# Top 50 Sporting Goods Angel Investors in June 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lloyd Danzig | 2 | United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Gaming, Sports, Mobile Apps |
| Maria Thomas | 2 | United States | Seed, Series B, Series A | E-Commerce, SaaS, Retail |
| Peter Troensegaard Jensen | 2 | Denmark | Angel, Seed | Drones, Retail, Sports |
| Tony Parker | 2 | France | Seed, Angel, Series A | Sporting Goods, Sports, Finance |
| Daren Cotter | 2 | United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Health Care, E-Commerce |
| Giovanni Gardelli | 2 | United States, Italy, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel | E-Commerce, Fashion, Software |
| Michael Carrick | 2 | United Kingdom | Seed | Fitness, Wellness, Health Care |
| Dave Morin | 2 | United States, France, Finland | Seed, Series A | Mobile, Internet, E-Commerce |
| Mark Livings | 2 | Australia, Sweden, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Software, Education, Communities |
| Mark Pincus | 2 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Internet, FinTech, Software |
| John Elstrott | 2 | United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Apps, Sports, Consumer |
| David Blitzer | 2 | Portugal, United States | Series A | Sports, Fantasy Sports, Sporting Goods |
| Christopher J. Dean | 2 | United States, Brazil | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | Software, Service Industry, Retail |
| Blake Griffin | 2 | United States | Seed, Series A | Retail, Sports, Consumer Goods |
| Alex Hoye | 2 | United Kingdom, United States, Romania | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Software, Apps, Internet |
| Matthew Ocko | 2 | United States, Canada, New Zealand | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Information Technology, Mobile |
| David J. Adelman | 2 | United States | Series A, Seed | Food and Beverage, Sports, E-Commerce |
| Gary Vaynerchuk | 2 | United States, Australia, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Mobile, Internet |
| Frank Bober | 2 | United States | Seed | Hardware, Mobile Apps, Sporting Goods |
| Roger Ehrenberg | 2 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Series A, Seed, Series B | FinTech, Advertising, Software |
| Sahil Jain | 1 | India | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B | Gaming, Apps, AgTech |
| Drew Brees | 1 | United States, Canada | Seed, Series B | Sports, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning |
| Todd Forest | 1 | Australia, United States | Series A, Seed, Angel | Real Estate, Apps, Marketplace |
| Andrew Paradise | 1 | United States |  | Sports, Outdoors, Sporting Goods |
| Greg Zeeman | 1 | United States | Series A | E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Sporting Goods |
| Nat Turner | 1 | United States, China, Colombia | Seed, Series A, Series B | Health Care, Software, Medical |
| Thomas Rebaud | 1 | France, United States, Japan | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Social Media |
| Paul Heywood | 1 | United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Shoes |
| Kevin Kaplan | 1 | United States | Series A, Series B | Consumer Goods, Hardware, Sports |
| Ankit Mehrotra | 1 | India | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B | SaaS, Gaming, Food Processing |
| Georg Kofler | 1 | Germany, Austria | Angel, Seed | Consumer Goods, E-Commerce, Pet |
| Hans Tung | 1 | United States, Brazil, India | Series A, Series B, Series C | E-Commerce, Internet, Financial Services |
| Thomas Lehrman | 1 | United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Education, FinTech |
| Scott Dorsey | 1 | United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series C | Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software |
| Hakeem Seriki | 1 | United States | Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Beauty, Media and Entertainment |
| Jesse Bardo | 1 | United States | Seed | Retail, E-Commerce, Marketplace |
| Jason Fiedler | 1 | United States, Germany, France | Series A, Seed, Series B | Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Health Care |
| Andrew Coppin | 1 | Australia | Angel | Retail, Logistics, 3D Printing |
| Joe Zawadzki | 1 | United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Analytics, SaaS, Software |
| Robert Nelsen | 1 | United States, China, Israel | Series A, Series B, Series C | Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics |
| Sean Park | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, France | Seed, Series A, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, SaaS |
| Chris Paul | 1 | United States, France, Portugal | Seed, Series A | Food and Beverage, Sports, Wellness |
| Sandy Cass | 1 | United States, Colombia, United Arab Emirates | Seed, Series A, Series C | E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services |
| Chung Ng | 1 | United States, Spain, France | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Real Estate, Internet |
| Trae Young | 1 | United States | Series A, Seed, Series B | Sports, Events, Gaming |
| Seth Curry | 1 | United States | Series A | News, Sports, Fitness |
| Rickie Fowler | 1 | United States | Series A | Sports, Fitness, Wellness |
| Patrick Mahomes | 1 | United States | Series A, Series E | Sports, Fitness, Wellness |
| Kelly Slater | 1 | United States | Seed, Series A | Fitness, Wellness, Health Care |
| JJ Watt | 1 | United States | Series A, Series B, Series C | Fitness, Sports, FinTech |