Marathon Capital
VC Fund
Chicago, United States
Marathon Capital is a VC fund in Chicago focused on Sports and Blockchain. Located in Hong Kong, Marathon Capital Management Limited (“Marathon”) is an taxation-driven, financial and business services firm catering to high net-worth individuals and institutions. Since its inception, MCML has evolved from being mainly private placement and business planning company to a dynamic, innovative and taxation driven capitalplanning and corporate structuring powerhouse. Today, MCML principal activity is in advising high net-worth individuals and developing structures for institutions, designed to achieve the minimum tax exposure when making overseas investments, and to extend favourable tax treatments to investors in friendly tax countries, all while providing for transparency and compliance. Their goal is to meet the sophisticated needs of institutional investors by fully addressing their often intricate risk guidelines, investment horizons, and return requirements.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
- Fund size:
- $31M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Marathon Capital invests in
Stages Marathon Capital invests in
Countries Marathon Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 6 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $1.3M–$7M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Sports 1 (50%)
- Blockchain 1 (50%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris Shaw
Senior Managing Director and Head of European Investment Banking
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Senior Managing Director and Head of European Investment Banking | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Daniel Parsons
Analyst
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Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Douglas Wilson
Managing Director & Co-Founder
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Managing Director & Co-Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jeremy Hux
Senior Managing Director
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Senior Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Joan Hutchinson
Managing Director, Off-take Advisory
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Managing Director, Off-take Advisory | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fanki platform brings together sports fans and sports organizations in an ecosystem where they can find a choice of products and services ranging from a digital wallet and a personalized Mastercard to loyalty programs. great perks and experiences. | $7M / Seed / Jun 06, 2023 | ||
| Forward Protocol is a pioneer of a new education model based on blockchain that connects the #EdTech sector; designed to become the WordPress for EdTech.5 core smart contracts will be available in Forward Protocol:1. Proof of Value-Delivered | 2. Proof of Value | 3. Distributed Reward & Revenue Sharing | 4. Proof of Ownership | 5. InitialKnowledgeOffering (IKO) | $1.3M / Seed / Dec 14, 2021 |
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FAQ
What does Marathon Capital invest in?
Marathon Capital invests primarily in Sports and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Mexico. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Marathon Capital invest in?
Marathon Capital typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$7M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Marathon Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Marathon Capital took part in.
How do I contact Marathon Capital?
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Who are the partners at Marathon Capital?
The team at Marathon Capital includes Chris Shaw (Senior Managing Director and Head of European Investment Banking), Daniel Parsons (Analyst) and Douglas Wilson (Managing Director & Co-Founder), among 6 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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