GoKawiilElon Musk invests $1 billion in Skydance, Semafor reports
Elon Musk has put roughly $1 billion into Skydance, the newly merged media company, according to a Semafor report. The investment followed Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and came alongside equity contributions from other investors, including board member Laurene Powell Jobs. Skydance, led by co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz, has pledged to cut $6 billion in costs over three years.
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The capital injection could give Skydance financial flexibility as it integrates Paramount+ and HBO Max along with networks like CBS, CNN and MTV under one roof, Semafor's report suggests. Musk's longstanding ties to the Ellison family—including Larry Ellison's past backing of his Twitter purchase—may offer context for his involvement, though no motive was stated in the report. The investment also adds another high-profile name to Skydance's investor base at a moment when the company is trying to lift its stock price.
- Musk invested about $1 billion in Skydance, per Semafor
- Investment follows Paramount's $110B Warner Bros. Discovery deal
- Skydance aims to cut $6 billion in costs over three years
Source: techcrunch.com — Aisha Malik, 2026-10-22
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