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Courtside Ventures
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Series B · 14 people tracked
Also known as Courtside · COURTSIDE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
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Courtside Ventures backs early-stage founders redefining sports, lifestyle, and gaming — spaces where the firm expects the next generation of consumers to spend a growing share of wallet and time. In sports it targets new sports and platforms for younger audiences, content capture and distribution, and the expanding sports-betting market. In lifestyle it focuses on personalized wellness and nutrition driven by better data, and on vertically focused collectibles marketplaces. In gaming it invests in content creation, distribution and monetization infrastructure that drives enterprise SaaS value, pursuing opportunities globally across both mature and emerging markets.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 14 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 63 of 115 portfolio companiesConsumer ×27AI & Machine Learning ×18Sports Tech ×17Gaming ×15Media & Entertainment ×14Wellness & Fitness ×12Healthtech ×10SaaS ×9
HQs:United States×47India×4Canada×1United Kingdom×1Japan×1Mexico×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 39 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×152 founders×173 founders×44+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 49 founders with education data
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev ×4Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3UCLA ×3University of Pennsylvania ×3Imperial College London ×2Lehigh University ×2University of Michigan ×2Wesleyan University ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 47 founders with field-of-study data
Engineering ×14Computer Science ×9Business & Management ×7Finance & Accounting ×6Economics ×3Humanities ×3Design & Architecture ×2Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 53 founders with career history
Electronic Arts ×4Kabam ×4Google ×3Apple ×2Carnegie Mellon University ×2Exploding Barrel Games Inc. ×2Iamwire ×2LiveRamp ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
3 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 49 with degree data)
Investments · 115 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 82024 · 22023 · 82022 · 112021 · 62020 · 42019 · 32018 · 72017 · 22016 · 22015 · 156 dated
American aerospace company developing commercial planetary rovers for lunar and Mars surface mobility and logistics.
Houston, US
Mbiyimoh Ghogomu(Executive Officer, Director)Phil Gilbert(Director)Daniel Bomze(Director)Charles Davis(Director)Darren Smith(Executive Officer)
Board seatDeepen Parikh· per SEC Form D · $13.6M raise · filed Nov 2022
FanAI provides marketing measurement and attribution technology that links marketing activity to sales outcomes, using causal attribution measurement that does not rely on cookies.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSports TechSanta Monica, US
Johannes Waldstein(Founder & CEO)inDieter Neujahr(Co-Founder & COO)inDavid Bachowski(Chief Technology Officer)inJeff Katz(Chief Product & Strategy Officer)inAdam Holt(SVP of Sales)inGregory Tutton(Director)
Board seatDeepen Parikh· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsCounterview CapitalEmerging VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalRosecliff Ventures
Religion Of Sports is a full-service media studio that produces documentary and narrative content about elite athletic performance and sports culture.
Media & EntertainmentSports TechSanta Monica, US
Tom Brady(Co-founder)inMichael Strahan(Co-founder)Gotham Chopra(Co-founder)inAmeeth Sankaran(Chief Executive Officer)in
Board seatDeepen Parikh· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAllievo CapitalLinkinFirmRosecliff VenturesShamrock CapitalVerve Capital+2 more
New York sports media company that builds and operates customized OTT platforms for leagues, publishers and rights-holders.
New York, US
Joseph Brady(Executive Officer)inBrian Bedol(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPatrick Kerins(Director)inJames Pallotta(Director)Kenneth Lerer(Director)
Board seatBrian Hermelin· per SEC Form D · $11M raise · filed Jul 2015
Co-investorsM13New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
100 Thieves is a premium lifestyle brand for the gaming generation that competes in esports across League of Legends, Call of Duty, Apex Legends, and VALORANT, while producing gaming-focused apparel and entertainment content.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentLos Angeles, US
Matthew Haag(Founder)inJohn Robinson(Director)
BoardScott Braun(Director)Jake Cohen(Director)Michael Sepso(Director)Josh Dienstag(Director)
Co-investorsSequoia CapitalAdvancit CapitalAglae VenturesBreyer CapitalManhattan WestDetroit Venture Partners+4 more
Amenities Health is preparing to offer a concierge longevity service focused on helping people improve their health and wellness beyond the absence of illness.
