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Top 50 Sporting Goods Startup Investors in United States in November 2024

A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Sporting goods startups based in United states. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Sporting goods companies from United states. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Sporting Goods Startup Investors in United States in November 2024

Investor Sporting Goods United States investments
Listen 4
Jumpstart New Jersey Angel Network 4
Guild Capital 3
Bread and Butter Ventures 3
KB Partners 3
Keiretsu Capital 2
The R-Group, LLC 2
David J. Adelman 2
Keiretsu Forum 2
Blake Griffin 2
Teamworthy Ventures 2
Keiretsu Forum Northwest 2
Alliance of Angels 2
David Blitzer 2
Gopher Angels 2
Roger Ehrenberg 2
RiverPark Ventures 2
Gary Vaynerchuk 2
Maria Thomas 2
Seed Round Capital 2
Daren Cotter 2
Verance Capital 2
Christopher J. Dean 2
Global Founders Capital 2
John Elstrott 2
Frank Bober 2
Lloyd Danzig 2
Founder Collective 2
Wavemaker Partners 2
Matthew Ocko 2
Mark Pincus 2
Dundee Venture Capital 2
FJ Labs 2
Sharp Alpha Advisors 2
GAN Ventures 2
Break Trail Ventures 2
Admiral Capital Group 1
Advantage Capital 1
David Grubb 1
Connected VC 1
Von Miller 1
SouthWest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs 1
Madison Valley Partners 1
Harpeth Capital 1
Great North Ventures 1
Rick Shor 1
John Wolgamott 1
Forerunner Ventures 1
Susquehanna Growth Equity 1
Hannah Jenkins 1
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Listen VC Fund · Chicago, Illinois, United States · 2 investments in the past 12 months
Listen is a consumer-focused venture capital firm that backs and builds the brands of tomorrow.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Consumer Goods, Wellness
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • iAsk Ai — iAsk is an AI search engine that delivers the fastest and most accurate responses in seconds, making it an attractive option for users looking for a more intuitive and user-friendly search experience. We are committed to continuous growth and development, striving to become an exciting contender in our field.At iAsk.Ai, the search engine hasadvanced from simple keyword-matching systems to an advanced AI that comprehends users' needs. It delivers relevant information to help users easily address simple or complex questions.
  • Sigo Seguros — Sigo uses data and automation to provide lower-cost policies for the Latino market.
  • Dame Products — Dame Products is your women-powered resource for game-changing products for pleasure and sexual wellness content.
Jumpstart New Jersey Angel Network VC Fund · New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Jumpstart is a private, member-lead, angel group that invests in early-stage technology companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. As the leading angel group in New Jersey, Jumpstart members include many successful entrepreneurs, business executives and venture capitalists in the region.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Information Technology, Software
  • Seed, Funding Round, Angel
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • NeuroFlow — NeuroFlow helps healthcare and government organizations enhance population behavioral health through improved risk management.
  • Deepwave Digital — Software and hardware technology at the intersection of deep learning, signal processing, wireless systems, and GPU computing with the AIR-T - Artifical Intelligence Radio Transceiver
  • SunRay Scientific Inc. — SUNRAY SCIENTIFIC offers custom engineered interconnect solutions for advanced electronic packages.
Guild Capital VC Fund · Miami, Florida, United States
Founded in 2009 by Iain Shovlin, Guild typically backs founders as their first institutional investor, actively partnering with them to assist in crafting growth strategies, architecting high-performance teams, creating distinctive brands, and embracing metric-driven management. The company is headquartered in Miami Beach and invests in Chicago,Los Angeles and New York in the US, and in Mumbai and Pune in India.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Internet, Software
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, India, Japan
Portfolio highlights
  • Easebuzz — Simplify your online payment processing with Easebuzz. Get access to fast and secure Digital payment solutions for your business. Sign up Now to Schedule a demo!
  • Plix Life — Looking for plant-based products? Buy Plant Protein Powder, Tablets & Capsules Online for Men & Women in India at PlixLife. We have a wide range of plant based vegan products for weight, skin, hair & wellness.
  • Pickrr Technologies — Pickrr is India's largest ecommerce logistics solution & shipping software for professional courier aggregator services. Take advantage of our real-time order tracking, cash on delivery (COD) features & make your shipping experience hassle-free.
Bread and Butter Ventures VC Fund · Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States · 7 investments in the past 12 months
Bread and Butter Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Minnesota, the Bread and Butter State, investing globally while leveraging our state and region’s unparalleled access to strong corporate connections, commercial opportunities, and industry expertise for the benefit of our teams. Led by Brett Brohl and Mary Grove, we investin founders at the seed stage across foodtech, digital health and enterprise saas.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Food and Beverage, SaaS
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
  • United States, Canada, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Chiyo — Fertility, pregnancy & postpartum meal delivery for new mothers. Eastern food therapy meets nutritional science, we use whole, nutrient-dense ingredients to help alleviate or avoid pregnancy symptoms like morning sickness, heartburn, gestational diabetes and more. OBGYN recommended, nutritionist curated, ready-to-eat.
