theSkimm
Among the mostly-female investor group (with Shonda Rhimes) in theSkimm's $12 million Series C (2018); her individual amount undisclosed.
Source: Variety, 2018 ↗Modeling & Media · Fierce Capital
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. She also builds her own consumer brands, currently the SMiZE & Dream ice-cream line.
Fierce Capital founderNotable investments
What Tyra Banks has backed
The Hunt
Fierce Capital's first fashion investment (2013) — a community shopping app that made social-media photos shoppable; amount undisclosed.
Source: Black Enterprise, 2013 ↗Photo: Juice Group (Vimeo) — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
Watch
Tyra Banks in her own words
CNBC's full interview with Tyra Banks · via CNBC International
What the record doesn't say
Read this with the gaps in mind.
Fierce Capital does not disclose the size of its stakes, and beyond theSkimm and The Hunt most of its reported holdings appear only in startup databases rather than primary reporting.
Frequently asked questions
What has Tyra Banks invested in?
Tyra Banks has backed theSkimm, The Hunt. Each one is listed on this page with what the company does and a link to named reporting.
How much has Tyra Banks invested?
Cheque sizes are almost never disclosed, and Tyra Banks's are mostly private. Where a round size, stake or valuation has been reported we cite the source; otherwise we flag it as undisclosed rather than guess.