About Michael Ovitz
Michael Ovitz is an angel investor based out of Santa Monica, United States. Their journey in the startup ecosystem started in 1975 through CAA. Michael Ovitz has founded 1 company. They are currently acting as the, and as the co-founder of CAA. As an angel investor, Michael Ovitz has a portfolio of 33 companies, focusing primarily on sectors like Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 20 more sectors. They invest in companies across United States, United Kingdom and 3 more. Their most notable investments include companies like Medium and OpenSea.
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Michael Ovitz's Investments
Michael Ovitz has invested in 33 companies. Their most recent investment was in Isara (Series C Round) on Mar 27, 2026. Their investments are primarily in Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 20 more sectors. Their investment portfolio include companies in United States, United Kingdom and 3 more.Here is the list of recent investments by Michael Ovitz:
Date | Company | Round | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 27, 2026 | Series C | $94M | and 2 more | |
Dec 01, 2025 | Series B | $300M | ||
Jul 28, 2025 | Series A | $60M | ||
Oct 03, 2024 | Series A | $25.2M |
Michael Ovitz's Portfolio Exits
Here are the details of all portfolio exits by Michael Ovitz:
Company | Description | Location | Total Funding | Founded Year | Exit Type | Exit Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Online platform for homeowners insurance | Palo Alto (United States) | $709M | 2015 | IPO | Jan 15, 2021 | |
Platform to invest in stock market in a group | San Francisco (United States) | $36.5M | 2001 | Acquisition | Aug 24, 2023 | |
Platform designed for creators, influencers, and entrepreneurs | Berkeley (United States) | $5.6M | 2018 | Acquisition | Apr 22, 2024 |
Michael Ovitz's Portfolio Unicorns
Michael Ovitz has 6 unicorns in the portfolio including OpenSea, Vise Financial and 4 more.
Here is the list of top portfolio unicorns by Michael Ovitz:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blockchain-based web3 marketplace | $427M | 2017 | Series C | New York City | |
AI-based portfolio management solutions | $172M | 2016 | Series C | New York |
Michael Ovitz's Founded Companies
Michael Ovitz has founded CAA.
Here is the detail of this founded company:
Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year | Current Stage | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Provider of digital & content marketing and branding services | $263M | 1975 | Acquired | Los Angeles |
Michael Ovitz's Top News
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Oliver Space emerges from Stealth with $6.8M in seed funding to quickly furnish your home within 15 minutesTechStartups.com•Oct 29, 2019•Oliver, Mayfield, Abstract Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and 10 others
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Relativity Space becomes fully-funded with $140 million investmentWafb•Oct 01, 2019•Tribe Capital, Republic Labs, Playground Global, Social Capital and 12 others
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PlayVS raises $50 million more for high school esports platformVentureBeat•Sep 18, 2019•PlayVS, New Enterprise Associates, Battery Ventures, Sapphire Ventures and 7 others
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