# Yitz Applbaum

> Yitz Applbaum is a seed investor backing Gaming, Sports and Video Games. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Yitz Applbaum is a seed investor focused on Gaming and Sports. Yitz Applbaum

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 100% |
| Sports | 1 | 100% |
| Video Games | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kek.tv | Kek eSports app. The free app, which is in public beta, is an eSports video aggregation platform that integrates multi­-source livestreams and game video replays, as well as news, statistics and tournament feeds into one socially-curated experience for the growing audience of Asian eSports fans. | $2.5M | Seed | May 03, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BITKRAFT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitkraft-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Yitz Applbaum invest in?

Yitz Applbaum invests primarily in Gaming, Sports and Video Games startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hong Kong. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Yitz Applbaum last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yitz Applbaum closed in May 2016. Shizune tracks 1 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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