Mythical Entertainment Taps Jawhara Tariq to Lead Venture Investing and Strategy (Exclusive)

Mythical Entertainment is expanding its venture capital business, hiring Jawhara Tariq as senior VP of strategy, corporate development & investments.

Tariq will have a mandate to focus on growth and revenue maximization, as well as oversight of the company’s $5 million venture capital fund Mythical Ventures. Originally launched in 2021 as the Mythical Creator Accelerator, the fund invests in creator-owned and led media companies.

She will report to Mythical president Brian Flanagan. Tariq most recently worked as VP of strategy and chief of staff at Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat and before that worked at the VC firms M13 and Moonshots Capital.

“Mythical’s ambition to become the definitive Creator studio demands executives of outsized talent,” Flanagan said in a statement. “Jawhara’s sterling track record as both an operator and investor showed us we’d be lucky to bring her aboard, but it was her remarkably clear vision for what Creator-led companies might mean in the future of Hollywood that sealed the deal. Rhett & Link and I cannot wait to see what she achieves at Mythical, at both our core business and those of our venture investees.”   

“Creator-entrepreneurs are the future of entertainment. Rhett and Link have proven this through Mythical,” Tariq added. “They have not only helped to define the creator-led business model, but have created a catalog of evergreen and beloved content. I am thrilled to join forces with them to architect this next phase of growth, further shaping Mythical as a next-gen studio in addition to investing in best-in-class media companies”