Mike Kerns

Mike Kerns

Co-founder & Partner atTCGCalifornia

Mike Kerns is a co-founder and partner at TCG, joining The Chernin Group in 2015. He previously worked at Yahoo! and co-founded Citizen Sports, and holds a BA in History from UCLA.

What Mike can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atSeries BMostly follows a lead
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TCG writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Angel Investors, L.P. · Associate
  2. Steinberg & Moorad Sports Management · Chief of Staff
  3. Citizen Sports · CEO
  4. Yahoo! · Senior Vice President
  5. The Chernin Group, LLC · Co-founder and Partner
    2015
  6. The Chernin Group, LLC · President of TCG Digital
    2015-null
  7. TCG · Co-founder & Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Citizen Sports

Investments named in public bios

Food52MeatEaterSketchyMedicalSurflineSofar SoundsNight MediaFunkoPLLTCGThe Action NetworkOtter MediaEllation (Crunchyroll)Barstool SportsCameo

Focus

digital mediaconsumer technologyinvestmentsportsmediacontent

Education

UCLA, BA in History

Also at TCG

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Questions

Who is Mike Kerns?

Mike Kerns is a co-founder and partner at TCG, joining The Chernin Group in 2015. He previously worked at Yahoo! and co-founded Citizen Sports, and holds a BA in History from UCLA.

How much does Mike Kerns invest?

Mike Kerns invests through TCG, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at series b.

How do I pitch Mike Kerns?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Mike in the subject. A warm intro from a founder TCG backed works better.

What did Mike Kerns do before TCG?

Associate at Angel Investors, L.P.; Chief of Staff at Steinberg & Moorad Sports Management; CEO at Citizen Sports; Senior Vice President at Yahoo!; Co-founder and Partner at The Chernin Group, LLC; President of TCG Digital at The Chernin Group, LLC.

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