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Investor profile

Jesse Jacobs

Co-Founder and Partner, The Chernin Group (TCG)

About

Jesse Jacobs co-founded The Chernin Group in 2010 after working at Goldman Sachs, and he focuses on a "content-to-commerce" thesis where he backs businesses that start with passionate audiences around creators or brands and then expand into products and commerce. He has developed a specialty in "fandom as an asset class," repeatedly investing in companies where intense fan engagement serves as the core competitive advantage, from sports media like Barstool Sports to collectibles like Funko and trading cards. Jesse Jacobs co-founded The Chernin Group in 2010 after working at Goldman Sachs, and he focuses on a "content-to-commerce" thesis where he backs businesses that start with passionate audiences around creators or brands and then expand into products and commerce. He has developed a specialty in "fandom as an asset class," repeatedly investing in companies where intense fan engagement serves as the core competitive advantage, from sports media like Barstool Sports to collectibles like Funko and trading cards.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Consumer
Media
CPG / D2C
Gaming
VR
Web3
Crypto

Investment details

Avg check size$50K - $5M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA