22 VCs and 3 funds investing in Sports
Board Partner
First Round Capital
Check: No current personal check range or new-investment authority is published. Steven's official Board Partner profile emphasizes operational and board support; First Round's firm-wide check range should not be attributed to him personally.
Steven helps companies make consequential decisions quickly despite incomplete information, test the result in the real world, and learn with a beginner's mindset. His operating history spans founding, three CEO roles, product, general management, business development, sales, strategy, acquisitions, IPO-scale growth, and public boards, making his current lens broadly operational rather than a published new-investment thesis.
Partner
Courtside Ventures
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Vasu Kulkarni invests or supports investments through Courtside Ventures's published strategy: Partner with early-stage founders challenging traditional definitions of sports, digital media, fitness and gaming as consumer time and wallet share shift.
Sports Advisor
Courtside Ventures
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Larry Fitzgerald serves in a Sports Advisor capacity at Courtside Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.
Partner
Courtside Ventures
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Deepen Parikh invests or supports investments through Courtside Ventures's published strategy: Partner with early-stage founders challenging traditional definitions of sports, digital media, fitness and gaming as consumer time and wallet share shift.
Partner
Courtside Ventures
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Kai Bond invests or supports investments through Courtside Ventures's published strategy: Partner with early-stage founders challenging traditional definitions of sports, digital media, fitness and gaming as consumer time and wallet share shift.
Venture Partner
Courtside Ventures
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Oliver Ressler invests or supports investments through Courtside Ventures's published strategy: Partner with early-stage founders challenging traditional definitions of sports, digital media, fitness and gaming as consumer time and wallet share shift.
Principal
Courtside Ventures
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Cort Post invests or supports investments through Courtside Ventures's published strategy: Partner with early-stage founders challenging traditional definitions of sports, digital media, fitness and gaming as consumer time and wallet share shift.
Technical Advisor
Courtside Ventures
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DeVaris Brown serves in a Technical Advisor capacity at Courtside Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.
Real Money Gaming Advisor
Courtside Ventures
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Sean Hurley serves in a Real Money Gaming Advisor capacity at Courtside Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.
Sports and Media Advisor
Courtside Ventures
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Ryan Spoon serves in a Sports and Media Advisor capacity at Courtside Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.
Gaming Advisor
Courtside Ventures
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Andrew Stalbow serves in a Gaming Advisor capacity at Courtside Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.
Fitness and Wellness Advisor
Courtside Ventures
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Anthony Vennare serves in a Fitness and Wellness Advisor capacity at Courtside Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.
Fitness and Wellness Advisor
Courtside Ventures
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Joe Vennare serves in a Fitness and Wellness Advisor capacity at Courtside Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.
Founder and Managing Partner
South Loop Ventures
Check: Up to $500K at pre-seed and seed, as published by South Loop Ventures.
Zach Ellis Jr. invests or supports investments through South Loop Ventures's published strategy: Back U.S. founders whose lived experience provides an edge in energy and climate, fintech and B2B SaaS, healthtech, sportstech and spacetech.
Associate
South Loop Ventures
Check: Up to $500K at pre-seed and seed, as published by South Loop Ventures.
Andres Bryan invests or supports investments through South Loop Ventures's published strategy: Back U.S. founders whose lived experience provides an edge in energy and climate, fintech and B2B SaaS, healthtech, sportstech and spacetech.
Fund Accounting
South Loop Ventures
Check: Up to $500K at pre-seed and seed, as published by South Loop Ventures.
Winston Gilpin serves in a Fund Accounting capacity at South Loop Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.
Senior Firm Advisor
South Loop Ventures
Check: Up to $500K at pre-seed and seed, as published by South Loop Ventures.
Mark Kahn serves in a Senior Firm Advisor capacity at South Loop Ventures. This profile preserves the role distinction; the firm's mandate is included only as shared context.
Managing Partner
Stadia Ventures
Check: Up to $300K follow-on for accelerator graduates
At the firm level, Stadia Ventures backs sports and esports companies with products and revenue, using a global industry network and accelerator model to accelerate commercial growth.
Managing Partner
Stadia Ventures
Check: Up to $300K follow-on for accelerator graduates
At the firm level, Stadia Ventures backs sports and esports companies with products and revenue, using a global industry network and accelerator model to accelerate commercial growth.
Partnership Associate
Stadia Ventures
Check: Up to $300K follow-on for accelerator graduates
At the firm level, Stadia Ventures backs sports and esports companies with products and revenue, using a global industry network and accelerator model to accelerate commercial growth.
Managing Partner
Stadia Ventures
Check: Up to $300K follow-on for accelerator graduates
At the firm level, Stadia Ventures backs sports and esports companies with products and revenue, using a global industry network and accelerator model to accelerate commercial growth.
Director of Accelerator Operations
Stadia Ventures
Check: Up to $300K follow-on for accelerator graduates
At the firm level, Stadia Ventures backs sports and esports companies with products and revenue, using a global industry network and accelerator model to accelerate commercial growth.