# 359 Capital

> 359 Capital is a VC fund in Palo Alto backing Sports and Software. See 38 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 38
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 34%
- Last fund: Jan 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sapphirevc
- Website: https://sapphireventures.com/funds/sapphire-sport/

359 Capital is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Sports and Software. Sapphire Sport is the first-of-its-kind, early-stage (Series A / B) investment vehicle focused on the broader intersection of sport, media and entertainment technology. Designed to address the broader sport technology markets, Sapphire Sport is a dedicated $115 million investment platform and team within Sapphire Ventures.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for 359 Capital. Shizune tracks 3 team members at 359 Capital. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/sapphire-sport?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3M–$10M |
| Series A | $12M–$40M |
| Series B | $19M–$33M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 5 | 13% |
| Software | 5 | 13% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 11% |
| Video Games | 3 | 8% |
| Gaming | 2 | 5% |

50 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 24% |
| Series A | 8 | 21% |
| Series B | 6 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 11% |
| Series C | 3 | 8% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 22 | 58% |
| Finland | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joshua Gilbert | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-gilbert |
| Michael Spirito | Managing Partner/Co-Founder | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-spirito |
| Richard Higgins | Co-Founder & Board Partner | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doug-higgins |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fish Audio | Fish Audio is an AI platform for expressive text‑to‑speech and voice cloning with pro‑grade voices and multilingual support. | $52M | Seed | Jul 27, 2026 |  |
| Sekai | Sekai is an AI‑powered content platform that enables users to create and live immersive, interactive stories | $20M | Series A | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Highlight | Highlight is an AI company that offers an on-screen virtual assistant that helps AI models understand desktop activity. | $40M | Series A | Mar 24, 2026 |  |
| 23 Broadway | 23 Broadway is an AI-powered user acquisition (UA) finance platform that offers capital, technology, and marketing know-how to gaming and betting companies in their growth stages. | $3.3M | Seed | Mar 18, 2026 |  |
| Mine | Fizz is building a debit card that helps college students in the U.S. started building out their credit without having to learn lessons about overzealous credit use the hard way. | $14M | Series A | Jan 26, 2026 |  |
| The Snow League | The Snow League is the global league for snowboarding and freestyle skiing competitions. | $15M | Series A | Oct 29, 2025 |  |
| SportsVisio | SportsVisio is a Boston‑based startup (founded in 2021) that offers an AI‑powered, mobile‑first sports analytics platform using computer vision to generate real-time player statistics and automated highlights from games recording on any camera or device. | $3.2M | Seed | Jun 18, 2025 |  |
| Bounce | Short term (hourly & daily) storage all around urban areas, hosted by local businesses. | $19M | Series B | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| Bounce | Short term (hourly & daily) storage all around urban areas, hosted by local businesses. | $19M | Series B | Nov 12, 2024 |  |
| Lucky Energy | LUCKY F*CK is a better-for-you energy drink company. | $11.8M | Series A | Sep 30, 2024 |  |

10 of 38 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does 359 Capital invest in?

359 Capital invests primarily in Sports, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 38 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 359 Capital's check size?

359 Capital typically joins rounds of $3M–$10M at Seed, $12M–$40M at Series A and $19M–$33M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds 359 Capital participates in.

### How do I contact 359 Capital?

Public channels for 359 Capital include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at 359 Capital?

The team at 359 Capital includes Joshua Gilbert (Chief Financial Officer), Michael Spirito (Managing Partner/Co-Founder) and Richard Higgins (Co-Founder & Board Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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