CGR.VENTURES
GROWTH BREAKS BARRIERS
01 about
Dedicated to Converting Market Opportunities into Significant Businesses through Strategic Advisory & Capital
CGR.Ventures is a private advisory and proprietary investment platform focused on breakthrough opportunities in Media, Entertainment and Technology.
Founded in 2012, CGR was established in Fort Greene, Brooklyn by Chris Gannett, former CMO of AMERICAN IDOL owner and producer CORE Media Group following the company's acquisition by Apollo Global Management.
Our approach combines entrepreneurial discipline with deep sector expertise to enable founders, innovation leaders and their teams to disrupt existing models and build new markets.
We are operator-first because we were operators first. Specific areas of interest include Content, Consumer Tech, SaaS, Subscription Commerce, and Data.
02 portfolio
03 approach
Brand x Technology x Content x Data
We champion operators who challenge convention, imagine the future, and bring it to life.
We advise and invest alongside leading organizations, entrepreneurs, investors, and sports and entertainment talent across the private, public and social sectors, and arm our companies with resources and expertise to define fields of opportunity, create powerful brand concepts, launch and grow products, and design operational structures to own the next horizon of innovation.
As each engagement demands, we may align in partnership with our network of supportive Advisory Partners, each of whom shares a commitment to help management teams execute their strategic growth plans.
04 team
Building Businesses in Culture Since 1995
Chris Gannett
Founder & General Partner
Chris is President of portfolio company EarBuds, an experienced TMT operator and 3x Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer with a record of high-impact venture, growth-stage, and turnaround successes. He earned a B.S. from The University of Kansas and M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.
Transaction Experience
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CORE Media Group (CKX) acquired by Apollo
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Blaze Media merged with CRTV
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Notara acquired by Interpublic Group
Institutional Experience
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Founding Partner, NextGen Venture Partners
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Limited Partner, Santa Barbara Venture Partners
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Vice President, Citi Institutional Clients Group
Advisory Partners
Our part-time Advisory Partners are well-networked, deep thinking practitioners with powerful complementary expertise:
