# Top 50 Sporting Goods Angel Investors in United States in June 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Daren Cotter | 2 | United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Health Care, E-Commerce |
| Frank Bober | 2 | United States | Seed | Hardware, Mobile Apps, Sporting Goods |
| David Blitzer | 2 | Portugal, United States | Series A | Sports, Fantasy Sports, Sporting Goods |
| David J. Adelman | 2 | United States | Series A, Seed | Food and Beverage, Sports, E-Commerce |
| Blake Griffin | 2 | United States | Seed, Series A | Retail, Sports, Consumer Goods |
| John Elstrott | 2 | United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Apps, Sports, Consumer |
| Maria Thomas | 2 | United States | Seed, Series B, Series A | E-Commerce, SaaS, Retail |
| Lloyd Danzig | 2 | United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Gaming, Sports, Mobile Apps |
| Roger Ehrenberg | 2 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Series A, Seed, Series B | FinTech, Advertising, Software |
| Mark Pincus | 2 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Internet, FinTech, Software |
| Gary Vaynerchuk | 2 | United States, Australia, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Mobile, Internet |
| Christopher J. Dean | 2 | United States, Brazil | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | Software, Service Industry, Retail |
| Matthew Ocko | 2 | United States, Canada, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Mobile |
| Steve Simon | 1 | United States | Seed, Series A, Series D | Media and Entertainment, Music, Video |
| Bill Warner | 1 | United States | Seed, Angel | Finance, Crowdfunding, Film |
| Don McLagan | 1 | United States | Seed | Sports, Finance, Software |
| David Chang | 1 | United States, Canada, Hong Kong | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS |
| Hans Tung | 1 | United States, Brazil, India | Series A, Series B, Series C | E-Commerce, Internet, Financial Services |
| Jesse Bardo | 1 | United States | Seed | Retail, E-Commerce, Marketplace |
| Trae Young | 1 | United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Sports, Events, Gaming |
| Marc Michel | 1 | United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Apps, iOS, SaaS |
| JJ Watt | 1 | United States | Series A, Series B, Series C | Fitness, Sports, FinTech |
| Sandy Cass | 1 | United States, Colombia, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Series A, Series C | E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services |
| Chris Paul | 1 | United States, France, Portugal | Seed, Series A | Food and Beverage, Sports, Wellness |
| Thomas Lehrman | 1 | United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Education, FinTech |
| Naveen Rao | 1 | United States, Canada, Israel | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Software |
| Nnamdi Okike | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, Brazil | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, SaaS, Information Technology |
| Joe Zawadzki | 1 | United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Analytics, SaaS, Software |
| Jason Fiedler | 1 | United States, Germany, France | Series A, Seed, Series B | Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Health Care |
| Seth Curry | 1 | United States | Series A | News, Sports, Fitness |
| Russell Westbrook | 1 | United States | Series A, Series B | Health Care, Food and Beverage, Apps |
| Patrick Mahomes | 1 | United States | Series A, Series E | Sports, Fitness, Wellness |
| Naomi Osaka | 1 | United States, Bahamas | Series A, Seed, Series C | Food and Beverage, Sports, iOS |
| Kelly Slater | 1 | United States | Seed, Series A | Fitness, Wellness, Health Care |
| Ja Morant | 1 | United States | Series A | Sports, Fitness, Wellness |
| Doc Rivers | 1 | United States | Series A, Series B | Sports, Banking, FinTech |
| Christian McCaffrey | 1 | United States | Series A, Series B | Retail, Sports, Eyewear |
| Ben Simmons | 1 | United States | Series A | Sports, Fitness, Wellness |
| Anthony Davis | 1 | United States | Series A | Sports, Fitness, Wellness |
| Greg Zeeman | 1 | United States | Series A | E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Sporting Goods |
| Shereen Shermak | 1 | United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Internet, Health Care, SaaS |
| Robert Nelsen | 1 | United States, China, Israel | Series A, Series B, Series C | Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics |
| Will Herman | 1 | United States, South Africa, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Convertible Note | Software, Mobile, Enterprise Software |
| Len Critcher | 1 | United States | Seed, Angel | Sales, Sports, Consumer |
| Dave Hanson | 1 | United States | Seed, Angel | Mobile Apps, Sales, Sporting Goods |
| Jordan Mclain | 1 | United States | Seed, Angel | Mobile Apps, Sales, Computer Vision |
| Zach Weinberg | 1 | United States, Israel, Colombia | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Software, Medical |
| Shaun White | 1 | United States | Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, Hospitality, Retail |
| Drew Brees | 1 | United States, Canada | Seed, Series B | Sports, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning |
| Alexandre Cohen | 1 | United States | Seed, Series A | Gaming, E-Commerce, Gamification |