# Calvert Drive

> Calvert Drive is a VC fund in Westlake backing Gaming, Real Time and Blockchain. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Westlake, New Zealand
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/calvert-drive-ventures/
- Website: https://calvertdrive.ventures/

Calvert Drive is a VC fund in Westlake focused on Gaming and Real Time. Calvert Drive Ventures is a global early-stage web3 and sports tech start-up investment and advisory company.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 2 | 100% |
| Real Time | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| Video Games | 1 | 50% |
| Broadcasting | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sport Buff | Sport Buff is a real-time fan engagement broadcast media for next-generation gamification. It monetizes the audience directly through transactions and sponsorship and creates innovative new ad inventory. Sport Buff Fans can play with and against their friends for prizes, bragging rights, and fun.Sport Buff was founded in 2019 and is headquarteredin Londonn, United Kindom. | $2.5M | Seed | Aug 22, 2022 |  |
| Katana Inu | Katana Inu promotes gaming innovation by merging gaming and blockchain. As an all-encompassing ecosystem for gamers and traders, powered by Defi and NFT, Katana Inu's objective is to create a system where gamers can earn from their playtime. |  | Seed | Dec 20, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [2CrazyNFT](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2crazynft) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [316 Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/316-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [316VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/316vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fish Dao](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fish-dao) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Intrepid ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/intrepid-ventures-ee5e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Longboard Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/longboard-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Calvert Drive invest in?

Calvert Drive invests primarily in Gaming, Real Time and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Calvert Drive last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Calvert Drive closed in Aug 2022. Shizune tracks 2 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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