# John Gleasure

> John Gleasure is a seed investor in London backing Sports and SaaS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-gleasure-553434

John Gleasure is a seed investor in London focused on Sports and SaaS. John Gleasure - Executive Vice Chairman @ DAZN

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Gaming | 1 | 33% |
| Retail | 1 | 33% |
| Soccer | 1 | 33% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Coachbetter | coachbetter ist a digital marketplace that disrupts the way of how soccer coaches learn, communicate and manage for the better. It's our aim to deliver professional coaching content and digital solutions that elevates everyone's coaching game. We offer a digital, holistic and fully integrated SaaS platform for socher coaches all aroundthe world. | $2.9M | Seed | Aug 15, 2023 | https://www.coachbetter.com |
| Mediarex Sports & Entertainment | Mediarex Sports & Entertainment started in 2012, acquiring the Global Poker Index within the same year and following this up with another acquisition in 2013 the largest live poker database in the world, with more than 200,000 events covered in 95 countries withing 1,400 casinos and 400,000 players profiled across more than 12 years. Withthese two acquisitions, we quickly became a leading digital hub for the poker industry with more than 4.5 Million visits (poker players) per year making use of our services every year. |  |  | Jul 14, 2015 | http://www.mediarex.com |
| Metail | Metail is redesigning digital fashion experiences. The company has developed a range of expertise and capabilities in 3D body modeling, garment applications, and outfit visualization as well as size recommendation, AR, and VR garment try-on. Metail is helping brands and manufacturers embed and harness their digital product creation and sellingcapabilities using compelling visualization to communicate better. As a result, teams experience better collaboration, quicker decision-making, and less waste in taking their products to market. | $12M | Series B | Oct 17, 2014 | http://www.metail.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Brighteye Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brighteye-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Swiss Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/swiss-founders-fund-ag) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Zen11 Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zen11-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does John Gleasure invest in?

John Gleasure invests primarily in Sports, SaaS and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact John Gleasure?

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### When did John Gleasure last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Gleasure closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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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