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Top 50 ESports Angel Investors in May 2025

A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Esports startups. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Esports companies. This investor list updates every month.

Top 50 ESports Angel Investors in May 2025

Investor eSports investments
Sam Enrico Williams 17
Kevin Lin 5
Colin Carrier 4
Chad Hurley 3
Calvin Ayre 3
Michael Ryan Dubin 3
Kushal Shah 3
Jonas Nordlander 3
Daniel Tomov 3
Zlatan Ibrahimovic 3
YuChiang Cheng 3
Lance Priebe 3
Ben Holmes 3
Shubhrendu Koche 3
David Ng 3
Tom Varkey 3
Aubrey Graham (Drake) 2
Strauss Zelnick 2
Michael Dornbrook 2
Khalid AlTawil 2
Gabby Dizon 2
Jaynti Kanani 2
Roger Ehrenberg 2
Andrew Bogut 2
Ryan Shuler 2
Valeri Petrov 2
Chris Sang 2
Sandy Khaund 2
Dan Gilbert 2
Nolan Bushnell 2
Julien Lemoine 2
Philip A. Cutler 2
Eric Seufert 2
John Maloney 2
Tim Chae 2
Baron Davis 2
Niccolo Maisto 2
Per Brilioth 2
William Hockey 2
Avichal Garg 2
Jacob Key 2
Gady Nemirovsky 2
Steven Kaplan 2
Donato Gonzalez 2
Blake Van Leer 2
Kevin Durant 2
Vasim Akram 2
Ivaylo Simov 2
Gregory Milken 2
Richard Melmon 2
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Sam Enrico Williams Angel · London, England, United Kingdom
Sam Enrico Williams is a CEO & Founder at Zloadr. Having built intelligent systems for the past 10 years, that have been implemented into corporate structures and organisations, Sam Enrico Williams brings a deep level and understanding of System Architecture. Sam has strong experience in Cryptocurrency, blockchain technology and economymarkets; needed to drive DocTailor to unprecedented levels.
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Investment focus
  • Blockchain, Web Apps, Fantasy Sports
  • Pre-Seed
  • United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
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Kevin Lin Angel · San Francisco, California, United States
Kevin Lin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metatheory. He previously worked at Everyday Ventures as an Owner and Manager. Kevin Lin attended Yale University.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Information Technology, Video Games
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • United States, India, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Catena Labs — Catena is a product studio where we transform complex computing advancements into accessible, practical tools for users and developers. Leveraging AI and web3 technology our aim is to turn innovative ideas into real-world applications that are easy to use.
  • Asterix — Asterix offers digital ownership and unlocks new possibilities.
  • Cosmology — Cosmology is building a unified developer experience for interchain dApps
Colin Carrier Angel · Los Angeles, California, United States
Currently building new things @Oooh and @PinataFarms. Angel Investor. Venture Partner and Startup Advisor. Most recently at @Twitch I was leading a portfolio of incubation projects and corporate development.I like building companies and solving problems creatively. I've spent the better part of my career at three different live videostartups - two of which have been acquired for more than $1.2 billion combined. I've helped raise more than $100 million in fundraising from institutional and private investors. Back in the day, I learned how to PPT and XLS as a strategy consultant focused on media, entertainment and technology.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Internet, Apps
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, Denmark
Portfolio highlights
  • MetaMap — Metamaps are customisable trust workflows that empower service providers to reach more customers.
  • Alt — Buy and sell authenticated, investment-grade trading cards and use our industry-leading research tools to make informed investment decisions.
  • Alt — Alt is increasing the transparency and liquidity of alternative assets
Chad Hurley Angel · Burlingame, California, United States
Chad Hurley is the Co-Founder and Chairman at Greenpark Sports and the Co-Founder of AVOS Systems. He earned his bachelor's degree in fine art at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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Investment focus
  • Internet, Sports, Software
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Polycam — Polycam is a 3D creation tool company that develops a sensor app to capture 3D scans of objects. Its tool for photorealistic 3D asset creation is used to capture, document, edit, and share digital 3D content. Its sensors use computer vision and artificial intelligence technology such as a colorization engine to create 3D objects and spaces.
  • NocoDB — NocoDB is an open-source Airtable alternative that transforms existing databases into a smart spreadsheet. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
  • Socket — Socket fights vulnerabilities and provides visibility, defense-in-depth, and proactive supply chain protection for JavaScript, Python, and Go dependencies.
Calvin Ayre Angel
Calvin Ayre (born May 25, 1961, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada) is the founder of the Bodog online gaming and entertainment brand, which he developed and launched in 1994.Ayre received a Bachelor of Sciences (BSc) in General Sciences from the University of Waterloo in 1984. In 1989, Ayre earned an MBA in Management Finance from CityUniversity of Seattle.
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Investment focus
  • Blockchain, Information Technology, Bitcoin
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • United States, United Kingdom, Spain
Portfolio highlights
  • Mijem — Mijem is the buy sell marketplace app to tap into your campus community. Save money. Earn cash. Connect with students. Download the free app.
  • Centi — Unlocking Financial Potential with Blockchain Empowering businesses and individuals with innovative solutions that bridge traditional...
  • Transmira — Augmented and Virtual Reality Solutions
Michael Ryan Dubin Angel · Santa Monica, California, United States
Michael Dubin is a co-founder and chief executive officer of Dollar Shave Club, a monthly membership service that delivers fresh, stainless steel razor blades, and other personal grooming products to customers. Previously, he was the director of marketing and business development at Feed Company as well as a marketing associate at TIME Magazine.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Retail, eSports
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • 4D Sight — Native video monetization and compliance platform.
  • Glosslab — We modernized the mani. Hygienic. Waterless. Efficient. The new salon experience that keeps you polished and ready for anything.
  • Liquid Death — Don't be scared, it's just water. 100% stone-cold mountain water (8.1+ PH). Infinitely recyclable aluminum cans. Death to plastic.
Kushal Shah Angel
Kushal Shah is a Senior Partner at Roland Berger's Dubai office and a Managing Partner for the Middle East. Prior to joining Roland Berger, he spent 12 years with a leading consultancy in London and Dubai. He studied Economics at Cambridge in the UK and he is a certified Chartered Accountant.
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Investment focus
  • eSports, Video, Gaming
  • Seed, Series B
  • Egypt, United States, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
  • GBarena — GBarena is an online esports platform that serves the ecosystem stakeholders by the combination of a strong network of different esports communities, and a highly analytical tool to provide authentic value for all stakeholders (Publishers, Gamers, Tournament Organizers, Sponsors, Teams, and Media Partners).
  • LabLabee — Gain practical expertise in the most in-demand Telco Cloud technologies with instantly set up labs.
