DraftKings
VC Fund
Boston, United States
DraftKings is a VC fund in Boston focused on Sports and Internet. DraftKings provides online daily and weekly fantasy sports contests for cash prizes in major sports in the United States and Canada. It offers daily leagues for fantasy football, baseball, basketball, hockey, golf, college football, and college basketball.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
Last updated:
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Industries DraftKings invests in
Stages DraftKings invests in
Countries DraftKings invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $10M–$13M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Sports 3 (60%)
- Internet 2 (40%)
- Software 2 (40%)
- Events 1 (20%)
- Content 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (60%)
- Seed 1 (20%)
- Post-IPO Equity 1 (20%)
Country
- United States 4 (80%)
- Australia 1 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Ellingson
Senior Vice President, Finance & Analytics
|
Senior Vice President, Finance & Analytics | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Bobby Brannigan
Investor
|
Investor | Total investments: 21 | Find email | |
Ezra Kucharz
Chief Business Officer
|
Chief Business Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Jason Dagres
Senior Copywriter
|
Senior Copywriter | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jason Robins
CEO & Co-Founder
|
CEO & Co-Founder | Total investments: 23 | Find email | |
| See all 10 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Picklebet
|
Puntaa is a social daily fantasy sports (DFS) app. | $10M / Series A / Nov 28, 2023 | |
Vivid Seats
|
Vivid Seats operates as an online ticket marketplace that connects fans with event ticket sellers.It allows the sale and purchase of tickets for sporting events, concerts, theater, and other live events through its portal. It counts ESPN and The Rolling Stones among its partners.The company was founded in 2001 by Jerry Bednyak and EricVassilatos and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $225M / Post-IPO Equity / Oct 19, 2021 | |
Meadowlark Media
|
Meadowlark Media is a content company focused on sports. | $12.6M / Series A / Apr 01, 2021 | |
Million Studio
|
We empower athletes to manage, market, and monetize their content and data, through marketing automation technology. | Seed / Jul 17, 2019 | |
Sea Machines Robotics
|
Sea Machines Robotics develops autonomous control systems for commercial vessels. The technology enables navigation in marine environments. The focus is on applications in sectors such as shipping, offshore energy, and maritime logistics. | $10M / Series A / Dec 17, 2018 |
Co-Investors
Accomplice
1 deal together
Ares Capital
1 deal together
Carbon Black
1 deal together
DAZN
1 deal together
Discerning Capital
1 deal together
Eldridge Industries
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does DraftKings invest in?
DraftKings invests primarily in Sports, Internet and Software startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 DraftKings's check size?
DraftKings typically joins rounds of $10M–$13M 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 DraftKings participates in.
How do I contact DraftKings?
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Who are the partners at DraftKings?
The team at DraftKings includes Alan Ellingson (Senior Vice President, Finance & Analytics), Bobby Brannigan (Investor) and Ezra Kucharz (Chief Business Officer), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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