HealthtechLongevityWellness & Fitness
Aasim Saeed, MD-MPA(Founder)in
Co-investorsMemorialCare Innovation FundCamber Creek
Momento is a mobile application that automatically organizes photos, events, and locations into a structured private memory timeline for sports and music fans.
ConsumerMedia & Entertainment
John Brennan(Founder)inNick Rizzo(Founder)in
Co-investorsRSE VenturesSerena VenturesSeven Seven Six
Baller League UK is a UK-based indoor football league featuring teams and players competing in matches, with online rankings for player statistics such as goals, assists, and points.
Media & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investors885 CapitalActive PartnersV3 VenturesDreamcraftEQT Ventures
A free-to-play mobile puzzle game where players help restore ecosystems by completing puzzles, with environmental conservation themes including coral reef healing and habitat restoration.
GamingImpact & Social GoodMercer Island, US
Rajeev Nagpal(Executive Officer, Director)inSapna Nagpal(Director)
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesGOAL VenturesBITKRAFT VenturesModern Times Group
Betty is a real-money online casino operator combining iCasino gaming with casual mobile game mechanics for Canadian players.
Co-investors359 CapitalVelo Partners305 VenturesGaingelsKarlani CapitalOCA Ventures+1 more
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Bezel manufactures coin bezels and coin jewelry products including gold and silver bezels, earrings, necklaces, and rings for collectors worldwide.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumer
Sports, media and entertainment brand covering the business of sports, founded in 2019 by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman.
Rich Kleiman(Founder)in
Co-investorsThirty Five Ventures (35V)CoinFundSlow VenturesStandard CryptoTHE LAO
CAMB.AI provides AI-driven localization infrastructure that enables real-time translation and dubbing of content into multiple languages for broadcasters, streaming platforms, and enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US
Akshat Prakash(Founder)inAvneesh Prakash(Founder)in
Co-investorsComcast VenturesOraseya CapitalTRTL VenturesBlue Star Innovation PartnersDubai Future District Fund
Chrono.gg is a Huntsville, Alabama digital game distribution site selling one discounted game per day at 9AM Pacific.
Huntsville, US
Justin Sacks(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBLH Venture Partners, LLCThrive Capital
Clubs Poker is an online social poker platform offering a range of poker game variants for both experienced players and newcomers.
ConsumerGamingSocial
Cohart provides inventory management, payment processing, and website solutions for art galleries and artists, with AI-powered discovery and curation tools.
B2B MarketplacesSaaSSausalito, US
Sng Seoh(Director, Promoter)Kendall Warson(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardVasudev Kulkarni(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesSlauson & Co.
Commons produces CBD gummies marketed for relaxation and wellness purposes, sold direct-to-consumer through their online store.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
BoardTahira
Co-investorsEmles Venture PartnersFloating PointRA CapitalSteelSky VenturesTime BioVentures
Commons Clinic is an orthopedic care provider offering treatment for spine, joint, and sports medicine conditions, along with preventive health services such as full-body MRI and biomarker labs.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessAustin, US
Brad Hively(Director)inNick Aubin(Founder)inPaulo Marques Da Costa(Executive Officer, Director)Prithviraj Singha Roy(Director)in
BoardJohn Loser(Director)inDavid Berry(Director)in
Co-investorsFloating PointNorth South VenturesSteelSky VenturesTime BioVenturesAverin CapitalRA Capital+1 more
Draftea operates a mobile sports betting app offering live in-play betting with real-time odds across sports including soccer, American football, basketball, baseball, and F1.
ConsumerGamingSports Tech
Alán Jaime Misrahi(Founder)inJoe Cohen(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBullpen CapitalFJ LabsKaszek VenturesMantis CapitalQP Ventures+5 more
Professional drone racing league whose pilots fly identical custom-built FPV drones on 3D courses broadcast worldwide.
New York, US
Nicholas Horbaczewski(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesChaifetz GroupLerer HippeauLux CapitalRSE VenturesCRCM Ventures+2 more
Drop Fake is a games company whose first title, DCKO, is a free-to-play mobile fighting game set in the DC Universe featuring real-time PvP and PvE modes with customizable rosters.