  • ChampionHQ — ChampionHQ operates as a customer marketing platform to activate your customers and fans to create post-sale marketing programs.
  • Ducky — Ducky improves your team's efficiency with automation that helps customer support agents respond to tickets faster and more accurately.
KB Partners VC Fund · Highland Park, Illinois, United States · 4 investments in the past 12 months
We invest in passionate innovators at the intersection of sports and technology.
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Investment focus
  • Sports, Software, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, Canada, France
Portfolio highlights
  • Rypplzz — Through Interlife™, our mission is to advance humanity by spatially engineering the flow of the environment to create optimal efficiency. Interlife™ enables unique location-based experiences and transforms physical spaces into smart environments with precise geolocation and enhanced connectivity. The evolving use and omnipresence of connecteddevices and the increasing demand for experiential content, including mixed reality, are resulting in an exponentially increasing need for Interlife™ and its applications.Rypplzz partners with investors who like to back companies creating breakthrough proprietary tech and are on a mission to build a more sustainable world.
  • Symitri — Symitri is the integrated privacy firewall and real-time data cleanroom for the open web.
  • Tixologi — Tixologi’s blockchain-based ticketing software is putting event organizers in control of their own ticketing experience.
Keiretsu Capital VC Fund · Seattle, Washington, United States
Keiretsu Capital LLC is an affiliate of the World's Leading Angel Network, Keiretsu Forum, and manages funds which enable limited partners to co-invest in the proprietary deal flow of the angel investors.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • United States, Canada, India
Portfolio highlights
  • Clensta — Clensta is a biotechnology start-up to improve the National Hygiene condition whilst addressing the aspect of water conservation. Clensta is an Indian startup and in association with IIT Delhi, works to create innovative healthcare solutions to make hygiene accessible for anyone, anytime, and anywhere. Driven by their aim to create products thatpromote complete cleaning solutions without water.
  • Healionics — Healionics aims to provide safer, more reliable means of bloodstream access for dialysis in patients with kidney failure.
  • Another Tomorrow — Conscious Clothing. Education. Action. Another Tomorrow pushes the boundaries of what responsibly grown, and ethically manufactured materials can achieve. Sensual and strong, our collection is designed for living.
The R-Group, LLC VC Fund · Portland, Oregon, United States
Family Office, active Angel Investing
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, Israel, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Cleary — The Cleary Employee Experience platform is purpose built to help distributed, remote, and hybrid teams to scale their culture.
  • PDX Angels, LLC — A syndicate of friends
  • STRIVE — STRIVE Elite delivers the most complete, accurate and actionable data platform proven to optimize muscle performance for elite athletes and teams.
David J. Adelman Angel · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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.
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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.
Keiretsu Forum VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 6 investments in the past 12 months
Keiretsu Forum is a global angel investor network with more than 2,500 accredited investor members throughout 47 chapters on 3 continents.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
  • Funding Round, Seed, Series A
  • United States, India, Turkey
Portfolio highlights
  • ALM Ortho — ALM Ortho, a Patient Matched Device Solutions Company
  • Unibloom World — Unify targets with operational projects, make scenario simulations with cost impact in real time, compare new ideas, optimise actions and turn it into actionable projects with clear financial, regulations and business impact. Release burden from Sustainability Teams!
  • AutoNxt Automation — Discover the future of sustainable farming with Autonxt Automations electric tractors and self-driving technology. Explore our innovative solutions today.
Blake Griffin Angel · Los Angeles, California, United States
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.
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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.
Teamworthy Ventures VC Fund · New York, New York, United States
At Teamworthy Ventures, we seek to develop long-term relationships with talented and trustworthy entrepreneurs and teams, and we invest in their ventures at the seed, early, or growth stage. A sample of our investments: SeatGeek, Ibotta, Boxed, and more. Our partners are Thomas Lehrman, Evan Kaye, a
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Investment focus
  • Software, SaaS, Information Technology
  • Series A, Series B, Seed
  • United States, Spain, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • Shift5 — Shift5 is a cybersecurity company that provides hardware and software solutions to defend operational technology (OT) platforms, such as planes, satellites, ground combat vehicles and large-scale mining and construction vehicles.
