Investing Profile

Mike Kerns(1)

VCInvestor

Partner at TCG

tcg.coSan Francisco, California

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Networks Mike is a member of

NewCo Network

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NewCo Network

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Top-Patents Network

1039 CONNECTIONS

Top-Patents Network

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BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P. Network

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Current Investing Position

TCG (The Chernin Group) Partner

Investment Range

$100K - $5.0M

Sweet Spot

$1.5M

Investments On Record

Mike Kerns is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Entertainment & Sports (Seed)Entertainment & Sports (Series B)Entertainment & Sports (Series A)Media/Content (Seed)Consumer Internet (Series B)Marketplaces (Series B)Media/Content (Series B)Media/Content (Series A)Marketplaces (Series A)Consumer Internet (Seed)San Francisco Bay Area Consumer Internet (Series A)Marketplaces (Seed)

Mike Kerns's Investments On Record (11)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Substack	Series CJul 2025$100M	$200M
Co-investors: Andrew Chen (Andreessen Horowitz), Wei Guo (UpHonest Capital), Bernardt Vogel (VU Venture Partners), Justin Waldron (Xfund), Mood Rawghani (Bond), Mood Rowghani (Bond), Naval Ravikant (Sm4rt Predictive Systems), Conor Bronsdon (Swytchcode), Immad Akhund (Y Combinator), Brad Flora (Y Combinator), Audrey Gelman (Audrey Gelman), Kenji Niwa, Hari Lakshmanan, Mark Pincus, Emmett Shear
Night	Series UnknownSep 2022$18M	$18M
Co-investors: Jacob Smilovitz (Meating Place)
Premier Lacrosse League	Series DJul 2022
Co-investors: Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures), Rich Kleiman (35V), Kevin Durant (Unknown Ventures)
Sketchy	Series ADec 2020$30M	$59M
Co-investors: Michaela Venuti (TCG (The Chernin Group)), James Kim (Reach Capital)
Surfline	Series UnknownDec 2020$30M	$30M
MeatEater	Series UnknownOct 2019$50M	$50M
Co-investors: Marco DeMeireles (Ansa Capital)
The Action Network	Series BFeb 2019$18M Series AJan 2019	$18M
Co-investors: Jens Hilgers (BITKRAFT Ventures), Marco DeMeireles (Ansa Capital), Stephen Reisert (RSE Ventures), Adam Marchick
Drivetime	SeedNov 2018$4M Seed RoundNov 2018$4M	$19M
Co-investors: Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Aydin Senkut (Felicis Ventures), Jay Chi (Makers Fund), Paul Bernard (Amazon), Maynard Webb (Webb Investment Network), Chris Howard (Fuel Capital), Keisuke Honda (KSK ANGEL FUND), Eduardo Vivas (ShareBear Capital), Jordan Fudge (Sinai Ventures), Hootan Rashidifard (Hash3), Justin Waldron (Xfund), David Ambrose (Steadfast Venture Capital), Scott Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Cyan Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Adam Foroughi, Mark Pincus

Mike Kerns's Experience

Partner TCG2015 - Present

President, Digital The Chernin Group2015 - Present

Founder & CEO Citizen Sports Network2003 - Present

Associate Nexus NotesPresent

Associate Stealth Company (John Davis)Present

Vice President of Business Development PlayfishPresent

Vice President of Business Development Nexus NotesPresent

Vice President of Business Development Stealth Company (John Davis)Present

Associate StartupsPresent

Associate BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present

Vice President of Business Development StartupsPresent

Vice President of Business Development BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present

VP. Social and Personalization YahooPresent

SVP Product Homepage and Verticals YahooPresent

Vice President of Business Development Angel Investors, L.P.Present

Associate Asset Management GroupPresent

Vice President of Business Development Asset Management GroupPresent

VP. Social and Personalization yahooPresent

SVP Product Homepage and Verticals yahooPresent

Founder & CEO Citizen SportsPresent

Associate NewCoPresent

Vice President of Business Development NewCoPresent

Associate Top-PatentsPresent

Vice President of Business Development Top-PatentsPresent

Partner TCG (The Chernin Group)Present

SVP Product Homepage and Verticals Yahoo!2013 - 2015

VP. Social and Personalization Yahoo!2010 - 2013

Vice President of Business Development Steinberg and Moorad Sports Management2001 - 2004

Associate Angel Investors, L.P.2000 - 2001

Mike Kerns's Education

UCLA

University of California, Los Angeles

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