ConsumerGamingVancouver, CA
Amie King(Founder)inBen Talbot(Founder)inJeff Howell(Founder)inVincent Mar(Founder)in
Co-investorsFunPlusAream & Co.March Capital Partners
Egra.ai develops Reinforcement Learning from Biofeedback (RLBF), pairing EEG with other biosignal modalities to convert involuntary human brain responses into reward signals for training AI models.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Co-investorsLink Ventures
Bengaluru-based live social entertainment platform combining video and audio streaming with gaming and creator micropayments.
Bengaluru, IN
Akshay Dubey(Founder)Saurabh Pandey(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalFundamental VCKalaari CapitalLumikaiPlay VenturesWaterBridge Ventures+3 more
Eternal is a Los Angeles NFT marketplace for trading Twitch streamer clips, a Y Combinator W20 company now listed as acquired.
ConsumerGamingLos Angeles, US
Jeffrey Tong(Founder)in
Co-investorsArrington CapitalCoinbase VenturesY Combinator468 CapitalAmbush CapitalArrington XRP Capital+13 more
Eternal is a personalized health platform that combines wearable data, lab results, and AI coaching to deliver customized podcasts, daily texts, and in-person care for fitness, health, and longevity.
HealthtechLongevityWellness & FitnessNew York, US
Co-investorsBling CapitalFlare Capital PartnersJAZZ Venture PartnersNext VenturesTerrainFounders Fund+3 more
Every Mother provides evidence-based exercise programs focused on core and pelvic floor health for women across different life stages.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessBrooklyn, US
Co-investorsTechstarsCalibrate VenturesSerena VenturesThe Fund
FanCraze operates Grails, a digital collectibles platform where fans pull officially licensed ICC cricket video moments, keep or sell them back at market value, and trade with other collectors to complete sets.
ConsumerCrypto & Web3Sports Tech
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBetter CapitalCoatue ManagementCoinbase VenturesB Capital+3 more
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Fanstake is a platform focused on college sports that lets fans influence and support their teams while helping college athletes earn fair-market value through NIL (Name, Image, Likeness).
ConsumerGamingMarketplacesSports Tech
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBantam GroupBascom VenturesScrum VenturesMyriad VenturesSusa Ventures+1 more
Fello is an investment app for first-time investors in India designed to simplify wealth building through disciplined, consistent investing.
FintechGamingBengaluru, IN
Manish Maryada(Founder)inShourya Lala(Founder/President)inJatin Malwal(Co-founder & CTO)
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesIIMA VenturesJITO Angel NetworkKube VCSprint VcUpsparks Capital+4 more
Fermat provides an agentic commerce platform that helps brands analyze shopper behavior, test changes, and optimize purchasing paths in real-time.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Rishabh Jain(Co-Founder & CEO)inShreyas Kumar(Co-Founder & CTO)in
BoardIndranil Guha(Director)Saam Motamedi(Board / Investor representative (Greylock General Partner))inScott Friend(Board Member (Partner, Bain Capital Ventures; led Series A))in
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesDynamism CapitalGreylock PartnersMontage VenturesOlima VenturesQED Investors+19 more
Fermat provides a suite of AI tools with simple, form-based interfaces aimed at designers and creative teams, letting them generate work and adjust parameters to iterate.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechSaaS
Pol Baladas(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetaworksBlue Wire CapitalLunar VenturesGreylock PartnersQED Investors
Fliff offers a free-to-play sports prediction game that turns sports predictions into a social, competitive entertainment experience for its users.
ConsumerGamingSports TechKing Of Prussia, US
Tim Tepass(Director)Mario Dodev(Executive Officer, Director)Garrett Gomes(Director)Feda Mecan(Director)Matthew Ricci(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAcies InvestmentsPlay Ventures
Freeletics offers a mobile fitness app with an AI coach that generates personalized workout plans across HIIT, calisthenics, gym, weights, cardio, running, and weight loss training.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & Fitness
Mehmet Yilmaz(Founder)inChristian Weberin
Co-investorsCauseway PartnersJAZZ Venture PartnersCava CapitalElysian Park VenturesFitLab VCward.ventures
Future provides personalized coaching services powered by technology to help people build strength, improve movement, and support long-term health outcomes.
ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Ali Jafari(CEO)Meredith Harris(CPTO)Kathleen Tampoya(VP, People)Jeff Lynn(VP, Finance)
Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsAndreessen HorowitzAbstract VenturesAlumni VenturesEvolution VC PartnersJDS Sports+2 more
Gainful makes personalized performance nutrition products and supplements.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Jahaan Ansari(Founder/CTO)inEric Wu(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsBarrel VenturesBrama One VenturesDorm RoomKli CapitalRound13 CapitalSoma Capital+9 more
Graphon is a pre-model intelligence layer that converts enterprise multimodal data—video, audio, documents, images, logs, and databases—into persistent relational memory, giving LLMs and AI agents connected context for more accurate reasoning.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Arbaaz Khan(Founder)inClark Zhang(Founder)in
Co-investorsAurumEssentia VenturesHitachi VenturesB37 VenturesGaia VenturesGS Futures+3 more
Hammerhead makes Karoo, a cycling computer device for recording and displaying ride data, routes, and workouts.
CleantechHardwareNew York City, US
Laurence Wattrus(Founder)inRaveen Beemsingh(Founder)inJon Morgan(Founder)in
Co-investorsBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcNext VenturesR/GA VenturesStepchangeTechstarsVTF Capital+9 more
Digital asset composability protocol for minting multichain fungible and non-fungible tokens.
Co-investorsArca FundsBitDAOMantle NetworkBlocktower CapitalHartmann CapitalMechanism Capital+2 more
Bermuda Dunes, US
Pablo Wiedmann(Director)Jason Crawford(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsRRE Ventures
Inc42 is an Indian startup-focused media and education company that runs hands-on training programs for founders, including courses on direct-to-consumer brand building and startup management.
EdTechFuture of WorkMedia & Entertainment
Vaibhav Vardhan(Founder)inPooja Sareen(Founder)inUtkarsh Agarwal(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlkemi Growth CapitalAlteria CapitalArkam VenturesColossa VenturesGolden Sparrow Ventures, LlcGSF Accelerator+10 more
Incredible Dream is a tabletop game studio that develops original intellectual property and adapts licensed properties, handling worldbuilding, production, localization, and global retail distribution.
ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalFive Four VenturesLightShed VenturesGeneral CatalystSlow Ventures
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Infinite Objects manufactures and sells framed digital displays that play video art and collectible moving prints for consumers.
ConsumerHardwareBrooklyn, US
Joe Saavedra(Founder)inRoxana Fata(Executive Officer)Alex Chung(Director)Sona Banker(Executive Officer)Nicholas Dangerfield(Executive Officer)
BoardVasudev Kulkarni(Director)
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalBackstage CapitalBetaworksGFR FundMaverick VenturesOverton Venture Capital+10 more
Jackpot.com operates a mobile app and website that let players buy and access national and state lottery games digitally, with services licensed in New York and New Jersey.
ConsumerGamingMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment
Akshay K. Khanna(Founder)inYariv Ron(Founder)in
Co-investors359 CapitalAUDEO VENTURESAurumBettor CapitalDarco CapitalDetroit Venture Partners+6 more
Jawa is a community-driven online marketplace where gamers buy and sell gaming gear and PC components, with a focus on custom PC builders reaching a national audience.
ConsumerE-commerceGamingHardwareMarketplaces
Amanda(Co-founder & CEO)
Co-investorsFive Four VenturesMatchstick VenturesRange VCService Provider Capital
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Journey is an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that combines predictive analytics, personalized outreach, and a clinical network — powered by its Journey Signal AI engine — to detect employee mental health risk early and provide proactive care.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMental HealthNew York, US
Stephen Sokoler(Founder & CEO)inSue Zbikowski(Chief Clinical Officer)in
BoardBrendan Dickinson(Director)inJoshua Siegel(Director)
Co-investors37 AngelsAlumni VenturesBetaworksCanaan PartnersCity LightHealthtech Capital+9 more
Jump offers a platform for sports teams that combines ticketing, dynamic pricing, resale, loyalty, and fan experience into one connected system.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSports Tech
Jordy Leiser(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBoro CapitalBY Venture PartnersDrive by DraftKingsForerunner VenturesMastry+9 more
Kabata builds AI-powered smart dumbbells and connected fitness products aimed at making workouts more engaging and consistent for consumers.
