SCALING IDEAS INTO SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Leveraging our experience, connections, and access to capital
SCALING IDEAS INTO SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Leveraging our experience, connections, and access to capital
Approach
Whether you are a startup with a new idea looking for guidance and experience to get your concept off the ground, or an established organization looking to expand or develop into a new market or product area, we enjoy taking an active role with our partners. We engage in a variety of ways, ranging from advisory and consulting roles, to interim and part-time positions. Depending on the specific opportunity and people, we will also consider working on equity and/or success + contingency basis.
Having started several products and organizations from scratch ourselves, we know how hard it can be to get something off the ground and achieve profitability. Our goal is to leverage our historical experiences and depth of industry connections to help our partners overcome potential obstacles and achieve faster success.
Recent Focus Areas
OTT / TVE / MULTI-SCREEN
OTT / TVE / MULTI-SCREEN
OTT / TVE / MULTI-SCREEN
Over-the-top video (OTT) services for TVOD, SVOD, AVOD, Live/linear, DVR, Catch-up; TV Everywhere (TVE) services for cable, telco, DST providers; multi-device support; digital rights management (DRM); content delivery and analytics strategy.
CONTENT SUPPLY/WORKFLOWS
OTT / TVE / MULTI-SCREEN
OTT / TVE / MULTI-SCREEN
Filmed and TV entertainment workflows; content supply chain; MPAA workflows and security guidelines; digital transformation and cloud-based automation.
CLOUD DEPLOYMENTS
OTT / TVE / MULTI-SCREEN
CLOUD DEPLOYMENTS
Multi-cloud deployment including Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure & Google Cloud; hybrid on-prem/colocation cloud deployments; cloud migration strategies; storage caching strategies especially for large media-centric files.
EXTENDED REALITY
MACHINE LEARNING & AI
CLOUD DEPLOYMENTS
Applications of virtual, mixed and augmented reality for new types of immersive experiences spanning entertainment, business and government.
MACHINE LEARNING & AI
MACHINE LEARNING & AI
MACHINE LEARNING & AI
Applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning especially applied to video and advertising.
BLOCKCHAIN
MACHINE LEARNING & AI
MACHINE LEARNING & AI
Public and private distributed ledger uses for entertainment, business, and security applications.
Team
SightCast is led by industry veteran Todd Collart with over 25 years of experience as a leader, business builder, fundraiser, entrepreneur, and mentor/advisor in the software, technology, and entertainment industries. The products and technologies of the businesses he has founded and/or led power some of the world's largest digital OTT, TVE and MVPD properties across millions of connected devices worldwide by market leaders such as Amazon, AT&T, Apple, Charter/Time Warner Cable, Cineplex, Comcast, Disney, NBCU, Netflix, Redbox, Starz, HBO, Rogers, Shaw, Twentieth Century Fox, Warner Bros., and Viacom/Paramount. Todd was most recently President of Global Delivery at Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, the largest entertainment services provider in the world, where he incubated and managed several divisions. Prior to Deluxe, he was an executive at Sonic Solutions (now TiVo) following the sale of InterActual to Sonic in 2004, which he co-founded as CEO in 1995.
In addition to focusing his time at SightCast, Todd is a member/investor of the Band of Angels, Silicon Valley's oldest seed funding organization to new, cutting edge, startup companies, and an advisor to several companies and startups. Todd has been recognized as one of the Top Movers & Shakers of Home Entertainment, one of the Most Innovative People in Multiscreen/OTT, and one of the 21 Most Influential Executives in the DVD Industry. He has spoken at numerous conferences over the last 20 years, is a named inventor on 30 issued patents, and holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California San Diego. Todd is an avid fly fisherman and long-time Chelsea FC fan.
SightCast Advisors:
- Allan Lamkin advises several of SightCast's early-stage portfolio companies and is currently CIO of Paul Hastings LLP. He has worked closely with Todd over the last 25 years in CTO capacities at Deluxe, Sonic, and InterActual. Allan has built and run multi-disciplinary organizations from small startup teams to engineering organizations over 300 people in size, and is experienced in leading efforts ranging from the development of new platforms, product roadmaps, and technology strategy, to management of engineering teams, long-range planning, project management, IT applications and systems, technology standardization, network operations centers, and production support. Allan is a member of the Forbes Technology Council and a named inventor on 31 issued patents. He holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from UCLA and a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California San Diego.
- Greg Gewickey is a technology partner driving hands-on innovation by scoping the customer value proposition. He is a highly-strategic, creative technology executive with years of progressive achievement integrating market dynamics with technological advances. He currently spends his time as an advisor to companies such as Amazon Studios, Dotterel Technologies, and SetHero leveraging his expertise in real-time engine (UE4) use for Connected Spaces like Virtual Production, AI/Machine Learning, xR (VR, AR,MR) including spatial imagery for immersive experience production, and IoT & smart devices for themed entertainment and retail. Greg most recently led the Emerging Technology activities at Warner Bros. studios driving technology strategy & innovation in several lines of business including digital cinema, streaming video, visual effects, themed entertainment & gaming. This included close collaboration with Time Warner Investment scouting technology companies, performing diligence and collaborating through prototypes. Prior to WB, he worked at Deluxe, The Walt Disney Company, Sonic and InterActual all to drive innovation in media & entertainment. In earlier years, he developed consumer electronics at Philips Electronics including pioneering smart connected devices for the home. He started his career at IBM, working in enterprise computing and innovative technologies like pen computing and speech recognition. Greg holds a BS in Math & Computer Science from Furman University and is a named inventor on 13 patents.
Intellectual Property
Extended Reality
This patent portfolio addresses the need for governance of Extended Reality (xR) experiences. Technology and rules for protecting our virtual spaces — as is currently done in the physical domain — is going to become extremely important with the proliferation of AR and VR experiences across mobile devices, glasses, vehicles, and more. The first issued patent of this portfolio can be found at http://patft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?patentnumber=10867061.