How much did Skydance raise?

Skydance raised $1 Billion in a funding round on October 23, 2026.

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Elon Musk invests $1 billion in Skydance Media to support its debt management.

PRIVATEOct 23, 2026

Amount Raised

$1 Billion

Round Type

Venture

New YorkMedia And EntertainmentArtificial IntelligenceMusicVideo GamesPublishingDigital MediaFilmFilm Production

Description

Billionaire Elon Musk has invested around $1 billion in Skydance Media, which is managing heavy debt after its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The investment is part of efforts to provide fresh equity to bolster the company's financial position amidst ongoing cost reductions and share price recovery attempts.

Quick answer

Skydance raised $1 Billion in a funding round, dated October 23, 2026. Skydance is based in New York, United States.

How much did Skydance raise?: Skydance raised $1 Billion in a funding round on October 23, 2026.
What does Skydance do?: Skydance is the diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high-quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences.
Where is Skydance based and how big is it?: Skydance is based in New York, United States.
Who are the decision-makers at Skydance?: Fundz holds 3 contacts at Skydance, including the Head of Studio/EVP, Skydance Animation Madrid. Names and contact details are shown to Fundz members.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Media And Entertainment and Music around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Skydance that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

Phase raised $45M on October 29, 2026.
Spines raised $64M (Series A) on November 9, 2026.
BCC Media Network raised $213K (Seed) on November 7, 2026.
Gamehaus raised $20M on November 2, 2026.
Venu Holding Corp raised $35M (Funding Round) on October 26, 2026.
Newpress raised $12M on October 25, 2026.

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Company Information

Company

Skydance

Location

New York, United States

About

Skydance is the diversified media company founded by David Ellison in 2010 to create high-quality, event-level entertainment for global audiences. The Company first launched with Feature Films and has since strategically expanded to include Television, Interactive, Animation, New Media and Sports, with studios in Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, Spain and Canada. Skydance’s films includes the box office record-breaking Top Gun: Maverick, The Adam Project which debuted as the number one movie on Netflix, The Tomorrow War on Amazon Prime Video which became the number one streaming film upon its release, as well as the critically-acclaimed The Old Guard on Netflix. In total, Skydance’s films have earned more than $7 billion at the worldwide box office. The studio’s film slate includes The Greatest Beer Run Ever, plus the upcoming Ghosted, The Family Plan for Apple TV+; Heart of Stone, The Old Guard 2 and a reboot of the Spy Kids film franchise for Netflix; and the seventh and eighth installments of the Mission: Impossible global franchise. Skydance Television is a leading supplier of premium scripted content across a range of platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+. The studio’s current slate includes the Emmy-nominated series Grace and Frankie, which became Netflix’s longest running series following the release of its final season earlier this year, as well as Foundation, Reacher, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Condor, The Big Door Prize and an untitled spy series starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in his first ever scripted television series. Skydance Interactive creates and publishes original and IP-based virtual reality and other immersive video games including the top-selling The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, which received several award nominations, including “Best VR/AR Game” at the 2020 Game Awards. Skydance New Media creates narratively focused interactive experiences crafted as original series, putting the audience at the center of the action and adventure, with the first two productions being with Marvel Entertainment and Lucasfilm Games respectively. Skydance Sports develops premium scripted and unscripted sports-related content, documentaries and events. Skydance Sports is currently in production on two projects for Amazon Prime Video: the docuseries Good Neighbors and an untitled Air Jordan film starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and directed by Affleck. Skydance Animation develops and produces high-end feature films and television series with full production capability across two studios in Los Angeles and Madrid. The first two slated movies are Luck and Spellbound, the first short film is Blush, and the first series is Wondla, all premiering on Apple TV+.

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