  • Parry Labs — Parry Labs is a solutions provider to the U.S. Department of Defense and commercial companies. Parry designs and deploys solutions ranging from mission computing, power systems, manned and unmanned system architectures, and RF solutions. Parry’s Stellar Relay products, is a full system suite of high-performance mission computing, ArtificialIntelligence (A.I.) processing, and cross-domain systems.
  • Zelus Analytics — Zelus Analytics provides a world-leading sports intelligence platform for the professional teams in our exclusive partner network.
Keiretsu Forum Northwest VC Fund · Seattle, Washington, United States
Keiretsu Forum is a community of private equity investors, business leaders and entrepreneurs with a network of over 50 global chapters and more than 2,500 investor members.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Software, Biotechnology
  • Series A, Seed, Funding Round
  • United States, Spain, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • iQure Pharma — iQure Pharma preclinical and clinical drug development
  • Levered Learning — Levered Learning is a classroom-tested and teacher-designed instructional system providing 3rd-5th grade mathematical learning. The company was founded in 2017 by Mitch Slater and is headquartered in Soquel, California, United States.
  • Vartega — Vartega is a technology development company specializing in the carbon fiber-reinforced plastic recycling process. We have developed alternative technology, processes, and equipment to provide low-cost carbon fiber for use in mass market applications.
Alliance of Angels VC Fund · Seattle, Washington, United States
Largest and most active angel group in the Pacific Northwest
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Investment focus
  • Software, Health Care, Mobile
  • Seed, Funding Round, Series A
  • United States, Canada, Nigeria
Portfolio highlights
  • Glidance — Glide, a groundbreaking leap in assistive technology, is the first self-guided mobility assistant designed for individuals with sight loss.
  • Give InKind — Set up a Give InKind Page to coordinate support from anywhere. Create a Care Calendar, add items to your Wishlist and connect your Crowdfunding - all for free.
  • SafKan Health — OtoSet® by SafKan Health is the first FDA Cleared automated ear cleaning device for the 35 million Americans affected by impacted earwax - the leading cause of conductive hearing loss.
David Blitzer Angel · Scotch Plains, New Jersey, United States
David Blitzer joined HBSE Ventures as Founder.
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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 is a sports company that focuses on progressive approaches to sports, media, and technology. Using advances in technology, the company launches golf leagues and holds a series of stadium events to provide people with growing approaches to sports and entertainment.
Gopher Angels VC Fund · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
We are the most active Minnesota investor network, supporting the Midwest startup community through angel investment, a shared knowledge bank.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • HLRBO — HLRBO is an online hunting network that connects landowners and hunters. List your property on HLRBO. No fees. No commissions. Hunters contact you directly with questions or to lease.
  • ProsperStack — Automate subscription growth. Immediate results and guaranteed ROI.
  • Creatively Focused — Creatively Focused provides direct, tailored support from special education professionals who understand your role and value as an educator.
Roger Ehrenberg Angel · New York, New York, United States
Roger Ehrenberg is the founder and Managing Partner of IA Ventures, a firm that invests in companies creating competitive advantage through data.
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Investment focus
  • FinTech, Advertising, Software
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • SlamBall — SlamBall is a global sports league association. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
  • FL Newsletter — 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
RiverPark Ventures VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 9 investments in the past 12 months
RiverPark Ventures is an early stage venture capital fund, founded by entrepreneurs to invest in entrepreneurs. RiverPark Ventures is part of the RiverPark family of funds, a multi-strategy portfolio management firm. RiverPark Funds collectively manage over $3 billion in assets.
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Investment focus
  • Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • Aerflo — Aerflo a transportable method of carbonating sparkling water.
  • Cyvl.ai — Next-gen infrastructure asset management for governments and civil engineers. Powered by Cyvl's 3D scanning sensors and artificial intelligence algorithms.
  • Solace — Connect with expert patient advocates who can help you navigate the healthcare system and solve any medical problem, no matter what you need.
Gary Vaynerchuk Angel · New York, New York, United States
Gary Vaynerchuk is the Chairman of VaynerX. He previously worked at Resy as a Co-Founder. Gary Vaynerchuk attended Mount Ida College.
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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 — Unrivaled operates as a professional women's basketball league.
Maria Thomas Angel · Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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
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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.
Seed Round Capital VC Fund · Houston, Texas, United States · 2 investments in the past 12 months
An early-stage venture capital investment and advisory firm investing in pre-seed and seed-stage startups. Based in Houston, Texas.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • United States, Canada, India
Portfolio highlights
  • DocJuris — AI that powers your negotiations. The simplest way to empower everyone in your company to quickly and consistently close contracts at scale.
  • Ferretly — Ferretly's AI-powered social media screening solution delivers a thorough and legal assessment of a candidate's online behavior. Get consistent and insightful social media reports on your candidates and employees to build a stronger workplace culture and mitigate risk to your brand.
