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Top 50 Sporting Goods Angel Investors in July 2025

Last updated: Jul 2025 A list of 50 angel investors that invest in Sporting goods startups. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Sporting goods companies. This investor list updates every month.

Top 50 Sporting Goods Angel Investors in July 2025

Investor	Sporting Goods investments
Maria Thomas	2
Mark Pincus	2
Roger Ehrenberg	2
Matthew Ocko	2
Gary Vaynerchuk	2
Alex Hoye	2
Mark Livings	2
Lloyd Danzig	2
Christopher J. Dean	2
Michael Carrick	2
Blake Griffin	2
Dave Morin	2
Frank Bober	2
David Blitzer	2
Giovanni Gardelli	2
Daren Cotter	2
John Elstrott	2
David J. Adelman	2
Todd Arky	1
Dave Balter	1
Zach Weinberg	1
Lorenz Bogaert	1
Zach LaVine	1
Peter Troensegaard Jensen	1
Markus Zengerer	1
Hannah Jenkins	1
Josh Childress	1
Martin Kreiger	1
Jonas Søholt Grundtvig	1
Alexandre Cohen	1
Lodie Grubb	1
Wayne Gretzky	1
Sam Lessin	1
John Wolgamott	1
Bernd Geilen	1
Andrew Bogut	1
Marc Simoncini	1
Len Critcher	1
Shaun White	1
Tom Boonen	1
Alistair Brownlee	1
Arpit Bhardwaj	1
Jeffrey Kaditz	1
Jordan Mclain	1
Dave Hanson	1
Brad Griffith	1
David Lightburn	1
Howard Lindzon	1
Tony Parker	1
Arno Gerken	1

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Maria Thomas is a consumer Internet pioneer and entrepreneurial business builder. She is also a well-respected member of the Board of Directors of both a publicly traded and a private equity backed company. She's currently (2017) an expert advisor and hands-on contributor to Remote Year.In 2016, Maria was Interim CEO at Glamsquad:http://blog.glamsquad.com/post/145956909567/corepower-yoga-amy-shecter-glamsquad-ceo. Maria is the former CEO of Etsy, a position she took in July of 2008 after Founding CEO Maria Prior to

Investment focus

E-Commerce, SaaS, Enterprise Software
Seed, Series B, Series A
United States

Portfolio highlights

Twice — Buy & sell electronics, cars, clothes, collectibles & more on eBay, the world's online marketplace. Top brands, low prices & free shipping on many items.
Catalant — Access on-demand consulting services for strategic business planning, data & business analytics, digital transformation, M&A, market research, and more.
SidelineSwap — SidelineSwap connects athletes so they can buy, sell, and learn about new and used sports gear. They were founded in 2012 by former college athletes who realized how difficult it was to find high-quality used sports gear online. Since launching the marketplace, hundreds of thousands of athletes have joined their community and contributed to theirmission of making sports more affordable.On SidelineSwap you’ll not only find the largest collection of high-quality new and used sports gear on the internet, you will also connect with athletes who know about gear and love their sport. If you browse long enough, you might even find a few pros.We’re entrepreneurs at heart, and we’re proud to empower their community of sellers. Sellers on SidelineSwap come in all shapes and sizes, from high school athletes selling last season’s gear, to former college players unloading a career’s worth of equipment, to business owners like Eric (see below) who make a living on SidelineSwap.We’re backed by Global Founders Capital, Riverpark Ventures, Fullstack Sports Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups, and their advisors include former executives from Amazon, Etsy, Seamless, Staples, and ESPN. We’re alumni of 500 Startups, MassChallenge, and the Harvard Innovation Lab.

Mark Pincus is the founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Zynga. He has served as our Chairman from April 2007 to March 2016 and the company's Executive Chairman since March 2016. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer from April 2007 to July 2013 and from April 2015 to March 2016, and as Chief Product Officer from April2007 to April 2014. In 2014, he founded superlabs, a San Francisco-based product lab focused on developing products that connect and empower people, which was acquired by Zynga in 2015. Pincus also founded Zynga.org in 2009, a non-profit organization dedicated to using social games for social good.From 2003 to 2007, Pincus served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Tribe.net, a company he launched and one of the first social networks in the industry. From 1997 to 2000, he served as Chairman of Support.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRT), a help desk automation software company he founded, and he served as Chief Executive Officer and President from December 1997 to July 1999. From 1996 to 1997, he served as Chief Executive Officer of FreeLoader, Inc., a web-based news company he founded.Pincus also made founding investments in Napster, Twitter, and Facebook.Pincus graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is an angel investor in multiple Silicon Valley startups and regularly gives lectures to aspiring entrepreneurs.

Investment focus

Internet, FinTech, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Substack — Substack makes it simple for a writer to start an email newsletter that makes money from subscriptions.
Troveo AI — AI companies are scouring the internet for high-quality video. Troveo helps you capture the value and turn your video into revenue.
Schemata — Schemata is a three-dimensional content creation company intended to help the Department of Defense and enterprises.

Roger Ehrenberg is the founder and Managing Partner of IA Ventures, a firm that invests in companies creating competitive advantage through data.

Investment focus

Advertising, FinTech, Software
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Evertune — Evertune is a SaaS company that offers enterprises AI chatbot brand monitoring and analytics services
Fantasy Life — Fantasy Life keeps you up to date on all of the latest NFL news, fantasy analysis, sports betting tips, and hot topics around the fantasy watercooler.
Gemini Sports Analytics — The first AI cloud for sports

Matthew Ocko has nearly three decades of experience as a technology entrepreneur, operating executive and venture capitalist, with over 20 patents granted or pending in areas as diverse as hardware systems and social games. He still reads C++ code but admits to occasional struggles with Erlang. Matthew is a co-founder & co-managing partner ofData Collective, a venture fund with a unique team of experienced venture capitalists, technology entrepreneurs and practicing engineers, investing together in seed and early stage Big Data and IT infrastructure companies. During his venture capital tenure, he has invested in and/or helped grow a variety of companies including XenSource (CTRX), Zynga (ZNGA), Impermium, Verisign (VRSN), Facebook (FB), Virtuata (CSCO), Akimbi Systems (VMW), Cotendo (AKAM), Tango.me, MetaWeb (GOOG), FlashSoft (SNDK), DataMirror (IBM), UltraDNS (NSR), Kenshoo, Metamarkets, Fortinet (FTNT), SupportSoft (SPRT), Alantro (TXN), CouchBase, Spool (FB), BranchOut, On-Ramp Wireless, and many others.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Mobile
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, New Zealand

Portfolio highlights

Toku — Seamless employment, built for Web3. WorkDAO is the only Web3-native employment service that provides legal employment, token payroll, and employee benefits that make a difference, globally. We're building the infrastructure to scale DAOs and Web3 organizations so you can focus on building.
Mesh — Mesh enables safer, easier crypto transfers and payments from 300+ leading exchanges and wallets, all without leaving your platform
VMind AI — VMind is a frontier technology company building artificial general intelligence (AGI).

Gary Vaynerchuk is the Chairman of VaynerX. He previously worked at Resy as a Co-Founder. Gary Vaynerchuk attended Mount Ida College.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Internet
Seed, Series A, Angel
United States, Australia, Canada

Portfolio highlights

OpenFortune — www.openfortunemedia.com
Metalink — Metalink is a private chat app that provides NFT collection. They also offer the punk owners to find and chat with other verified holders by simply connecting their wallet.
Unrivaled — A 3v3 league built in collaboration with the biggest stars in women's basketball, co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. Launching in January 2025.

Alex Hoye is the Co-founder and CEO of Full Stack Supply Co. He previously worked at Runway East as a Co-founder. Alex Hoye attended Stanford University.

Investment focus

Software, Apps, Advertising
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
United Kingdom, United States, Romania

Portfolio highlights

Motion - Activity Goals — Use Motion to set your personal weekly activity goal and visualise progress. Create a team with friends and share your goals.
Grabble — Grabble is an application that enables its users to discover daily hand-picked fashion. It allows its users to browse, save, and purchase fashion apparel and accessories from retailers. It also provides them with sales alerts. Grabble was launched on May 1, 2013 in London, United Kingdom.
Carv — Carv 2 clips onto any ski boot, analyzes your technique, and coaches you with live audio as you ski.

Founder of a diverse group of businesses including globally-distributed consumer brands (Lyre's Spirits Co) as well as growth-award winning companies specialising in the supply of marketing services and products to the FMCG\ CPG industry. These businesses include an integrated creative agency, a digital printing and personalisation platform,a branded merchandise and speciality packaging supplier as well as a specialty promotional logistics and fulfilment provider.Mark has worked closely with over 50 major FMCG organisations in the grocery, pharma, liquor and health and beauty space and has grown a portfolio of businesses servicing their go to market requirements over the last seven years.Passionate about technology, Mark has invested across all business units ensuring a competitive edge is maintained with best in class platforms to delivery quality creative, product production and fulfilment services to some of the world's most recognisable businesses and brands.

Investment focus

Content Marketing, Information Technology, Software
Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
Australia, Sweden, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Edoome — The most friendly and easy to use social learning management system that connects teachers with their students for effective communication and collaboration and provides tools to help teachers save time in planning, assessing and keeping track of their students’ progress, unifying everything in just one platform.
Compono — Smart, easy-to-use HR management products for sourcing talent and helping them grow.
Creatively Squared — Digital content that brings consumers closer to brands. Create engaging photos, videos and digital ads at scale

Lloyd Danzig is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sharp Alpha Advisors.

Investment focus

Gaming, Sports, Fantasy Sports
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

Ballers — Ballers is a wellness and fitness company.
SlamBall — SlamBall is a global sports league association. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
GridRival — GridRival is a sports betting startup built for race fans with the mission of making motorsports more engaging. We accomplish this through a valuable and unique fusion of fantasy-style gaming & betting, motorsports content, and built-in social functionality.

Christopher J. Dean joined Summit Partners in 2001. Prior to Summit, he worked for Morgan Stanley, J.H. Whitney & Co. and Sun Microsystems. Based in Summit’s Boston office, Chris is active in the firm’s investment activities in North America, Europe and Asia.During his 12 years with Summit Partners, Chris has served as a director ofmany companies. He is currently a director of Aurora Diagnostics, Champion Windows, Commercial Defeasance, Focus Financial Partners and Salient Partners. His prior directorships include optionsXpress Holdings (NASDAQ: OXPS, later acquired by Charles Schwab), PSC Info Group (acquired by Roark Capital Group) and Senior Home Care (acquired by Oaktree Capital Management).Chris holds a BA in history, summa cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Investment focus

Software, Service Industry, Retail
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
United States, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