  • YaLLa esports — YaLLa Esports was born out of a passion for gaming shared by friends, which ignited a mission to build a community of gamers with an organized structure in the MENA region, championing the gaming culture and building the perfect environment for professional gamers to flourish. We aim to position ourselves as a supportive hub for gamers of alllevels with a future vision of constructing and managing the very best teams in the region, competing on a global scale and showcasing the Middle Eastern & African talent in the international gaming stratosphere.
Jonas Nordlander Angel
Jonas Nordlander is a Co-Founder & CEO at Avito.ru.
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Investment focus
  • Apps, E-Commerce, Lifestyle
  • Funding Round, Seed, Angel
  • Sweden, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Werlabs — Werlabs is a Stockholm based medical technology company founded by Will Stoddart and Rickard Lagerqvist, a general practioner. Werlabs provides customers with health analysis via blood testing. The company’s aim is to give users the tools and information to take care of their health.
  • Glue Home — Imagine coming back from work to a clean home, the parcel from your favourite online store is in the hallway, your groceries have been delivered to the fridge and your dry cleaning is in the closet. All done while you were out. Imagine that at the same time you were helping reduce traffic, pollution and create jobs in your community.Glueenables the secure delivery of products and services into the home while you are away. Glue aims to improve ecommerce, foster trust and collaboration in communities and optimise time and resources.Glue connects consumers homes with businesses. We enable access to the home via a proprietary award-winning digital smart lock and other digital locks using Glue’s API which lets users give out digital keys in the Glue app. We are integrated with leading logistics, retail and services companies to offer delivery into the home. With Glue’s In-Home delivery app couriers can securely unlock a customer’s home to deliver an order while the customer is out.
  • NA-KD.com — NA-KD.com is the next generation of fashion marketplaces. A predominantly mobile-based online shopping sanctuary for fashion addicts all over the world. Combined with a unique merchant service that unleashes the e-commerce power of digital brands and social influencers. Funded by the original founder and team behind Nelly.com (170 million USDonline fashion store).
Daniel Tomov Angel · Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria
Daniel is founding partner at Eleven Accelerator Venture Fund and investing in some of the most promising and exciting tech startups in CEE. Daniel has been involved in startups since 2000 as early stage investor and funded (in some cases bootstrapping) entrepreneur in diverse domains ranging from software to mobile to consumer goods torenewable energy. He has been lucky to meet and befriend with some of the greatest tech entrepreneurs in our region.
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Investment focus
  • Software, FinTech, Small and Medium Businesses
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Malta
Portfolio highlights
  • Edgar — Edgar believes that a good story can beat even the biggest of marketing budgets. This is especially true for SMBs and all the crafters and makers out there. Instead of spending big on traditional advertising, brands should engage their peers with great content. To fix the industry, they created Edgar. Edgar gives brands the tools and access to thebest creatives (brand storytellers, writers, illustrators), so that they can delight their customers with awesome stories. StoryMarket is the place where Edgar hosts a hand-picked selection of storytellers from around the world. From copywriters, journalists, editors, illustrators, photographers to animators, outreach experts and community managers, they have the talent needed to craft awesome brand stories. Edgar handles strategy, management, creation and distribution of content. The scope of the campaign depends on each customer. Creating the brief and defining the scope is as easy as ordering a frozen yogurt. From a single piece of content, to a set of Instagram/Vine videos, or dedicated storytelling expert that sticks with the brand forever and ever. Edgar makes sure the content is nothing less than perfect and is delivered to you in record time (first piece no later than 10 working days). The creatives and freelancers working with Edgar benefit from their lightweight yet powerful storytelling tools. StoryCrafter is a tool for short, visual stories. Stories take the form of visualized storylines with interactive elements that boost engagement. You create the story by drag and dropping your photos, Instagrams, Vine or YouTube videos and spicing it up with short captions. Brands equip the stories with their contact, brief information and a call to action at the end of the story. Etsy artists for example sell their products straight from the story, while wineries invite people for a wine tasting. Sharing and embedding is done in seconds, while they make sure the story looks and feels exactly the same wherever. Be it web, mobile or tablets. With each story, the Edgar community is growing. A community of freelance storytellers that Edgar empowers with tools and opportunity to be rewarded for their skills. And a community of active visitors who return to be inspired by great content every single day. Brands and individuals benefit greatly from Edgar as it helps them engage their potential customers. And helps them convert existing customers into fans. At the end, there’s no more powerful instrument than people telling stories about your brand.
  • Native Teams — With the Native Teams platform, you can easily hire anyone, anywhere as an employer or get an employed status if you're working as a freelancer. Explore our international EOR and PEO services and start working remotely with full compliance.
  • Join The Players — Join The Players is a tech company that brings the sports experience to the next level by providing automatic video, highlights, and statistics of mini-football games.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic Angel
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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Investment focus
  • eSports, Internet, PC Games
  • Funding Round
  • Sweden
Portfolio highlights
  • Isbit Games
  • Challengermode — Challengermode is the competitive engagement platform that helps game studios, publishers, esports organizers, and brands drive engagement and create competitive experiences for all gamers.
YuChiang Cheng Angel · San Francisco, California, United States
YuChiang Cheng is the Chief Product Officer of Zwift. YuChiang graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colorado College. He lives in Silicon Valley and, when not playing golf, you’ll find him restoring classic cars, playing hockey and wrestling his dogs.
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Investment focus
  • eSports, Video Games, Gaming
  • Seed, Series A
  • United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
  • Boom.tv — Your all in one hub for playing games, watching esports, and growing your fans!
  • VENN — VENN is a new 24/7 post-cable network aimed at gaming, esports and entertainment audiences. Launching in 2020 and broadcasting live from studios in New York and Los Angeles, VENN will be distributed across a broad range of media platforms and offer original programming produced in-house and in partnership with some of the biggest names andcreators across industries.
  • G2 Esports — Welcome to G2 Esports, one of the leading global esports and entertainment brands. Home to legendary players, creators, and entertainers.
Lance Priebe Angel
Lance Priebe
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Investment focus
  • eSports, SaaS, Content Delivery Network
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • WTFast — WTFast is here to help you get rid of pesky online gaming problems and bid farewell to Fortnite lag, PUBG lag, Dota 2 lag, CSGO lag, LOL lag and hundred of other games.
  • PLAYR.gg — Surf Giveaways is the #1 platform to run giveaways, sweepstakes, and contests for gamers. Grow your audience and build your community with giveaways now!