ConsumerHardwareSports Tech
Kareem Aly(Co-Founder)inBrian Lovera(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsMenlo VenturesAlumni VenturesAmrock Ventures
Kasheesh offers a payment tool that links a user's existing credit and debit cards and generates a single Mastercard card that splits a purchase across multiple cards at any merchant accepting Mastercard.
ConsumerFintechNew York, US
Sam Miller(Co-Founder & CEO)inKevin Kim(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsAdapt VenturesAnthemis VentureDunbar CapitalFlucas VenturesSRB VenturesTribe Capital Firstlook
Kite and Lightning is a content and portfolio site focused on augmented reality, virtual reality, and extended reality technologies across applications including retail, education, gaming, and consumer experiences.
Deep Tech
Co-investorsComcast VenturesBoost VCOutpost Capital
Kolex runs a platform for hybrid physical-and-digital collectibles, best known for esports trading cards.
Mark Donovan(Founder)inGavin Weeks(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports Ventures
LISNR is an ultrasonic proximity platform that enables contactless commerce and customer engagement through presence detection, secure authentication, targeted promotions, and gamified loyalty experiences across retail, finance, mobility, and education sectors.
AdTechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRetail TechCincinnati, US
Rodney Williams(Founder & CEO)inChris Ridenour(Director)in
BoardNick MacShane(Director)inMonique Idlett(Director)Michael Venerable(Director)
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalCincyTechCollectivJumpstart VenturesLeadX Capital PartnersMercury Fund+12 more
LiveLike is a New York-based fan engagement platform providing interactive and gamification tools for sports broadcasters and media companies.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York City, US
Miheer Walavalkar(Founder)in
Co-investorsBigfoot CapitalComcast VenturesDentsu VenturesPrime PartnersScrum VenturesTechstars+4 more
Mantel is an online retailer of cycling products including bikes, helmets, wheels, and related gear and accessories.
E-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsAzimut InvestmentsConstellation Technology VenturesEni NextShell Ventures
Matchday builds mobile, officially licensed casual football games with collectible digital player cards and live competitions.
Sebastien de Halleux(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesClaritas CapitalFermionGraph VenturesHorizons VenturesKyber Knight Capital+6 more
Mojo provides pricing technology for sports betting props and same-game parlays, offering pre-game and live pricing solutions for sports outcomes.
FintechSports TechNew York City, US
Bart Stein(Founder)Marc Lore(Founder)
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpActive Partners
NIL Co., Ltd. develops botanical-derived hair and scalp care products, including color treatments and scalp essences.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHealthtechNew MaterialsWellness & FitnessEbina, JP
Satokura Sato(Honorary Advisor (founder in 2015))佐藤正晃(Representative Director / CEO)Masaaki Sato(Representative Director, President & CEO)Hisashi Okada(Director & CTO)
Co-investorsFast Track InitiativeAdvantage Capital PartnersAlumni VenturesFlyover CapitalMyriad VenturesScrum Ventures+3 more
Paceline is a consumer app that connects to fitness and health devices and apps (such as Apple Health, Garmin, Oura, and WHOOP) to combine a user's activity and health data into a single score that measures consistency.
ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investors515 VenturesAcrew CapitalClocktower VenturesGreatPoint VenturesMontage VenturesMS&AD Ventures+4 more
Packz is a New York digital repack platform where users open virtual packs and ship or sell back real graded trading cards.