AceUp, Inc. — AceUp is the premier leadership development coaching solution, with unparalleled coaches, technology, and analytics.
Celcoin — Founded in 2016 by Marcelo França and Adriano Meirinho, Celcoin, the company offers a platform that allows companies to connect to the financial system simply and without bureaucracy to offer innovative experiences to their customers, whether in the digital world, with more than 170 clients including banks, fintechs, brokerages and loyaltycompanies, in other words, in the physical world, where it has its own network of more than 38,000 digital correspondents in 3,200 Brazilian municipalities. A pioneer in its segment, Celcoin adopts a unique multi-channel strategy in its segment, and already processes more than 11 million financial transactions and a volume in excess of R$1.8 billion monthly.Celcoin came up with the idea of facilitating new players to the financial system, which until its inception was completely closed, difficult to access and difficult to connect. With its set of Open Finance solutions (APIs for Transactions, APIs for Physical Networks and Open Banking APIs), more than 8 million Brazilians are impacted monthly in the physical and virtual world with their solutions.
SidelineSwap — SidelineSwap connects athletes so they can buy, sell, and learn about new and used sports gear. They were founded in 2012 by former college athletes who realized how difficult it was to find high-quality used sports gear online. Since launching the marketplace, hundreds of thousands of athletes have joined their community and contributed to theirmission of making sports more affordable.On SidelineSwap you’ll not only find the largest collection of high-quality new and used sports gear on the internet, you will also connect with athletes who know about gear and love their sport. If you browse long enough, you might even find a few pros.We’re entrepreneurs at heart, and we’re proud to empower their community of sellers. Sellers on SidelineSwap come in all shapes and sizes, from high school athletes selling last season’s gear, to former college players unloading a career’s worth of equipment, to business owners like Eric (see below) who make a living on SidelineSwap.We’re backed by Global Founders Capital, Riverpark Ventures, Fullstack Sports Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups, and their advisors include former executives from Amazon, Etsy, Seamless, Staples, and ESPN. We’re alumni of 500 Startups, MassChallenge, and the Harvard Innovation Lab.

Michael Carrick is an English professional football coach.

Investment focus

Fitness, Wellness, Health Care
Seed, Funding Round
United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

GoJoe — Ditch the step challenge apps and employee engagement platforms and boost inclusivity and engagement with GoJoe.The employee engagement and wellbeing app that people actually use.

Blake Griffin, the six-time All-Star, former Rookie of the Year and Slam Dunk Champion, is regarded as one of the most influential players in recent history. Second only to his basketball talent is his innate knack for comedic timing, which has been showcased in numerous national ad campaigns, top-tier media, and through his annual charity comedyshow, Comedy.by blake. Behind the camera, Blake serves as the Cofounder of Mortal Media, his Hollywood production company, which works on projects in the film, TV, and digital spaces. A true triple-threat, adding to athlete and actor, Blake and his brother Taylor also run the Team Griffin Foundation, their non-profit organization that provides young men and women with opportunities to learn the essential lessons of life, competition, and hard work by inspiring them to nurture their passions in athletics, academics and the arts.

Investment focus

Retail, Sports, Consumer Goods
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States

Portfolio highlights

SlamBall — SlamBall is a global sports league association. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Lemon Perfect — Lemon Perfect is a zero-sugar cold-pressed lemon water that’s full of flavor and packed with antioxidant vitamin C. We squeeze half a California-grown organic lemon into every bottle and can—and add no artificial ingredients—making healthy hydration more convenient, refreshing, and delicious than ever.The Lemon Perfect Company is headquartered inAtlanta, GA.

Dave is the Co-Founder & Managing Director of Offline Ventures.He was Founder & Partner Emeritus of Slow Ventures. A leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm that champions long term thinking and innovation. Slow serves a community of over 200 of the most innovative entrepreneurs and companies in the world. Including Slack, Pinterest,Evernote, NextDoor, Postmates, Blue Bottle and more.He was the Co-Founder and CEO of Path which was acquired by Kakao in 2015. He co-founded Path with the mission of being a source of happiness, meaning, and connection through simplicity, quality, and privacy in technology and design. Path continues to serves tens of millions of people each month to this day.Dave has had a lifelong passion for technology, entrepreneurship, culture, design, photography, nature, skiing, and improving society. He served both Apple and Facebook for several years during periods of rapid innovation and growth. Today, he serves on the Board of Directors of Eventbrite, Dwell, and Hinge. And, on the Boards of three Non-Profit Organizations, the United States Ski and Snowboard Association, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and Montana ExplorationWorks. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He grew up under the big sky of Montana where he was ranked as one of the top downhill ski racers in America. Today, he lives and works in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area with his wife Brit, son Ansel, and dog Pixel.

Investment focus

Mobile, Internet, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, France, Finland

Portfolio highlights

Dance — Dance is an electric mobility subscription company that makes it easy to explore your city with an electric bike or moped.
Oura — Oura Ring: the most accurate sleep and activity tracker is all about you: it measures the physiological signals of your body, understands your lifestyle, and guides you to make your own optimal daily choices. The ring features scientifically validated sleep tracking and personalized guidance.
Dash Radio — 100% Free Music. More Variety. Zero Commercials. The Best DJ's & Stations. No BS

Frank Bober founded Stylesight in 2003 in response to the growing industry demand for a faster and more effective Web-based approach to the process of product inspiration and development.Stylesight is the continuation of a career that spans every aspect of the fashion industry including design, manufacturing, trend forecasting, productdevelopment and merchandising.Frank’s career began in the 1960s as a menswear designer with an eponymous collection. He later held senior executive positions at Arthur Richards and Polo Ralph Lauren before founding CMT Enterprises in 1979. At CMT, he pioneered the private label concept by both designing and producing private label men’s and women’s apparel for many of America’s top retailers. He sold CMT Enterprises in 2000 after 21 successful years.