  • ScaleIP — Find and connect with IP licensing dealmakers.
Daren Cotter Angel · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · 4 investments in the past 12 months
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.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Health Care, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • AnyCreek — AnyCreek is a platform that facilitates the booking of outdoor adventures such as fishing or hunting trips. It aims to connect adventure-seekers with guides and outfitters, providing a space for them to discover and book the best outdoor experiences. The platform is designed to be guide-friendly, empowering guides and outfitters to reach a wideraudience.
  • Coldcart — Coldcart is a technology platform which orchestrates, optimizes and scales frozen and refrigerated parcel logistics for leading D2C and B2B companies - unlocking unprecedented new efficiencies in perishable parcel logistics.
  • Pear Commerce — Pear is the retail ecommerce platform that connects omnichannel CPG brands to retailers, combining shoppable media, where-to-buy, and closed-loop data to help strategically capture greater share of wallet.
Verance Capital VC Fund
Verance Capital partners with leading entrepreneurs and management teams, providing early and growth stage capital across sports, media and live entertainment.
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Investment focus
  • Sports, Media and Entertainment, Sporting Goods
  • Series A, Series B, Funding Round
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • MVPindex — MVP offers an array of omnichannel, data-driven solutions to help you maximize your advertising spend across sports and entertainment ventures in various DMAs.
  • 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.
  • League One Volleyball — The largest community of youth volleyball clubs with its professional league launching in January 2025, League One Volleyball (LOVB) is re-imagining the future of volleyball.
Christopher J. Dean Angel · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, SaaS, Retail
  • Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • AceUp, Inc. — AceUp is the premier leadership development coaching solution, with unparalleled coaches, technology, and analytics.
  • ShipMonk — Ecommerce fulfillment for high-growth brands. ShipMonk helps your brand unlock scalable growth with our powerful 3PL software and fulfillment centers.
  • 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.
Global Founders Capital VC Fund · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 13 investments in the past 12 months
Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel.
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Investment focus
  • Financial Services, Software, FinTech
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Papaya — Papaya is the quickest way to order and pay in restaurants and bars and enjoy a seamless ordering and payment experience with personalized offerings. Restaurants and bars turn tables faster, experience increased basket sizes, and better understand their customer base.
  • Headway — Headway is a mental healthcare system provider based in New York. It develops a health insurance advisory platform designed to connect patients with therapists and provides administrative support to therapists who don’t typically accept insurance. The company was founded by Andrew Adams, Jake Sussman, Dan Ross, and Kevin Chan in 2019.
  • Amica Finance — Jupiter's consumer-focused neo-banking startup Amica Finance operates as an NBFC non-banking finance company.
John Elstrott Angel · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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.
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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.
Frank Bober Angel
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.
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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.
Lloyd Danzig Angel · New York, New York, United States
Lloyd Danzig is the Founder and Managing Partner of Sharp Alpha Advisors.
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Sports, Fantasy Sports
  • Series A, Funding Round, Seed
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Linq.gg — Fintech solution tailored for mobile game developers to create, publish, and scale real-money games.
  • 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.
Founder Collective VC Fund · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · 10 investments in the past 12 months
Each Founder Collective partner has founded and sold a technology company. The company we wish had existed when we first started out is what we hope to create with Founder Collective. We offer a user guide for managing the risky commodity known as venture capital. The company believes that in order to advance their firms and maintain control,entrepreneurs should aim to raise the least amount of money possible.Founder Collective was established on May 22, 2009 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Internet, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, United Kingdom, Israel
Portfolio highlights
  • Anjuna — Anjuna confidential cloud software establishes a secure enclave that isolates and encrypts applications and data in runtime, at rest, and on the network for end-to-end data protection
  • AirOps — Deploy task specific AI where you need it most with AirOps Apps. Install and configure in minutes, scalable and available everywhere.
  • Reframe Technologies — Building an 'Organized Work Environment' that brings applications, people, and the right information together. It's how work should work.
Wavemaker Partners VC Fund · Singapore, Central Region, Singapore · 22 investments in the past 12 months
Wavemaker Group is a cross-border venture capital firm founded in 2003 and one of the most active early-stage investors across multiple funds.
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Investment focus
  • Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, Singapore, Philippines
Portfolio highlights
  • Bifrost AI — Build AI in a day instead of a year, at a fraction of the price, with the Bifrost synthetic data engine.
  • Tour Amigo — Tour Amigo is a complete streamlined booking system that is specifically designed for multi-day tour agents and operators.
  • Checkmate — Checkmate is an easy to use online reference checking and background screening tool.
Matthew Ocko Angel · San Francisco, California, United States
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.
