# Dante DeSario and Michael Lambert Launch AI Management Firm

> Former UTA agent Dante DeSario and investor Michael Lambert launch Collage, an AI production management firm.
- Title: Dante DeSario and Michael Lambert Launch AI Management Firm
- Summary: Former UTA agent Dante DeSario and investor Michael Lambert launch Collage, an AI production management firm. Dante DeSario and Michael Lambert founded…
- Keywords: dante desario, michael lambert, collage, ai production, uta agent, film agent, media investor, seed funding, black bear, fundamental films, dennis miller, blue deer media
- Source: Deadline — https://deadline.com/2026/10/uta-agent-dante-desario-launches-collage-ai-management-firm-1237168068
- Author: Dade Hayes
- Published: 2026-10-19T21:23:54+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: dante desario, michael lambert, collage, ai production, uta agent, film agent, media investor, seed funding, black bear, fundamental films, dennis miller, blue deer media
## Collage Launch
Former UTA film agent Dante DeSario and media investor Michael Lambert have launched Collage, a management company devoted to AI-native production.
## Seed Funding Round
The new firm closed a seed funding round with Black Bear and Fundamental Films investing, and senior advisors include Dennis Miller, Blue Deer Media, GOAL Ventures, AGC Studios, Roy Lee, Marty Bowen, Todd Lieberman, Todd…
## Key Clients
Clients at launch include Asteria, Defect, Lipstick, Matriarch, Native Foreign, Obsidian, Secret Level, and Lux Meridian, all top names in AI-native film production.
## Key takeaway

Dante DeSario and Michael Lambert founded Collage, a management company for AI-native film production.