Legendary Ventures
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| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded 📆 | 2012 |
| Founder 👔 | Jayson Kim Jamie Driver Kent Anderson |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | New York City, New York, United States Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Legendary Ventures is an American venture capital firm focused on investing in consumer, retail, and technology companies.[1] The company has headquarters in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles.[2] Their major investments include the aerospace company SpaceX[1][3][4] and Pinterest.[5]
History[edit]
Legendary Ventures was founded in 2012 by Jamie Driver, co-founder of Morpheus Media[6] and Jayson Kim, formerly with J.Crew Group and TPG Capital (formerly Texas Pacific Group).[7][8]
The firm's partners include Kent Anderson, who co-founded Macys.com then served as the President of Innovation at Macy's.[9] The firm also includes a number of executives on its advisory board across the consumer, retail, and technology industries including Sean Atkins, the former CEO of Viacom's MTV,[10][11] Wendy Calhoun,[8] a Hollywood producer, and Robbie Myers, the former Editor-in-Chief of Elle.[12][13]
In 2019, Legendary Ventures has invested in Gemist, a customizable fashion brand.[14][15][16] In 2020, Legendary Ventures also invested in ToyBox Labs,[17] a 3D printer manufacturing company for kids that appeared on the reality television series Shark Tank.[17][18][19] In September 2020, Legendary Ventures made a major investment in aerospace company SpaceX.[1][4][20]
Model[edit]
Legendary Ventures invests in various sectors with a focus on the consumer market and consumer retail technology companies.[1] In addition to start-up and early stage funding, Legendary Ventures connects investors with retail directors to facilitate an exchange of industry and operating knowledge.
Investments[edit]
Legendary Ventures' notable investments include:
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Legendary Ventures Invests In Space Exploration Technologies". September 27, 2020.
- ↑ "Legendary Ventures: California (US): OpenCorporates". opencorporates.com.
- ↑ "SpaceX Gets Investment From Legendary Ventures - socaltech.com". www.socaltech.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Here Are the Largest Raises in Los Angeles in 2020". dot.LA. December 21, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Legendary Ventures". tracxn.com.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Jamie Driver - CB Insights". www.cbinsights.com.
- ↑ GmbH, finanzen net. "Legendary Ventures Caps Landmark Year With New Advisory Board Appointments". markets.businessinsider.com.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Live From net.Marketing: J. Crew Online Tracking Produces 5% Lift". Chief Marketer.
- ↑ "Legendary Ventures". Fintech Without Borders.
- ↑ Gumpel, Eve (November 11, 2008). "Love What You Do". Entrepreneur.
- ↑ "CLU Magazine - August 2020". Issuu.
- ↑ Hopkins, Kathryn; Hopkins, Kathryn (December 12, 2019). "Life After Magazines: What Five Former Editors Did Next".
- ↑ "Legendary Ventures Partners With Girl Scouts Of The USA, AlphaWeek". www.alpha-week.com.
- ↑ Lewis, Sam (July 20, 2020). "De Beers Group invests in digital 'try-and-buy' jewellery brand Gemist".
- ↑ "Q&A With Gemist Founder Madeline Fraser: What's Next for the Brand After De Beers' Investment".
- ↑ "Gemist gets investment from DeBeers to grow its 'try-it-at-home' jewelry brand". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "ToyBox: What Happened To Kids 3D Printer After $150,000 Shark Tank Deal". 2paragraphs.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Announced! Top 12 Startups to Watch in 2021". December 14, 2020.
- ↑ Dorbian, Iris (October 20, 2020). "Legendary Ventures backs Toybox Labs".
- ↑ "De Epic Games a SpaceX: os negócios que receberam mais investimentos de venture capital no mundo em 2020". InfoMoney (in português). 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ↑ "AdTheorent". tracxn.com.
- ↑ "Bevite launches platform for retailers". www.retail-insight-network.com.
- ↑ "足不出户就能买到私人定制珠宝？互联网珠宝品牌「Gemist」获 De Beers 投资_详细解读_最新资讯_热点事件_36氪". www.36kr.com.
- ↑ "Snagtag". tracxn.com.
- ↑ "当酒品牌开始打女性的主意_新浪科技_新浪网". tech.sina.com.cn. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
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