  • Nurture — Learn Foundational Life Skills Through Immersive Play
Ben Holmes Angel · London, England, United Kingdom
Ben is a Partner at Index Ventures, having joined the London office in 2002. Ben focuses on the software and internet sectors and has been actively involved with many of the firm's consumer and media investments. He currently sits on the boards of Astley Clarke, Grey Area Labs, iZettle, Just-Eat, King.com, Mind Candy, Notonthehighstreet,Rebtel, Secret Escapes, Shapeways, Stardoll and Twoo. He was previously a Director of Panther Express and Playfish (Electronic Arts).Prior to joining Index Ventures, he worked at the NewMedia Spark investment fund, before becoming Vice President at EO plc, a Spark portfolio company in the consumer financial services sector. Previously he spent four years at OC&C Strategy Consultants, advising firms in the retail and IT sectors.He has a Masters degree in Engineering, Economics and Management from Oxford University.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Software, Internet
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
  • Viker — Viker is a mobile studio that designs, develops and publishes mobile and computer games for OS and Android systems.
  • Claimer — Claimer is a self-service application that gets credit claims done easily of money spent on research and development. Its platform empowers company owners and advisors to prepare their claims, without any specialist knowledge, no matter how big or small the claim. It also prepares and submits the amended tax return for free.Claimer was founded in2019 by Adam McCann and is headquartered in Croydon, United Kingdom.
  • MyJam — All the food you love in one place.
Shubhrendu Koche Angel
Shubhrendu Koche
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Sports, eSports
  • Seed, Pre-Seed
  • India, Singapore, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Fando — Sports & eSports : Fan Engagement Platform
  • Epic Impact — Epic is the app that rewards you for buying ethical products that are better for the planet, and empowers you to do more good, from offsetting your carbon footprint to donating to good causes.
  • BazaarNXT — BazaarNXT is an e-commerce company that optimizes the packaging procurement for Businesses using technology. It is a modern, futuristic, and extended version of the local bazaar. BazaarNXT was founded by Gaurav Badharkhe and Dhananjaya S. in 2017 and is headquartered in Karnataka, India.
David Ng Angel
David Ng is the CEO & Founder of goGame.
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Investment focus
  • eSports, Media and Entertainment, Sports
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Ampverse — Ampverse champions hyperlocal gaming communities through a connected universe of owned esports teams, gaming channels, original content, and merchandise. Through our ecosystem of talent, content, and technology, we create the connective tissue that bridges brands with gaming audiences.
  • Fando — Sports & eSports : Fan Engagement Platform
Tom Varkey Angel · Westfield, New Jersey, United States
Tom is a veteran in financial markets and is Principal at Stonehill Capital. Prior to this he has held positions with Lazard Asset Management & Fidelity Investments focusing on emerging markets and corporate debt. Tom is an MBA from Harvard Business School & has a MA in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University.
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Investment focus
  • Media and Entertainment, E-Learning, Education
  • Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • India, Singapore
Portfolio highlights
  • Fando — Sports & eSports : Fan Engagement Platform
  • Knocksense — A local news and recommendations platform.
  • Clever Harvey — Complete one-stop study abroad solution by Ivy League alumni. Get expert, end-to-end assistance for profile building, admissions & scholarships.
Aubrey Graham (Drake) Angel · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Aubrey Graham (Drake) is the Founder of OVO Sound.
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Investment focus
  • eSports, Shopping, Gaming
  • Series A, Seed, Angel
  • United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • MoonPay — MoonPay offers a fast and simple way to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. Buy crypto with credit card, bank transfers or Apple Pay today.
  • Bullrider — There's cannabis then there's Bullrider. Legacy in the making since 2004. Cannabis dispensary selling and delivering legal weed in Brampton, Canada from 67 Shelby Road.
  • StatusPro — Completely rewrite the rules of the game and leave your legacy in the latest NFL and NFLPA-licensed VR experience, NFL PRO ERA 25
Strauss Zelnick Angel · New York, New York, United States
Strauss Zelnick, a partner in ZelnickMedia since 2001, became Chairman of Take-Two in March 2007 and Chief Executive Officer in January 2011. Mr. Zelnick is currently Chairman of ITN Networks and serves on the boards of directors of Naylor LLC, Alloy, Inc. and Starwood Property Trust, Inc. In August 2013, Mr. Zelnick was elected Vice Chairman ofthe Entertainment Software Association, the interactive entertainment industry’s trade association. In 2014, Mr. Zelnick was elected Chairman of the Entertainment Software Association, the interactive entertainment industry’s trade association. Prior to forming ZelnickMedia, Mr. Zelnick was President and Chief Executive Officer of BMG Entertainment, a $4.7 billion music and entertainment company. Mr. Zelnick's appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of BMG Entertainment followed his tenure as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company's North American business unit from 1994 through 1998. Before joining BMG Entertainment, Mr. Zelnick was President and Chief Executive Officer of Crystal Dynamics, a leading producer and distributor of interactive game software. Prior to that, he spent four years as President and Chief Operating Officer of 20th Century Fox, where he managed all aspects of the worldwide motion picture and distribution business. Previously, he spent three years at Vestron Inc. as a senior executive, and rose to become President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Zelnick also served as Vice President, International Television for Columbia Pictures. Mr. Zelnick holds an MBA and a JD from Harvard University and a BA from Wesleyan University. He is an associate member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, has served on the Board of Directors of the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America and is a Trustee Emeritus of Wesleyan University.
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Investment focus
  • Enterprise Software, FinTech, Health Care
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Prove — Prove is the modern way for businesses to enable their customers to prove their identities with just a phone. Prove offers phone-centric solutions that enable its customers to acquire new consumers and engage with their existing consumers by removing friction while bolstering security, and enhancing consumer privacy and consumer choice.Prove's solutions are used by more than 1,000 businesses across diversified industries, including banks, financial services, healthcare, insurance, and e-commerce.Prove has two main solutions + MFA:• Prove Pre-fill™ for Onboarding & Digital Acquisition, which helps companies increase signups and mitigate account opening fraud by authenticating consumer identities, and auto-filling verified data in any channel.• Fonebook™ for Digital Servicing, which helps companies:- Access a single identity authentication platform that reduces complexity and total cost of ownership to create a holistic view of your customer across their entire channels - Manage, add, and update customer phone numbers to ensure you always have the right number for your customerMulti-factor Authentication:- Standard SMS & Voice OTPs - Instant Link™ (authenticate through SMS link without needing OTP) - Mobile Auth™ (authentication via cellular networks; passive method for passwordless login) - Voice Biometrics – Match against a consumer’s voice for authentication - Push Authentication – App-based method to prove Possession, can also pull in behavioral biometrics, device (PKI), and environmental (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, network) signals - Secure transactions across multiple digital servicing use cases, including login, high-risk transactions, call center, and passwordless login
  • Players' Lounge — Play For Something. Make money playing video games on Players' Lounge. Madden, NBA 2K, Fortnite, Call of Duty, FIFA, & more!
  • Ready — Compete in mobile games to WIN cash!
Michael Dornbrook Angel · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Michael Dornbrook Member of the Board of Directors at Modulate.ai. He attended University of Chicago during 1981-1983.
