Investing Profile

Kevin Mayer

VCInvestorFounder
Co-Founder/ Managing Partner at Smash Capital
smashcap.comLos Angeles, California
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Hotmail Network
4898 CONNECTIONS
Harvard Business School Network
624 CONNECTIONS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Network
391 CONNECTIONS
Salesforce Network
104 CONNECTIONS
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Current Investing Position
Smash Capital Managing Partner
Investment Range
$100K - $5.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
12
Current Fund Size
$500M

Kevin Mayer is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Kevin Mayer's Investments On Record (12)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Allen Control Systems
Series BJun 2026$200M
$240M
Co-investors: Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Jeff Fluhr (Craft Ventures), Brian Murray (Craft Ventures)
Lore Machine
AngelSep 2024$400K
$400K
Breakr
SeedJul 2021$4M
$6.8M
Co-investors: William Quist (Slow Ventures), Griffin Johnson (Animal Capital), Josh Richards (Super Coffee), Dan Teran (Gutter Capital), Edward Lando (Biowear), Marc Benioff, Justin Waldron, Rich Riley, Baron Davis
Popshop Live
Series AJul 2021$20M
$26M
Co-investors: Ann Miura Ko (Floodgate), Stephen Chau (Sequoia Capital), Sophia Amoruso (Trust Fund), Scooter Braun (TQ Ventures), Schuster Tanger (TQ Ventures), Andrew Marks (TQ Ventures), Ramtin Naimi (Abstract Ventures), Matt Cohler (KKR & Co. Inc.), Cyan Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Scott Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Gautam Gupta (Strata Capital Partners), Baron Davis, Jim Lanzone, Amadeo Brenninkmeijer
Laylo
SeedJun 2021$3M
$6M
Co-investors: Ammar Hanafi (Moment Ventures), Clint Chao (Rafay Systems), Shane Mac (Squared Away), Damian Manning (DEV), Jason Robins
Moment House
SeedOct 2020$2M
$26M
Co-investors: Kirsten Green (Forerunner Ventures), David Krane (GV (Google Ventures)), Jess Lee (Sequoia Capital), Scooter Braun (TQ Ventures), Brian Rothenberg (Defy.vc), Aaron Levie, Jared Leto, Troy Carter, Steve Stoute
Jaunt
Series CSep 2015$65M
$100M
Co-investors: Alex Taussig (Lightspeed Venture Partners), MG Siegler (GV (Google Ventures)), Tim Haley (Redpoint Ventures), M.G. Siegler (GV (Google Ventures)), David Wu (Maveron LLC)
MakieLab
SeedJul 2015$120K
$1.1M
Co-investors: Daniel James (GGFolks), Petteri Koponen (Lifeline Ventures)

Kevin Mayer's Experience

Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Business Development The Walt Disney CompanyPresent
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer The Walt Disney CompanyPresent
Chairman, Direct-to-Consumer and International The Walt Disney CompanyPresent
Chief Operating Officer ByteDancePresent
Board Member The Forest Road CompanyPresent
Advisor Access IndustriesPresent
Advisory Board Member SalesforcePresent
Chairman Of The Board DAZNPresent
Board Member TinuitiPresent
Member Board of Trustees The Paley Center for MediaPresent
Board Member Harvard Business SchoolPresent
Board Member HYBEPresent
Chairman and CEO, Internet group HotmailPresent
Partner, Global Head of Media and Entertainment L.E.K. ConsultingPresent
Chief Executive Officer TikTokPresent
Co-CEO CANDLE MEDIA℠Present
Co-Founder/ Managing Partner Smash CapitalPresent

Kevin Mayer's Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology BSME Mechanical Engineering
San Diego State University MSEE Electrical Engineering
Harvard Business School MBA General Management