Kevin Mayer - Co-CEO @ Candle Media - Crunchbase Person Profile

Overview

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Primary Job Title Co-CEO
Primary Organization
Candle Media

Location Beverly Hills, California, United States
Regions Greater Los Angeles Area, West Coast, Western US
Gender Male

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Kevin Mayer is based out of Beverly Hills, California and is the Board Member of HYBE. Kevin previously worked at Tinuiti as a Board Member. Kevin Mayer attended Harvard Business School.

Personal Investments

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Kevin Mayer

has made

investments. Their latest investment was

Angel Round - Lore Machine

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, when

Lore Machine

raised

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Announced Date	Organization Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Lore Machine	No	Angel Round - Lore Machine	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Breakr	—	Seed Round - Breakr	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Popshop Live	—	Series A - Popshop Live	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Laylo	—	Seed Round - Laylo	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Moment House	—	Seed Round - Moment House	obfuscated obfuscation

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Allen Control Systems	Smash Capital	Yes	Series B - Allen Control Systems	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Jaunt	The Walt Disney Company	Yes	Series C - Jaunt	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	MakieLab	Disney Accelerator	Yes	Seed Round - MakieLab	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	StatMuse	Disney Accelerator	Yes	Pre Seed Round - StatMuse	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	TYFFON	Disney Accelerator	—	Pre Seed Round - TYFFON	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Ubooly	Disney Accelerator	—	Seed Round - Ubooly	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Codarica	Disney Accelerator	—	Pre Seed Round - Codarica	obfuscated obfuscation

Exits

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Kevin Mayer

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exit -

Popshop Live

Kevin Mayer

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exits. Their most notable exits are

Popshop Live

and

Moment House

Popshop Live Popshop Live is a mobile live streaming marketplace where talented individuals can create and host their own shopping channel.
Moment House Moment House is a social live media platform for creators and artists.

Jobs

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Number of Past Jobs

Kevin Mayer

has

current jobs as

Co-CEO

Candle Media

and

Co-Founder/ Managing Partner

Smash Capital

. Additionally,

Kevin Mayer

has had

past jobs including

Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Business Development

The Walt Disney Company

Candle Media Co-CEOJan 2022
Smash Capital Co-Founder/ Managing PartnerJan 2022

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
The Walt Disney Company	Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Business Development	Jun 2005	Jun 2015
LEK Consulting	Partner, Global Head of Media and Entertainment	2002	2005
iHeartMedia	Chairman and CEO, Internet Group	2000	2002
TikTok	Chief Executive Officer	2020	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles

Kevin Mayer

holds

board and advisor roles including

Board Member

Hybe

Board Member

Harvard Business School

, and

Member Board of Trustees

The Paley Center for Media

Hybe Board MemberMar 2026
Harvard Business School Board MemberOct 2024
The Paley Center for Media Member Board of TrusteesJun 2023
Jaunt Board MemberSep 21, 2015
Venture Bank adviser

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Salesforce	Advisory Board Member	Nov 2020	Sep 2025
Access Industries	Senior Adviser	Nov 2020	—
The Forest Road Company	Board Member	Sep 2020	—

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