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Investment focus
  • Mobile, Health Care, Software
  • Seed, Funding Round, Convertible Note
  • United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • Modulate — Modulate uses revolutionary machine learning to proactively detect and escalate toxic behavior in your game. ToxMod becomes an expert in your code of conduct and empowers your moderators to make the right decisions to protect your community from the worst behavior happening in voice chat in real time.
  • Hearo.Live - Multiplayer TV — Laugh, talk, and cheer with friends while watching YouTube, Netflix, ESPN, and more in full-screen HD, like you're on a big cozy couch together. #MultiplayerTV #TheFutureOfTogether
  • UptimeHealth — UptimeHealth, headquartered in Boston, MA, is a fast-growing software startup that simplifies medical device service events, purchases, and compliance practices through automation and predictive analytics.
Khalid AlTawil Angel · Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
Khalid AlTawil is a Board Member at Saudi Chemcial Company.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, eSports, Rental
  • Seed
  • Egypt, India, United Arab Emirates
Portfolio highlights
  • Rooter — Rooter is an Indian game streaming platform that organizes multiple esports tournaments and owns many gaming IPs. It focuses on the massive mobile gaming market of more than 350 mn gamers. Conceptualized in 2016, Rooter was initially set up by Piyush and Dipesh Agarwal to build a strong community of sports fans around the world. But soon afterthe outbreak of COVID-19, Rooter forayed into game streaming to build one of the country’s biggest communities of gamers as well. Rooter has reached out to more than 23 mn users with an average user watching Live game streams daily for 26 mins. Rooter also runs the biggest community program to build the next million game streamers in India. Today Rooter is the biggest streaming platform in India available across Android, iOS, and Desktop.
  • GBarena — GBarena is an online esports platform that serves the ecosystem stakeholders by the combination of a strong network of different esports communities, and a highly analytical tool to provide authentic value for all stakeholders (Publishers, Gamers, Tournament Organizers, Sponsors, Teams, and Media Partners).
  • RentSher Middle East — UAE Listings and Directories for Vape and Tobacco Shop in UAE
Gabby Dizon Angel · Pasig, Rizal, Philippines · 7 investments in the past 12 months
Gabby Dizon is the Chairman and co-founder of Alto.io, a Singapore-based game platform that connects games to the blockchain. He helped pioneer the Philippine game industry as part of the team that released the first Filipino-made game in 2003. Gabby is also CEO of game developer Altitude Games and former President of the Game DevelopersAssociation of the Philippines. Gabby helps champion the game development industry in Southeast Asia and is an active member of the Philippine startup community.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • United States, Hong Kong, Australia
Portfolio highlights
  • Moku — Moku is a web3 gaming platform that enables players connect to gaming guilds, NFT casting pages, game strategy communities, and more.
  • Sapien — Sapien offers Data Labelling Services with RLHF to fine-tune your LLMs potential. Improve model performance with better data to improve outcomes. Consult us now!
  • Clout Kitchen — Combining fandom and emerging technology, Clout Kitchen builds generational digital products with supercharged distribution. We help creators become icons that last.
Jaynti Kanani Angel · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Jaynti Kanani - Co-Founder @ Polygon
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Investment focus
  • Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Internet
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • India, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Fermah — Fermah can generate proofs for any instance in which ZK is used. Fermah is credibly neutral and architected to support all proof systems. This includes zkVMs, zkEVMs, Groth16, and all other proof systems. It is optimized for cheap, fast, and reliable ZK proof generation.
  • NovaNet — NovaNet offers local verifiable computing and privacy protection applications, including AI, decentralized Internet of Things (DePIN), and games.
  • Electron — Proof Aggregation using #superproofs. Backed by Sandeep Nailwal, Martin Köppelmann, Jaynti Kanani, Anurag Arjun, Aztec CTO, and many others. Etheruem Foundation grant recipient.
Roger Ehrenberg Angel · New York, New York, United States
Roger Ehrenberg is the founder and Managing Partner of IA Ventures, a firm that invests in companies creating competitive advantage through data.
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Investment focus
  • Advertising, FinTech, Software
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • SlamBall — SlamBall is a global sports league association. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
  • FL Newsletter — Fantasy Life keeps you up to date on all of the latest NFL news, fantasy analysis, sports betting tips, and hot topics around the fantasy watercooler.
  • Gemini Sports Analytics — The first AI cloud for sports
Andrew Bogut Angel · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Andrew Bogut
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Investment focus
  • Sports, eSports, Gaming
  • Seed, Series A, Series D
  • Australia, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • SportsIcon — Venture Studio and Sports Agency harnessing frontier technology to build innovative approaches in sports, media, and entertainment.
  • Bare — Bare provides a quality cremation service and a dedicated care team that helps you each step of the way. Arrange online or via phone. Call us on 1800 071 176
  • Live Graphic Systems — Live Sports Graphics - "Next-gen" live graphics for a new era of sports broadcast. No hardware, no designers, no graphics operators, up and running in minutes.
Ryan Shuler Angel · New York, New York, United States
Ryan Shuler is a venture executive having held senior leadership roles leading direct-to-consumer practices in startup organizations across the private and public sectors. Prior to Legendary Ventures, he was the co-founder of a southern California-based 501(c)(3) non-profit. His entrepreneurial spirit subsequently led him to launch his own dietarysupplement company primarily targeting women. Ryan’s exemplary work ethic complement his natural affinity to “bridge gap” in some of the fastest growing startup categories in the venture ecosystem.
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Investment focus
  • Internet of Things, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
  • Pre-Seed, Seed, Funding Round
  • United States, South Korea, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Ome — Ome is reinventing the way we cook at home by leveraging smart technology to bring automation to the kitchen.
  • Donut Media — Shop exclusive merch and apparel from the Donut Media Official Store. Hoodies, tee shirts, posters, accessories, and more.
  • Immersive Systems — Immersive Systems is a media company that specializes in providing integration of stats, highlights, and images for e-sports fans. It provides a media platform for fan engagement in the e-sports industry and community. Immersive Systems was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Pennsylvania, United States.
Valeri Petrov Angel
Valeri is primarily in charge with investment opportunities in Bulgaria and the Western Balkans. Prior to that, he was Partner at Bancroft Private and, before joining Bancroft, he was Investment Director with Global Finance, running the company’s activities in Bulgaria. Valeri led and co-led many transactions in various countries acrossSouth-Eastern Europe (Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Turkey among others). Prior to moving to the Private Equity industry, Valeri ran Orgachim, the largest paints & coating company in Bulgaria (backed by private equity funds, including RAEF) as CEO, where he completed a successful turnaround. Valeri also worked for the Royal Dutch/Shell, and held various positions within the organization. Valeri holds an MSc in Engineering from the Technical University of Sofia. He also attended Management Academy in London and ETP on Business Management in Delaware University, Sofia branch.
