# LionTree

> LionTree is a VC fund in New York backing Media and Entertainment and Sports. See 96 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 96
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 4%
- Fund size: $4M
- Last fund: Mar 2017
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/liontree/
- Website: http://liontree.com

LionTree is a VC fund in New York focused on Media and Entertainment and Sports. LionTree Partners is a service provider and investment banking fund that invests in media, technology, and telecommunication. It was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, USA.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for LionTree. Shizune tracks 8 team members at LionTree. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/liontree-partners?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.5M–$20M |
| Series B | $12M–$100M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Media and Entertainment | 15 | 16% |
| Sports | 13 | 14% |
| Software | 12 | 13% |
| E-Commerce | 12 | 13% |
| Apps | 8 | 8% |

146 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 20 | 21% |
| Seed | 15 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 15 | 16% |
| Series A | 14 | 15% |
| Series C | 8 | 8% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 68 | 71% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 5% |
| Sweden | 3 | 3% |
| France | 2 | 2% |
| Israel | 2 | 2% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Michael | Head of Business Development & Operations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-michael |
| Aryeh Bourkoff | Founder & CEO | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aryeh-bourkoff |
| Jake Donavan | President of European operations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jake-donovan |
| Mauricio Paiva | Investment Banking | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mauricio-paiva |
| Ali Walton | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ali-walton-33aa |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PlayReplay | PlayReplay provides a line calling system that combines accuracy, reliability, and user-friendliness, ensuring fair play and eliminating doubts or controversies. Meanwhile, our tennis statistics platform utilizes intelligent algorithms to process vast amounts of data, providing players with valuable insights into their performance, strengths,weaknesses, and areas for improvement. By combining these two innovative solutions, we are transforming the way players analyze, train, and compete in tennis game. | $12M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 05, 2026 |  |
| Metropolis | Metropolis develops artificial intelligence and computer vision technology designed to simplify real-world transactions. The company’s platform enables frictionless interactions between people and physical environments by using visual recognition and data processing tools. Its primary focus is on transforming parking operations, allowing users toenter and exit parking facilities without manual payments or tickets. Metropolis applies its AI technology to automate identification, payment, and access processes, creating seamless and efficient mobility experiences. | $500M | Series D | Nov 06, 2025 |  |
| Notch | AI Customer Support Platform, Built for Operational Leaders Who Care About Outcomes | $7M | Seed | Sep 30, 2025 |  |
| Empathy | Empathy is a platform for families to deal with the loss of their people. Empathy combines technology and human support to provide a digital companion application built to empower bereaved families. The company's flagship offering is a multi-platform app that guides users through the emotional and practical aspects following the loss of aloved one. This includes assistance with tasks such as funeral planning, closing accounts, and managing estate affairs. Empathy's approach is designed to reduce the complexity and stress associated with these responsibilities. | $72M | Series C | May 29, 2025 |  |
| Unrivaled Sports | Unrivaled Sports operates a portfolio of youth sports properties and programming across various disciplines, including baseball, softball, football, and action sports. Its holdings encompass venues such as Ripken Baseball, Cooperstown All Star Village, Sports Force Parks, Baseball Factory, and Softball Factory. The company also manages initiativeslike We Are Camp and the ForeverLawn Sports Complex at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Village. In addition to facility operations, Unrivaled Sports is involved in organizing sports events and training programs aimed at youth development. | $120M |  | May 06, 2025 |  |
| Spines | Founded by industry experts, Spines is an AI-based publishing platform offering authors a quicker and smarter way to publish and market their books. Spines' platform allows authors to create POD, eBook, and audio versions of their book and distribute them on over 100 channels worldwide in just a few clicks. Using our platform, authors canmanage their royalties, marketing, and order author copies. | $16M | Series A | Nov 19, 2024 |  |
| Seregh | Seregh is a real estate development platform that investment to sports and entertainment venues. |  | Seed | Sep 05, 2024 |  |
| Spines | Founded by industry experts, Spines is an AI-based publishing platform offering authors a quicker and smarter way to publish and market their books. Spines' platform allows authors to create POD, eBook, and audio versions of their book and distribute them on over 100 channels worldwide in just a few clicks. Using our platform, authors canmanage their royalties, marketing, and order author copies. | $6.5M | Seed | Apr 09, 2024 |  |
| Avail | Avail is tackling one of the many time-consuming tasks in film and TV development: script coverage. |  | Seed | Dec 04, 2023 |  |
| DHARMA | Travel-brand-as-a-service | $4.7M | Seed | Oct 04, 2023 |  |

10 of 96 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does LionTree invest in?

LionTree invests primarily in Media and Entertainment, Sports and Software startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 96 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 LionTree's check size?

LionTree typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$20M at Seed and $12M–$100M 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 LionTree participates in.

### How do I contact LionTree?

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### Who are the partners at LionTree?

The team at LionTree includes Alex Michael (Head of Business Development & Operations), Aryeh Bourkoff (Founder & CEO) and Jake Donavan (President of European operations), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. 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 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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