Founded by Peter Chernin, Jesse Jacobs, and Mike Kerns, The Chernin Group (TCG) is a multi-stage investment firm dedicated to building consumer businesses. The TCG portfolio includes Collectors Universe, Dapper Labs, Epic Gardening, Exploding Kittens, Food52, Headspace, Hodinkee, Lovevery, MeatEater, Opensea, Oura, Sketchy, Surfline, The Pro’s Closet, Zed Run and more.
With a focus on majority and significant minority investments in growing consumer businesses, the TCG team has a track record of working with world-class consumer brands in digital media, commerce, marketplaces, sports, gaming, consumer finance, consumer blockchain, and health and wellness brands and platforms.
At TCG we follow our curiosity, live with conviction, and find a little levity in our days. We don’t take small bets – we’re all in. With offices and team members in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Denver and decades of experience building diverse business models, best-in-class teams, and lasting brands – we help our portfolio realize their full potential.