# Sterling.VC

> Sterling.VC is a VC fund in New York backing Gaming and Software. See 75 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 75
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sterling-vc
- Website: http://www.sterling.vc

Sterling.VC is a sports, media and real estate VC fund supported by Sterling Equities, the principal owner of the Mets, SportsNet New York (SNY) and OverwatchNY.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$7M |
| Series A | $6M–$19M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 7 | 9% |
| Software | 6 | 8% |
| eSports | 5 | 7% |
| Blockchain | 5 | 7% |
| Sports | 4 | 5% |

108 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 28 | 37% |
| Series A | 12 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 5 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 5% |
| Series C | 3 | 4% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 42 | 56% |
| Canada | 2 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Farzam Kamel | Co-founder & Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/farzam-kamel |
| Jeff Wilpon | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-wilpon |
| Rohit Gupta | Cofounder - Partner | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rohit-gupta-4 |
| Scott Wilpon | Co-Founder, Partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-wilpon |
| Bruce Wilpon | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-wilpon |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Feature | Feature is a digital platform that enables generational IP and storytellers to thrive in the Web3 space. They work with forward-thinking creators and companies to create experiences that push the boundaries of what is possible. Feature is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $1.9M | Seed | May 26, 2024 |  |
| Verre Vert | Verre Vert is a wine technology company. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2024 |  |
| Summer.fi | Summer.fi is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that enables users to lend, borrow, and optimize crypto yields across protocols like Aave, Maker (Sky), and Morpho. It offers automated strategies through Lazy Summer vaults for passive yield and Summer.fi Pro for advanced leverage and position management. Originally known as Oasis.app, it is anon-custodial DeFi interface built by Oazo Apps Limited that simplifies portfolio automation and yield optimization. | $6M | Series A | Aug 15, 2023 |  |
| Feature | Feature is a digital platform that enables generational IP and storytellers to thrive in the Web3 space. They work with forward-thinking creators and companies to create experiences that push the boundaries of what is possible. Feature is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. |  | Seed | Feb 27, 2023 |  |
| Feature | Feature is a digital platform that enables generational IP and storytellers to thrive in the Web3 space. They work with forward-thinking creators and companies to create experiences that push the boundaries of what is possible. Feature is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 27, 2023 |  |
| Midnight Society | Midnight Society is a game studio developing online multiplayer games. It is a AAA game studio and develops community-focused, online PVP multiplayer games. | $11.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 22, 2023 |  |
| Nxyz | nxyz aims to empower a new generation of builders, creatives, and entrepreneurs to develop a better internet by providing fast, flexible, and reliable blockchain indexing and data infrastructure. | $40M | Series A | Oct 12, 2022 |  |
| Thirdwave | Get the insights you need. Take the actions that matter.Thirdwave enables you to understand, find, and retain your best customers. Gain the key infrastructure and tools to drive growth with the first blockchain discovery engine.Thirdwave is backed by leading investors such as Framework Ventures, Animoca Brands, Play Ventures, Shima Capital,Hustle Fund, and Oceans Ventures. For more information please visit thirdwavelabs.com, or connect with us on Twitter @thirdwavelabs. | $7M | Seed | Sep 14, 2022 |  |
| Moved | Moved offers a free personal moving assistant and everything that is needed all in one place. It connects clients to a marketplace of movers and other service providers through a real, human assistant to help them figure out what they need, handle the scheduling, and serve as a “consumer advocate” who ensures that clients are not getting rippedoff.Moved was founded in 2016 and is based in New York. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 04, 2022 |  |
| Moonwalk | Wallet-as-a-Service Platform | $2.5M | Seed | Jun 26, 2022 |  |

10 of 75 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Courtside Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/courtside-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Expansion Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/expansion-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [CRCM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/CRCM) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Dapper Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dapper-labs) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Fourth Revolution Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fourth-revolution-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Sterling.VC invest in?

Sterling.VC invests primarily in Gaming, Software and eSports startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 75 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 Sterling.VC's check size?

Sterling.VC typically joins rounds of $1M–$7M at Seed and $6M–$19M 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 Sterling.VC participates in.

### How do I contact Sterling.VC?

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### Who are the partners at Sterling.VC?

The team at Sterling.VC includes Farzam Kamel (Co-founder & Partner), Jeff Wilpon (Partner) and Rohit Gupta (Cofounder - Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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