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Invest in Slated

The leading online marketplace for packaging and financing films

EARLY BIRD TERMS: $451,849 LEFT

$48,151

of a $50,000 goal
INVESTMENT TERMS
 $44M  $42M valuation cap Future Equity
Early Bird Bonus: The first $500K of investments will be in a SAFE with a $42M valuation cap
$100, $500, $1K, $2.5K, $5K, $10K, $25K, $50K, $100K
LEAD INVESTOR
It's not a matter of whether the existing film finance system will be reinvented; it’s a matter of who will reinvent it. I originally invested in Slated because I believed that data and transparency were the key to fixing an outdated system that overlooks many of the most talented artists. Forty-two Slated movies later, I’m more convinced than ever that Slated will be the platform that takes independent film into the future. As an experienced investor and producer with more than one hundred film credits, I’m delighted by Slated’s recent revenue growth and by their flexibility to reduce spend when markets shifted. Most of all, I’m thrilled with the new management team in place, who are directly responsible for Slated’s astounding growth. Independent filmmaking is about amplifying the voices of those who aren’t always given the microphone. Slated’s open marketplace has proven an incredible system for discovering new voices around the world and putting them in charge of their own stories. I believe in Slated’s vision of the future, and I’m proud to be leading this round.

Highlights

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Previously raised over $10M in capital
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Recently set new company records for topline revenues and total number of films produced annually.
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Only online marketplace offering film analytics, packaging tools and investor matching in one place.
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AI-driven film analytics that predicts 80% of "hits" and "misses"
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Founders previously exited or operated a large business
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Partnered with Bleecker Street and Roundtable Entertainment to release top scoring films

Our Team

Pitch

The Problem

The film business is disorganized and confusing.

Solution

Slated organizes the market for participants, creating efficiency and optimizing outcomes.

  • 2,000 films listed on the platform annually.
  • 60,000 members including 30,000 producers and 2,300 investor companies
  • $1 Billion Slated investor capacity
  • Analytics-driven matchmaking system connects people and projects
  • Slated's Executive Producer Team provides additional support to the highest-scoring projects.
  • Marketplace scalability allows Slated to supply that global demand for content at a fraction of the cost of traditional entertainment companies.


Recent Releases

Slated has executive-produced more than 40 films, more than doubling the number of films it put into production from 2021 to 2022.

Recent films starred Dustin Hoffman, Candice Bergen, Ron Perlman, Shane West, William Mapother, Booboo Stewart, and Bruce Dern

Upcoming Films

Upcoming films include THE KILL ROOM starring Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman; OUR SON starring Billy Porter and Luke Evans; and THE INVENTOR starring Marion Cotillard, all of which are in partnership with Universal Pictures.

Other Slated-Listed Hits

Over 1,400 other Slated-listed films have been released, including the Oscar-winning SOUND OF METAL, the Oscar-nominated LOVING VINCENT, UNCUT GEMS, and THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON.

Platform Membership

Slated's community of 60,000 filmmakers represents one of the highest-quality online communities of creatives, executives, and film investors.

Analytics Advantage

Slated’s proprietary scoring system identifies the most viable projects based on the track record of the team, the quality of the underlying material, and the film's likelihood of commercial success.

Arbitrage advantage:

Funding

Slated is backed by notable angel investors with experience in startup investing.

Stephan Paternot

  • Co-founder & Executive Chairman of Slated
  • Co-founder of PalmStar, a film production and financing company that has produced and financed over 30 films including Hereditary (2018), Collateral Beauty (2016), Sing Street (2016) and John Wick (2014). 
  • Early investor in Indiegogo, AngelList, Digital Currency Group.
  • Co-founder of theglobe.com, one of the first social networks. In 1998 the company had a record-setting IPO, pushing the company valuation to over $1B. 
  • Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
  • Author of A Very Public Offering, as featured in National Geographic Television series "Valley of the Boom."

Alex García

  • Founder of AG Capital, AG Studios and Partner at Ánima Estudios.
  • Film financier and producer with over 100 film and television credits.
  • Partnered with prominent entertainment companies throughout Latin America including AAA and Lucha Underground.
  • Produced TV series for Disney, Netflix, Amazon, Paramount, HBO, Telemundo, and Hulu.
  • Won an Emmy for "Nightingale" starring David Oyelowo, a Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, along with dozens of other nominations and wins.
  • Honored with "The Hollywood Reporter" and Winston Baker' Visionary Award for his valuable contributions to entertainment and his great vision in creating international media ventures.

Board of Advisors

Slated's advisors have founded major film financing companies and run major studios and are opening doors at every level of the film industry.

Collectively, they’ve been responsible for films that have grossed more than $1Billion in worldwide box office.

Financing & Distribution Partnerships

In 2022, Slated became the first online film marketplace to strike two output deals. Output deals are exceptionally rare as they ensure distribution for films in advance.

Slated's partnerships with Bleecker Street and Roundtable will service high-scoring projects listed on the platform.

Business Model

Slated's online marketplace earns fees by providing value at every stage of a film's life cycle, from analysis, to packaging, to financing, to sales and distribution.

Executive Producer Services

Additionally, Slated’s Executive Producer Team provides hands-on support to the highest-scoring projects.

EP Service Growth

Slated Executive Produced movies more than doubled in 2022. In past years, Slated released 1.5 films per year on average but in 2022, Slated released 11 films and it has 12 more (and counting) in production or post-production.

Slated Executive Produced Films by Year



Revenue Growth

Having achieved scalability, total revenues hit new records in 2022, with Executive Producer revenue up 206% Year Over Year.

Market

Explosive demand for content

While future recession is uncertain, investing in media remains one of the more resilient, attractive investment asset classes in the world.

Despite the recent pandemic, 2021 theatrical and home/mobile entertainment market globally was a record $99.7 billion, up 24% v 2020. Including pay TV, the value increased to a record $328 billion, beating pre-pandemic figures per the MPAA. With studios scaling back their spends this year, the independent film market is likely to fill the growing need for product.

2021 Content Spend (billions)

Studio Releases: Slated as an independent studio

With 11 released films in 2022 and 12 more in production or post-production, Slated’s output already rivals some of Hollywood’s top studios.

Scalability

Slated’s increasing scalability has allowed it to reduce quarterly run rate by 65% since Q4 of last year.

That efficiency makes Slated uniquely well positioned to supply a large number of high-quality films at a fraction of the cost of a traditional entertainment company.

Competition

Slated's analytics and marketplace edge

No other film marketplace provides end-to-end development, packaging, financing, and distribution solutions that are data-driven and scalable.


Vision and strategy

Platform development roadmap

New capital will go towards establishing critical new revenue lines and fueling growing revenue lines, as well as platform enhancements that improve members' experience and outcome.

Summary

Why invest in Slated today?





























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