# MLS Players Association

> MLS Players Association is a VC fund in Bethesda backing Apps, Sports and Medical. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bethesda, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mlsplayersunion/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MLSPA?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
- Website: https://mlsplayers.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MLSPlayers/

MLS Players Association is a VC fund in Bethesda focused on Apps and Sports. MLS Players Association is serves as the exclusive collective bargaining representative for all current players in MLS.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Sports | 1 | 33% |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Baseball | 1 | 33% |
| Wellness | 1 | 33% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Miach Orthopaedics | Miach Orthopaedics is a medical device company that develops bio-engineered surgical implants to facilitate new tissue growth. The company's product is the Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair technology as a viable alternative to conventional ACL reconstruction for patients who have withstand an anterior cruciate ligament injury.Miach Orthopaedicswas founded on 2016 and is headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts. | $20M | Series B | Apr 02, 2024 |  |
| Mustard | Mustard is an elite-level motion analysis app for broad athletics coaching. Mustard's platform conducts complex data analysis of video captured in-app on a player or coach's mobile phone and delivers easily understandable report cards along with personalized, actionable drills to optimize performance. The robust AI technology andapplication suite, to expand into additional sports, and to build out an elite and robust mental performance training platform for all athletes.Mustard was founded in 2019 by Tom House, Jason Goldsmith, Luke Collis, and Rocky Collis. | $3.8M | Seed | Jan 18, 2022 |  |
| Nifty Games | Nifty Games is reimagining innovative, authentic and competitive game experiences for the massive global audience of passionate sports fans, from casual gamers to seasoned aficionados. We develop and publish quick-session, head-to-head games for mobile devices, in partnership with the world’s largest sports licenses and backed by a contingent ofthe industry’s most powerful investors. | $12M | Series A | Apr 15, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [One Team Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/one-team-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [U.S. Women's National Team Players Association](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/u-s-women-s-national-team-players-association) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aperture Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aperture-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AXiomatic](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axiomatic-gaming) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Courtside Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/courtside-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Defy.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defy-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does MLS Players Association invest in?

MLS Players Association invests primarily in Apps, Sports and Medical startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 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 MLS Players Association last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for MLS Players Association closed in Apr 2024. 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.

### 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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