Sesame Workshop, the producer of TV show Sesame Street, has set up an investment arm and created a $10m first fund with the support of Collaborative Fund.
Sesame Workshop, the US-based production company that makes educational children’s television show Sesame Street, has launched a corporate venturing division dubbed Sesame Ventures.
The unit will partner venture capital firms to invest in startups and has joined forces with Collaborative Fund to launch an investment vehicle named Collab+Sesame Fund, which will be sized at $10m according to Fast Company.
Sesame Ventures will focus on startups closely aligned to the non-profit’s educational focus and will seek out opportunities in the children’s…