Waylon Ian Chin
CEO / Managing Partner @ First Serve Partners
Miami, United States
Waylon Ian Chin is a Series A investor at First Serve Partners in Miami focused on eSports and Gaming. Waylon has extensive experience as a professional athlete, startup founder, and investor, giving him a unique skillset for Sports, Media and Entertainment Venture Investing.Waylon was ranked as the #1 junior tennis player in the country and represented the USA in the Junior Davis Cup and junior grand slam tournaments. He began playingprofessional tournaments at the age of 15, and continued his career at the University of Illinois and then at the University of Miami (FL) where he was the #1 singles and doubles player.Waylon co-founded the GR8-Group, an innovative company that creates one-of-a-kind products in the ultra-high-end luxury travel and experiential industry. He helped grow the company into the leading business in its industry with corporate clients that include members of the Fortune/Global 500 such as American Express and UBS. After GR8, Waylon transitioned into the venture capital and real estate business full time, where he has completed transactions totaling more than $50 million. At First Serve Partners, Waylon led an investment in Splyce, one of the worlds top eSports organizations. Waylon currently serves on the board of GR8-Group, Splyce, and the Miami Venture Capital Association.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
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Industries Waylon Ian Chin invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- eSports 2 (100%)
- Gaming 1 (50%)
- Big Data 1 (50%)
- PC Games 1 (50%)
- Web Development 1 (50%)
Stage
- Series A 1 (50%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (50%)
Country
- Canada 1 (50%)
- United States 1 (50%)
Investments
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| OverActive Media began operations in November 2017 to build an integrated company delivering esports and video game entertainment experiences to fans in Canada and around the world through franchise ownership, strategic partnerships, investments and acquisitions. They’re combining team ownership with audience engagement to better connect with theircurrent fans and to introduce these exciting competitions to new fans through our three core platforms | $22M / Series A / Jan 15, 2019 | ||
| Splyce is working to build the new eSports experience. We are the 'TV Guide' for eSports, host a major editorial hub where many of the top names in eSports write about the state of the industry, and have a top tier Pro Team in CSGO, Hearthstone, Smash Bros Melee,World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, Overwatch, and the European LCS. Our websiteis splyce.gg | $2.6M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 25, 2018 |
Co-Investors
About First Serve Partners
First Serve Partners is a venture capital firm investing in sports, media, entertainment, and consumer industries.The VC firm is an active, hands-on investor, using their unique perspective, strategic relationships, and experience in engaging emerging generations - millennials and Gen-Zers - to capitalize on what’s new and what’s next.FoundersWaylon Ian Chin and Joey Brander established the firm in Boca Raton, Florida.
First Serve Partners Contacts
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Joey Brander
President & Managing Partner
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Ahmed Hashim
Consulting CTO
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Brian Bernstein
Partner & CIO
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Roman Harper
Global Athlete Ambassador
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Waylon Ian Chin
CEO / Managing Partner
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What does Waylon Ian Chin invest in?
Waylon Ian Chin invests primarily in eSports, Gaming and Big Data startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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