# David Sargeant

> David Sargeant is a Series A investor at iGaming Ideas (London) backing News and Sports. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [iGaming Ideas](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/igaming-ideas)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsargeant/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/smallprophet
- Website: https://x.com/smallprophet

David Sargeant is a Series A investor at iGaming Ideas in London focused on News and Sports. David is a consultant, advisor, investor and dealmaker in the sports betting, iGaming and gambling industry, specializing in the U.S. market.Over nearly 20 years, he has worked with the biggest names in sports and sports betting globally, focusing on the USA since the repeal of PASPA in 2018.He has worked with teams, leagues, casinos, tribes,racetracks and media companies, and is responsible for over 40 deals across 16 U.S. states since 2018 including deals involving The Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA), New York Jets (NFL), the Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL), the Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB), The Texas Rangers (MLB), The Dallas Stars (NHL), The Calgary Flames (NHL), NASCAR, the PGA Tour, CBS Sports, Madison Square Gardens, Meadowlands Race Track and the Football Hall of Fame Village. He has worked on the biggest sports betting partnerships state-by-state including those in Arizona, Colorado, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia and Texas.Additionally, he works as an investor and an advisor with startups entering the multi-billion dollar U.S. sports betting and iGaming industry, and engineered the first-ever U.S. sports betting deal (between two software companies). He has led several high profile startup exits including the recent sale of marketing automation platform Fresh Eight and the sale of AI and data platform VAIX, both sold to Sportradar.Outside the USA, He has worked extensively on sports betting projects worldwide, including in the UK, Ireland, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, Singapore, Chile, Tanzania, Nigeria, and South Africa.He is a speaker, moderator, and chairperson at gambling conferences and events all over the world, including ICE Totally Gaming in London, Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas, SXSW in Austin Texas, European and World Lotteries Seminars across the world, SBC in London and New York, WGES in Barcelona, iGaming Asia in Macau, and iGB Live in Amsterdam.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 100% |
| Sports | 1 | 100% |
| Basketball | 1 | 100% |

## 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 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Andover Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andover-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Astralis Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astralis-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Yolo Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yolo-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About iGaming Ideas

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

iGaming Ideas is a innovation consultancy, a startup incubator, and seed fund for the sports betting and iGaming space.

1 contacts available at iGaming Ideas.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Sargeant | Sports Betting and iGaming and Investor - Sports Betting and Gaming | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-sargeant |

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## FAQ

### What does David Sargeant invest in?

David Sargeant invests primarily in News, Sports and Basketball startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did David Sargeant last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Sargeant closed in Mar 2024. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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