# Lionel Messi

> Lionel Messi is a Series B investor at Airbnb backing Events and Gaming. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Airbnb](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airbnb)
- Location: Barcelona, Spain
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://messi.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leomessi

Lionel Messi is a Series B investor at Airbnb in Barcelona focused on Events and Gaming. Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi Cuccittini is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club FC Barcelona and is the captain for the Argentina national team.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Lionel Messi: work email, personal email, work phone, personal phone and socials. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-email/lionel-messi?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $55M–$680M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Events | 1 | 25% |
| Gaming | 1 | 25% |
| Soccer | 1 | 25% |
| Sports | 1 | 25% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 25% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 2 | 50% |
| France | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VICIO | VICIO is a cloud kitchen operator who sells burgers through their online store. The company's platform provides quality burgers cooked to particular requests, french fries, and various beverages, allowing burger fans to order and enjoy their favorite burgers. | $18.6M | Series A | Apr 04, 2023 | https://www.ganasdevicio.com |
| Sorare | Sorare is a global fantasy football game where managers can trade official digital collectibles. It is on a mission to make crypto fun and accessible to all through fantasy football. Based in Paris, Sorare provides a soccer team management game with digital NFT cards that fans can collect and trade.Founded in December 2018, Sorare currently sold$1.8 million worth of cards in December 2020. | $680M | Series B | Sep 20, 2021 | https://sorare.com |
| Zeus Living | Zeus Living is a property management company, rents furnished housing properties to startups, students, and companies in the Bay Area, Seattle, Los Angeles, and the District of Columbia. It also manages furnished properties on behalf of property owners. | $55M | Series B | Dec 09, 2019 | http://www.zeusliving.com/ |
| Kosmos Tennis | Kosmos Tennis is pleased to announce the launch of www.daviscupfinals.com, which will be operational as of 22nd January, to keep the public informed about all aspects of the new Davis Cup Finals. The new website provides easy and intuitive access to all aspects of the new competition format, especially the finals, which will bring 18 national teamstogether in the same city over the course of a week. The new website will also report on the most significant events of the qualifiers set to take place in February. | $65.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 02, 2019 | https://www.kosmostennis.com/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/institutional-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Headline](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/headlinevc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aldea Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aldea-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Barlon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barlon-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Airbnb

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Airbnb is an online community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book accommodations through mobile phones or the internet.The company connects travelers seeking authentic experiences with hosts offering unique, inspiring spaces. Whether the available space is a castle for a night, a sailboat for a week, or an apartment for a month,Airbnb is the easiest way for people to showcase these distinctive spaces to an audience of millions. By facilitating bookings and financial transactions, Airbnb makes the process of listing or booking a space effortless and efficient.With 4,500,000 listings in over 65,000 cities in 191 countries, the company offers the widest variety of unique spaces for everyone, at any price point around the globe. The company was co-founded in August 2008 by Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, and is currently headquartered in San Francisco, California.

5 contacts available at Airbnb.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adam Cheyer | VP, AI Experience | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adam-cheyer |
| Amanpreet Bajaj | General Manager - India, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amanpreet-bajaj |
| Benno Heidger | Senior Business Development Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benno-heidger |
| Brian Chesky | Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-chesky |
| Erik Eccles | Director of Product Management | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erik-eccles |

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## FAQ

### What does Lionel Messi invest in?

Lionel Messi invests primarily in Events, Gaming and Soccer startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Lionel Messi's check size?

Lionel Messi typically joins rounds of $55M–$680M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Lionel Messi participates in.

### How do I contact Lionel Messi?

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### When did Lionel Messi last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lionel Messi closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 4 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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