Orkila Capital

Orkila Capital is a growth equity investment firm that prefers to invest in media, entertainment, and consumer sectors. The New York City-based firm was founded in 2013 and is based in New York City, with managing partner and co-founderby Jesse Du Bey livingand Taylor Storms. Du Bey has lived in Hamburg, Germany since 2018 and givinghas given Orkila Capital a European presence. Orkila Capital was founded by Jesse Du Bey and Taylor Storms. Prior to founding Orkila Capital, both worked at Providence Equity Partners. Du Bey, since the founding, has taken on the role of managing partner, while Storms has taken on a partner role.

In July 2021, Orkila took a 23% stake in the Belgian soccer club Brugge, giving the Belgian club 20 million Euros to help the club grow intellectual property, digital strategies, content development, and B2C strategies.

Orkila Capital is a growth equity investment firm that prefers to invest in media, entertainment, and consumer sectors. The firm was founded in 2013 and is based in New York City, with managing partner and co-founder Jesse Du Bey living in Hamburg, Germany since 2018 and giving Orkila Capital ana European presence. Orkila Capital was founded by Jesse Du Bey and Taylor Storms. Prior to founding Orkila Capital, both worked at Providence Equity Partners. Jesse Du Bey, since the founding, has taken on the role of managing partner, while Taylor Storms has taken on a partner role.

Orkila Capital principle'sprincipals look to use their experience and industry knowledge to focus on growth platforms with differentiated brands, IP, assets or content. This includes the firm's typical investments in growth equity investment opportunities in media, entertainment, and consumer platforms the firm feels they can help build. This includes pursuing proprietary opportunities.

Orkila Capital manages over $50 million of assets, including their first committed fund, Orkila Growth Fund I. In June 2017, Orkila Capital announced the firm's second fund, Orkila Growth Fund II, with over $118 million.

Orkila Capital seeks investments in companies at the forefront of evolving market opportunities, with the principlesprincipals looking for growth platforms or opportunities with differentiated brands, intellectual property, or content. This has included investments in Antares, Cannamedical Pharma, Down The Drain Production, Mikkeller, Emerge, Recognition Media, CrashLine Productions, Feit, and Bellator MMA.

In July 2021, Orkila took a 23% stake in the Belgian Clubsoccer club Brugge, giving the Belgian club 20 million Euros to help the club grow intellectual property, digital strategies, content development, and B2C strategies.

Previously, when Jesse Du Bey was the managing partner with Providence Equity Partners, he was part of the sale of IRONMAN to Providence Equity Partners, which had Jesse Du Bey on the IRONAMNIRONMAN's Board of Directors. Jesse Du Bey has been an avid runner, a triathlete, and an IRONMAN athlete. During Jesse Du Bey's first time on the Board of Director's, IRONMAN was working to become a global event series and expand into mountain biking, trail running, and marathons. In conversation with Jesse Du Bey after the acquisition of IRONMAN, said ofhe IRONMANstated: