First Serve Partners
VC Fund
Miami, United States
First Serve Partners is a venture capital firm investing in sports, media, entertainment, and consumer industries.The VC firm is an active, hands-on investor, using their unique perspective, strategic relationships, and experience in engaging emerging generations - millennials and Gen-Zers - to capitalize on what’s new and what’s next.FoundersWaylon Ian Chin and Joey Brander established the firm in Boca Raton, Florida.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 20%
Last updated:
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Industries First Serve Partners invests in
Stages First Serve Partners invests in
Countries First Serve Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Pre-Seed
- $1.2M–$1.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Gaming 2 (40%)
- eSports 2 (40%)
- Sales 1 (20%)
- Sports 1 (20%)
- Big Data 1 (20%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 2 (40%)
- Seed 1 (20%)
- Series A 1 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (20%)
Country
- United States 3 (60%)
- Canada 1 (20%)
- Colombia 1 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Joey Brander
President & Managing Partner
|
President & Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Ahmed Hashim
Consulting CTO
|
Consulting CTO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Brian Bernstein
Partner & CIO
|
Partner & CIO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Roman Harper
Global Athlete Ambassador
|
Global Athlete Ambassador | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Waylon Ian Chin
CEO / Managing Partner
|
CEO / Managing Partner | Total investments: 2 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loot Squad is a platform for blockchain gaming community that offers NFTs, crypto, and play-to-earn mechanics | $5.7M / Seed / Dec 02, 2021 | ||
| Favik is an online platform that sets business for influencers. Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia. | $1.5M / Pre-Seed / Sep 29, 2021 | ||
| Inserting a Priority Lane, with one line of code. Sleek’s technology lets venues assess real wait times and create a dynamically priced priority lane. From Disney FastPass to highways, priority lanes bring a win-win for both customers who don’t have to wait AND businesses who see a material increase in revenue from the fees they pay.Sleek isbacked by Tier-1 investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, BAM & featured on Forbes AI 50, America's most promising AI companies to watch! | $1.2M / Pre-Seed / Mar 01, 2020 | ||
| OverActive Media began operations in November 2017 to build an integrated company delivering esports and video game entertainment experiences to fans in Canada and around the world through franchise ownership, strategic partnerships, investments and acquisitions. They’re combining team ownership with audience engagement to better connect with theircurrent fans and to introduce these exciting competitions to new fans through our three core platforms | $22M / Series A / Jan 15, 2019 | ||
| Splyce is working to build the new eSports experience. We are the 'TV Guide' for eSports, host a major editorial hub where many of the top names in eSports write about the state of the industry, and have a top tier Pro Team in CSGO, Hearthstone, Smash Bros Melee,World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, Overwatch, and the European LCS. Our websiteis splyce.gg | $2.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 25, 2018 |
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FAQ
What does First Serve Partners invest in?
First Serve Partners invests primarily in Gaming, eSports and Sales startups, most often at Pre-Seed 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 round sizes does First Serve Partners invest in?
First Serve Partners typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$1.5M at Pre-Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not First Serve Partners's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds First Serve Partners took part in.
How do I contact First Serve Partners?
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Who are the partners at First Serve Partners?
The team at First Serve Partners includes Joey Brander (President & Managing Partner), Ahmed Hashim (Consulting CTO) and Brian Bernstein (Partner & CIO). 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 Nov 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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