Tony Orsten

Retired Film and TV professional

📍 Potten End, England, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 3 investments📅 14 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2012𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United Kingdom
3
Total investments
2
Early stage
1
Mid stage
0
Late stage
14y
Years active

Portfolio

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Shareholder and previously Member of the Board
Jul 2012
Hopster combines award-winning kids TV shows, fun & educational learning games, and classic nursery rhymes in a safe and ad-free environment. The ideal app for preschoolers, it is already trusted by over 800,000 families. One single subscription lets kids play and explore at home, and on the go with downloadable offline videos & games. - KidScreen Awards 2019, 2018 & 2016 - App Store’s Best of 2016, 2015 & 2014 - #1 Kids entertainment and learning app for 2-6 year olds in over 35 countries - Zero Ads. One Subscription. Multiple devices - COPPA and KidSAFE certified Hopster is available for free from the App Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore and lots of other devices & platforms - to find out more, head to www.hopster.tv
Board Member and shareholder
Jul 2012
Founded in 2013 by Miles Bullough & Jesse Cleverly, Wildseed Studios is a multi-award winning development and production studio for live action and animation – focussed on working with new talent on scripted entertainment for kids and young adults. Wildseed’s movies, series and shorts have been seen on Netflix, BBC3, Disney, Federator’s Cartoon Hangover and channels and platforms all around the world.
early stageMedia Production
Non Executive Board Member
May 2012
Named after the geographical co-ordinates of Abu Dhabi (24° North, 54° East), twofour54 is a tax-free media zone located at the heart of one of the fastest growing media markets in the world. It offers attractive economic benefits for companies, such as an easy licensing and business set-up services, plus 100% foreign company ownership in a stable, tax-free environment. A place where some of the biggest names in the industry call home, including CNN, Fox, Sky News Arabia, Ubisoft, and Cartoon Network, it is and the perfect location for your business, big or small, to thrive and prosper.
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2012
Shareholder and previously Member of the Board
Jul 2012
Hopster combines award-winning kids TV shows, fun & educational learning games, and classic nursery rhymes in a safe and ad-free environment. The ideal app for preschoolers, it is already trusted by over 800,000 families. One single subscription lets kids play and explore at home, and on the go with downloadable offline videos & games. - KidScreen Awards 2019, 2018 & 2016 - App Store’s Best of 2016, 2015 & 2014 - #1 Kids entertainment and learning app for 2-6 year olds in over 35 countries - Zero Ads. One Subscription. Multiple devices - COPPA and KidSAFE certified Hopster is available for free from the App Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore and lots of other devices & platforms - to find out more, head to www.hopster.tv
Board Member and shareholder
Jul 2012
Founded in 2013 by Miles Bullough & Jesse Cleverly, Wildseed Studios is a multi-award winning development and production studio for live action and animation – focussed on working with new talent on scripted entertainment for kids and young adults. Wildseed’s movies, series and shorts have been seen on Netflix, BBC3, Disney, Federator’s Cartoon Hangover and channels and platforms all around the world.
early stageMedia Production
Non Executive Board Member
May 2012
Named after the geographical co-ordinates of Abu Dhabi (24° North, 54° East), twofour54 is a tax-free media zone located at the heart of one of the fastest growing media markets in the world. It offers attractive economic benefits for companies, such as an easy licensing and business set-up services, plus 100% foreign company ownership in a stable, tax-free environment. A place where some of the biggest names in the industry call home, including CNN, Fox, Sky News Arabia, Ubisoft, and Cartoon Network, it is and the perfect location for your business, big or small, to thrive and prosper.
1995
MD Paramount UK Partnership
Aug 1995
Founded in 1912, Paramount Pictures works with the entertainment industry’s biggest filmmakers and brightest stars to produce and distribute entertainment around the world. The iconic Paramount logo has opened some of the most successful and beloved films in cinematic history, including timeless classics such as Sunset Boulevard, The Godfather, Forrest Gump and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off; and blockbuster franchises such as Star Trek, Transformers, and Mission: Impossible. Recent innovative break-out films such as Interstellar, Arrival, A Quiet Place and Rocketman have further elevated Paramount’s film legacy. On the small screen, Paramount Television Studios’ Defending Jacob, 13 Reasons Why, The Alienist: Angel of Darkness and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan have also been thrilling audiences. With a beautiful 65-acre lot in the heart of Hollywood, a worldwide network of offices and a culture of engagement, Paramount’s passionate employees ensure the studio continues to deliver creativity and innovation to a dynamic industry. Paramount is a subsidiary of ViacomCBS, which reaches 700 million global subscribers through MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET and other media networks.
1990
Chrysalis Television
Managing Director
Feb 1990