# ward.ventures

> ward.ventures is a VC fund in Dallas backing Software and Sports. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dallas, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10054401
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/wardventures
- Website: http://ward.ventures

ward.ventures is a private investment firm that invests in venture capital, private equity, managed funds and strategic partnerships.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$5M |
| Series A | $5M–$45M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 60% |
| Sports | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Fitness | 1 | 20% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 60% |
| Seed | 2 | 40% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| David Ward | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-ward-6 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rechat | Rechat’s software offers brokers the ability to search data from the MLS system, which updated at least every five minutes. It also provides a community chat feature, which serves as the core of the product. “Messaging is becoming the preferred medium for communication |  | Series A | Jun 18, 2019 |  |
| Freeletics | Freeletics is a digital fitness company that offers tools to help promote physical fitness and mental strength.It provides an AI-based fitness and mindset coaching. The company aims to help everyone become the greatest version of themselves by building products that offer important elements for individuals to unleash their physical and mentalpotential. It promotes and increases physical fitness strives for improved mental strength, willpower, and confidence - all vital components for shaping one's lifestyle according to individual desires and goals.The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in München, Bayern. | $45M | Series A | Dec 04, 2018 |  |
| ShotTracker | ShotTracker makes sensor-based technology that automatically captures basketball statistics in real-time during practices and games. At ShotTracker, they improve the performance of competitive athletes by bringing elite-level analytics to the masses. Their latest innovation, ShotTracker TEAM, captures real-time practice and game stats forbasketball teams, and it's affordable for teams at every level of play. | $5M | Seed | Oct 19, 2016 |  |
| Site 1001 | Site 1001 is a software developer using AI to revolutionize how buildings are run. The company’s Skylight Building Performance and Operations platform combines core building information, live building systems, sensors and “people-generated” information like work requests and comments, with artificial intelligence and machine learning technologiesto help make buildings truly “smart.” Property investors, owners, and managers tap Skylight-powered apps to reduce unplanned maintenance and downtime, lower operational costs, increase asset longevity and performance, maximize guest/tenant experience and increase a property’s value. Skylight customers include major hotel operators, casino/resort properties, performing arts centers, mixed-use commercial, and office building owners. | $5M | Series A | Sep 22, 2016 |  |
| Rechat | Rechat’s software offers brokers the ability to search data from the MLS system, which updated at least every five minutes. It also provides a community chat feature, which serves as the core of the product. “Messaging is becoming the preferred medium for communication | $2M | Seed | Feb 25, 2016 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Elysian Park Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elysian-park-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Interlock Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/interlock-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Causeway Media Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/causeway-media-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cava Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cava-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Courtside Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/courtside-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FITLAB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fitlab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ward.ventures invest in?

ward.ventures invests primarily in Software, Sports and Apps 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 ward.ventures's check size?

ward.ventures typically joins rounds of $2M–$5M at Seed and $5M–$45M 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 ward.ventures participates in.

### How do I contact ward.ventures?

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### Who are the partners at ward.ventures?

The team at ward.ventures includes David Ward (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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