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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).
Mark Pincus Angel · San Francisco, California, United States
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.
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Investment focus
  • Internet, FinTech, Software
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • Loop — Control your freight spend with Loop. A tech-first audit and pay platform loved by Shippers, Carriers and 3PLs.
  • Echo Chunk AI — We build epic strategy games that generate themselves. Starting with Echo Chess: the daily chess puzzler where you are what you eat.
  • Spring Free EV — Fleet managers, high mileage, and gig drivers. No Personal Credit Required. Learn More About Spring Free EV Today! A Stress-Free, Quick, and Unbiased Process to Get You Into an Electric Vehicle. Pay As You Go.
Dundee Venture Capital VC Fund · Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Dundee Venture Capital invests $250,000-$1M in high-growth, early-stage technology companies. DVC invests across industries in founding teams they believe in. Most of DVC's investments are in e-commerce, B2B SaaS, or consumer networks.Dundee VC formally began in 2010. The root of the idea started much earlier when Mark Hasebroock, DundeeVC’s founding, and managing partner, was raising money for his two e-commerce companies, giftcertificates.com and Hayneedle.com, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, respectively.
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Investment focus
  • Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States, Canada, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
  • Blanka — Create your own branded cosmetics line with Blanka in under 5 minutes. 100s of high quality vegan cruelty-free cosmetic, skincare and beauty products.
  • Pear Commerce — Pear is the retail ecommerce platform that connects omnichannel CPG brands to retailers, combining shoppable media, where-to-buy, and closed-loop data to help strategically capture greater share of wallet.
  • Echo Labs — Echo Labs is developing the first artificial intelligence capable of human-level transcribing.
FJ Labs VC Fund · New York, New York, United States · 105 investments in the past 12 months
FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • United States, Brazil, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
  • LoopUp — LoopUp exists to provide multinational businesses with one global telephony provider, simplifying and centralizing telephony management and support, and delivering economies of scale. LoopUp is the world leader in global coverage for Microsoft's certified Operator Connect program.
  • StruxHub — Construction Management Software. Best project management software for construction, Jobsite Management. Scheduling Software for Construction Field Teams.
  • Squido Studio — No More Rainbows is a first person VR platformer with unique locomotion inspired by classic titles such as Super Meat Boy and Super Mario. The studio behind No More Rainbows is Montreal based Squido Studio, a studio that focuses on core mechanics and gameplay before all else.
Sharp Alpha Advisors VC Fund · New York, New York, United States
Sharp Alpha Advisors is a venture capital firm specializing in sports betting and online gaming
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Investment focus
  • Gaming, Sports, Fantasy Sports
  • Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • United States, Canada, Israel
Portfolio highlights
  • Linq.gg — Fintech solution tailored for mobile game developers to create, publish, and scale real-money games.
  • 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.
  • C15 Studio — We are C15. Powering PremiumSports FAST channels. Dedicated to sports, predicated on quality.
GAN Ventures VC Fund · Denver, Colorado, United States
GAN Ventures is the investment arm of the Global Accelerator Network
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Health Care
  • Seed, Series A, Angel
  • United States, Ireland, Kenya
Portfolio highlights
  • Mesh++ — Mesh++ is a solar-powered routers developer. Mesh++ uses mobile processing power to deliver a high-speed WiFi connection to outdoors and public places.
  • Stax — Stax is a simple way to send money, buy airtime, and receive money across Africa. No extra charges. No internet required.
  • Icon Source — This is Icon Source: Your portal into the world of powerful athletic endorsements.
Break Trail Ventures VC Fund · Boulder, Colorado, United States
Break Trail Ventures is an early stage venture fund based in Columbus, OH and Boulder, CO.
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Investment focus
  • Fashion, Health Care, E-Commerce
  • Seed, Series A, Funding Round
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • After.com — Caring for your family with dignity and respect. Simple cremation arrangements at a low cost that keeps your funeral simple and affordable.
  • Thesis — Thesis offers personalized brain supplements that cater to all types of brains. They create potent nutritional compounds to improve mental function and provide individualized suggestions depending on their customers' goals and brain chemistry.
  • Guest House — Guest House makes it easy to have a beautiful space. Our home staging delivers premium furnishings and real interior designers in as quick as a week.
Admiral Capital Group VC Fund · New York, New York, United States
Admiral Capital Group's mission is to create superior value for our investors, partners and communities through a combination of financial expertise, proprietary opportunities, investment capital, strategic business development and a strong commitment to social impact.
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Investment focus
  • Hospitality, SaaS, Mobile
  • Series B, Series A, Private Equity
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • Houwzer — Save an average of $15,000 when you sell with our flat fee listing agents. Trust our salaried agents and mortgage advisors when you buy.
  • Fitler Club — Fitler Club is a socially conscious, forward-thinking Philadelphian, combining world-class dining, fitness, social, and business offerings all under one roof at a social club for dining, fitness, socializing, and business. The club is centrally located in Philadelphia, a 2-minute drive from the University of Pennsylvania and a 9-minute drive fromthe Pennsylvania Convention Center. The Rittenhouse Square is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) away, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art is 1.4 mi (2.3 km). They currently accepting applications for a limited number of memberships for individuals, families, and businesses.
  • 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.
Advantage Capital VC Fund · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · 8 investments in the past 12 months
Advantage Capital has invested over $3.8 billion in more than 800 portfolio companies and projects nationwide since 1992. The firm specializes in growth equity, lending, and mezzanine debt capital investments spanning three distinct but complementary themes, driving local economic development and lasting impact in underserved communities.____________________Growing Small Business // 800+ PORTFOLIO COMPANIES // 34 STATES // 66,000+ JOBS SUPPORTED // Small businesses and the entrepreneurs who power them are fundamental to the U.S. economy, driving inclusive economic expansion that allows people and communities to thrive. Advantage Capital offers debt and equity investment opportunities and can provide senior, unitranche and subordinated debt, as well as minority equity financing. The firm invests in companies from a diverse array of industry sectors, including manufacturing, technology and business services, among others. It seeks to make an initial investment between $500K and $10M in companies with $1M+ EBITDA.Financing Affordable Homes // 89 PROJECTS SINCE 2015 // 8,000+ FAMILIES & SENIORS HOUSED // 7 STATES // Creating stronger communities goes beyond business investment and jobs. Financing housing in these same communities creates even more positive and lasting impacts.Expanding Renewable Energy Solutions // $130M IN CAPITAL DEPLOYED // 65 PROJECTS // 20,000+ HOMES POWERED // Increased access to renewable energy supports local green jobs and economic development while building the framework for tomorrow's carbon-free America. ____________________Geographic Focus: Advantage Capital is committed to impact nationwide, with current emphasis in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia____________________Advantage Capital is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana and has offices in the following locations: St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Austin, TX; Hanover, NH; Washington, D.C.; Napa, CA; Nevada.
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Investment focus
  • Manufacturing, Software, Health Care
  • Debt Financing, Funding Round, Series A
  • United States, China, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • Cloverleaf.me — Cloverleaf helps build great work teams and improve employee engagement using assessments like Enneagram, DISC and 16-Types to identify team strengths and coach work teams to work better together.
  • Whitman Controls — Whitman Controls specializes in the manufacture of miniature pressure, vacuum, temperature, and liquid level switches and sensors.
  • Malones CNC Machining Inc. — Malone's CNC Machining Inc. is a manufacturer of military aircraft parts and assemblies.
David Grubb Angel
David Grubb
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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
Connected VC VC Fund · New York, New York, United States
Connected VC provides growth capital to emerging Energy, IoT, and commerce startups. Connected VC funds start-ups with growth capital via equity investment, working capital, and other capital instruments.The company's objective is to provide early stage companies equity, debt, and other forms of capital in order to help the company grow asfast as possible, and at the same time, minimize the dilution to the founders.
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Investment focus
  • B2B, Sports, Internet
  • Seed
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • FANCHEST — FANCHEST is a Brooklyn-based company that curates and sends team-themed gift boxes as gift.FANCHEST is a company built by sports fans for sports fans - They believe in FANS FIRST. They love what it means to be a fan; the bonds it creates with friends, family and other fans; the sense of community and purpose; and the ability to come together andcelebrate a common goal. They want to help people access, create, and enjoy these experiences.FANCHEST has a B2B component as well, with the end goal of improving fan experience and engagement through increased ticket sales, exclusive merchandise promotions, and strategic partnership opportunities. FANCHEST works directly with teams, schools, vendors, and sponsors to build consistent touch points outside the game day experience.
Von Miller Angel · Dallas, Texas, United States
Vonnie B'Vsean Miller Jr. is an American football outside linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). Miller played college football at Texas A&M, where he earned consensus All-American honors and was awarded the Butkus Award as the most outstanding college linebacker in the nation. He was drafted by theBroncos second overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. He is a five-time Pro Bowl selection, receiving first-team All-Pro honors as a rookie. At the conclusion of the 2015 NFL season, Miller was named Super Bowl MVP after the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50. Following his Super Bowl victory, he appeared on season 22 of Dancing with the Stars.
