Marc Andreessen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-andreessen)[Shishir Mehrotra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shishir-mehrotra) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Deal](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-deal) 11 Jul 2024 · 32 min The Investment Case for Youth Sports with TCG's Jesse Jacobs With [Jesse Jacobs](https://millionrounds.com/person/jesse-jacobs) Mentions [Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chernin-group)[The Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-chernin-group-tcg) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Peel](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-peel) 15 Feb 2024 · 1h 36m Epic Gardening's $100+ Million YouTube Playbook with Kevin Espiritu, Founder and CEO Mentions [Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chernin-group)[The Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-chernin-group-tcg) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) 8 Feb 2022 · 1h 0m Peter Chernin - Betting on Passion - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 263] Mentions [Peter Chernin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-chernin)[Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chernin-group)[The Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-chernin-group-tcg) Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about The Chernin Group

### What does The Chernin Group invest in?

The Chernin Group invests most often at Series A and Seed (50% of the rounds on record).

### How active is The Chernin Group?

25 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2025.

### What has The Chernin Group invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Substack (Series C, Jul 2025), Scopely (Series D, Oct 2019) and Cameo (Series B, Jun 2019).

### How big are The Chernin Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

### Does The Chernin Group lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 25 investments on record (4%).

### Where does The Chernin Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (79%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

### Is The Chernin Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2025.

### Who does The Chernin Group invest alongside?

Most often Greycroft (6 rounds together), Advancit Capital (4 rounds together) and BoxGroup (3 rounds together).

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