Investment focus

Hardware, Mobile Apps, Sporting Goods
Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

FUSAR — FUSAR Technologies builds a platform for connected cameras, communication, and safety technology. FUSAR stands for the fusion of technology and adventure. Their mission is to make technology as easy to use in motion as it is when standing still. The FUSAR app is the cornerstone of their ecosystem and their line of companion hardware devicesallows users to interact with the app on-the-go, enabling entirely new experiences.It was founded in 2014 and is based in Kearny, New Jersey.

David Blitzer joined HBSE Ventures as Founder.

Investment focus

Sports, Fantasy Sports, Sporting Goods
Funding Round, Series A
Portugal, United States

Portfolio highlights

SlamBall — SlamBall is a global sports league association. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
TMRW Sports — TMRW Sports is harnessing technology to build modern approaches to sports, media, and entertainment.

Giovanni Gardelli is the Senior Director at Verizon Media.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Fashion, Software
Seed, Angel, Funding Round
United States, Italy, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

HiNelson — HiNelson an Italian-based online store for nautical accessories. HiNelson is the first nautical online store about high-level boating components. They select the best and successful brands in the nautical worldwide market, such as Veleria San Giorgio to guarantee maritime safety with their life jackets, moving through Polyform’s boat fenders foryacht protection, or the best anchoring and docking system by Lofrans’, Max Power and Quick and finishing with the most famous Plastimo’s compasses or and Bartomarine sail’s accessories.
Promoted.ai — Sort search and promote the best listing at the top to increase revenue. Designed for top engineering teams at scaled online marketplace e-commerce companies.
Growth Kitchen — Growth Kitchen provides a network of delivery-optimized kitchens coupled with food delivery solutions and support.

Daren was the Founder and CEO of InboxDollars, an online marketing company that connects consumers and advertisers in a way that benefits both. He founded the company as a Freshman in college in 2000 and bootstrapped the company to more than $25 million in annual revenues. InboxDollars was acquired by Prodege in 2019. Daren is active in the MNstart-up community as an investor, advisor and mentor.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States

Portfolio highlights

Bonsai — Bonsai is the first-party marketing intelligence platform that automates profitable growth. Trust your marketing data, make confident decisions, drive revenue.
Franzy — Franzy is the "Zillow for franchising"—a smarter, more transparent way to find, compare, and finance franchise opportunities. We match aspiring entrepreneurs with the right franchise brands based on their goals, experience, and budget, making the path to business ownership simpler, faster, and more accessible.
Bonsai Data Solutions — Bonsai is the first-party marketing intelligence platform that automates profitable growth. Trust your marketing data, make confident decisions, drive revenue.

John Elstrott is the Mentor, The LePage Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation In-Residence Program Mentor at Tulane University School of Medicine. He attended the University of Colorado Boulder.

Investment focus

Apps, Sports, Consumer
Seed, Pre-Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

Dinner Lab — Dinner Lab is a membership-based social dining experiment that unites undiscovered chefs with adventurous diners who are looking for something different from the traditional restaurant experience. Whether it happens on the roof of an abandoned building, the floor of a paper mill, or inside a motorcycle dealership, they believe that good people,good food and good drink are the only elements paramount to a memorable meal.The company was founded in 2011 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Tigeraire — The Tigeraire Cyclone helmet airflow system for youth, college, and professional athletes. It's time to get some aire.
Good2Go, Inc — Good2Go leverages IoT technology to make everyday experiences more enjoyable. Good2Go handles everything from locating the nearest facility to unlocking and opening the door.

As the CEO of Campus Apartments, David Adelman leverages more than three decades of experience in real estate investing and development to oversee a portfolio of student housing properties at 80 schools in 23 states. He was mentored from an early age by the founder of Campus Apartments and has played a major role in the company’s growth sincetaking over as CEO. Specifically, David Adelman fostered a relationship with sovereign wealth fund GIC Real Estate of Singapore to invest in the company in 2006. Mr. Adelman is also the founder of Darco Capital and co-founder and vice chair of FS Investments. Through Darco, he has invested in dozens of venture capital and private equity businesses, including digital healthcare company Virta, tequila brand Lobos 1707, Fleetzero electric ships, Prolific Machines cultured meat, Crystal Palace football club, and athletic apparel maker Fanatics. FS Investments is a prominent manager of alternative investment funds with more than $38 billion in assets under management. A basketball fan, David Adelman leveraged his success in real estate and business investing in October 2022 to purchase a $250 million equity stake in Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment, the firm that owns the Philadelphia 76ers NBA franchise. Mr. Adelman is also the chairman of 76 Devcorp, through which he is leading efforts to build a new sports and entertainment venue for the team and revitalize the Fashion District mall at Tenth and Market Streets in Center City. David Adelman is a former Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in the real estate category for Greater Philadelphia. He currently belongs to the Young Presidents' Organization and Real Estate Roundtable and serves on the University City District Board of Directors and Penn Medicine Board of Trustees. In addition, he is a past chairman of the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation. He holds a bachelor of arts in political science from Ohio State University. Away from work, he enjoys spending his free time with his wife and daughters.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Sports
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
United States

Portfolio highlights

SlamBall — SlamBall is a global sports league association. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Framebridge — Framebridge makes online custom picture framing ridiculously easy, fast, and affordable.
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment — Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE), founded by Josh Harris & David Blitzer in 2017, is a proud family of diverse, global brands and sports properties including the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Devils among many others.

