Paris Smith
CEO @ Pinnacle sports
Netherlands, United States
Paris Smith is a seed investor at Pinnacle sports in Netherlands focused on News and Sports. Paris Smith started her gaming career in 1995 by taking bets at WWTS, an offshore sports betting company that was later sold to Betcorp Ltd. Having worked her way up the business to become COO, she joined Curacao-based Pinnacle in the same role from 2006. Pinnacle soon recognised Smith’s efforts in shifting the focus away from North America towardsgrowth markets in Asia and Europe, by promoting her to CEO in 2008. Almost a decade on, Pinnacle continues to flourish under her leadership. The operator emphasised its desire for data driven innovation by launching a revamped eSports portal in 2017.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
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Industries Paris Smith invests in
Stages Paris Smith invests in
Countries Paris Smith invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- News 1 (50%)
- Sports 1 (50%)
- Basketball 1 (50%)
- Information Services 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Series A 1 (50%)
Investments
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OddsBlaze
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OddsBlaze supports the gaming and prediction market industries by offering dependable, fast odds data thru a developer-focused API. | Seed / Aug 11, 2026 | |
Basketball Forever
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Basketball Forever provides basketball fanatics with latest news inside and outside the hard court. It also provides commentary, design, videos and analysis, straight to the palm of your hand. Basketball Forever operates under Forever Network. | $4M / Series A / Mar 20, 2024 |
Co-Investors
About Pinnacle sports
Pinnacle Data Systems, Inc. (PDSi) is a global provider of services and products for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of computer hardware products or products that contain computer hardware. The Company provides a variety of engineering and manufacturing services for global OEMs requiring custom product design, system integration, repairprograms, warranty management, and specialized production capabilities. With service centers in the United States, Europe and Asia, it ensures seamless support for solutions all around the world, as well as depot repair and reverse logistics programs for the OEMs of other types of computer equipment. PDSi offers a range of technology platforms, including standard and custom-designed products for the telecommunications, imaging, defense/aerospace, medical, industrial automation and information technology (IT) markets. Its product capabilities range from board-level designs to globally certified, fully integrated systems.
Pinnacle sports Contacts
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Marco Blume
Trading Director
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Paris Smith
CEO
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Hugh Cathey
Board of Directors
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Magnus Hedman
Founder
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Nick Tomashot
CFO
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What does Paris Smith invest in?
Paris Smith invests primarily in News, Sports and Basketball startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Paris Smith closed in Aug 2026. Shizune tracks 2 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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