New York, US
Rahul Khatti(Executive Officer, Director)Balazs Szamosfalvi(Director)
Co-investorsMakers FundRiverPark VenturesSharp Alpha
Percepto develops autonomous drone ("drone-in-a-box") systems and software for automated inspection and continuous monitoring of critical industrial infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyIoTRobotics
Dor Abuhasira(Co-founder & CEO)inAriel Avitan(Co-founder)inSagi Blonder(Co-founder, Head of R&D)inRaviv Raz(Co-founder)inUdi Zohar(Chief Product Officer)inNir Simon(CFO)in
Co-investorsAtento CapitalBeast VenturesEmerge VenturesHTwentyKoch Disruptive TechnologiesKreos Capital+6 more
Planet Mojo was a web3 gaming ecosystem of interoperable PvP and eSports titles that shut its games down in mid-2025 to pivot to AI video.
Co-investorsARC Angel FundDisney AcceleratorFrame VCimec.xpandInventureRaptor Group+6 more
Players' Lounge is a wagering platform where gamers play money matches, tournaments, and challenges against others for cash prizes.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingMarketplacesSports TechNew York City, US
Zach Dixon(Co-founder)inAustin Woolridge(Co-founder)inDan Delaney(Co-founder)in
BoardPierre Planche(Director)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpCanaan PartnersComcast VenturesDorm RoomEvolution VC PartnersGOAL Ventures+21 more
Profluence is a sports-focused ecosystem combining a private community of founders, operators, and investors with growth advisory services and an investment platform.
Enterprise SoftwareSports Tech
Andrew Petcash(Founder)in
Veo Go turns two iPhones into an automated sports camera that follows the action without a camera operator, using AI to record team matches and produce highlights.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Keld(Co-founder)
Co-investorsSEED Capital Denmark
Rare Candy is a trading card collecting platform combining an AI card scanner, collection tracking, community feed and marketplace.
Chris Knape(Founder)inLee Steinfeld(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDivide by ZeroKonvoy VenturesMarketplaceSeven Seven SixYonder VC
API and platform for interactive emails with real-time analytics; acquired by Salesforce
Co-investorsboldstart venturesOutbound VenturesRainfall VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)Lerer Hippeau
Brazilian daily fantasy sports and betting operator offering cash-prize soccer contests, sportsbook and casino products.
Cricket Square, Grand Cayman
Mateus Carvalho Dantas(Executive Officer, Director)Andre Augusto Machado Santos(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNigel Eccles(Director)
Co-investors4M HoldingBullpen CapitalLeft Lane CapitalVerve CapitalGlobo VenturesKaszek Ventures
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Roam Media operates Outside Learn, an online learning platform offering more than 4,000 videos across 1,000 lessons in climbing, skiing, fitness, yoga, backpacking, and nutrition.
EdTechMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalBlack Jays VenturesMiroma VenturesAt One VenturesEquatorFounders Fund+3 more
Rythm offers monthly blood testing and biomarker tracking to help consumers monitor health metrics over time, providing actionable insights for optimization rather than one-time snapshots.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Dacri Burdan(Co-Founder & CTO)inRobby Wade(Co-Founder & CEO)inDr. Zhiyi Qiang(Co-Founder & CLO (Lab Director))Kelsie Muir(Co-Founder & CDO)inDevon Levesque(Co-Founder & Creative Director)in
BoardAndrew Montgomery(Director)in
Co-investorsAcre Venture PartnersCollaborative FundFlying Fox Ventures
Signos is a metabolic health platform that pairs a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) with an AI-powered app to help consumers understand how food, movement, and daily habits affect their glucose and to support weight management.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsCheyenne VenturesDaniel GutenbergGV (Google Ventures)Samsung NextStartFastStartFast Ventures+1 more
Smile ID provides AI-based identity verification using biometrics, device and network intelligence, and document verification against government databases.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsFintechSilicon Valley, US
William BaresinMark Straub(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors500 GlobalBeta.VenturesCRE Venture CapitalFuture AfricaIntercept VenturesLocalGlobe+10 more
A nutrition tracking app that uses computer vision AI to identify foods from photos and automatically log their nutritional information.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHealthtechNew York City, US
Wade Norris(Founder)inScott Baron(Founder)in
Co-investorsPioneerSamsung NextY CombinatorAccelAsymmetry VenturesGutter Capital+1 more
Staytuned develops a portfolio of apps for Shopify merchants, covering size charts, wholesale and bulk pricing, product bundles, dropshipping, preorders, event ticketing, and automatic discounts.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDragonXFJ LabsHawke VenturesInterlace VenturesKube VC+3 more
Detroit-based online resale marketplace using a bid/ask model and authentication for sneakers, streetwear, watches and electronics.
