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The Chernin Group

Private Equity, Venture Capital · Founded 2009 · Santa Monica, United States

TCG is a multi-stage investment firm dedicated to building consumer businesses

85 portfolio companies Private Equity, Venture Capital · $2.6B invested · 110 investments · Investor rank #1,224 · Last investment 5/2026
Portfolio companies 85 ↑ 45% 5y
Decacorns 2
Thoroughbreds 9 ↑ 17% 5y
01 · Biggest holdings

The Chernin Group’s biggest current holdings.

The most valuable companies The Chernin Group still holds — unicorns and thoroughbreds it has backed, ordered by Dealroom’s latest valuation. Companies that have been acquired or gone public are in Exits instead. Where a cap table names The Chernin Group directly, the stake and its estimated value are shown too.

#CompanyEst. stakeValuationEst. value
  1. 1 OpenSeaDecacorn · Fintech · USA $13.3B
  2. 2 ŌURADecacorn · Health · Finland $10.9B
  3. 3 Ro HealthUnicorn · Health · USA $7.0B
  4. 4 Hugging FaceUnicorn · Enterprise Software · USA $4.5B
  5. 5 Everly HealthUnicorn · Health · USA $2.9B
  6. 6 PapaUnicorn · Health · USA $1.4B
  7. 7 SubstackUnicorn · Media · USA 6.5% $1.1B $72M
  8. 8 Dapper LabsGaming · Canada 2.5% $500M $13M

Estimated value = The Chernin Group’s disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. The Chernin Group also appears inside investor groups in ŌURA, where a standalone stake isn’t disclosed. See the underlying cap tables on Dealroom →

02 · Exits

The Chernin Group’s biggest exits.

Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from The Chernin Group’s transaction record.

$4.9B acquisition · 2023
Entered Series AGaming
$4.0B IPO · 2022
Entered SeedNow $4.1BFintech
$1.2B acquisition · 2020
Media
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$1.1B acquisition · 2013
Entered Series B+Media
03 · Portfolio analysis

Where The Chernin Group’s portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 85 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. USA91
  2. UK3
  3. Germany2
  4. New Zealand2
  5. Australia1
  6. Brazil1
  7. Canada1
  8. Finland1
  9. France1
  10. Hong Kong1
  11. India1
  12. UAE1
By sectorCount
  1. Media39
  2. Health14
  3. Sports12
  4. Gaming10
  5. Fintech9
  6. Music9
  7. Fashion7
  8. Enterprise Software6
  9. Transportation5
  10. Wellness Beauty5
  11. Food4
  12. Education3
By stage enteredCount
  1. Series A31
  2. Seed30
  3. Series B+26
By growth stageCount
  1. Breakout Stage47
  2. Early Growth30
  3. Late Growth29
  4. Mature1
04 · Portfolio market map

Inside The Chernin Group’s portfolio.

The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 85 tracked.

ŌURA
Health · Decacorn
$11B
Ro Health
Health · Unicorn
$7.0B
Scopely
Gaming · Unicorn
$4.9B
Dapper Labs
Gaming
$500M
SoundCloud
Music
$500M
OpenSea
Fintech · Decacorn
$13B
Hugging Face
Enterprise Software · Unicorn
$4.5B
Dave.com
Fintech · Unicorn
$4.1B
Everly Health
Health · Unicorn
$2.9B
Papa
Health · Unicorn
$1.4B
Flipboard
Media
$750M
Substack
Media · Unicorn
$1.1B
Cameo
Media
$100M
Barstool Sports
Sports
$586M
Headspace Health
Health · Unicorn
$3.0B
Zola
Home Living
$400M
Equip Health
Health
$187M
The Athletic
Sports
$550M
Medium
Media
$200M
Found
Health
$600M
Lovevery
Education
$800M
Tumblr
Media
$3.0M
Parsley Health
Health
$104M
Unrivaled Sports
Sports
$480M
Premier Lacrosse League
Sports
$400M
Judo Bio
Health
$300M
Exploding Kittens
Gaming
$160M
Better Place Forests
Energy
$200M
Embrace
Enterprise Software
$225M
The Pro's Closet
Transportation
$160M
Hume AI
Enterprise Software
$200M
ShopShops
Fashion
$143M
MiTú
Media
$40M
Flipside Crypto
Fintech
$350M
Reserve
Food
$20M
Cars and Bids
Transportation
$222M
Hodinkee
Fashion
$100M
Doppler Labs
Music
$96M
MeatEater
Media
$200M
Mediakraft Networks
Media
$73M
Doppler Labs
Music
ZATV
Media
$120M
Stoggles
Fashion
$160M
Goldin Auctions
Sports
$160M
Seed Health
Health
$160M
Classic Football Shirts
Fashion
Baobab Studios
Media
$100M
Surfline
Sports
Fullscreen Inc
Media
$120M
Stadium Goods
Sports
$250M
Wonderbly
Media
$34M
Bloomlife
Health
$49M
Crypto Unicorns
Gaming
$104M
Medallion
Music
$55M
Second Spectrum
Sports
$200M
Virtually Human Studio
Gaming
$80M
Epic gardening
Food
$70M
Drivetime
Gaming
$55M
The Action Network
Gaming
$240M
Alliance of American Football
Media
$40M
05 · Portfolio founders

Where The Chernin Group’s portfolio founders come from.

136 founders across the 100 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. United States92
  2. United Kingdom14
  3. New Zealand4
  4. Germany3
  5. Argentina2
  6. Australia2
  7. Finland2
  8. France2
  9. India2
  10. Peru2
UniversityCount
  1. Stanford University7
  2. Columbia University4
  3. Cornell University4
  4. Dartmouth College4
  5. Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania4
  6. Duke University3
  7. Harvard University3
  8. Renmin University of China3
  9. Yale University3
  10. Brown University2
Previous companyCount
  1. Alphabet | Google5
  2. Bitmaker Labs3
  3. IBM3
  4. Microsoft3
  5. AT&T2
  6. Atlas Venture2
  7. BBC2
  8. Bersin by Deloitte2
  9. Centrapay2
  10. Deloitte2