Courtside Ventures
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Series B · 13 people tracked
Also known as COURTSIDE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Courtside Ventures backs companies at the intersection of sports, gaming, media, and consumer technology. The firm sees growth in new sports and platforms catering to younger demographics, in the capture, creation, distribution, and consumption of content, and in the global expansion of sports betting driven by regulatory approvals. It also targets wellness and commerce opportunities tied to next-generation lifestyle priorities, personalized fitness and nutrition powered by better data, and vertically focused marketplaces. Gaming is a central thesis: the firm views it as the dominant interactive entertainment form for young adults and invests in content creation, distribution, and monetization platforms globally across mature and emerging markets.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 28, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 55 of 116 portfolio companiesConsumer ×25AI & Machine Learning ×17Sports Tech ×16Gaming ×15Media & Entertainment ×12SaaS ×9Fintech ×8Wellness & Fitness ×8
HQs:United States×39India×4Canada×1Mexico×1Netherlands×1
Investments · 116 tracked
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Connected fitness company building a portable robotic resistance-training device and companion strength training app.
New York, US
Krisna Bhargava(Executive Officer, Director)Albert Matheny(Executive Officer, Director)Christoper Howell(Director)
Board seatDeepen Parikh· per SEC Form D · $2M raise · filed Sep 2023
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
Subscription-based sports journalism publisher, founded 2016 and acquired by The New York Times Company in 2022.
San Francisco, US
Alex Mather(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Hansmann(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardIan Doody(Director)Napoleon Ta(Director)in
Board seatDeepen Parikh· per SEC Form D · $39.6M raise · filed Nov 2018
Co-investorsBedrockFounders Fund
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)Dieter Neujahr(Co-Founder & COO)David Bachowski(Chief Technology Officer)Jeff Katz(Chief Product & Strategy Officer)Adam Holt(SVP of Sales)Gregory Tutton(Director)
Board seatDeepen Parikh· per SEC Form D · $4.5M raise · filed Feb 2018
Co-investorsEmerging VenturesExpansion Venture CapitalRosecliff VenturesCounterview Capital
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)Michael Strahan(Co-founder)Gotham Chopra(Co-founder)inAmeeth Sankaran(Chief Executive Officer)
Board seatDeepen Parikh· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAllievo CapitalLinkinFirmRosecliff VenturesShamrock CapitalVerve Capital
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)Brian Bedol(Executive Officer, Director)
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 West
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)
Co-investorsRSE VenturesSerena Ventures
Six-a-side football league blending ex-professional players with creators, streamed free on YouTube and Twitch.
Berlin-based operator of Baller League, a 6-a-side, streamed indoor football league with editions in Germany, the UK and the US.
Co-investorsV3 VenturesDreamcraft
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)Sapna Nagpal(Director)
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesGOAL Ventures
Betty is a real-money online casino operator combining iCasino gaming with casual mobile game mechanics for Canadian players.
Co-investors359 CapitalVelo Partners
Online casino and iGaming operator licensed in Ontario and Alberta, with a pre-seed-backed social casino focused on female players.
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)
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)in
Co-investorsComcast Ventures
UAE-based AI speech company providing zero-shot dubbing and voice translation of content into 100+ languages.
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, LLC
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-investorsSlauson & Co.
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)Nick Aubin(Founder)inNicholas Scott Aubin(Executive Officer, Director)Paulo Marques Da Costa(Executive Officer, Director)Prithviraj Singha Roy(Director)
BoardJohn Loser(Director)in
Co-investorsFloating PointNorth South VenturesSteelSky VenturesTime BioVenturesAverin CapitalRA Capital
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 VenturesKaszek VenturesSequoia CapitalStepstone Group
Draftea is a mobile app for online sports betting, offering live in-game betting with real-time odds across sports such as soccer, American football, basketball, baseball, and Formula 1.
ConsumerGamingSports Tech
Alán Jaime Misrahi(Founder)inJoe Cohen(Founder)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalMantis CapitalSequoia CapitalStepstone Group
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)Ben Talbot(Founder)Jeff Howell(Founder)Vincent Mar(Founder)
Co-investorsFunPlus
Egra builds EEG-based foundation models that turn involuntary biosignals into reward signals for AI alignment.
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+2 more
Lifestyle (US); acquired by Hinge Health
Eternal is an athlete-focused healthcare company combining longevity medicine, diagnostics and sports science in clinics.
