# John Shahidi, President at Shots Studios

> John Shahidi, President at Shots Studios. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/john-shahidi (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Newport Beach, US · Angel

# John Shahidi

President at Shots Studios

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 3 episodes

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Shyp](https://millionrounds.com/startup/shyp)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Tyson 2.0 Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2021

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 20 Feb 2026 · 3h 7m Palmer Luckey LIVE from NYSE, Supreme Court Smackdown, Data Center Backlash | Ryan Petersen, Jonathan Gould, Diogo Mónica, Joe Lonsdale, John Shahidi, Will Bruey, Sam Levenback, Alex Heath With [John Shahidi](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-shahidi) Mentions [Joe Lonsdale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-lonsdale)[Palmer Luckey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palmer-luckey)[Ryan Petersen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-petersen) About this episode Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (01:07) - Ryan Petersen, founder and CEO of Flexport, a global supply chain management company, discusses the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that invalidated former President Trump's broad tariffs, highlighting the uncertainty surrounding potential… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 22 Sept 2025 · 3h 22m Inside ChatGPT’s Uses, NVIDIA Pours $100B into OpenAI | Kimbal Musk & Shervin Pishevar, John Shahidi, Laura Deming, Steven Glinert, Austin Petersmith, Ethan Barajas & Jamie Palmer With [Austin Petersmith](https://millionrounds.com/person/austin-petersmith)[John Shahidi](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-shahidi)[Kimbal Musk](https://millionrounds.com/person/kimbal-musk)[Laura Deming](https://millionrounds.com/person/laura-deming) Mentions [Shervin Pishevar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shervin-pishevar) About this episode (01:21) - Inside ChatGPT’s Everyday Uses (35:28) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (58:21) - John Shahidi is an Iranian-American entrepreneur and content/media executive based in Newport Beach, California. He co-founded Shots Studios (formerly Rock Software / RockLive) with his brother Sam Shahidi,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/upfront-ventures) · 9 Sept 2015 · 56 min John Shahidi, CEO and co-founder of Shots - Bothsides TV Episode 13 with Mark Suster With [John Shahidi](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-shahidi) Mentions [Suster Mark](https://millionrounds.com/person/suster-mark) About this episode Mark Suster sits down with John Shahidi, CEO and co-founder of Shots. They discuss how he thinks about building products for younger audiences and how he worked with celebrities at the startups he has built. More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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