John Ball
Founder and Managing Director @ Steamboat Ventures
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
John Ball is a Series A investor at Steamboat Ventures in Hong Kong focused on Video and Sports. John Ball - Founder and Managing Director @ Steamboat Ventures
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries John Ball invests in
Stages John Ball invests in
Countries John Ball invests in
Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Video 1 (20%)
- Sports 1 (20%)
- Hardware 1 (20%)
- Internet 1 (20%)
- Software 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (20%)
- Series B 1 (20%)
- Series C 1 (20%)
- Series D 1 (20%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| RazorGator is the 3rd largest player in the online ticket reselling business behind eBay's StubHub and Ticketmaster's TicketsNow according to December 2007 comScore data. The service covers reselling of sports, theater, and concert tickets, as well as vacation packages for various sporting events. | Series D / Dec 31, 2014 | ||
| GoPro is an activity image capture company. It is a brand of personal cameras used in extreme action video photography.GoPro produces HD HERO, a line of wearable and gear-mountable cameras and accessories, making it easy for people to capture and share their lives' most exciting moments in high definition. GoPro's products are soldthrough specialty retailers in more than 50 countries and online.Founded in 2002 by Nicholas Woodman, GoPro is headquartered in San Mateo, California, United States. | $88M / Series A / May 05, 2011 | ||
| RazorGator is the 3rd largest player in the online ticket reselling business behind eBay's StubHub and Ticketmaster's TicketsNow according to December 2007 comScore data. The service covers reselling of sports, theater, and concert tickets, as well as vacation packages for various sporting events. | Series C / Nov 23, 2009 | ||
| RazorGator is the 3rd largest player in the online ticket reselling business behind eBay's StubHub and Ticketmaster's TicketsNow according to December 2007 comScore data. The service covers reselling of sports, theater, and concert tickets, as well as vacation packages for various sporting events. | Series C / Jan 15, 2009 | ||
| RazorGator is the 3rd largest player in the online ticket reselling business behind eBay's StubHub and Ticketmaster's TicketsNow according to December 2007 comScore data. The service covers reselling of sports, theater, and concert tickets, as well as vacation packages for various sporting events. | $22.8M / Series B / Mar 01, 2006 |
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About Steamboat Ventures
Steamboat Ventures was founded in 2000, and named after the famous Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie. Theatrically released in New York in 1928, Steamboat Willie was the screen debut of Mickey Mouse. It was also the first animated cartoon to use synchronized sound -- a great innovation at the time. Our mission at Steamboat Ventures is to help young companies successfully face the challenges of becoming leaders in their markets. We invest in early through growth stage companies that are pursuing opportunities at the intersection of technology, media, and consumer sectors.
Steamboat Ventures Contacts
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John Ball
Founder and Managing Director
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Liping Fan
Administrative Partner & CFO
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Daisy Qiu
Finance Director
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Perry Chui
Partner
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What does John Ball invest in?
John Ball invests primarily in Video, Sports and Hardware startups, most often at Series A and Series B 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.
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When did John Ball last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for John Ball closed in Dec 2014. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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