Tornante Company
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Private equity, Venture capital |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Beverly Hills, California, United States |
| Website | www.tornante.com |
The Tornante Company is a privately held investment firm founded by former The Walt Disney Company CEO Michael Eisner in 2005. Tornante invests in and creates media and entertainment.
At Webby Connect, Michael Eisner said that the name came from a bike trip he took in Italy; he found out that Tornante means hairpin turn in Italian.
Tornante is based in Beverly Hills, California.
[edit] Investments
Current ventures for the firm include:
- Vuguru - online video production company responsible for web series Prom Queen, which made its debut on MySpace and has been the first major hit from Tornante.
- Veoh - online video sharing site, rival to YouTube. Sold to Qlipso in Spring 2010.
- Team Baby Entertainment - Children's sports DVD and production company.
- Topps Company - Sports trading card and bubble gum maker.
- Glenn Martin, DDS - stop-motion animation series which premiered in August 2009 on Nick at Night.
Andy Redman, is responsible for sourcing transactions for Tornante.[1].
[edit] References
- ^ After Disney, Eisner Finds a Home Online. New York Times, November 22, 2008
[edit] External links
- The Tornante Company (company website)
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