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Tyra Banks
Banks invests through Fierce Capital, the investment arm of The Tyra Banks Company, focused on early-stage, female-led or female-focused startups.
Who backs it
theSkimm
Among the mostly-female investor group (with Shonda Rhimes) in theSkimm's $12 million Series C (2018); her individual amount undisclosed.
2 profiled backers
The backers
Who invested in theSkimm
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Sara Blakely
Built Spanx into a billion-dollar shapewear brand with no outside investors, then began angel investing selectively, mostly in women-led consumer and media startups.
What the record doesn't say
Read this with the gaps in mind.
This page lists the celebrity backers of theSkimm that we have been able to source, not its full cap table. Institutional investors, founders and private angels are outside what this site covers, and terms are rarely disclosed on either side.
Frequently asked questions
Which celebrities have invested in theSkimm?
Tyra Banks and Sara Blakely are the profiled backers of theSkimm on this site. Each entry links to the reporting it comes from. Other investors — funds, founders and angels who are not public figures — are not covered here.
How much did they invest in theSkimm?
Cheque sizes are almost never disclosed. Where a round size, stake or valuation has been reported we cite it above; where it has not, we say so rather than estimate.