Roc Nation

Roc Nation, founded in 2008 by Shawn "JAY Z" Carter, is a comprehensive entertainment company based in New York that specializes in various aspects of the music industry. It provides a range of services including artist, songwriter, and producer management, music publishing, touring and merchandising, as well as film and television production. The company boasts a diverse roster of acclaimed artists and producers, such as Rihanna, J Cole, and Timbaland. In addition to its core music operations, Roc Nation has a sports management division that partners with CAA Sports, focusing on enhancing athletes' careers through marketing, endorsement deals, and brand strategy. The sports division represents high-profile athletes, including Kevin Durant and Skylar Diggins, further expanding Roc Nation's influence beyond music and into the realm of sports and entertainment.

Jay Brown

Co-CEO

8 past transactions

Duetti

Series A in 2023
Duetti is a music fintech company that specializes in providing financial solutions for independent musicians. The company acquires catalog rights from artists and monetizes these assets through data-driven strategies and social media marketing. Duetti aims to facilitate quick access to catalog sales, thereby unlocking new investment opportunities for a diverse range of musicians. By offering data-informed pricing for established tracks, the company enables artists to sell individual tracks or portions of their catalog. Duetti's approach not only supports musicians financially but also helps them achieve their professional and personal goals.

Fanatics

Private Equity Round in 2021
Fanatics, Inc. is a prominent global sports merchandise company that designs, manufactures, and distributes licensed sports apparel and fan gear. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, the company operates through various retail channels, including online, mobile, and physical stores. Fanatics serves a diverse range of customers, including professional sports leagues, collegiate teams, and media brands, effectively meeting the dynamic expectations of sports fans in today's mobile-first, on-demand market. With additional offices in California and the United Kingdom, Fanatics has established itself as a key player in the sports e-commerce sector, continuously enhancing its offerings to cater to the needs of fans and retailers alike.

Ethos Life

Series D in 2021
Ethos Life is an insurance company that provides modern and ethical life insurance to protect life. They’re building ground-breaking software for life insurance (a $650 billion market) and the company's mission is to make protecting your family affordable, accessible, and instant. It also employs a human approach in delivering its services. Ethos policies are issued and guaranteed by Legal & General America (LGA), a large U.S. life insurance provider since 1836. They use technology to learn about what makes you unique so that they can find new and truly personal ways to cover you. Ethos was founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

Manticore Games

Corporate Round in 2020
Manticore Games, Inc. is a video game developer based in San Mateo, California, and was founded in 2016 by industry veterans with diverse experience across PC, console, mobile, and virtual reality games. The company is known for its platform, Core, which serves as both a game construction kit and a social gaming platform. Core allows users to build, share, and play online games with minimal coding experience, enabling aspiring game developers to create and publish games quickly, often in less than an hour. Manticore Games aims to foster a community where users can explore a vast universe of games, promoting creativity and collaboration among new generation game makers.

Oatly

Private Equity Round in 2020
Oatly delivers products that have maximum nutritional value and minimal environmental impact. The company's sole purpose is to make it easy for people to turn what they eat and drink into personal moments of healthy joy without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process.

Promise

Seed Round in 2018
Promise Network Inc. is an organization based in Oakland, California, founded in 2017, that aims to reduce recidivism and enhance community safety by providing alternatives to incarceration. Through its application platform, Promise offers a comprehensive suite of services for arrestees who cannot afford bail, including personalized care plans that incorporate court-mandated conditions and access to essential services such as drug treatment, housing assistance, and job training. The platform facilitates intake and assessment, ongoing support, and supervision, allowing for effective communication and coordination among care teams. By working with county governments, Promise helps manage the jail population and fosters better long-term outcomes for both individuals and communities by promoting rehabilitation over incarceration.

Supernova

Venture Round in 2012
Supernova (formerly Viddy) is a simple way for anyone to capture, beautify, and share amazing videos with the world. Capture key moments of your life, instantly produce it into a beautiful video, and share it with those who matter most. We've imagined a better way to experience mobile videos: + Instantly create visually stunning clips using our cinematic production packs. + One-click sharing to the social web, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. + Meaningful feedback from those who matter most -- friends, family and more. + Realtime video discovery and exploration from a vibrant community. + An endless source of creativity, inspiration and personal expression.

Stance

Series A in 2011
Stance is a designer and manufacturer of socks for men, women, and kids. It also manufactures anklets, thigh highs, knee highs, snow, sports, and adventure socks, and a variety of underwear that helps athletes, performers, and iconic cultural influencers to express themselves and are sold exclusively through their retail partnerships.
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