Michael Blank

Connect Ventures is an investment partnership between leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA). With access to CAA’s unmatched resources, relationships, and expertise spanning the global media, entertainment, and sports landscape, combined with the deep investing and company building expertise of NEA’s world-class technology practice, Connect Ventures identifies and accelerates the growth of early-stage consumer-focused businesses.

Connect Ventures is an investment partnership between leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA). With access to CAA’s unmatched resources, relationships, and expertise spanning the global media, entertainment, and sports landscape, combined with the deep investing and company building expertise of NEA’s world-class technology practice, Connect Ventures identifies and accelerates the growth of early-stage consumer-focused businesses.

Alongside our partner, CAA, Caravan works hand-in-hand with the world’s most iconic artists and athletes to co-found companies, starting on day one. We believe in the power of influence to authentically drive growth and foster deep loyalty between brand & consumer. At Caravan, entrepreneurship runs deep. We are pioneers in the celebrity-founded model of company creation. We pride ourselves on diving into product categories that are often overlooked or untouched and creatively solving real consumer problems. Our team excels at leveraging proprietary data and reach to identify unique opportunities and build authentic brands with an immediate audience. Our extensive experience co-founding, operating and investing in companies allows us to serve as trusted partners to the artists we co-create with.

Bridgewater Associates is a premier asset management firm, focused on delivering unique insight and partnership for the most sophisticated global institutional investors. Our investment process is driven by a tireless pursuit to understand how the world’s markets and economies work — using cutting edge technology to validate and execute on timeless and universal investment principles. Founded in 1975, we are a community of independent thinkers who share a commitment for excellence. By fostering a culture of openness, transparency, and inclusion, we strive to unlock the most complex questions in investment strategy, management, and corporate culture.