Proximity Media
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Combined Graph record U-03128 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-I-0180. Master record source: User-supplied article 2026-10-16 (UrbanGeekz) — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Founded 2018 by Ryan and Zinzi Coogler with Sev Ohanian
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Founded 2018 by Ryan and Zinzi Coogler with Sev Ohanian
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- Ryan Coogler — affiliated with → this record
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- https://www.fastcompany.com/91502954/proximity-media-most-innovative-companies-2026 (verification source · master store)
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Fast Company (tier 3): 'Proximity Media, the company he founded with his wife, producer Zinzi Coogler, and producer and screenwriter Sev Ohanian' and 'they didn't officially found Proximity until 2018' — institution_type production company and stored note 'Founded 2018 by Ryan and Zinzi Coogler with Sev Ohanian' confirmed in full.
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