Peter Brack

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Peter Brack

Peter Brack is an American venture capitalist and entrepreneur. He spent much of his career in China, where he is one of very few foreign entrepreneurs to build a large company and eventually take it public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Now based in California, he is known as a key player in LA’s growing venture and startup community.

Education & Career

Peter is currently a Venture Partner at Mucker Capital in Los Angeles.

Peter co-founded and was CEO of One Media Group Ltd., a leading Chinese-language lifestyle and entertainment content publisher. One Media Group went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2005. Peter also co-founded Redgate Media Group, a diversified television and outdoor media and entertainment company, headquartered in Beijing, China. Redgate merged with a public company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2012. Prior to co-founding Redgate Media Group and One Media Group, Peter was an executive at Time Warner. Peter was Senior Vice President, Time Inc. International where he was responsible for the revenues and overall profitability of TIME Magazine and Fortune Magazine's Asia editions. He oversaw the Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, and Sydney offices. Earlier, Peter was at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc, where he helped to launch CNN and Cartoon Network in Asia.

Peter has lived in five countries, is a trustee at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, has BA from Tulane University, and studied at The American University of Paris.

Personal Life

Unconfirmed Rumor: Peter owns one of the most complete collections of boxed, original 1970's & '80's (Ep.

IV, V, VI) Star Wars action figures and memorabilia. Also, Peter speaks Chinese and Klingon !

References

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Citation Linkyoutube.comPeter gives a talk at USC to the U.S./China Institute about his experience expanding established media firms in China.

Aug 4, 2015, 11:49 PM

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Citation Linklinkedin.comPeter Brack on LinkedIn.

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Citation Linkpeterbrack.comPeter's profile on his personal website.

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Citation Linkmedium.comPeter blogs on Medium.

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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comPeter on Bloomberg TV.

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Citation Linkredgategroup.comPeter was co-founder, Chairman & CEO of Redgate Media Group based in Beijing, China.

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Citation Linkfacebook.comPeter Brack's Primary Facebook page.

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Citation Linktwitter.comPeter Brack on Twitter.

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Citation Linkyoutube.comPeter gives an opening speech to the SoCal Innovation Forum in Los Angeles, November 2016 "LA has rapidly become the venue of choice for many Chinese investors seeking opportunities in media and technology.They are seeing exactly what I saw when I began to spend time here a few years ago before moving here permanently in 2014.I thought it might be best to share some of my own perspectives since I’m a media executive by background, I’m a founder-turned-technology investor, and I’m still fairly new to LA.I moved here almost two years ago, after living in Beijing and Hong Kong for half of my life".

Nov 30, 2016, 1:30 AM

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Citation Linkmp.weixin.qq.comA Chinese translation of Peter's blog post comparing Los Angeles' venture capital landscape to that of China in the 1990's.

Nov 30, 2016, 1:38 AM

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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comInterview with Bloomberg News, 2017

Mar 23, 2018, 4:58 AM

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Citation Linklatimes.com“This deal further solidifies the fact that mobile is king, and content is king,” Peter Brack, a venture partner at the Los Angeles investment firm Mucker Capital and a former Time Warner executive, said Sunday.From the Los Angeles Times.

Oct 24, 2016, 9:29 PM

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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comRinging the bell at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Sep 2, 2016, 11:44 PM

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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comBrack holding a copy of Rolling Stone magazine.

Dec 2, 2016, 12:05 AM

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Citation Linkwww.youtube.comPeter gives a talk at USC to the U.S./China Institute about his experience expanding established media firms in China.

Aug 4, 2015, 11:49 PM

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Citation Linkwww.youtube.comPeter gives an opening speech to the SoCal Innovation Forum in Los Angeles, November 2016 "LA has rapidly become the venue of choice for many Chinese investors seeking opportunities in media and technology.They are seeing exactly what I saw when I began to spend time here a few years ago before moving here permanently in 2014. I thought it might be best to share some of my own perspectives since I’m a media executive by background, I’m a founder-turned-technology investor, and I’m still fairly new to LA.I moved here almost two years ago, after living in Beijing and Hong Kong for half of my life".

Nov 30, 2016, 1:30 AM