Chris Kaufman(Founder)in
Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesAAF Management Ltd.Battery VenturesFounders Circle CapitalGelt VCGV (Google Ventures)+14 more
Storycraft is a mobile, multiplayer simulation game where players use AI to build worlds, create characters with personalities, and construct interactive stories together.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerGaming
Adam Waselnuk(Founder)
Co-investorsSignalFireSpacecadet VenturesKhosla VenturesLondon Venture Partners
TAPPP builds a transaction and payment services platform for sports video streaming providers, connecting retail distribution of gift cards with real-time payment processing to add revenue and viewer interactivity.
FintechGamingMedia & EntertainmentSports TechNew York City, US
Sundip Agarwal(Founder)inSandy Agarwal(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAccompliceADVANTAGEOakvale CapitalVerance Capital4M HoldingDrive by DraftKings+8 more
The Athletic is a sports media platform that provides news, analysis, and commentary covering professional and college sports.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSports TechSan Francisco, US
Alex Mather(Co-founder)inAdam Hansmann(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalComcast VenturesFounders FundJackson Square VenturesLuminari CapitalMore Better industries+15 more
TopDrwr is a US-based partnerships marketplace operating online at topdrwr.io with a small team.
Co-investorsFJ LabsService Provider Capital
Sneaker marketplace app where collectors trade, buy and sell authenticated shoes rather than paying resale prices.
Austin, US
Mbiyimoh Ghogomu(Founder)inDarren Smith(Founder)in
Co-investorsJDS SportsTrinityWestbound Equity Partners
Tap is a New York-based market infrastructure and data platform for the LP secondaries market in private funds.
Aeravti Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that has fully deployed its first fund and is preparing to launch a new fund.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechFoodTechMedia & Entertainment
Ashish Gumashta(Founder)Roshi Jain(Founder)Vivek Sinhain
Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersAlkemi Growth CapitalColossa VenturesEndiya PartnersGranite HillSeason Two Ventures+1 more
Venly develops large-scale enterprise systems, building on the team's background from Benchmarking Partners, which created Walmart's first internet-based supplier collaboration system and an early business-to-business internet commerce standard.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkImpact & Social GoodSaaSCambridge, US
Alissa Onigman(Venly CFO)inPaul Horn(Venly Executive Chair)inTed Rybeck(Venly CEO)David Sandberg(Venly General Counsel)Tom Fellows(Venly General Manager)Dee Mewbourne(Venly Institute Executive Director)
Co-investorsimec.istartAlpaca VCCoinbase VenturesFortino CapitalHTGFLeadBlock Partners+2 more
Venly provides blockchain developer tools including a Token API for creating, minting, burning, and managing ERC20 tokens without deep blockchain expertise.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaS
Tim Dierckxsens(CEO)inGerbert Vandenberghe(COO)inKarel Striegel(CPO)inDavy Van Roy(CTO)
Co-investorsBlockrocketKima VenturesTioga Capital PartnersTRANSCENDAlpaca VCCoinbase Ventures+5 more
Veo develops an affordable AI-powered camera system that automatically records and live-streams sports matches, primarily football, for clubs and teams from grassroots to professional levels.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSports Tech
Keld(Co-founder)
Co-investorsPSVSEED Capital DenmarkVentechAutotech VenturesFJ LabsGV (Google Ventures)+4 more
WinZO is a Delhi-based mobile entertainment platform offering casual and skill-based games in multiple Indian languages.
Co-investorsGriffin Gaming PartnersMakers FundKalaari CapitalLionTree
Xpoint is a geolocation and compliance technology provider for sports betting, iGaming and daily fantasy sports operators.