Every Mother provides evidence-based exercise programs focused on core and pelvic floor health for women across different life stages.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessBrooklyn, US
Leah Keller
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 VenturesInsight Partners+1 more
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-investorsBantam Group
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+3 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
BoardSaam Motamedi(Board / Investor representative (Greylock General Partner))Scott Friend(Board Member (Partner, Bain Capital Ventures; led Series A))
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesDynamism CapitalGreylock PartnersQED InvestorsMontage VenturesVMG Partners
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
AI-native commerce platform that generates personalized, channel-specific shopping experiences for consumer brands.
San Francisco, US
Rishabh M. Jain(Executive Officer, Director)Shreyas Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardIndranil Guha(Director)Scott Friend(Director)in
Co-investorsBain Capital 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 PartnersElysian Park Venturesward.ventures
Gainful makes personalized performance nutrition products and supplements.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Jahaan Ansari(Founder/CTO)inEric Wu(Cofounder)
Co-investorsBarrel VenturesDorm RoomKli CapitalY CombinatorBrandProject Capital
Graphon AI builds a pre-model relational memory layer that maps connections across enterprise multimodal data for LLMs and agents.
Lifestyle (US); acquired by SRAM
Digital asset composability protocol for minting multichain fungible and non-fungible tokens.
Co-investorsArca FundsBitDAOMantle NetworkBlocktower Capital
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, LlcPeaceful Progress+7 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 CapitalLightShed VenturesGeneral Catalyst
Co-investorsPlay VenturesBlockchain Founders Fund
IndiGG is an India-focused Web3 gaming guild, part of Yield Guild Games, enabling gamers to earn through play-to-earn titles.
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 FundOverton Venture CapitalSerena Ventures+1 more
Jackpot is a San Francisco-based digital platform for buying official state lottery tickets online via mobile app or desktop.
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 Health
Stephen Sokoler(Founder & CEO)Sue Zbikowski(Chief Clinical Officer)
Co-investorsCity LightHealthtech CapitalJ-ImpactManchesterStory Group, LLCMiami Angels
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-investorsBoro CapitalBY Venture PartnersForerunner VenturesMastryMosaic General Partnership, LLCToba Capital+4 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)Brian Lovera(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsMenlo 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.
ConsumerFintech
Co-investorsAdapt VenturesAnthemis VentureDunbar CapitalFlucas VenturesTribe Capital
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 VC
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)
BoardNick MacShane(Director)Monique Idlett(Director)Michael Venerable(Director)
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalCincyTechCollectivJumpstart VenturesLeadX Capital PartnersMercury Fund+11 more
LiveLike develops interactive digital engagement tools for sports and entertainment audiences.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York, US
Miheer Walavalkar(Founder)in
Co-investorsComcast VenturesDentsu VenturesPrime PartnersScrum VenturesBigfoot CapitalElysian Park Ventures+1 more
LiveLike is a New York-based fan engagement platform providing interactive and gamification tools for sports broadcasters and media companies.
New York City, US
Co-investorsTechstarsDentsu VenturesElysian Park VenturesGreycroft PartnersTPG
Mantel is an online retailer of cycling products including bikes, helmets, wheels, and related gear and accessories.
E-commerceRetail Tech
Co-investorsEni NextShell Ventures
Matchday builds mobile, officially licensed casual football games with collectible digital player cards and live competitions.
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesClaritas CapitalFermionGraph VenturesHorizons VenturesKyber Knight Capital+4 more
Future offers a subscription-based personal training service that pairs users with dedicated human coaches who build and continuously adjust individualized fitness programs.
ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesEvolution VC PartnersJDS SportsKleiner PerkinsOptum VenturesHarris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment
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
Authenticated mobile marketplace for game-worn soccer merchandise, later a fan-experience platform, acquired by TickPick in 2026.
New York, US
John Brennan(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Daniel(Director)Emmanuel Seuge(Director)
Lifestyle (US); acquired by MoonPay
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 CapitalPROOF+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-investorsAcrew CapitalClocktower VenturesGreatPoint VenturesMontage VenturesMS&AD VenturesNextView Ventures+2 more
Paceline is a health and wellness platform that rewards users for logged physical activity and offers a wellness rewards credit card.
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-investorsSharp AlphaMakers FundRiverPark Ventures
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 TechnologiesSpider Capital+5 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-investorsRaptor Group
Lifestyle (Norway); acquired by NetEase
Players' Lounge is a wagering platform that allows gamers to compete in head-to-head matches or tournaments for cash prizes.
