REDEFINING MEDIA FUNDING
We’re an Oscar-nominated, risk-mitigated fund flattening the boom-or-bust curve, creating a stable financial instrument for media funding. The industry is disrupted. Now is the time. And it’s working.
“In media entertainment today, the biggest innovations aren’t in how to make things look flashier—they’re in how to make those things for less, and monetize them better.”
—Jeffrey Cole General Partner, V42 / Director, Center for a Digital Future
Innovative investments during rapid transition.
V42 is a next-generation production fund. We activate the next generation of creators, provide innovative financing and distribution solutions for cost-optimized streaming and theatrical properties, and support the tech innovations that drive production profitability. This fosters a new and optimized ecosystem to meet the needs of today’s transitioning Media & Entertainment industry.
Next-gen Production
Deploy our successful, award-winning production playbook, along with capital and mentorship, through top indie studios/creators, activating them as agile, optimized producers of movies and series.
Next-gen Financing
Optimize and simplify production financing to streamline the waterfall, reduce redundancy, and maximize returns to both investors and producers.
Disruptive Tech
Strategically back key new technologies that drive down the costs of our productions, or open new monetization paths.
“Now is the time to leverage private equity cash to buy ‘pure-play’ companies that focus on creating content.”
—Peter Chernin The North Road Providence Equity Partners
“We need more movies. The studios are in the sixteen-week-a-year business, so they worry about sixteen Fridays. I worry about fifty-two Fridays.”
—Adam Aron CEO, AMC Theatres