# Benjie Cherniak

> Benjie Cherniak is a seed investor in Las Vegas backing Sports, Gaming and Casino. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Las Vegas, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjie-cherniak-178a302/

Benjie Cherniak is a seed investor in Las Vegas focused on Sports and Gaming. Benjie Cherniak

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 6 | 75% |
| Gaming | 4 | 50% |
| Casino | 2 | 25% |
| eSports | 2 | 25% |
| Apps | 1 | 13% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 25% |
| Angel | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 75% |
| Canada | 1 | 13% |
| Australia | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Basketball Forever | Basketball Forever provides basketball fanatics with latest news inside and outside the hard court. It also provides commentary, design, videos and analysis, straight to the palm of your hand. Basketball Forever operates under Forever Network. | $4M | Series A | Mar 20, 2024 |  |
| Future Anthem | Future Anthem is the market leader in Game Data Science. We use machine learning to provide actionable intelligence to help our customers grow responsibly with measurable improvements that enhance the player experience for everyone. |  | Series A | Jul 11, 2022 |  |
| FSG Digital | FSG Digital aims to support the interactive sports wagering and iGaming ecosystem through the introduction of product lines focused on engaging and communicating authentically with the LatinX audience in the USA and beyond. FSG Digital, co-founded by CEO Seth Schorr and his partner Jeffrey Fine, traces its roots in interactive gaming back twentyyears when Schorr developed Wynn Resort’s first interactive casino in 2000. Schorr and Fine are joined by experienced iGaming entrepreneur & FSG Digital CSO Seth Young. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 15, 2022 |  |
| Jefebet | Jefebet brings together all the latest sports news in one place with specific coverage of the best sports on the planet. |  |  | Mar 15, 2022 |  |
| Ultimate Odds | Ultimate Odds is a next generation gaming product that combines sports betting and fantasy into one highly engaging experience. Ultimate Odds is at the forefront of the US sports gaming industry with a modern product that educates new bettors and creates a competitive space for sports fans. |  | Seed | Mar 03, 2022 |  |
| GridRival | GridRival is a sports betting startup built for race fans with the mission of making motorsports more engaging. We accomplish this through a valuable and unique fusion of fantasy-style gaming & betting, motorsports content, and built-in social functionality. | $3M | Seed | Oct 18, 2021 |  |
| Betcha | Betcha is a real money sports app that is turning to predict the game into a game of its own. |  | Angel | Jul 29, 2021 |  |
| Baseball Info Solutions | Baseball Info Solutions is a sports company that provides baseball data analysis services. | $7.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 14, 2021 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sharp Alpha](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sharp-alpha-advisors) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Oakvale Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oakvale-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Acies Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acies-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Audeo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/audeo-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Eilers & Krejcik Gaming](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eilers-research) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Greentube](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greentube) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Benjie Cherniak invest in?

Benjie Cherniak invests primarily in Sports, Gaming and Casino startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Benjie Cherniak last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Benjie Cherniak closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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