Todd Arky is the Chairman Of The Board of Experience Camps for Grieving Children.

Investment focus

Marketplace, Food Delivery, E-Commerce
Seed, Series A
United States

Portfolio highlights

Sharebite — Sharebite is a food ordering platform built exclusively for companies. The company's platform enables users to place their pickup or delivery order at the restaurant of their choice while supporting a cause they are truly passionate about all at no additional cost.Founded by Ahsen Saber, Dilip Rao, and Mohsin Memon, Sharebite isheadquartered in New York.
SidelineSwap — SidelineSwap connects athletes so they can buy, sell, and learn about new and used sports gear. They were founded in 2012 by former college athletes who realized how difficult it was to find high-quality used sports gear online. Since launching the marketplace, hundreds of thousands of athletes have joined their community and contributed to theirmission of making sports more affordable.On SidelineSwap you’ll not only find the largest collection of high-quality new and used sports gear on the internet, you will also connect with athletes who know about gear and love their sport. If you browse long enough, you might even find a few pros.We’re entrepreneurs at heart, and we’re proud to empower their community of sellers. Sellers on SidelineSwap come in all shapes and sizes, from high school athletes selling last season’s gear, to former college players unloading a career’s worth of equipment, to business owners like Eric (see below) who make a living on SidelineSwap.We’re backed by Global Founders Capital, Riverpark Ventures, Fullstack Sports Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, FJ Labs, and 500 Startups, and their advisors include former executives from Amazon, Etsy, Seamless, Staples, and ESPN. We’re alumni of 500 Startups, MassChallenge, and the Harvard Innovation Lab.
Love Stories TV — The New Way To Plan Your Wedding.

Dave is the founder and CEO of Flipside Crypto, Inc., Inc, a company which characterizes cryptocurrencies.Previously, Dave was co-founder and CEO of Smarterer, a skills assessment company acquired by Pluralsight (NASDAQ: PS) in 2014. Post-acquisition, Dave was the Head of Transactions at Pluralsight, while also serving as a Board Observer. In2001, Dave founded and was CEO of BzzAgent, a social media marketing company, which was acquired by dunnhumby, a division of Tesco in 2011. From 2011-2014 Dave sat on the Global Executive Team at dunnhumby, where he led all venture and M&A activity.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Apps
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States

Portfolio highlights

Frond — Building new spaces for communities that can't share a place.
Unstack — Deploy high performance eCommerce storefronts and websites without the engineering overhead using Unstack's no-code CMS
evaluate.xyz — NFT Valuation Platform and Community

Before co-founding Flatiron, Zach was Co-Founder, President and COO of Invite Media, an advertising technology company based in NYC. Invite Media built the industry's first enterprise advertising platform for buying and optimizing online media in real-time. Invite Media was acquired by Google in 2010. Prior to Invite Media, Zach co-foundedEatNow.com which was privately acquired. An active angel investor, Zach has invested in over 30 technology startups throughout the country, including Bell Biosystems, Breakthrough.com, Care at Hand, DocPhin, Doctor Evidence, Genomera, Meddik, Oscar, and Predilytics. Zach studied economics and entrepreneurship at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, SaaS
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Israel, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Scoop — Thrive in a hybrid work environment with Scoop's solutions for Workplace Safety, Workplace Utilization, Team Coordination, Desk Management, and Commute.
Iterative Scopes — Iterative Scopes provides gastroenterologists with machine learning-powered diagnostic tools that help them prevent colon cancer and improve patient outcomes
Overwatch Research — Generate accurate in vivo study data as a part of your efficient, connected R&D.

Lorenz is co-founder and CEO Ghent-based start-up studio StarApps. He also co-founded early stage investment fund Pitchdrive. He previously created Netlog, Twoo (exit to Tinder), Realo (exit to Axel Springer), Delta (exit to eToro) and Rydoo (exit to Sodexo).

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Belgium, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

FixForm — At FixForm, we aim to keep spaces and buildings in good, safe and clean condition. Our platform allows everybody to report problems with just the snap of a picture. Simplify your maintenance today and become part of the FixForm community.
Otamiser — Otamiser Booster® is an automated solution that helps hoteliers and revenue managers secure bookings by improving a property's online presence on major OTAs such as Booking.com, Expedia, Trips.com, Kayak, Airbnb, and VRBO. It maximizes occupancy rates and revenue through optimizing 951 essential parameters, ensuring continuous optimization,full automation, seamless integration with CMS, PMS, and RMS systems, dedicated customer support, integrations with Cubilis and Hostaway, and a customized API for Revenue Management software.
Accurat — Accurat provides real-word shopper insights to support retail decision making with unprecedented accuracy. Our proprietary technology, platform and algorithms understand behaviour in high detail.

