# Kamel Gazzaz

> Kamel Gazzaz is a seed investor at Mars Reel (San Francisco) backing Digital Media and NFC. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Mars Reel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mars-reel)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jan 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamel-b-gazzaz

Kamel Gazzaz is a seed investor at Mars Reel in San Francisco focused on Digital Media and NFC. Kamel Gazzaz - Angel Investor @ Mars Reel

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Digital Media | 2 | 40% |
| NFC | 1 | 20% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Audio | 1 | 20% |
| Video | 1 | 20% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 20% |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SkyHi | There is an inefficiency in the current airline booking process which allows, on average, 20% of seats worldwide to go unsold, leaving over $200B in missed revenue. Airlines are unable to capture the full potential of the market.SkyHi fills this void by allowing airlines to showcase seats that will likely go unsold to a large user base ofpotential passengers who can fill those seats. SkyHi members pay a low monthly subscription fee and can claim up to 5 one way flights per month. Members can fly on any of the 800+ SkyHi routes. They can claim one flight at time, and are free to claim another seat as soon as they arrive at their destination. Each time a member claims a flight, they are charged a flat booking fee.By removing pricing from the decision making process, we are providing members even more freedom while filling empty seats on routes that are inefficient. This also helps target a growing demographic of last minute travelers. | $291K | Equity Crowdfunding | Jan 01, 2020 |  |
| Maslo | Maslo is a new category defining technology. The platform captures and processes unstructured signals like audio, video, and biomarkers to infer mental states, behaviors, and change in people over time. | $1.9M | Pre-Seed | Nov 19, 2019 |  |
| Kitab Sawti | Kitab Sawti is an Arabic audio entertainment service offering audiobooks and podcasts through mobile apps. | $6M | Private Equity | May 03, 2019 |  |
| Thyngs | Thyngs is a touch-free, physical-digital payment platform helping charities, retailers and publishers drive engagement with customers. Thyngs is an enterprise-grade technology platform that enables businesses to easily connect offline and online marketing at scale. |  |  | Dec 07, 2018 |  |
| Mars Reel | Founded in 2010, Mars Reel is a global lifestyle brand focused on high school sports and youth culture. Mars Reel has built one of the largest high school sports platforms in the United States reaching a community of more than 30M viewers per month across basketball and soccer. The company produces original shows, highlights, web series,experiential activations, and luxury apparel through it's apparel brand, The Future is on Mars®. The company is based in Los Angeles and is backed by some of the most well-known and respected investors and advisors across the sports, media, entertainment, and technology sectors including Warner Media, LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Dwyane Wade, Drake, Nas, Jean Pigozzi, Brian Lee, Jason Robins, and others. | $4.7M | Seed | Aug 01, 2018 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Backstage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backstage-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beyond The Game Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-the-game-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bonnier Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonnier-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KAAF Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaaf-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Northzone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/northzone-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Otter Media](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/otter-media) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Mars Reel

VC Fund · Los Angeles, United States

Founded in 2010, Mars Reel is a global lifestyle brand focused on high school sports and youth culture. Mars Reel has built one of the largest high school sports platforms in the United States reaching a community of more than 30M viewers per month across basketball and soccer. The company produces original shows, highlights, web series,experiential activations, and luxury apparel through it's apparel brand, The Future is on Mars®. The company is based in Los Angeles and is backed by some of the most well-known and respected investors and advisors across the sports, media, entertainment, and technology sectors including Warner Media, LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Dwyane Wade, Drake, Nas, Jean Pigozzi, Brian Lee, Jason Robins, and others.

4 contacts available at Mars Reel.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kamel Gazzaz | Angel Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kamel-gazzaz |
| Bradley Deyo | Co-Founder, Co-Chairman & COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bradley-deyo |
| Brandon Deyo | co-founder, co-chairman & ceo | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-deyo |
| Shihao Wei | Head of Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shihao-wei |

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## FAQ

### What does Kamel Gazzaz invest in?

Kamel Gazzaz invests primarily in Digital Media, NFC and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Pre-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.

### When did Kamel Gazzaz last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kamel Gazzaz closed in Jan 2020. 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.

### 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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