# Deepen Parikh

> Deepen Parikh is a seed investor at Courtside Ventures (New York) backing Gambling and Wellness. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Courtside Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/courtside-ventures)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/deepenparikh
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/deepenparikh
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/5732371

Deepen Parikh is a Partner at Courtside Ventures, which invest in early-stage companies that are transforming the intersection of sports technology, media, and gaming. He previously worked at Interplay Ventures as a Venture Partner. Deepen Parikh attended the University of Maryland.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.8M–$15M |
| Series A | $5.4M–$42M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gambling | 2 | 14% |
| Wellness | 2 | 14% |
| Health Care | 2 | 14% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 14% |
| B2B | 1 | 7% |

26 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 36% |
| Series A | 5 | 36% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 7 | 50% |
| India | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mythik | Mythik operates as an entertainment company with a vision to bring Eastern mythology, history and folktales. | $15M | Seed | May 21, 2025 |  |
| Kabata | The world's first AI-powered dumbbells, Kabata is able to analyze and comprehend your fitness metrics to deliver increasingly efficient, effective, engaging workouts. Kabata’s algorithms constantly learn what is most enjoyable - and most effective - for each user, getting smarter as you get stronger. | $5M | Seed | May 21, 2024 |  |
| Jackpot | Since its launch in 2016, Jackpot has become a world leader in the online lottery sector, with the goal of fundamentally changing the lottery experience through innovation and variety. Besides offering players the opportunity to bet on the outcomes of the world’s biggest lotteries, Jackpot offers an enriched gaming experience through casino games,scratch-cards, and instant win games. | $42M | Series A | Jun 22, 2022 |  |
| Gainful | Gainful is a personalized sports nutrition company that offers subscriptions to its Hydration line of electrolyte drink mixes. | $7.5M | Series A | Jan 13, 2021 |  |
| FanAI | FanAI is an AI-driven Audience Monetization platform focusing first on esports, and their sponsor ecosystems, increasing franchise and sponsorship revenues by making their audience data actionable. | $8M | Series A | Nov 14, 2019 |  |
| ROAM | ROAM is a global community for the next generation adventurer. | $2.1M | Seed | Nov 02, 2018 |  |
| The Athletic | The Athletic is an online media company that specializes in online news publishing for the sports industry. It features a web-based platform that utilizes news and updates about athletes and season updates for sports such as basketball and football. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. |  | Series C | Oct 30, 2018 |  |
| The Athletic | The Athletic is an online media company that specializes in online news publishing for the sports industry. It features a web-based platform that utilizes news and updates about athletes and season updates for sports such as basketball and football. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $20M | Series B | Mar 05, 2018 |  |
| FanAI | FanAI is an AI-driven Audience Monetization platform focusing first on esports, and their sponsor ecosystems, increasing franchise and sponsorship revenues by making their audience data actionable. | $2.5M |  | Feb 22, 2018 |  |
| FanAI | FanAI is an AI-driven Audience Monetization platform focusing first on esports, and their sponsor ecosystems, increasing franchise and sponsorship revenues by making their audience data actionable. | $2.5M | Seed | Feb 22, 2018 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Advancit Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advancit-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Sterling.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sterlingvc) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [1745 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann-digital-media-investments) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [CRCM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/CRCM) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Luminari Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luminari-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Amasia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amasia) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Courtside Ventures

VC Fund · New York, United States

Courtside Ventures invest in early-stage founders that are transforming the intersection of sports, technology, and media. Built on the backs of highly specialized sports and media entrepreneurs and investors, Courtside Ventures look to utilize their industry networks and deep domain knowledge to bring unparalleled value to their companies. Theybuild long-term partnerships with management, by providing ongoing strategic support across all aspects of operations.

5 contacts available at Courtside Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Deepen Parikh | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepen-parikh |
| Deepen Parikh | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepen-parikh-33d3 |
| George Pyne | Non-Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-pyne |
| Kai Bond | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kai-bond |
| Oliver Ressler | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oliver-ressler |

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## FAQ

### What does Deepen Parikh invest in?

Deepen Parikh invests primarily in Gambling, Wellness and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 14 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 Deepen Parikh's check size?

Deepen Parikh typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$15M at Seed and $5.4M–$42M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Deepen Parikh participates in.

### When did Deepen Parikh last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Deepen Parikh closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 14 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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