Zachary LaVine is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2014 NBA draft with the 13th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Investment focus

Sports, E-Commerce, Digital Media
Series A, Series C
United States

Portfolio highlights

Overtime — Overtime is the leading brand for the next generation of sports fans. As both a publisher and an influencer, we've built the inclusive world of sports we all wish was the norm by giving a platform to our community to be seen AND heard.
Swag Golf — Premium milled golf putters designed and assembled in the USA, insane limited release golf club head covers, men's golf clothing & apparel, and the coolest golf accessories for all players who don't give a putt.

Peter Troensegaard Jensen

Investment focus

Drones, Retail, Sports
Angel, Funding Round
Denmark

Portfolio highlights

Robotto — Advanced drone software with cutting-edge ai technology. Giving you the ability to benefit from autonomous flight, dynamic flight paths, situational behavior, and visualized data in real-time. Intelligent drone mapping software that saves lives and saves nature.
Cykom — Cykom is an online store that offers a wide range of sporting goods that include cycling clothes, wheels, and accessories.

Markus Zengerer

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Sporting Goods
Angel
Austria

Portfolio highlights

Plusgear — PlusGear smart gear will solve all of your common sports problems. All product concepts

Hannah Jenkins

Investment focus

Outdoors, Online Portals, Sporting Goods
Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

Rerouted — Rerouted believes that all used gear deserves a good home. That's why we made it easy to buy, sell & donate second hand outdoor gear with all the expertise of a local gear shop and the convenience of the internet

Joshua Malik Childress is a former professional basketball player who last played for the San-en NeoPhoenix of the Japanese B.League.

Investment focus

SaaS, Analytics, Communities
Seed, Series B
Australia, United States

Portfolio highlights

Sportility — Sportility is democratising grassroots sports sponsorship globally by connecting brands to teams, granting access to affordable and professional gear. We’re connecting household brands to an untapped grassroots sports community, allowing brands to increase their exposure and engagement through branded placement on sports uniforms.  Sportility ishas provided grassroots teams and clubs the ability to access affordable and professional gear and has now grown to support over 30,000 sports people across Australia and the USA.
Nightfall — Nightfall is one trusted DLP platform to discover, classify, and protect sensitive data across SaaS and cloud apps with machine learning.

Martin Kreiger

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Sporting Goods
Angel
Austria

Portfolio highlights

Plusgear — PlusGear smart gear will solve all of your common sports problems. All product concepts

Jonas Søholt Grundtvig

Investment focus

Retail, Sports, Cycling
Funding Round
Denmark

Portfolio highlights

Cykom — Cykom is an online store that offers a wide range of sporting goods that include cycling clothes, wheels, and accessories.

Alexandre Cohen

Investment focus

Gaming, E-Commerce, Gamification
Seed, Series A
United States

Portfolio highlights

Swag Golf — Premium milled golf putters designed and assembled in the USA, insane limited release golf club head covers, men's golf clothing & apparel, and the coolest golf accessories for all players who don't give a putt.
End Game Interactive — End Game Interactive is a game development company that built third-party apps for games such as Pokévision. End Game Interactive is a developer of ZombsRoyale.io, a real-time multiplayer shooter that runs in browsers across numerous platforms. It was founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

Lodie Grubb

Investment focus

Outdoors, Online Portals, Sporting Goods
Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

Rerouted — Rerouted believes that all used gear deserves a good home. That's why we made it easy to buy, sell & donate second hand outdoor gear with all the expertise of a local gear shop and the convenience of the internet

Wayne Gretzky is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach.

Investment focus

iOS, Sports, Android
Seed, Series A
United States

Portfolio highlights

Buzzer — Buzzer is a notification-driven mobile platform for live sports personalized for fans. The company's mission is to simplify the discovery of live moments and make them seamless to watch. Buzzer takes fans from league to league and game to game, instantaneously.
SweetSpot — SweetSpot products make sports and outdoors more accessible, more affordable and more fun to play anytime, anywhere.

SAM LESSIN - Co-Founder @ Fin.com

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Mobile Apps
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Israel, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

Pogo — Unlock the power of your data to earn and save on shopping, finances and more. Download the Pogo app today to start earning and saving cash. 4.9 stars in the App Store.
Pogo — Unlock the power of your data to earn and save on shopping, finances and more. Download the Pogo app today to start earning and saving cash. 4.9 stars in the App Store.
Riverside — Riverside.fm makes it easy for podcasters and media companies to record remote interviews in studio quality. End result? 4k video and WAV audio content.

John Wolgamott

Investment focus

Outdoors, Online Portals, Sporting Goods
Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

Rerouted — Rerouted believes that all used gear deserves a good home. That's why we made it easy to buy, sell & donate second hand outdoor gear with all the expertise of a local gear shop and the convenience of the internet

Bernd Geilen used to work as CEO for ING Germany.

Investment focus

SaaS, Consumer, Online Portals
Angel, Pre-Seed
Germany

Portfolio highlights

Beplus — Jetzt schnell und einfach mit be+ zeitfressende Routineaufgaben reduzieren, komplexe Prozesse vereinfachen und Benefits erlebbar machen.
PLANETICS — Planetics revolves around “sustainable and fair sporting goods”. This means clothing, equipment, and nutrition.

Andrew Bogut

Investment focus

Sports, eSports, Gaming
Seed, Series A, Series D
Australia, United States

Portfolio highlights

SportsIcon — Login alternatif VIP VICTORY77 dengan mudah dan cepat! Nikmati pengalaman bermain slot gacor online yang menguntungkan dan aman di sini.
Bare — Bare provides a quality cremation service and a dedicated care team that helps you each step of the way. Arrange online or via phone. Call us on 1800 071 176
Live Graphic Systems — Live Sports Graphics - "Next-gen" live graphics for a new era of sports broadcast. No hardware, no designers, no graphics operators, up and running in minutes.

