Forest Road Company operates as a merchant bank that owns and runs businesses rather than just investing in them, with roots in financing film tax credits that grew into owning a film distributor, a media finance business, an NFT platform, clean-energy project financing, and even a Formula E racing team, all backed by an unusually Hollywood-heavy network of advisors and dealmakers. Rather than chasing headline startup deals like a typical venture fund, it works behind the scenes across entertainment, energy, and other specialized industries, building infrastructure and financial structures where deep sector expertise matters most.