ConsumerCreator EconomyGamingMarketplacesSports TechNew York City, US
Dan Delaney(Founder)inZach Dixon(Founder)inAustin Woolridge(Founder)in
BoardPierre Planche(Director)in
Co-investorsAlleyCorpCanaan PartnersComcast VenturesDorm RoomEvolution VC PartnersGOAL Ventures+5 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-investorsKonvoy Ventures
API and platform for interactive emails with real-time analytics; acquired by Salesforce
Co-investorsboldstart venturesOutbound VenturesThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)
Lifestyle (US); acquired by Hyperice
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 Capital
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(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inRobert Wade(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
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 VenturesSamsung NextTau VenturesGV (Google Ventures)
Identity verification, user onboarding and real-time digital KYC provider operating across African markets.
Smile Identity offers AI-based identity verification that combines biometrics, device intelligence, network intelligence, and document verification against government databases to confirm a user's identity.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsFintechSilicon Valley, US
Mark StraubWilliam Bares
Co-investors500 GlobalBeta.VenturesNorrsken22PTB VenturesValuestream Ventures
Smile ID provides AI-based identity verification using biometrics, device and network intelligence, and document verification against government databases.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech
Co-investorsCRE Venture CapitalIntercept VenturesNimble PartnersStory VenturesCommerce VenturesFuture Africa+4 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-investorsSamsung NextY CombinatorAccelIndex Ventures
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-investorsDragonXHawke VenturesInterlace VenturesKube VCSocial LeverageThe Fund
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)+4 more
Montreal-based AI-native gaming platform where players use generative AI to build, share and play interactive story worlds.
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 Ventures
Telehealth platform selling clinician-prescribed compounded peptide treatments for longevity and performance support.
Tap is a venture-backed marketplace for private-market fund secondaries and startup employee equity liquidity.
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 HoldingleAD Sports+4 more
Lifestyle (US); acquired by Lively
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(Founder/CEO)inAdam Hansmann(Founder/COO)in
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalComcast VenturesFounders FundJackson Square VenturesLuminari CapitalMore Better industries+5 more
TopDrwr is a US-based partnerships marketplace operating online at topdrwr.io with a small team.
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 Sports
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)Paul Horn(Venly Executive Chair)Ted Rybeck(Venly CEO)David Sandberg(Venly General Counsel)Tom Fellows(Venly General Manager)Dee Mewbourne(Venly Institute Executive Director)
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesHTGF
Venly provides blockchain developer tools including a Token API for creating, minting, burning, and managing ERC20 tokens without deep blockchain expertise.
Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSaaS
Tim Dierckxsens(CEO)Gerbert Vandenberghe(COO)Karel Striegel(CPO)Davy Van Roy(CTO)
Co-investorsTioga Capital PartnersTRANSCENDAlpaca VCCoinbase VenturesHTGF
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 LabsInterplay Ventures+1 more
Gaming (US); acquired by Galaxy Racer
Co-investorsRed Beard Ventures
Gaming company; acquired by HSEL
Xpoint is a geolocation and compliance technology provider for sports betting, iGaming and daily fantasy sports operators.
ZionVerse is an NFT-based gaming metaverse platform built by India's Totality Corp around Indian mythology themes.
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesVeo · micromobility.substack.com · Aug 20, 2026
Percepto · startuphub.ai · Aug 17, 2026
Paceline · wjbf.com · Aug 14, 2026
Inc42 · x.com · Aug 7, 2026
Rythm · intelligence360.news · Jul 28, 2026
Jump · valueaddvc.com · Jul 28, 2026
Commons Clinic · intelligence360.news · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Courtside Ventures made?
- Courtside Ventures has 38 tracked investments.
- 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 Bitkraft Esports Ventures, boldstart ventures, Play Ventures, among 12 tracked co-investors.
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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.
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.
Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.
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.
Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.
Susa Ventures operates two early-stage technology funds that invest in companies leveraging data, network effects, and economies of scale.
Bowery Capital is an early-stage venture firm focused on B2B software companies, providing hands-on go-to-market, talent, and business development support to founders.
Foundry invests in early-stage startups and venture funds across multiple sectors. The firm builds a portfolio-based network connecting portfolio companies with other investors and entrepreneurs.
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