# Steven Adams

> Steven Adams is a Series A investor backing Sports, Nutrition and Broadcasting. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Steven Adams is a basketball star.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 1 | 50% |
| Nutrition | 1 | 50% |
| Broadcasting | 1 | 50% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 50% |
| Plant-Based Foods | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ārepa | Ārepa founder Angus Brown began exploring the relationship between nature, neuroscience and nutrition. He was fueled by a desire to better understand the brain and the conditions for optimum cognitive performance and to provide a solution that was better for you vs a typical energy drink. With that ambition and desire, the Ārepa journey began.Working with internationally recognised neuroscientists and food-technologists, Angus developed a patented formula containing unique New Zealand plant extracts that support Mental Clarity during moments of pressure and stress. With co-founder, mate and design guru Zac, he and a team around them spent the next five years optimising and clinically testing the formula and manufacturing process. |  |  | Apr 12, 2023 |  |
| Spalk | Spalk's Virtual Commentary Studio powers sports commentary for some of the world's leading sports properties.Spalk's technology plugs directly into a broadcasters existing live-streaming workflow and allows them to offer multiple commentary options for their fans. Fans can pick a preferred commentator based on their language, styleor preferences. Over 30 million sports fans have consumed live content with commentary powered by Spalk. Commentators can call games, from a laptop, anywhere in the world and Spalk's plug-in ensures lip-sync perfect synchronisation between the viewers' selected commentator and the broadcaster's live video. | $3M | Series A | Jul 08, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [APEX Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apex-capital-9cd3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Greg Norman Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-norman-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Stadia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stadia-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Steven Adams invest in?

Steven Adams invests primarily in Sports, Nutrition and Broadcasting startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in New Zealand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Steven Adams last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Steven Adams closed in Apr 2023. 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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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