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, B2B, Sports
  • Seed, Series A
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • FANCHEST — FANCHEST is a Brooklyn-based company that curates and sends team-themed gift boxes as gift.FANCHEST is a company built by sports fans for sports fans - They believe in FANS FIRST. They love what it means to be a fan; the bonds it creates with friends, family and other fans; the sense of community and purpose; and the ability to come together andcelebrate a common goal. They want to help people access, create, and enjoy these experiences.FANCHEST has a B2B component as well, with the end goal of improving fan experience and engagement through increased ticket sales, exclusive merchandise promotions, and strategic partnership opportunities. FANCHEST works directly with teams, schools, vendors, and sponsors to build consistent touch points outside the game day experience.
  • MatchaBar — New Decade. New Hustle. Powered by Positivity, we're on a mission to bring matcha to the people.
SouthWest Colorado Accelerator Program for Entrepreneurs VC Fund · Durango, Colorado, United States
SCAPE’s mission is to help create more high-growth, job-creating companies in the Four Corners by providing education, mentoring, and access to funding for startups and early-stage companies. SCAPE has launched 43 companies that have raised $27,000,000 in capital contributions to the creation of 200 local jobs.
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Investment focus
  • Outdoors, Software, Online Portals
  • Seed, Series A
  • 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
  • Iron-IQ — Iron-IQ is the fastest-growing cloud-native SCADA solution for the mid-market industrial sector specializing in Oil and Gas.
Madison Valley Partners VC Fund
Madison Valley Partners is a investment firm.
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Investment focus
  • Information Technology, GPS, Mobile
  • Series A, Series B, Funding Round
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • onxMaps — Know where you stand with onX, the most accurate GPS mapping tech for outdoor enthusiasts featuring land ownership maps that work offline.
  • Omnia Fishing — Omnia Fishing is your one-stop-shop for smart fishing gear online. Try our shop-by-lake map and get better resources to land more fish. Learn more!
  • Somewear Labs — Somewear is the software-defined network unifying communications for frontline teams. Maximize situational awareness across all levels of an operation.
Harpeth Capital VC Fund · Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Harpeth Capital is a boutique investment banking firm that specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory, capital raising and financial advisory services for middle market clients. By providing senior-level attention on each engagement, they are able to support the strategic and financial objectives of their clients with a level of expertise andprofessionalism that is traditionally available only from large investment banking firms. Their team is comprised of senior investment banking professionals that have successfully completed transactions ranging in size from several million to several hundred million dollars across a range of industries.
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Investment focus
  • Health Care, Medical, Music
  • Funding Round, Series A, Seed
  • United States
Portfolio highlights
  • MDsave — MDsave provides a single online location for consumers to research, compare, and purchase medical services with total cost transparency.MDsave has announced the addition of laboratory/pathology services to its medical service listings. With the proliferation of high deductible health plans, the push for price transparency is a hot topic.MDsave, a Brentwood, TN based healthcare startup, is aiming to be an “Expedia of health care”. MDsave is the first e-commerce company to offer a single online resource for consumers to research, compare, and purchase healthcare services at significant discounts. Launched June 2012, MDsave is already in 3 large metro markets and likely to expand to another 4 this year.MDsave is in partnership with SSM Healthcare Oklahoma, parent organization to St Anthony Hospital. The partnership encompasses more than 225 healthcare providers across 20 locations and over 200 procedures and services that include MRIs, flue shots, CT scans, and specialty visits.With the current challenges in the healthcare marketplace, this couldn’t come at a better time for St. Anthony’s patients and the Oklahoma City community. Because an individual can purchase medical procedures and services directly from physicians, MDSave eliminates the complexity that many are currently experiencing with health insurance exchanges. Also, with thousands of Americans temporarily finding themselves with canceled health plans, MDSave helps these individuals to immediately save on their current pressing and preventive healthcare needs. Over the long term, as government leaders work through these challenges and more Americans sign up for high-deductible plans, the need for reducing out-of-pocket costs will only increase.MDsave is also in partnership with Weatherford Regional Medical Center outside of Fort Worth, whose parent company is Community Health Systems, one of the nation’s leading hospital systems. Weatherford currently offers imaging services and has just added all of its lab/pathology services as well. Outpatient surgeries and physician office visits will be added to the listing soon.MDsave’s unique bundling technology makes medical procedures transparent, shoppable, and instantly transactable. Through MDsave’s patented collection software, patients pay one upfront price for prospective or retrospective care, and payment is automatically distributed to all bundle participants within 4 days.For example, an MRI would typically cost a patient without insurance $2,074.77, while a patient with a high deductible plan would pay $1,231.96. By researching and booking through MDSave, that same patient could get an MRI at Weatherford Regional Medical Center