# Steve Stoute, Founder/ceo at UnitedMasters

> Steve Stoute, Founder/ceo at UnitedMasters. 2 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

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

New York City, US · Partner

# Steve Stoute

Founder/ceo at UnitedMasters

Latest rounds

- **Mass Appeal** Series A · $6M Mar 2017
- **Mayvenn** Series A · $10M Jun 2015

Backs *Entertainment* *Consumer Services* *Beauty*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 2 last Mar 2017
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 +1 mentions
- **Books:** 1 written

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 2 rounds name them
- ✓ **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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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 2
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $16M
- **Active:** 2015–17

2017

- [Mass Appeal](https://millionrounds.com/company/mass-appeal) *Series A* **$6M** *US* Mar 2017 Joined · +8 investors

2015

- [Mayvenn](https://millionrounds.com/company/mayvenn) *Series A* **$10M** *US* Jun 2015 Joined · +7 investors · historical

By stage

- Series A **2**

What they backed

Entertainment **1** Consumer Services **1** Beauty **1**

Alongside

- [Andreessen Horowitz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)
- Charles King *1*
- [Core Innovation Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-innovation-capital)
- [Cross Culture Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cross-culture-ventures)
- [Impact America *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/impact-america)
- [Jimmy Iovine *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jimmy-iovine)
- Jon Jashni *1*
- Karen Lauder *1*

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Carol's Daughter](https://millionrounds.com/startup/carol-s-daughter)
- [Mass Appeal](https://millionrounds.com/company/mass-appeal)
- [Mayvenn](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mayvenn-2)
- [Moment House](https://millionrounds.com/startup/moment-house)

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Genius Media Group, Inc.** Director since 2020

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

## Their book

- The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy Steve Stoute · 2011 3.87 from 534 ratings on Goodreads About the book The business marketing genius at the forefront of today's entertainment marketing revolution helps corporate America get hip to today's new consumer-the tan generation - by learning from hip-hop and youth culture. "He is the conduit between corporate America and rap and the… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 20 Sept 2026 · 57 min Nas, Grandmaster Caz, Steve Stoute & Ben Horowitz on Paying Hip-Hop’s Pioneers Their Due With [Steve Stoute](https://millionrounds.com/person/mr-steve-stoute) Their book [The Tanning of America](https://millionrounds.com/person/mr-steve-stoute#books) Mentions [Ben Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-horowitz) About this episode Ben Horowitz and Erik Torenberg sit down with Nas, Grandmaster Caz, and Steve Stoute for a conversation about the Paid in Full Foundation and its mission to recognize and support the pioneers who built hip-hop. Ben, Nas, and Steve share how the foundation began, why simply giving artists money… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Steve Stoute in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) · 13 Dec 2017 · 1h 12m Episode #3: The Future of the Music Industry with Aston Motes, Parker Thompson and Ed Aten Mentions [Aston Motes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aston-motes)[Parker Thompson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/parker-thompson)[AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)[Steve Stoute](https://millionrounds.com/person/mr-steve-stoute) About this episode This episode is all about the future of music. Erik sat down with Parker Thompson, Aston Motes and Ed Aten to discuss how music has been regulated in the past and how that might change in the future, the argument for why copyright is a good thing for music, how blockchain might change the industry,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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