Beyond The Game Network
VC Fund
Atlanta, United States
Beyond The Game Network is a VC fund in Atlanta focused on Gaming and Sports. We are a community of current and former professional athletes, finance and business execs. By bringing together the best people from across a wide range of backgrounds, we have created a community where our members can learn and grow together. We fuel the growth of the most exciting companies in America.
- Total investments:
- 19
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
Last updated:
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Industries Beyond The Game Network invests in
Stages Beyond The Game Network invests in
Countries Beyond The Game Network invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
4 more contacts available
Round size
- Seed
- $120k–$5.6M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Gaming 4 (21%)
- Sports 4 (21%)
- Video Games 4 (21%)
- eSports 3 (16%)
- Health Care 3 (16%)
Stage
- Seed 8 (42%)
- Pre-Seed 2 (11%)
- Series A 2 (11%)
- Series B 2 (11%)
- Series C 1 (5%)
Country
- United States 13 (68%)
- Israel 1 (5%)
- Guernsey 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Zwerner
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Playbite
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Playbite is a social gaming platform where users can socialize, play, earn, and compete. Playbite was founded by Diego Kafie, Stu Feldt, and Nic Weber. | $1M / Seed / Oct 30, 2023 | |
VersusGame
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VersusGame is a global entertainment mobile gaming product that allows users to put their knowledge of mainstream culture to good use. Thousands of creators and brands, not to mention countless everyday people, have used the platform to drive excitement with an interactive audience actively participating because VersusGames gives them value fortheir time.VersusGame gives creators and brands the platform to promote interactive content to millions of people at once while giving them the chance to play games in 1v1 pairs and gain cash and prizes when they win. VersusGame is the number one prediction platform in the world and is played via the VersusGame app, mobile website, Snapchat and Instagram. | $25M / Series A / Jun 15, 2022 | |
Offbeat Media Group
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Offbeat Media drives social-first content using our network. They promotes culture by creating engaging, social-first content. They engaged in social media marketing, advertising, media, augmented reality, and more. | Convertible Note / May 28, 2022 | |
SportsIcon
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SportsIcon lets users connect with sportspeople through NFT’s and masterclasses. | $5.6M / Seed / Dec 18, 2021 | |
Players' Lounge
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Players’ Lounge is a real money gaming platform built for video games. Gamers can wager on their own performance or stake others in competitive titles like Call of Duty, Fortnite, and Madden. Whether you’re playing or spectating, Players’ Lounge makes every match a chance to win real money — by betting on your own skill or backing the players youbelieve in.We’re capturing the next generation of bettors — digital natives who prefer interactive, creator-driven experiences over traditional sports. Players’ Lounge turns every match and livestream into a high-stakes opportunity, merging gaming, streaming, and social wagering into one immersive ecosystem. | Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 29, 2021 | |
GreenPark Sports
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GreenPark Sports provides digital experiences and games for sports and esports fans. Its flagship product is a native, free-to-play mobile game played over the top of sporting events, where fans battle to become the undisputed “Best Fans” of their league and season. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Burlingame, California. | $31M / Series B / Oct 22, 2021 | |
Audio Up Media
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Audio Up is building an ecosystem of IP where every single song, podcast, and audio marketing asset becomes much more. | $12M / Series B / Oct 11, 2021 | |
Kickback Podcasts
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With Beatly we make finding critic and user reviews on the latest albums easier than ever before. | Pre-Seed / Oct 01, 2021 | |
F2K
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F2K aggregates streamers into our network enabling their content to be monetized. We use their reach as an engine to drive our owned and operated products. Our commitment to diversity and reputation for supporting underserved communities has enabled us to build a leading brand and network of influencers that is also a driving force for change,education, and reducing toxicity in the space. Diversity is not PR piece for us - we have the most individuals that identify as women, POC, and LGBTQ+ streamers. Because of that, we have access to the most diverse audience. We're revolutionizing the way people view gaming and esports content by addressing the future of advertising in this space. As a media network we are developing and producing our own IP that can be licensed in/out of our network. | $120K / Seed / Jun 29, 2020 | |
DanceFight
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DanceFight is a mobile application platform that serves as a mobile video competition platform that will start with a focus on dance but will spread quickly to all kinds of UGC video verticals were people. It specializes in the fields of internet, mobile apps, and video streaming. | Seed / Jun 01, 2020 | |
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Co-Investors
Terraform Capital
3 deals together
Gaingels
2 deals together
Plus Eight Equity Fund LP
2 deals together
Sound Media Ventures
2 deals together
Techstars
2 deals together
Alameda Research
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does Beyond The Game Network invest in?
Beyond The Game Network invests primarily in Gaming, Sports and Video Games startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 19 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Beyond The Game Network's check size?
Beyond The Game Network typically joins rounds of $120k–$5.6M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Beyond The Game Network participates in.
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Who are the partners at Beyond The Game Network?
The team at Beyond The Game Network includes Brian Zwerner (Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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