for $425, resulting in a more than 65 percent savings. A patient who needs an X-ray would typically pay $181.26 without insurance and $107.66 with a high deductible plan. Through MDSave, he or she could pay $82 at Weatherford, resulting in a more than 23 percent savings. The typical CT scan would cost an uninsured patient $1,374.53 and a high-deductible patient $816.41. An MDSave user could book and get the scan for $350 at Weatherford, at more than 57 percent savings.MDsave announced its latest partnership in the Nashville market in April. In an effort to bring more consumers greater access to colonoscopies, AMSURG Corp. and MDSave are launching a pilot program to introduce bundled pricing for the procedure to two Nashville-area surgery centers. Associated Endoscopy in Hermitage and St. Thomas Medical Group Endoscopy Center in Nashville will offer a fixed cost for the procedure to a high deductible, self-pay, and under-insured patients at a lower rate than those individuals would typically pay. Those who are insured under the Affordable Care Act’s healthcare exchange marketplace will also be eligible for the program. Consumers can access these savings through the MDsave website, www.MDSave.com.Experts recommend colonoscopies for everyone aged 50 and above, and the pilot program will create an option for patients who might otherwise be deterred by the idea that a colonoscopy is financially out of reach. Bundled pricing means that qualified patients will pay a single, set price for all costs associated with the procedure. Without bundled pricing, these patients would receive multiple bills for charges like facility fees and anesthesia fees, which can be confusing and lead to unexpected costs for the patient. This marks only the second time that colonoscopies have been offered with completely bundled pricing – the first being the MDsave partnership with DDSI, a gastroenterology center in Oklahoma City. Going one step further, this program includes any and all diagnostic procedures that take place during the colonoscopy, such as biopsies, in the bundled price. These procedures are not always covered by insurance when a screening colonoscopy is ordered. The average cost of a colonoscopy in Nashville is $5,175 for uninsured patients and $3,583 for those with a high deductible. With the MDSave partnership, Associated Endoscopy and the St. Thomas Medical Group Endoscopy Center are able to reduce those fees to $1,795 for patients who qualify, representing a significant saving to consumers.
  • CaringWays — CaringWays is a private fundraising platform that works directly with healthcare providers and other organizations to help patients pay medical bills with greater ease, confidence, and security. The platform enables patients to raise needed funds for medical expenses while giving confidence to donors that their gifts will be used for theirintended purpose.
  • Embold Health — We are the gold standard in physician performance ratings and have created a ratings engine that is best-in-class, independent, and objective. And we make sure our data is understandable, actionable, and visible to all our stakeholders.
Great North Ventures VC Fund · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · 3 investments in the past 12 months
Venture capital fund and venture studio. We invest in startups using breakthrough technologies to innovate industries dominated by analog processes.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, Internet
  • Seed, Series A, Series B
  • United States, Canada
Portfolio highlights
  • HLRBO — HLRBO is an online hunting network that connects landowners and hunters. List your property on HLRBO. No fees. No commissions. Hunters contact you directly with questions or to lease.
  • Coldcart — Coldcart is a technology platform which orchestrates, optimizes and scales frozen and refrigerated parcel logistics for leading D2C and B2B companies - unlocking unprecedented new efficiencies in perishable parcel logistics.
  • BetterYou — Transform your wellness journey with BetterYou, the personalized productivity coach that helps you achieve your goals efficiently and effectively.
Rick Shor Angel
Rick Shor
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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
John Wolgamott Angel
John Wolgamott
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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
Forerunner Ventures VC Fund · San Francisco, California, United States · 5 investments in the past 12 months
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Investment focus
  • E-Commerce, Retail, Fashion
  • Series A, Seed, Series B
  • United States, Canada, Israel
Portfolio highlights
  • Topline Pro — Receive a optimized website built for you in 24hrs with online tools to grow your service business. Take your business to the next level.
  • Boombox — Boombox is a new way for music makers to work. Secure, fast cloud storage. Simple collaboration tools. Amplify your work.
  • Duckbill — Duckbill provides personal assistant service.
Susquehanna Growth Equity VC Fund · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · 4 investments in the past 12 months
Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE) is unlike the typical investment model: our firm is backed solely by bootstrapped entrepreneurs. This enables us to invest on.
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Investment focus
  • Software, Information Technology, SaaS
  • Private Equity, Series B, Series A
  • United States, United Kingdom, Israel
Portfolio highlights
  • HyperJar — HyperJar is a free prepaid debit card & money app for everyone. Divide money into Jars for things like food, clothes or petrol and spend directly from your Jar.
  • Cube Group — Cube is the hybrid trading platform fusing TradFi with blockchain technology.
  • jiritsu.network — Jiritsu is a decentralized protocol enabling verifiable compute.
Hannah Jenkins Angel
Hannah Jenkins
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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
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