# First Serve Partners

> First Serve Partners is a VC fund in Miami backing Gaming and eSports. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Miami, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/first-serve-partners/
- Website: http://www.firstservepartners.com/

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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $1.2M–$1.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 2 | 40% |
| eSports | 2 | 40% |
| Sales | 1 | 20% |
| Sports | 1 | 20% |
| Big Data | 1 | 20% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| Colombia | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joey Brander | President & Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joey-brander |
| Ahmed Hashim | Consulting CTO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmed-hashim |
| Brian Bernstein | Partner & CIO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-bernstein |
| Roman Harper | Global Athlete Ambassador | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roman-harper |
| Waylon Ian Chin | CEO / Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/waylon-ian-chin |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Loot Squad | Loot Squad is a platform for blockchain gaming community that offers NFTs, crypto, and play-to-earn mechanics | $5.7M | Seed | Dec 02, 2021 | https://x.com/lootsquadgg |
| Favik | 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 | https://favik.io/ |
| Sleek | 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 | https://sleektext.com/ |
| OverActive Media Group | 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 | https://www.overactivemedia.com/ |
| Splyce | 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 |  | Jun 25, 2018 | https://splyce.gg/ |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BAM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bam-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [10X Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/10x-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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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 is First Serve Partners's check size?

First Serve Partners typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$1.5M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds First Serve Partners participates in.

### How do I contact First Serve Partners?

Public channels for First Serve Partners include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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 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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