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Investment focus
  • B2B, SaaS, Health Care
  • Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Germany, United States, Bulgaria
Portfolio highlights
  • Langaware — Our use of language and speech can provide a window into our brain's health. When we speak, complex neural networks work together to form our thoughts and ideas. Utilizing our patented system and proprietary biomarkers.
  • Vivian Lab — Vivian Lab is a women's digital health startup. It integrates menopause education, telehealth, personalized treatment regimens, community support, and AI assistants.
  • Join The Players — Join The Players is a tech company that brings the sports experience to the next level by providing automatic video, highlights, and statistics of mini-football games.
Chris Sang Angel · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · 5 investments in the past 12 months
Venture Capitalist, Managing Partner, Chief Technology Officer
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Investment focus
  • Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • United States, Australia, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Cloobot Inc — Cloobot X: Your Premier Software Implementation transforms your vision into reality with our state-of-the-art software implementation studio. Leveraging cutting-edge AI technology, our expert team delivers rapid, efficient, and innovative solutions tailored to your unique business needs.
  • Tokenise — Tokenise acts as a data layer for web3 projects and their tokens. We help founders build their tokens simply, mint/launch their tokens on-chain and then manage their tokens in one place. Tokenise enables founders to curate rich data rooms that make it easier for investors to get onboard. We empower community with unprecedented insights andaccessibility into their favourite projects and their tokens.
  • Bloodstock Advantage — Stealth
Sandy Khaund Angel · San Francisco, California, United States
Unique mix of business, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills coupled with deep technical expertise in complex software systems & social computing. Diverse background including engineering management, strategy consulting, product marketing, business development, and startup experience across enterprise software, internet technologies, andmobile devices.
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Investment focus
  • Mobile, Sports, eSports
  • Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • GiftAMeal — Each time a user takes a photo at a participating restaurant on the GiftAMeal app, a meal is provided to someone in need through a local food bank!
  • Mission Control — Mission Control is a platform for gathering and growing community using recreational esports, similar to a local adult softball league or college intramurals, but with video games.
  • Tutored by Teachers — Online Tutoring. Powered by Teachers. High Dosage Tutoring Programs.
Dan Gilbert Angel · Detroit, Michigan, United States
Dan Gilbert is the Founder and Chairman of Quicken Loans. He previously worked at StockX as an Investor. Dan Gilbert attended Wayne State University.
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Investment focus
  • Sports, Digital Media, Internet
  • Series B, Series A, Seed
  • United States, Israel, Germany
Portfolio highlights
  • dub — The first Copy-Trading platform for stocks. Copy anyone's investments. For free. Regulated Broker-Dealer member FINRA and SIPC & FDIC insured.
  • G2 Esports — Welcome to G2 Esports, one of the leading global esports and entertainment brands. Home to legendary players, creators, and entertainers.
  • 100 Thieves — 100 Thieves is the premier lifestyle brand and gaming organization. Find out more about 100 Thieves and shop the latest premium apparel drops at 100thieves.com.
Nolan Bushnell Angel · Los Angeles, California, United States
Nolan Bushnell is the Founder and CEO of X2 Games. He previously worked at modalVR as a CoFounder and Chairman. Nolan attended the University of Utah.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Video Games, eSports
  • Seed, Angel, Debt Financing
  • United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • WTFast — WTFast is here to help you get rid of pesky online gaming problems and bid farewell to Fortnite lag, PUBG lag, Dota 2 lag, CSGO lag, LOL lag and hundred of other games.
  • Wonder — Introducing a new kind of home dining experience. Currently available in areas of New Jersey.
  • Wonder — Introducing a new kind of home dining experience. Currently available in areas of New Jersey.
Julien Lemoine Angel
Julien Lemoine is a Co-Founder of Algolia, Inc. and serves as its Chief Technology Officer. Julien Lemoine is a Co-Founder at Algolia SAS and serves as its Chief Technology Officer. Julien Lemoine defined the technology strategy of MASA Group (an international software editor of simulation software) and led the development of strategic R&Dproducts in indexing and natural languages processing at Exalead (Dassault Systèmes subsidiary) and Thales Group. He has extensive experience in architecture design and implementation from his leading work in Exalead and Thales.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Cloud Management, Cloud Computing
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • France, United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Tailwarden — Tailwarden is an open source platform that empowers the next generation of developers to take control of their cloud infrastructure while building secure, scalable and cost-effective applications along the way.
  • Kate — Kate redefines everyday mobility by offering electric vehicles made in France.
  • Inboxbooster — Inboxbooster fixes your email in spam. It starts with a free inbox placement test, then we analyze your email including your content.
Philip A. Cutler Angel · Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Philip Cutler is the Founder and Chairman at Laurus Summer Camp. Philip Cutler attended McGill University.
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Investment focus
  • Education, Sports, eSports
  • Series A, Seed
  • United States, Canada, Germany
Portfolio highlights
  • Zoomph — Zoomph delivers advanced analytics for viewership insights, enabling partners to measure engagement and make informed decisions across platforms.
  • Hypatos — Manual document processing is a major cost driver. Hypatos' deep learning tech automates complex document processing tasks. Make back office more efficient!
  • Stellic — Stellic provides next generation degree management tools for your entire campus - students, advisors, administrators and leaders - with one goal in mind. A better path to academic success.
Eric Seufert Angel · San Francisco, California, United States
Eric Seufert is a quantitative marketing and user acquisition specialist with a deep appreciation for the freemium business model. He is currently the VP of User Acquisition and Engagement at Rovio Entertainment; prior to Rovio, Eric held marketing, strategy, and analytics positions at Wooga, Digital Chocolate, and Skype. In 2014, Eric published abook on the Freemium Model, Freemium Economics, through Elsevier.
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Investment focus
  • Digital Entertainment, Mobile Advertising, Digital Marketing
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Israel, Poland, Austria
Portfolio highlights
  • INCRMNTAL — INCRMNTAL is an incrementality measurement platform for mobile Advertising. True mobile attribution focuses on incrementality testing.
  • ContextSDK — ContextSDK transforms your app using real-time user context to improve conversions. Enhance user satisfaction and raise app revenue by knowing your users' unique needs, no matter where they are.
  • Odeeo — People play casual games to relax and have fun. So it’s no wonder the world’s 2.7bn free2play mobile gamers find aggressive full-screen ads annoying. Odeeo’s audio ad platform gets gamers. It’s built to amplify the in-game experience by overlaying contextual audio ads that players actually want to hear. For game developers, that meansmonetizing untapped in-game real estate and boosting incremental ad revenue—without hurting retention.For leading brands, it means cutting through the noise to target an attentive audience at ultra scale in an immersive brand-safe environment. And gamers? They can just play on!
