Investing Profile

Mike Kerns(1)

VCInvestor
Partner at The Chernin Group
tcg.coSan Francisco, California
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Connected to Pete Flint (NFX).

Networks Mike is a member of
NewCo Network
1586 CONNECTIONS
NewCo Network
1586 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1030 CONNECTIONS
Top-Patents Network
1030 CONNECTIONS
Asset Management Group Network
215 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
The Chernin Group Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
13

Mike Kerns is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Mike Kerns's Investments On Record (11)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Substack
Series CJul 2025$100M
$200M
Co-investors: Justin Waldron (Polychain Capital), Andrew Chen (Andreessen Horowitz), Wei Guo (UpHonest Capital), Mood Rawghani (Bond), Mood Rowghani (Bond), Bernardt Vogel (VU Venture Partners), Naval Ravikant (Sm4rt Predictive Systems), Conor Bronsdon (Ridwell), Hari Lakshmanan, Kenji Niwa, Mark Pincus
Night
Series UnknownSep 2022$18M
$18M
Co-investors: Jacob Smilovitz (TCG (The Chernin Group))
Premier Lacrosse League
Series DJul 2022
Co-investors: Bryan Rosenblatt (Craft Ventures)
Surfline
Series UnknownDec 2020$30M
$30M
Sketchy
Series UnknownSep 2020$30M
$59M
Co-investors: James Kim (Reach Capital), Michaela Venuti (TCG (The Chernin Group))
MeatEater
Series UnknownOct 2019$50M
$50M
The Action Network
Series BFeb 2019$18M
Series AJan 2019
$18M
Co-investors: Stephen Reisert (RSE Ventures)
Drivetime
Seed RoundNov 2018$4M
SeedNov 2018$4M
$19M
Co-investors: Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures), Aydin Senkut (Felicis Ventures), Justin Waldron (Polychain Capital), Hootan Rashidifard (Canaan Partners), Jay Chi (Makers Fund), Jordan Fudge (Sinai Ventures), David Ambrose (Steadfast Venture Capital), Maynard Webb (Webb Investment Network), Scott Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Chris Howard (Fuel Capital), Cyan Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Eduardo Vivas (Curated), Mark Pincus, Adam Foroughi

Mike Kerns's Experience

President, Digital The Chernin Group2015 - Present
Partner TCG2015 - Present
Founder & CEO Citizen Sports Network2003 - Present
Vice President of Business Development Angel Investors, L.P.Present
Partner TCG (The Chernin Group)Present
Vice President of Business Development Top-PatentsPresent
Associate Top-PatentsPresent
Vice President of Business Development NewCoPresent
Associate NewCoPresent
Founder & CEO Citizen SportsPresent
SVP Product Homepage and Verticals yahooPresent
VP. Social and Personalization yahooPresent
Vice President of Business Development Asset Management GroupPresent
Associate Asset Management GroupPresent
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