Marc Simoncini is the CEO, Co-Founder and Owner of Jaina Capital. He previously worked at MEETIC as a Founder, Owner and Ex-CEO. Marc Simoncini attended E.S.I.

Investment focus

Finance, Software, Audio
Seed, Angel, Series B
France

Portfolio highlights

ADN Skis — ADN Skis are developing a technology that integrates eco-design and composite material dismantling processes for the outdoor sports industry. The company shifted its business model to focus on technology licensing, transforming ADN into an ingredient brand, offering solutions for ski manufacturers and recycling players.
Shadow — Experience the power of cloud gaming with Shadow.tech. Dive into a world where high-performance gaming is accessible on any device. Enjoy features such as 4K resolution, VR compatibility, and seamless gameplay without the need for expensive hardware. Explore our comprehensive game store and start your ultimate gaming journey today
URBAN CUISINE — URBAN CUISINE develops connected indoor vegetable gardens.

Len Critcher - Investor & Advisor @ HipPocket

Investment focus

Sales, Sports, Consumer
Seed, Angel
United States

Portfolio highlights

HipPocket — It takes too long to find or to sell a home—10 weeks on average to search for a home to buy and 12 weeks to sell a home. AI can improve this but seller-focused property websites and Multiple Listing Service (MLS’s) have no incentive or ability to change. Zillow does not want to disrupt $750M of ad revenues and the 850 MLS’s are agent-only tools andeach organization does not have the ability, funds and scale to introduce AI. Buyers and Sellers will continue to suffer if this status quo is not broken.At HipPocket we’re developing an intelligent real estate platform that reduces search and sale times by matching buyers faster to more relevant homes using machine learning, and powering rapid collaboration between buyer, agents and seller through AI enhanced messaging.
Fixd Repair — Fixd Repair is a Dallas-Fort Worth HVAC and Appliance Services Company, Providing Appliance Repairs, HVAC Repairs, Service and Installation. HVAC services include AC & Heating. Appliances Include Refrigerators, Dishwashers, Washers and Dryers. Call Today to Schedule.
OrderMyGear — OrderMyGear (OMG) is different from other online store platforms because it's tailor-made to meet the specific needs of dealers, distributors, and decorators.

Born in San Diego, California in 1986, Shaun Roger White endured two major surgeries to correct a heart defect before he was 1 years old. Despite this challenging start Shaun proved he was far from frail, charging into sports like surfing, soccer and snowboarding at a young age. Shaun grew up in a family of five and one of the family'sfavorite pastimes included skiing. At the age of 4, Shaun proved to be fearless on his skis racing down the slopes with older brother Jesse. In an attempt to slow down Shaun when he was 6, his mom decided to put him on a snowboard and instructed him to copy everything Jesse did. Unfortunately for her, it only encouraged Shaun to go faster.While Shaun was being lauded as a snowboard prodigy, in the summertime he was simultaneously turning heads on the skateboard scene. Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk befriended the 9-year-old at a skate park and mentored the up-and-comer, encouraging Shaun and helping him turn pro at the age of 17. Participating in both sports was far from usual, but for Shaun this duality helped excel his progression.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Hospitality, Retail
Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

AvantStay — Travel with the people you love. Group travel has never been this easy - check out our homes and locations across the country.
Swag Golf — Premium milled golf putters designed and assembled in the USA, insane limited release golf club head covers, men's golf clothing & apparel, and the coolest golf accessories for all players who don't give a putt.
Masters — Train mind and body on the Masters app with full workout programs designed and run by the world's best athletes. Join today and start training like a pro.

Tom Boonen is an individual investor.

Investment focus

Cycling, Manufacturing, Sporting Goods
Seed, Funding Round
Belgium

Portfolio highlights

Classified Cycling — Classified Cycling

Alistair Edward Brownlee is a British triathlete.

Investment focus

Sports, Fitness, Hardware
Seed, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

GoJoe — Ditch the step challenge apps and employee engagement platforms and boost inclusivity and engagement with GoJoe.The employee engagement and wellbeing app that people actually use.
Zygo — Patented technology for underwater streaming audio and live coaching, with an app of guided workouts for swimming, triathlon training, and more.
Treepoints — Treepoints helps you understand your carbon footprint and take action. Plant trees, offset carbon, recycle plastic and showcase your impact.

Arpit Bhardwaj

Investment focus

Shopping, E-Commerce, Sporting Goods
Pre-Seed
India

Portfolio highlights

Kibi Sports — The Company KIBI Sports Pvt. Ltd. is incorporated in Sep 2020. We at KIBI sports are creating a whole new digital sports ecosystem which will act as a one-stop solution for all sporting needs of the whole sports fraternity. KIBI Sports is working towards bridging the networking gap between the stake holders in the sports industry through digitalisation.

Jeffrey Kaditz is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor and advisor who has helped drive a wide range of technologies and businesses. His fields of exploration have included rockets, high-energy particle physics, anti-ICBM technologies, consumer electronics, mobile gaming, finance, enterprise software, network security, and biotechnology.In 2012,he co-founded a leading fintech company, Affirm, with Manny Arias and they were later joined full-time by Nathan Gettings (Palantir co-founder) and Affirm's first Angel Investor, Max Levchin (PayPal co-founder). Prior to Affirm he served as Chief Data & Analytics Officer at mobile gaming giant ngmoco which was acquired by DeNA.Jeffrey has degrees in Physics and Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University.

