Rich Kleiman
Co-Founder and Business Partner @ Thirty Five Ventures
New York, United States
Rich Kleiman is a Series A investor at Thirty Five Ventures in New York focused on Sports and Software. Rich Kleiman is the Kevin Durant’s manager, as well as his co-founder and partner in The Durant Company and Thirty Five Media. With the Durant Company, Kleiman oversees Durant’s investment portfolio, including Postmates, Acorns, The Players’ Tribune, JetSmarter, and many others. The duo’s latest venture, Thirty Five Media, is a media production andcreative development company. Their work can be seen on Kevin Durant’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/kevindurant. Previously, Kleiman helped launched Roc Nation Sports, where he served as Vice President of the agency founded by Jay-Z and still works in partnership with the firm. Kleiman started with Roc Nation in 2008 as a music manager representing Solange, Wale, Mark Ronson, & many more. Kleiman has also served as executive producer on HBO’s The Offseason: Kevin Durant and Jay-Z’s Fade To Black.
- Total investments:
- 27
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 4%
Last updated:
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Industries Rich Kleiman invests in
Stages Rich Kleiman invests in
Countries Rich Kleiman invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.3M–$11M
- Series A
- $3.6M–$12M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $38M–$40M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Sports 7 (26%)
- Software 4 (15%)
- Fantasy Sports 4 (15%)
- Financial Services 4 (15%)
- Finance 3 (11%)
Stage
- Series A 10 (37%)
- Seed 5 (19%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (15%)
- Series B 2 (7%)
- Series C 2 (7%)
Country
- United States 22 (81%)
- Canada 1 (4%)
- Mexico 1 (4%)
- United Kingdom 1 (4%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Rec Technologies is an IT firm. | $11M / Series A / Sep 17, 2025 | ||
| The Snow League is the global league for snowboarding and freestyle skiing competitions. | $15M / Jan 14, 2025 | ||
| Zelus Analytics provides a world-leading sports intelligence platform for the professional teams in our exclusive partner network. | $3.6M / Series A / Oct 17, 2023 | ||
| Skinny Dipped Almonds is a snack food company that offers chocolate-covered almond treats. Its roasted almonds are skinny-dipped in a thin layer of artisan dark chocolate and finished with a whisper of pure cocoa, espresso, or raspberry. | $12M / Series A / Sep 06, 2023 | ||
| Catch&Release is an end-to-end content licensing platform that enables brands and advertisers to license content from anywhere on the internet. Streamline the clearance and licensing process within the Content Exchange, a licensing platform where users can organize shots from anywhere on the internet, receive Clearance Ratings to understandwhat content is licensable, and initiate clearances and licensing at the click of a button. Catch&Release negotiates copyright and model clearances on your behalf, provides indemnification, and keeps track of all documentation, transactions, and license data. | $8.8M / Series A / Aug 08, 2023 | ||
| Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia manufactures and retails apparel and accessories for men and women. It focuses on offering consumers a range of licensed apparel from the NFL, NBA, NHL, and AFL; and non-licensed active wear. The company offers adjustables, banners and pennants, bottoms, buckets, fitted products, fleece products, jerseys, outerwear,shirts, slouch products, snapback products, and strapback products; and headwear, duffle bags, gloves, scarves, and socks. | Secondary Market / Oct 25, 2022 | ||
| Stadium Live Studios is a sports community platform that creates a virtual playground where fans can hang out, play games, buy and earn digital collectibles, and express their individuality. Stadium Live Studios aims to be the go-to destination for next-gen sports and culture fans. | $10M / Series A / Jul 28, 2022 | ||
| Hugging Face is an open-source and platform provider of machine learning technologies. Their aim is to democratize good machine learning, one commit at a time. Hugging Face was launched in 2016 and is headquartered in New York City. | $100M / Series C / May 09, 2022 | ||
| Gravity Sketch is powering design teams that need to think, collaborate, and create in three dimensions. They build intuitive multi-platform tools to radically improve the efficacy and efficiency of developing 3D products.Their energy is focussed entirely on their customers - removing friction from their archaic workflows, helping enhance andexpedite their creative intent, and ultimately, making collaboration in cross-functional teams faster and more cost-effective.It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in London, England. | $32.5M / Series A / Apr 19, 2022 | ||
| Draftea is a real-money gaming platform for Spanish-speaking users, allowing them to place bets on sports teams, players, and matches. The platform offers a straightforward interface for placing bets and offers live updates during events. | $4M / Seed / Mar 15, 2022 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Thirty Five Ventures
Thirty Five Ventures is a startup founded by basketball star Kevin Durant that invests in tech companies.
Thirty Five Ventures Contacts
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Kevin Durant
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Rich Kleiman
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FAQ
What does Rich Kleiman invest in?
Rich Kleiman invests primarily in Sports, Software and Fantasy Sports startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 27 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 Rich Kleiman's check size?
Rich Kleiman typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$11M at Seed, $3.6M–$12M at Series A and $38M–$40M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Rich Kleiman participates in.
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When did Rich Kleiman last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Rich Kleiman closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 27 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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