John Maloney Angel · New York, New York, United States
Managing Partner @TerrapinBale, Former President @Tumblr, @Circa, Co-founder UrbanBaby, angel investor
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Investment focus
  • Education, Software, Video
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • United States, Canada, France
Portfolio highlights
  • Svrf — Svrf was founded with the vision to empower people to see the world differently. Today, the Svrf platform does this by making 3D searchable, shareable, and accessible on all platforms.Svrf's iOS app enables anyone to create and share 3D filters on their phone. No prior 3D or game engine knowledge required!Svrf's API supercharges yourcamera or messaging application with the largest cross-platform database of 3D face filters, objects, and more: developers.svrf.com.
  • SIMULATE — Upgrading the world to a positive food system.
  • Pandascore — Stop worrying about collecting data and computing odds. Start building your esports project. PandaScore API provides everything you need from live scores to live odds through a wide selection of matches, leagues and tournaments for League of Legends, CS:GO, Dota 2, Overwatch.
Tim Chae Angel · San Francisco, California, United States
Tim Chae is the Managing Partner at 500 Startups. Before that, he was the CEO and co-founder of PostRocket. Tim attended Babson College.
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, E-Commerce, Events
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • United States, South Korea, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • Finda — Finda is an online financial comparison platform across various financial products.
  • Hearo.Live - Multiplayer TV — Laugh, talk, and cheer with friends while watching YouTube, Netflix, ESPN, and more in full-screen HD, like you're on a big cozy couch together. #MultiplayerTV #TheFutureOfTogether
  • PeopleFund — Founded in 2015, PeopleFund is Korea's leading data-driven digital lender focused on consumer finance. Our mission is to give financial freedom to all consumers through more affordable loans and better investment opportunities. Leveraging its proprietary, data-driven credit model and eliminating inefficiencies with technology, PeopleFunddelivers better loan rates for borrowers while maintaining an industry low loss rate to benefit retail and institutional investors. PeopleFund is the first digital lender in Korea to surpass $1B in loan originations and has provided an innovative way to invest to nearly 400,000 retail investors. It is notably the first fintech platform to offer loan and investment products directly on KakaoTalk, Korea's equivalent of WhatsApp. To date, PeopleFund has completed its Series C round of funding with a total of $63.4M of equity capital raised. For more information, visit www.peoplefund.co.kr.
Baron Davis Angel · Los Angeles, California, United States · 4 investments in the past 12 months
Baron Davis is the Founder at Baron Davis Enterprise.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Mobile, Mobile Apps
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, Sweden, Hong Kong
Portfolio highlights
  • Polywork — Launch an AI-powered personal website to showcase your work, grow your personal brand, or start your side hustle.
  • KiddieKredit — Kiddie Kredit is a mobile app designed to educate children on the credit system by completing chores.
  • COMMUNITYx — COMMUNITYx connects likeminded changemakers with another, as well as around calls-to-action. You can create events and petitions all from within the App! Whether you care about Environmental Justice, Black Lives Matter, Universal Healthcare, Poverty, and more, COMMUNITYx is the place for you!
Niccolo Maisto Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 4 investments in the past 12 months
Niccolo Maisto is the Co-CEO at ESL FACEIT Group. Niccolo Maisto attended NYU Stern School of Business and Bocconi University.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, eSports, Software
  • Seed, Angel, Series A
  • United Kingdom, Italy, Ireland
Portfolio highlights
  • Desia — Desia provides advanced AI applications for productivity, automation, and analytics for financial services.
  • Stelia — Stelia stands at the forefront of the AI infrastructure revolution and is driving the transition from Internet 2.0, designed for data movement, to Internet 3.0, designed for data mobility, enabling the seamless flow and processing of data across diverse environments. With its ground-breaking HyperBand platform, Stelia enables businesses toharness the full potential of AI. The company's mission is to become the backbone of the next generation of data mobility, empowering organizations across industries to accelerate innovation, optimize operations, and drive transformative growth. Stelia will be at the gravitational centre of the AI infrastructure ecosystem – a trusted partner and catalyst for change that brings together forward-thinking businesses, technology leaders, and industry experts to shape the future of AI. It was founded in 2021 and is located in London, United Kingdom.
  • sintra.ai — Build, grow, and scale your business with a team that never sleeps.
Per Brilioth Angel · Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
Per Brilioth - CEO @ VNV Global
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Software, Transportation
  • Funding Round, Series B, Seed
  • Sweden, United Kingdom, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
  • memmo.me — memmo.me provides a webpage for offering and distributing personalized video messages from actors, athletes, musicians, and other talent.
  • Arro — Discover the shared daily operating system that helps you get more from life and work. Get to Day Zero together.
  • Surfboard — Get Dialpad Workforce Management (WFM) software for accurate forecasting, demand-driven scheduling, fair shift planning, and more.
William Hockey Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 5 investments in the past 12 months
William Hockey is the Co-CEO of Column. He previously worked at Bain & Company as an Associate. William Hockey attended Emory University.
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Investment focus
  • Software, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • United States, Singapore, Pakistan
Portfolio highlights
  • Boom — Boom is the easiest way to build credit credit with your rent. With Boom, report your rent payments to all three credit bureaus for as little as $2 per month. Enroll in minutes.
  • Maza — Maza is a mobile app that offers financial products and digital banking services.
  • Slash — Tens of thousands of online businesses use Slash to track their profits, earn cash back, and get faster payouts from platforms like GOAT and Amazon. No LLC required, no account fees, no minimum balance, and no credit checks.
Avichal Garg Angel · Stanford, California, United States · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Avichal is Managing Partner at Electric Capital. He is a serial entrepreneur and technology executive. Avichal sold two companies and was most recently Director of Product at Facebook, which acquired his company Spool in 2012. He previously worked at Google on search ranking and ads ranking, is part-time at YCombinator, and an active angelinvestor.Avichal's firm, Electric Capital, focuses on cryptocurrencies that are rooted in technological utility. Electric performs deep technological diligence, such as compiling code, profiling nodes, and analyzing blockchains with in-house software. The founders of Electric have started and sold five companies, have been investing in cryptocurrencies since 2013, and are investors in Anchor, Bitwise, Chia, Coda, dYdX, Dfinity, Oasis, Thunder and many other crypto projects.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Blockchain, Internet
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • United States, Canada, Mexico
Portfolio highlights
  • Key — Key provides a unique method to making significant professional relationships while also promoting career advancement, financial well-being, and work-life balance
  • Matic — The world's most advanced floor cleaner. Your home's best helper.
  • Magrathea — Magrathea Metals is a mining company that unlocks centuries of growth in human civilization by reducing the socioenvironmental impacts.