Co-investorsAcies InvestmentsBettor Capital
ZionVerse is an NFT-based gaming metaverse platform built by India's Totality Corp around Indian mythology themes.
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Arena InnovationAthletic MediaTransformation Fitness USABeamBetty GamingBetty HoldingsDibbsEnso ReliefGameCoIndiIndiGGMagic StoryMomento MarketMythikNifty'sPlay PulseRecoverXSmile IDSystem LaboratoriesTapTF LivingVy E-SportsWagmiunitedWizard
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCamb · startupintros.com · Jul 13, 2026
Fermat · Fermat Newsroom · Jul 1, 2026
Graphon · finsmes.com · May 14, 2026
Egra · trysignalbase.com · Apr 20, 2026
Packz · finsmes.com · Apr 13, 2026
The Athletic · trysignalbase.com · Mar 25, 2026
Paceline · paceline.fit · Jun 30, 2025
Commons Clinic · prnewswire.com · Jun 12, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Courtside Ventures made?
- Courtside Ventures has 115 tracked investments, 14 of which have exited, including 10 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Courtside Ventures invest at?
- Courtside Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Courtside Ventures's typical check size?
- Courtside Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $1.5M.
- What sectors does Courtside Ventures focus on?
- Courtside Ventures focuses on Consumer, Creator Economy, Crypto & Web3, E-commerce, Gaming, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sports Tech, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is Courtside Ventures located?
- Courtside Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Courtside Ventures lead rounds?
- Courtside Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Courtside Ventures co-invest with?
- Courtside Ventures most often shares deals with Alumni Ventures, Advancit Capital, Comcast Ventures, among 223 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamVasu Kulkarni - Partner of Courtside Ventures | From Founder to VC: A Journey in Sports and Gaming
Profluence Sports · Vasu Kulkarni
#0104 - Deepen Parikh of Courtside Ventures Talks About Their New $100M Fund
Established · Deepen Parikh
56. Deepen Parikh, Partner at Courtside Ventures
Fitt Insider · Deepen Parikh
Investor Series with Kai Bond, Partner at Courtside Ventures
Entre · Kai Bond
Investor Series - Kai Bond, Partner, Courtside Ventures - RBL1.com Live
Rebel One · Kai Bond
445th 1Mby1M Roundtable May 23, 2019: With Deepen Parikh, Courtside Ventures
1Mby1M Roundtables · Deepen Parikh
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Co-investors · 23
Advancit Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs building companies addressing large opportunities ripe for innovation and disruption, providing capital as well as access to industry relationships and strategic support for its portfolio companies.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that backs technology companies building transformative products.
Sharp Alpha is an early-stage venture firm providing equity capital and strategic support to companies building products tied to consumers' competitive spirit. It also offers non-dilutive growth capital that funds customer acquisition costs, repaid as acquired cohorts generate revenue.
Susa Ventures operates two early-stage technology funds that invest in companies leveraging data, network effects, and economies of scale.
BITKRAFT Ventures is a global investment platform focused on gaming, interactive media, and related technologies, backing companies building at the convergence of physical and digital worlds (which it calls Synthetic Reality).
Rosecliff is a diversified investment management firm in New York City operating multiple strategies including credit, venture capital, and private equity. Its venture arm partners with founders to build category-defining companies across enterprise and consumer markets.
Menlo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm backing transformative technology companies, with a strong current emphasis on artificial intelligence across enterprise, healthcare, and consumer markets.
Javelin Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in unique ideas, people and business models across companies it would personally want to join.
Amasia is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 that invests in software or software-enabled businesses aimed at enabling human flourishing and helping people live healthier, happier lives.
Counterview Capital is a New York-based venture capital firm investing in pre-seed and seed stage technology startups, backing unconventional founders building innovative products.
QB1 Ventures is a family office-affiliated investment fund that focuses on venture capital and growth stage investments, primarily in U.S. and Israel-based technology companies across diverse industries.
Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.
▶11 more co-investors
Everywhere VenturesBowery CapitalFoundryOperator LPXtripe AngelsPolygonTusk Venture PartnersWhat If VenturesNorthpond VenturesNex CubedCoefficient Capital
Firms observed investing alongside Courtside Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Courtside Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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