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.
About their Fund
The Chernin Group (TCG)
Sectors
Consumer, Media, CPG / D2C, Gaming / VR, Web3 / Crypto
Rounds
Pre-Seed - Series A
Avg Check Size
$50K - $5M
Notable Investments
The Chernin Group is a growth equity firm founded by former News Corp president Peter Chernin that specializes in sports, media, and passion-driven businesses, backing digital-first brands like Barstool Sports, Crunchyroll, and MeatEater that build loyal communities around fandoms and subcultures. Unlike traditional finance-led venture funds, TCG combines deep media operating experience with hands-on support in audience growth and content strategy, treating emerging sports leagues, anime platforms, and lifestyle brands as scalable media-commerce ecosystems.
Notable Fund
Investments
No items found.
Is this information out of date? Let us know
Popular Investors
investor name
Active in
Rounds
Avg. Check
Links
Deeptech / Hardware
.svg)
Robotics
Biotech
+
12
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Seed
Unknown
$400K - $2M
Unknown
Defense
Deeptech / Hardware
Energy
+
7
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Series A
Unknown
$100K - $5M
Unknown
Defense
Deeptech / Hardware
Energy
+
7
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Series A
Unknown
$100K - $5M
Unknown
Biotech
Health
Deeptech / Hardware
+
2
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Seed
Unknown
$250K - $2M
Unknown
Climate
Deeptech / Hardware
Materials
+
4
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Seed
Unknown
$400K - $1.5M
Unknown
Deeptech / Hardware
Robotics
Biotech
+
7
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Seed
Unknown
$400K - $2M
Unknown
.jpeg){kind=logo}
Deeptech / Hardware
Robotics
Biotech
+
2
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Seed
Unknown
~$750K
Unknown
Fintech
Deeptech / Hardware
Devtools
+
2
View more in profile...
Unknown
Pre-Seed - Series A
Unknown
$250K-$1M
Unknown
Or automatically find your investor matches
Upload your pitch deck to get your best investor matches in minutes.
Reveal the very best VCs to pitch for your startup
Get matching investors' email addresses
No ads. No catch. Free from VC Sheet.
Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.
Success. Check your email in 5 minutes.
.jpeg){kind=logo}
.png)
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
.jpeg)