Jacob Key Angel
Jacob Key is co-founder and general partner of Luminar Ventures. Jacob has made close to 20 early stage investments in companies such as Challengermode, Gavagai, Unacast and Pacemaker - and made 3 successful exits to date in Sportamore, Vera&John and Vetzoo.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, Software, Insurance
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • Sweden, Iceland
Portfolio highlights
  • Greenely — Greenely is the electricity company that optimizes your electricity use using smart technology in an app. We help you take control of your consumption.
  • Challengermode — Challengermode is the competitive engagement platform that helps game studios, publishers, esports organizers, and brands drive engagement and create competitive experiences for all gamers.
  • MIND Music Labs — When it comes to musical instruments, “Smart” experiences are today still very limited. Musicians need truly wireless, portable, upgradable and cloud-based solutions. 250M users (pro and amateurs musicians) spending about $17B a year and their audience are waiting for a revolution. We develop ELK MusicOS (the “Android” of musical instruments)enabling musical instruments vendors to make a new generation of “Smart Instruments” and we build around it an ecosystem of cloud services.
Gady Nemirovsky Angel · San Francisco, California, United States
Gady Nemirovsky is the Co-Founder and Managing General Partner of Inspiration Ventures. Gady holds a BS Economics from the Wharton School of Business and a BS Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Investment focus
  • Apps, Social Media, Software
  • Seed, Angel, Funding Round
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Buffer — Use Buffer to manage your social media so that you can create and share your content everywhere, consistently. Try our forever free plan or upgrade for more.
  • Hearo.Live - Multiplayer TV — Laugh, talk, and cheer with friends while watching YouTube, Netflix, ESPN, and more in full-screen HD, like you're on a big cozy couch together. #MultiplayerTV #TheFutureOfTogether
  • Handipoints — Handipoints features a virtual world for kids and a chore chart system for families. Parents create printable online playing charts and kids earn points by checking off their tasks.The more chores they do, the more points they earn. Kids can redeem their points for games, movies and clothes for their CoolCat kitty avatars in HandiLand. This isan online world where they can also talk to and play with other kids.Kids can also redeem their points for real life rewards to keep them motivated. Parents can use this system to set up allowance programs and more online.Unlike other children's sites, Handipoints is a practical chore solution for families married to a fun and motivational virtual world for kids.
Steven Kaplan Angel
Mr. Kaplan is a Principal and the former head of Oaktree’s Global Principal Group. He joined Oaktree in 1995, having previously served as a managing director of TCW and portfolio manager in the TCW Special Credits Group. Prior to joining TCW in 1993, Mr. Kaplan was a Partner with the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and responsible for thatfirm’s East Coast bankruptcy and workout practice. During his career as an attorney, Mr. Kaplan specialized in transactions involving the purchase and sale of companies undergoing financial restructurings. He presently serves on the boards of Oaktree Capital Group, LLC; Regal Entertainment Group, AdvancePierre Foods and Townsquare Media, Inc. Mr. Kaplan previously served on the boards of Alliance HealthCare Services, Inc.; Genco Shipping and Trading Ltd. and General Maritime Corporation. In addition, he currently serves on the boards of several private companies and nonprofit organizations, including the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Foundation and the New York University School of Law Foundation. Mr. Kaplan graduated with a B.S. degree in political science summa cum laude from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law.
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Investment focus
  • Sports, Farming, eSports
  • Seed, Series A, Private Equity
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Immortals Gaming Club — Immortals was founded in 2015 as a US-based esports and gaming organization that competes in League of Legends (LCS). At Immortals we aim to entertain, inspire, and be the voice of esports fans in the Great Lakes Region through our exciting players, talented creators and innovative regional experiences.
  • Agrovision — Innovating sustainable agriculture with high-quality produce, cutting-edge technology, and responsible farming practices.
  • FieldLevel — Join millions of coaches, athletes, and teams on the world's largest athletic recruiting platform
Donato Gonzalez Angel
Donato Gonzalez is the president at Société Générale Group.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Mobile, eSports
  • Series A, Funding Round
  • Spain
Portfolio highlights
  • EGoGames — EGoGames develops and provides an esports platform for mobile devices. It is a platform for mobile skill games that enable participants to compete against each other and win real money prizes. EGoGames has an ambitious and qualified team, surrounded by collaborators. With an initial valuation of 3 million euros, EGoGames positions itself as theSpanish Start-up with the highest pre-launch rating in history.EGoGames was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.
Blake Van Leer Angel · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Experienced executive and entrepreneur with the proven ability to drive company growth with a North Star metric. Demonstrated ability to lead a team and process to meet revenue benchmarks. Extensive experience in growth strategies, revenue lift, team building, strategic acquisitions, business development, sales processes, customer retention, branddevelopment, product-market fit, data analytics, ROI, ecommerce and AI tool management.Blake’s love for technology and business began as a teenager with developing online video games, involving complex ecosystems, community building, fictional currency, economics and guerilla marketing. After college, he started his career with data analytics and project management for land development companies where he assisted with the siting, permitting, marketing and technology of numerous residential, commercial, heavy construction, solid waste and gas to energy projects. Blake also oversaw data analytics for population growth and trash production calculations.Today, Blake serves as EVP and GM at Proto AI, a AI company for practical real world applications He serves as Special Advisor to Kathy Ireland® ($3.1B annual revenue) providing strategic planning on high level topics, partnerships, acquisitions and technology endeavors. Blake is also the Co-Founder & Advisor of Padlist, Inc., a national real estate platform, and Padfinders, an apartment locator service in Washington, DC.Specialties: Growth & Revenue Strategies, Product or Vertical Launch, Product-Market Fit, Sales Processes, North Star Metrics, Brand Voice, Team Leadership, Brand Development, Blockchain, AI, Data Analytics and Virality.
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Investment focus
  • Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Funding Round
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Padlist — Rent an apartment ASAP from thousands of options
  • Jet.AI — Jet Token is a private aviation booking and membership platform. They offer their own HondaJets for member service in the Southwestern US, or book any one of 4,000 jets on their marketplace - including the largest open fleet of private aircraft in the country.