Investment focus

Sports, Fitness, Medical
Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

Q Bio — Q Bio is a technology company operating at the intersection of AI, Physics and Biology to automate the physical exam from data collection to triage and routing to make preventive personalized healthcare available to everyone.
Amp Human — Momentous is a human performance company dedicated creating no-compromise products and tools that support the endless improvement of personal performance.

Jordan Mclain

Investment focus

Mobile Apps, Sales, Computer Vision
Seed, Angel
United States

Portfolio highlights

Reveel Technologies — Join the media REVEELution!Reveel is the first company to allow audiences to view an interactive media experience from print, digital, video and broadcast media on any browser – without downloading an app or producing additional creative. Reveel's patent pending cloud-based platform allows brands, agencies and media outlets to increaseaudience engagement and revenue by seizing the moment of interest and converting it into measurable action. Consumers go to Reveel.it on their mobile browser and snap a photo of print or broadcast media or click on digital media displayed on websites or online video to explore, learn and buy. Anyone can create a custom Reveel landing page online in minutes, then publish it across media channels so it can be viewed on mobile and desktop devices.
Fixd Repair — Fixd Repair is a Dallas-Fort Worth HVAC and Appliance Services Company, Providing Appliance Repairs, HVAC Repairs, Service and Installation. HVAC services include AC & Heating. Appliances Include Refrigerators, Dishwashers, Washers and Dryers. Call Today to Schedule.
OrderMyGear — OrderMyGear (OMG) is different from other online store platforms because it's tailor-made to meet the specific needs of dealers, distributors, and decorators.

Investor / YouTuber

Investment focus

Mobile Apps, Sales, Sporting Goods
Seed, Angel
United States

Portfolio highlights

HipPocket — It takes too long to find or to sell a home—10 weeks on average to search for a home to buy and 12 weeks to sell a home. AI can improve this but seller-focused property websites and Multiple Listing Service (MLS’s) have no incentive or ability to change. Zillow does not want to disrupt $750M of ad revenues and the 850 MLS’s are agent-only tools andeach organization does not have the ability, funds and scale to introduce AI. Buyers and Sellers will continue to suffer if this status quo is not broken.At HipPocket we’re developing an intelligent real estate platform that reduces search and sale times by matching buyers faster to more relevant homes using machine learning, and powering rapid collaboration between buyer, agents and seller through AI enhanced messaging.
TickerTags — TickerTags believe that the social web provides investors with the means to keep up with the evolving landscape of culture and news more efficiently than any conventional form of financial media or research.
Fixd Repair — Fixd Repair is a Dallas-Fort Worth HVAC and Appliance Services Company, Providing Appliance Repairs, HVAC Repairs, Service and Installation. HVAC services include AC & Heating. Appliances Include Refrigerators, Dishwashers, Washers and Dryers. Call Today to Schedule.

Brad Griffith is the Founder and CEO at Gametime. He attended Stanford University and Stanford University Graduate School of Business.Brad Griffith After nearly missing a San Francisco Giants NLCS game because he didn’t have access to print his tickets, Brad Griffith reimagined a simpler process for buying tickets on the go. Focusing completelyon the mobile experience, Brad wrote v1.0 of the Gametime iOS application in 2012 and now leads a passionate team focused on mobilizing the ticket buying process for fans. He’s fascinated with fan experience - answering the question: How can we make it faster and easier to attend games? Brad is a Santa Cruz native and huge S.F. Giants, Golden State Warriors and 49ers fan. After earning an Engineering degree from Stanford, he followed his dreams to work in sports by helping the Colorado Rockies and Chicago White Sox (2005 World Series Champs!) build statistical infrastructure to analyze player value. In 2010, he helped launch Zappedy, which delivered customer analytics for local businesses (sold to Groupon in 2011). At Gametime, he's able to combine his love of sports and analytics to help fans attend more games and connect with their communities.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Sporting Goods
Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

Fairway Bikes — Game-changing electric bikes purpose-built for golf. Fairway Bikes are an active and fun alternative to golf carts, speeding up play and making it easier to get around the course.

David Lightburn - Co-Founder, President @ Atlanta Tech Village

Investment focus

Sports, Electronics, Sporting Goods
Pre-Seed
United States

Portfolio highlights

Tigeraire — The Tigeraire Cyclone helmet airflow system for youth, college, and professional athletes. It's time to get some aire.

Howard Lindzon - Founder & General Partner @ Social Leverage

Investment focus

Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Swag Golf — Premium milled golf putters designed and assembled in the USA, insane limited release golf club head covers, men's golf clothing & apparel, and the coolest golf accessories for all players who don't give a putt.
Vestaboard — Vestaboard has totally re-imagined the design of a split-flap display you might see at a train station in Europe.
Whoosh — Modern golf operations software for private golf clubs that streamlines your workflows to improve member experiences and reduce revenue loss.

Tony Parker is a French-American former professional basketball player.

Investment focus

Marketplace, Sporting Goods
Series A
France

Portfolio highlights

Colizey — Colizey is building a global sports marketplace, starting with France. It is connecting technical and inspiring brands (and edgy retailers) to passionate consumers. It is centralizing, simplifying and elevating the experience of shopping for sports equipment for men, women and children.

Arno Gerken

Investment focus