# Sean Bratches

> Sean Bratches is a Series A investor at Formula 1 backing SaaS, Casino and Gaming. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Formula 1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/formula)
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-r-h-bratches-2288367a/

Sean Bratches is a Series A investor at Formula 1 focused on SaaS and Casino. Sean Bratches was named Managing Director of the Formula 1® Commercial Operations division in January 2017.With three decades of leadership, management and operating experience at multi-billion dollar scale in the media, entertainment, and sports business. He spent 27 years at ESPN where for 10 years he served as Executive Vice President of Salesand Marketing.Sean lead a sales and marketing team that provided national advertisers access to ESPN and its media, marketing and content platforms. He was also responsible for the first unified sales organization that represents The Walt Disney Company’s premier collection of sports assets across all media platforms.In addition, he oversaw all distribution, licensing, marketing for the domestic cable and satellite networks of The Walt Disney Company to its linear and emerging multi-channel affiliates. In 2010, his team introduced the first live, streaming cable channels online and on mobile devices through WatchESPN.Sean was also responsible for ESPN’s marketing efforts including the development, direction and implementation of all branding, creative services and marketing for its growing media businesses.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3.1M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Casino | 1 | 20% |
| Gaming | 1 | 20% |
| Sports | 1 | 20% |
| eSports | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Opendorse | Opendorse provides technology to the athlete endorsement industry. More than 75,000 athletes use the free Opendorse app to understand, build, and monetize their name, image, and likeness (NIL) value. Opendorse operates a SaaS-enabled Marketplace business model. Sports organizations (teams, leagues, athletic departments) pay annual subscriptionfees to help manage athlete endorsements through the Opendorse SaaS platform.Sports supporters (brands, fans, sponsors, donors) pay one-time transaction fees to book athlete endorsements through the Opendorse Marketplace platform. Opendorse is the largest provider of technology in the athlete endorsement and name, image, and likeness (NIL) industry. Partners include the USOPC, NFLPA, MLBPA, NBPA, NHLPA, PGA TOUR, LPGA, and more than 100 NCAA athletic departments. The company was founded by Adi Kunalic, Blake Lawrence, and Timothy Braun in 2012 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. | $20M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 06, 2022 |  |
| Boom Entertainment | Boom Entertainment is a technology company developing a sports gaming application focusing on casual games for the sports betting industry. The company works with professional sports leagues, media companies, and casino operators. | $15.3M | Series A | May 13, 2021 |  |
| Opendorse | Opendorse provides technology to the athlete endorsement industry. More than 75,000 athletes use the free Opendorse app to understand, build, and monetize their name, image, and likeness (NIL) value. Opendorse operates a SaaS-enabled Marketplace business model. Sports organizations (teams, leagues, athletic departments) pay annual subscriptionfees to help manage athlete endorsements through the Opendorse SaaS platform.Sports supporters (brands, fans, sponsors, donors) pay one-time transaction fees to book athlete endorsements through the Opendorse Marketplace platform. Opendorse is the largest provider of technology in the athlete endorsement and name, image, and likeness (NIL) industry. Partners include the USOPC, NFLPA, MLBPA, NBPA, NHLPA, PGA TOUR, LPGA, and more than 100 NCAA athletic departments. The company was founded by Adi Kunalic, Blake Lawrence, and Timothy Braun in 2012 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. | $3.1M | Series B | Jun 27, 2019 |  |
| Opendorse | Opendorse provides technology to the athlete endorsement industry. More than 75,000 athletes use the free Opendorse app to understand, build, and monetize their name, image, and likeness (NIL) value. Opendorse operates a SaaS-enabled Marketplace business model. Sports organizations (teams, leagues, athletic departments) pay annual subscriptionfees to help manage athlete endorsements through the Opendorse SaaS platform.Sports supporters (brands, fans, sponsors, donors) pay one-time transaction fees to book athlete endorsements through the Opendorse Marketplace platform. Opendorse is the largest provider of technology in the athlete endorsement and name, image, and likeness (NIL) industry. Partners include the USOPC, NFLPA, MLBPA, NBPA, NHLPA, PGA TOUR, LPGA, and more than 100 NCAA athletic departments. The company was founded by Adi Kunalic, Blake Lawrence, and Timothy Braun in 2012 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska. | $3.1M | Series A | Jun 27, 2019 |  |
| Boom Entertainment | Boom Entertainment is a technology company developing a sports gaming application focusing on casual games for the sports betting industry. The company works with professional sports leagues, media companies, and casino operators. | $4.5M | Seed | Jun 15, 2018 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Serra Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/serra-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Defy.vc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/defy-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Flyover Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flyovercapital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Advantage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advantage-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alpha Bridge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-bridge-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bettor Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bettor-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Formula 1

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Formula 1 is a auto racing league.

5 contacts available at Formula 1.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sean Bratches | Managing Director of Commercial Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sean-bratches-7ba0 |
| Del Brown | Director / Vision Mixer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/del-brown-ffce |
| Edgar Dalusong | Senior Digital Project Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edgar-dalusong |
| Gregory Morris | Senior Brand Research Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gregory-morris-f68b |
| Jack Peters | Head of Brand | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-peters-cfb7 |

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## FAQ

### What does Sean Bratches invest in?

Sean Bratches invests primarily in SaaS, Casino and Gaming startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 Sean Bratches's check size?

Sean Bratches typically joins rounds of $3.1M–$15M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sean Bratches participates in.

### When did Sean Bratches last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sean Bratches closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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