  • Hearo.Live - Multiplayer TV — Laugh, talk, and cheer with friends while watching YouTube, Netflix, ESPN, and more in full-screen HD, like you're on a big cozy couch together. #MultiplayerTV #TheFutureOfTogether
Kevin Durant Angel · Oakland, California, United States · 7 investments in the past 12 months
Kevin Durant is a 12-year NBA veteran who plays for the Brooklyn Nets. He is a 2x NBA Champion and Finals MVP; having also won an NBA MVP Award, four NBA scoring titles, two Olympic gold medals, two NBA All-Star Game MVP Awards, and an NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He is also a ten-time NBA All-Star. Off the court, Durant is co-founder andpartner of Thirty Five Ventures. Thirty Five Ventures includes his diverse investment portfolio, including companies such as Postmates, Acorns, Overtime, & Coinbase; the media and creative development arm; and the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation.Projects under the Thirty Five Ventures umbrella include the sports business vertical “The Boardroom,” in partnership with ESPN, which examines the ins and outs of sports business and illuminates the world of sports far beyond what fans ordinarily see. Kevin also served as an executive producer on Fox Sports Films’ “Q Ball,” which premiered at the San Francisco International Film Festival in Spring 2019. Upcoming projects include the scripted series “SWAGGER” with Imagine Entertainment and Apple. Last fall also saw the opening of The Durant Center in Suitland, Maryland, the Kevin Durant Charity Foundation’s college pipeline program in conjunction with College Track.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, Software, FinTech
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • United States, Canada, France
Portfolio highlights
  • MEDIVIS — Medivis is a leader in AR for healthcare, using augmented reality and artificial intelligence to advance medical imaging and surgical precision.
  • Plenty — Plenty makes it easy for modern partners to invest and plan for their future together. Effortlessly invest like the 1% and turn your goals and dreams into reality.
  • Shibuya — Welcome to Shibuya, a platform for high potential short films. We provide creators with a full-stack solution to fund films and shorts, build community, and foster an engaged fanbase. Fans can fund their favorite films, participate in the creative process, and join communities for the films they love most.
Vasim Akram Angel · Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, India · 2 investments in the past 12 months
An Entrepreneur & Student
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Investment focus
  • eSports
  • Seed
  • India
Portfolio highlights
  • Flame Esports — Flame Esports is an organization that aims to provide opportunities in the world of esports games.
Ivaylo Simov Angel · Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria
Ivaylo Simov devised eleven’s strategy. His notorious shyness can be overcome only with ample amounts of beer, preferably while skiing. He was previously a director in a private equity fund, but now wants to change the VC industry from the bottom up.
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Investment focus
  • Agriculture, Coffee, Big Data
  • Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Bulgaria, Greece, Estonia
Portfolio highlights
  • Edgar — Edgar believes that a good story can beat even the biggest of marketing budgets. This is especially true for SMBs and all the crafters and makers out there. Instead of spending big on traditional advertising, brands should engage their peers with great content. To fix the industry, they created Edgar. Edgar gives brands the tools and access to thebest creatives (brand storytellers, writers, illustrators), so that they can delight their customers with awesome stories. StoryMarket is the place where Edgar hosts a hand-picked selection of storytellers from around the world. From copywriters, journalists, editors, illustrators, photographers to animators, outreach experts and community managers, they have the talent needed to craft awesome brand stories. Edgar handles strategy, management, creation and distribution of content. The scope of the campaign depends on each customer. Creating the brief and defining the scope is as easy as ordering a frozen yogurt. From a single piece of content, to a set of Instagram/Vine videos, or dedicated storytelling expert that sticks with the brand forever and ever. Edgar makes sure the content is nothing less than perfect and is delivered to you in record time (first piece no later than 10 working days). The creatives and freelancers working with Edgar benefit from their lightweight yet powerful storytelling tools. StoryCrafter is a tool for short, visual stories. Stories take the form of visualized storylines with interactive elements that boost engagement. You create the story by drag and dropping your photos, Instagrams, Vine or YouTube videos and spicing it up with short captions. Brands equip the stories with their contact, brief information and a call to action at the end of the story. Etsy artists for example sell their products straight from the story, while wineries invite people for a wine tasting. Sharing and embedding is done in seconds, while they make sure the story looks and feels exactly the same wherever. Be it web, mobile or tablets. With each story, the Edgar community is growing. A community of freelance storytellers that Edgar empowers with tools and opportunity to be rewarded for their skills. And a community of active visitors who return to be inspired by great content every single day. Brands and individuals benefit greatly from Edgar as it helps them engage their potential customers. And helps them convert existing customers into fans. At the end, there’s no more powerful instrument than people telling stories about your brand.
  • LAM'ON — LAM'ON OOD was created with the intention of creating a product that would be recyclable or compostable, improve environmental and human health safety, and readily replace the existing petroleum-based plastic solutions.
  • Join The Players — Join The Players is a tech company that brings the sports experience to the next level by providing automatic video, highlights, and statistics of mini-football games.
Gregory Milken Angel · Santa Monica, California, United States
Gregory Milken is Managing Director at March Capital Partners, where he focuses on investments in digital media, gaming and esports. Gregory has led March Capital’s investments in broadcasting solution Genvid Technologies, game mastery platform Dojo Madness, and game developers nWay and Wavedash. Gregory has over 15 years of entrepreneuriall and operational experience. He was the co-founder and COO of AltEgo, a cloud-based technology and gaming company. Prior to his work in technology, he worked in strategy and operations for Knowledge Universe Education, new business development at Warner Bros. in Hong Kong and London, and at Twentieth Century Fox.Gregory received his M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and a M.A. in international policy studies from Stanford University. He also received a B.A. in international relations and Asian studies from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Investment focus
  • Video Games, eSports, Gaming
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • United States, Germany, India
Portfolio highlights
  • MovieLaLa — MovieLaLa is a social network for movie fans: discovering upcoming movies through friends and favorite stars. For marketers, MovieLaLa is a marketing platform to help movie marketers increase the buzz, awareness and engagement of upcoming movies to ensure strong first week sales.Marc Benioff's investment brings the startup to $750,000 infunding across its seed funding and angel rounds, and its other invetors include Machininma co-founder and CEO Allen DeBevoise, past HBO president of digital initiatives and Warner Bros Online co-founder Jim Moloshok, founding Flixster investor Larry Braitman and more investors from the entertainment industry. If the company succeeds, it could stengthen ties between Hollywood and Silicon Valley after an era of digital piracy tore them apart.
  • Knock Knock — WEB3.0 is not just the next generation of the Internet. It is an evolution that combines decentralization, cryptocurrencies, and smart contracts, bringing them into the world of game development.
  • Gunslinger Studios — Gunslinger Studios is a game studio bent on bringing the thrill of multiplayer gaming to mobile players in a minute or less-- something that fits a schedule but scratches the itch for competing and moving forward in a game world. The studio is creating quick, one-hand-controlled experiences for a ge
Richard Melmon Angel · San Francisco, California, United States
Richard Melmon is the Co-founder and an Emeritus Partner at Bullpen Capital. He previously worked at Regis McKenna Inc as a Partner. Richard Melmon attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
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Investment focus
  • Events, Sports, eSports
  • Seed, Funding Round
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Hearo.Live - Multiplayer TV — Laugh, talk, and cheer with friends while watching YouTube, Netflix, ESPN, and more in full-screen HD, like you're on a big cozy couch together. #MultiplayerTV #TheFutureOfTogether
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