# DonBest

> DonBest is a VC fund in Los Angeles backing Sports, Consumer and Analytics. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/DonBestSports
- Website: http://www.donbest.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DonBestSports/

DonBest is a VC fund in Los Angeles focused on Sports and Consumer. Don Best Sports is a leading provider of real time trading and odds information relevant to North American sports. Its services are powered by a team of over 40 sports industry experts creating and aggregating continuous pricing updates for both pre-match and in-play betting markets offered using proprietary client server software or through an XMLsubscription model.Don Best also creates in-house and private label video content related to North American sports to enhance the user experience within any online website environment. Don Best Sports is uniquely positioned to provide tailored solutions to meet the needs of all sportsbook operators with a focus on traditional American sports.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 2 | 100% |
| Consumer | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RotoQL | RotoQL Improving daily fantasy sports (DFS) players with a suite of tools including a world class lineup optimizer and easy-to-use scripting technology. | $3M | Seed | Apr 06, 2018 |  |
| QL Gaming Group | The QL Gaming Group (QLGG) is a direct to consumer sports data and iGaming affiliate platform. QLGG operates three consumer facing data/analytics brands: BetQL (for betting), RotoQL (for daily fantasy) and SquadQL (for season long fantasy). QLGG has over half a million users across these products and tens of thousands of paying customers.QLGG holds a gaming license in New Jersey to act as an affiliate to sportsbook operators such as DraftKings, FanDuel, BetStars and more. | $3M | Seed | Apr 04, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Azure Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/azure-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Boston Seed Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boston-seed-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Karlani Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karlani-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Oakvale Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oakvale-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Velo Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/velo-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does DonBest invest in?

DonBest invests primarily in Sports, Consumer and Analytics startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 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 DonBest last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for DonBest closed in Apr 2018. 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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