# Nicholas Horbaczewski

> Nicholas Horbaczewski is a seed investor at Drone Racing League (New York) backing B2B and Sports. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Drone Racing League](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/droneracingleague)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholashorbaczewski
- Website: http://thedroneracingleague.com/

Nicholas Horbaczewski is a seed investor at Drone Racing League in New York focused on B2B and Sports. Nicholas Horbaczewski is the founder and CEO at The Drone League Racing and also the founder of Leeden Media. He is the previous senior vice president revenue and business development at Tough Mudder Inc. Nicholas ha a MBA at Harvard Business School and a bachelor's degree in history and literature at Harvard University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 100% |
| Sports | 1 | 100% |
| Internet | 1 | 100% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 100% |
| Sporting Goods | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FANCHEST | FANCHEST is a Brooklyn-based company that curates and sends team-themed gift boxes as gift.FANCHEST is a company built by sports fans for sports fans - They believe in FANS FIRST. They love what it means to be a fan; the bonds it creates with friends, family and other fans; the sense of community and purpose; and the ability to come together andcelebrate a common goal. They want to help people access, create, and enjoy these experiences.FANCHEST has a B2B component as well, with the end goal of improving fan experience and engagement through increased ticket sales, exclusive merchandise promotions, and strategic partnership opportunities. FANCHEST works directly with teams, schools, vendors, and sponsors to build consistent touch points outside the game day experience. | $4M | Seed | Dec 13, 2017 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Connected VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connected-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GoAhead Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/goahead-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ruttenberg Gordon Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ruttenberg-gordon-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Drone Racing League

VC Fund · New York, United States

Drone Racing League is a drone racing circuit for professional pilots. The company designs and builds a custom in-house racing drone, the Racer3, which speeds more than 85 MPH around the most complex 3D race courses ever imagined outside a video game. It combines media and technology to create thrilling 3D drone racing content with mass appeal.Drone Racing League was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

2 contacts available at Drone Racing League.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nicholas Horbaczewski | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicholas-horbaczewski |
| Julie Blanc | Director of Corporate Development | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julie-blanc |

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## FAQ

### What does Nicholas Horbaczewski invest in?

Nicholas Horbaczewski invests primarily in B2B, Sports and Internet startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 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 Nicholas Horbaczewski last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nicholas Horbaczewski closed in Dec 2017. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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