Votiv Capital

What Votiv Capital does

Votiv Capital is the private investment division of Votiv, Inc., a Seattle-based media and entertainment group founded in 2011. The parent entity is organized into three coordinated divisions — Music (artist management via Votiv Management), Film (independent film production and distribution), and Capital (private investment management) — with Votiv Capital serving as the capital allocation arm that manages private investments on behalf of the parent organization. The Capital division's stated primary function is "managing and overseeing private investment portfolios for parent companies," focusing on media and entertainment-adjacent businesses.

Votiv Capital holds or has held positions in at least nine portfolio companies spanning a wide range of verticals: Arrival Artists (music management), Baseball Prospectus (sports analytics), Distiller (spirits/technology), haptx (haptic feedback technology), Life on Mars (creative agency, Seattle), Signal Snowboards (snowboarding media), songspace (music collaboration platform), terrible (content company), and The Crocodile (historic Seattle music venue). The Film division's productions are commercialized through mainstream consumer distribution channels including Amazon, iTunes, and IMDB. The company has 1–10 employees, operates as a closely-held private entity under Washington state law, and discloses no external institutional investors, fund vehicles, or public ownership.

There is no publicly disclosed pricing, fee schedule, AUM, revenue, or capital under management. The business model appears to combine investment returns, artist management fees, and film distribution receipts, but the absence of disclosed financials limits any quantitative assessment. The company's core "technology" is classified as not applicable — it is positioned as a media and investment holding entity rather than a technology operator, and there are no AI/ML, proprietary platform, or software-product capabilities indicated in the source data.

Name

Votiv Capital

Legal name

Votiv, Inc.

Website

https://votiv.is

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Investment Management

NAICS

Other Financial Investment Activities (5239), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Media, Entertainment & Gaming Growth Equity (FSANACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

Keywords

• Venture capital
• Private investments
• Artist management
• Film production
• Media holdings

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Core offering

Votiv Capital is the capital and private investment management arm of Votiv, Inc., a Seattle-based media group founded in 2011. It manages equity holdings in a portfolio of media, entertainment, and technology companies and operates alongside sibling divisions for artist management and film development/production. The firm is run as a small (1–10 employees), founder-led holding entity rather than a broadly marketed institutional investor.

Product overview

Votiv is a media and entertainment company organized into three divisions: Music (artist management via votivmanagement.com), Film (producing and distributing independent films), and Capital (private investment management). The Capital division is a single core offering focused on managing private investments in portfolio companies including Arrival Artists, Baseball Prospectus, Distiller, haptx, Life on Mars, Signal Snowboards, songspace, terrible, and The Crocodile.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Votiv Capital — Private Investment Management Private investment management services for the parent Votiv, Inc. group, with a portfolio of media, entertainment, and technology companies including Arrival Artists, Baseball Prospectus, Distiller, HaptX, Life on Mars, Signal Snowboards, Songspace, Terrible, and The Crocodile. Intended for the firm's own holding structure rather than external limited partners.
• Artist Management (Votiv Management) Talent representation services for recording artists, operated under the Votiv Management brand. Targets musicians seeking management representation and is supported by the group's ownership of The Crocodile live music venue.
• Film Development and Production Development and production of films distributed via Amazon, iTunes, and IMDB. Targets audiences of those digital platforms and serves as the content arm of the Votiv media group.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Pioneer Square Labs: Seattle-based venture studio and fund backing early-stage tech and consumer companies; shares Votiv's Seattle geography and founder-led, small-team operating model.
• Maveron: Seattle-based consumer-focused venture firm with similar geographic roots; comparable in size and stage focus to Votiv Capital but operates as a pure financial sponsor without the integrated music/film production capabilities.
• Madrona Venture Group: Seattle-headquartered early-stage VC investing across consumer, tech, and media — overlaps Votiv Capital geographically and in stage/sector orientation, but operates at materially larger scale with institutional LP base.

Direct peers

• Waverley Capital: Venture firm investing at the intersection of media, entertainment, and technology — directly comparable to Votiv Capital's media-focused investment thesis and portfolio overlap.
• Range Media Partners: Talent management and entertainment company with embedded investment activity across music, film, and creator economy — closest analog to Votiv's combined artist-management-plus-capital structure.
• Animal Capital: Media and entertainment-focused venture firm investing in creator economy, music, and content; overlaps with Votiv Capital's portfolio themes (artist tools, music platforms) at similar early stages.
• A24: Independent film production and distribution company that has expanded into adjacent media investments and partnerships — directly comparable to Votiv's film production arm and its broader capital-deployment strategy.
• Advancit Capital: Media, entertainment, and technology-focused venture firm investing across content, music, and consumer — overlaps Votiv Capital's media/entertainment thesis at comparable early-stage check sizes.

Broad incumbents

• United Talent Agency (UTA): Major talent agency with an investment and ventures arm backing entertainment, media, and consumer brands — comparable integrated model (representation + capital) at vastly larger scale.
• Creative Artists Agency (CAA): Global talent and entertainment giant with investment operations across media and consumer brands; mirrors Votiv's vertical integration thesis but at institutional scale and breadth.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/votiv
• Facebookfacebook.com/votiv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/votiv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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