Goal Ventures
VC Fund
Los Angeles, United States
Goal Ventures is a venture capital firm.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Goal Ventures invests in
Stages Goal Ventures invests in
Countries Goal Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.2M–$3M
- Series A
- $9M–$25M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $2.6M–$4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Gaming 4 (33%)
- Software 3 (25%)
- eSports 2 (17%)
- Blockchain 2 (17%)
- Advertising 2 (17%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (25%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (25%)
- Seed 2 (17%)
- Funding Round 2 (17%)
- Series B 1 (8%)
Country
- United States 6 (50%)
- India 1 (8%)
- Israel 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mary Ermitanio
Venture Associate
|
Venture Associate | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Ned Sherman
Founder & General Partner
|
Founder & General Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide develops a media analytics platform to measure omnichannel media quality. It specializes in measurement and digital ad-buying analytics and offers an omnichannel media quality score that measures attention for media planning and buying. | $1.2M / Seed / Aug 01, 2024 | ||
| Carbonated's main focus is its upcoming mobile shooter, which uses AI to make the typically hardcore genre more accessible and easier to play with just one hand. It is also developing its own live ops system, Carbyne, which it will use to quickly deliver updates to its game. | $11M / Series A / Mar 14, 2024 | ||
| Rooter is an Indian game streaming platform that organizes multiple esports tournaments and owns many gaming IPs. It focuses on the massive mobile gaming market of more than 350 mn gamers. Conceptualized in 2016, Rooter was initially set up by Piyush and Dipesh Agarwal to build a strong community of sports fans around the world. But soon afterthe outbreak of COVID-19, Rooter forayed into game streaming to build one of the country’s biggest communities of gamers as well. Rooter has reached out to more than 23 mn users with an average user watching Live game streams daily for 26 mins. Rooter also runs the biggest community program to build the next million game streamers in India. Today Rooter is the biggest streaming platform in India available across Android, iOS, and Desktop. | $16M / May 18, 2023 | ||
| BebopBee crafts exceptional, emotive and enduring casual gaming experiences | $4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 07, 2023 | ||
| Loupe is an art streaming platform and service on connected TV and the web with an integrated marketplace. The immersive visuals are available in and out of the home, ad-supported on living room TVs or with a commercial licence for public display, and allow users to purchase the artwork, including select prints and originals. Loupe launchedexclusively on Apple TV, where it is ranked as the top lifestyle app around the world, and now has 25+ channels of art available on Amazon Fire, Android TV, Pluto TV, Samsung, Comcast Xfinity, Xumo, and web streaming, with proprietary methods for user customization of the streams (patent pending). Loupe has 2 million monthly active users, 80X audience growth in 2020, and more platforms launching in 2021.The company reaches an upscale mass market in OTT and OOH industries, consumer electronics, smart TV, home theatre/home entertainment, interior design, the art market, music streaming, and hospitality. | $3M / Seed / Mar 22, 2023 | ||
| Anzu is the most advanced intrinsic in-game ad solution for mobile, PC, console, and the metaverse. Anzu’s in-game ads put players first and help advertisers reach audiences programmatically in a non-disruptive and highly engaging way. A patented 3D ad tracking engine, the first to bring viewability measurement in-game with Oracle Moat and IAS,partnerships with trusted AdTech vendors, and compliant with the industry measurement standards outlined by the MRC and IAB make Anzu the preferred in-game advertising partner for brands and agencies worldwide.Anzu helps game developers monetize their titles with ad placements that complement the gameplay, and by monetizing the entire game session, they benefit from consistent and reliable revenue streams. Supporting all major and custom built game engines, and a full-stack ad monetization solution that provides complete control over ad placements makes Anzu the preferred in-game ad monetization partner for developers worldwide.Backed by Sony Innovation Fund, NBCUniversal, Samsung Next, Bandai Namco Entertainment 021 Fund, WPP, PayPal Ventures and many other prominent investors, Anzu is on a mission to make advertising in games better. Better for brands, better for game developers, and better for gamers. Learn more at https://www.anzu.io/ | $20M / Series B / Mar 30, 2022 | ||
| C2x is a blockchain gaming platform. | $25M / Initial Coin Offering / Mar 18, 2022 | ||
| Aglet is a digital platform that connects sneakerheads, creators, and brands through virtual sneakers. Aglet is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 01, 2022 | ||
| Rooter is an Indian game streaming platform that organizes multiple esports tournaments and owns many gaming IPs. It focuses on the massive mobile gaming market of more than 350 mn gamers. Conceptualized in 2016, Rooter was initially set up by Piyush and Dipesh Agarwal to build a strong community of sports fans around the world. But soon afterthe outbreak of COVID-19, Rooter forayed into game streaming to build one of the country’s biggest communities of gamers as well. Rooter has reached out to more than 23 mn users with an average user watching Live game streams daily for 26 mins. Rooter also runs the biggest community program to build the next million game streamers in India. Today Rooter is the biggest streaming platform in India available across Android, iOS, and Desktop. | $25.1M / Series A / Jan 12, 2022 | ||
| Lucid Sight is a computer software company that specializes in blockchain, augmented reality, and virtual reality. The company focuses on developing innovative monetization and marketing platforms for brands and game developers using emerging technologies. | $2.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 10, 2021 | ||
| See all 12 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Goal Ventures invest in?
Goal Ventures invests primarily in Gaming, Software and eSports startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 12 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 Goal Ventures's check size?
Goal Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$3M at Seed, $9M–$25M at Series A and $2.6M–$4M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Goal Ventures participates in.
How do I contact Goal Ventures?
Public channels for Goal Ventures 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 Goal Ventures?
The team at Goal Ventures includes Mary Ermitanio (Venture Associate) and Ned Sherman (Founder & General Partner). 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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