Courtside Ventures
Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Series B · 13 people tracked
Also known as COURTSIDE VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
The firm focuses on emerging sports and platforms that appeal to younger audiences, viewing them as sources of strong future growth. It targets content capture, creation, distribution and consumption as key revenue drivers across sports, along with the globally expanding, increasingly regulated sports betting market. It also backs wellness and commerce opportunities driven by next-generation lifestyle priorities, including data-driven personalized fitness and nutrition, and vertically focused marketplaces emerging from the unbundling of general commerce. Gaming is a core thesis area, spanning content creation, distribution and monetization platforms that generate enterprise SaaS value, with investments made across mature and emerging markets worldwide.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 32 of 102 portfolio companiesConsumer ×14Gaming ×9AI & Machine Learning ×8Sports Tech ×8Hardware ×5Media & Entertainment ×5Healthtech ×4SaaS ×4
HQs:United States×25India×1Netherlands×1
Investments · 102 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathNew 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
Houston, US
Phil Gilbert(Director)Daniel Bomze(Director)Charles Davis(Director)Darren Smith(Executive Officer)Mbiyimoh Ghogomu(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDeepen Parikh· per SEC Form D · $13.6M raise · filed Nov 2022
San Francisco, US
Ian Doody(Director)Deepen Parikh(Director)Alex Mather(Executive Officer, Director)Napoleon Ta(Director)Adam Hansmann(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDeepen Parikh· per SEC Form D · $39.6M raise · filed Nov 2018
FanAI provides a data platform that integrates proprietary purchase and audience data to measure, maximize, and monetize the sales impact of sports marketing and sponsorships.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSports TechSanta Monica, US
Johannes Waldstein(Founder & CEO)Deepen Parikh(Director)Gregory Tutton(Director)Dieter Neujahr(Co-Founder & COO)David Bachowski(Chief Technology Officer)Jeff Katz(Chief Product & Strategy Officer)
Board seatDeepen Parikh· per SEC Form D · $4.5M raise · filed Feb 2018
Santa Monica, US
Ameeth Sankaran(Executive Officer, Director)Gautam Chopra(Director)Tom Brady(Director)Michael Strahan(Director)Deepen Parikh(Director)
Board seatDeepen Parikh· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Apr 2018
New York, US
Joseph Brady(Executive Officer)Brian Hermelin(Director)Brian Bedol(Executive Officer, Director)Patrick Kerins(Director)James Pallotta(Director)Kenneth Lerer(Director)
Board seatBrian Hermelin· per SEC Form D · $11M raise · filed Jul 2015
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)Jake Cohen(Director)Scott Braun(Director)John Robinson(Director)Michael Sepso(Director)Josh Dienstag(Director)
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
PartnerDeepen Parikh· led
Bezel manufactures coin bezels and coin jewelry products including gold and silver bezels, earrings, necklaces, and rings for collectors worldwide.
Advanced ManufacturingConsumer
Clubs Poker is an online sweepstakes poker platform offering Texas Hold'em, Omaha, and other poker formats along with casino-style games and tournaments where players use free daily coins to win real prizes.
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)Vasudev Kulkarni(Director)
Austin, US
Prithviraj Singha Roy(Director)Nicholas Scott Aubin(Executive Officer, Director)Paulo Marques Da Costa(Executive Officer, Director)Brad Hively(Director)
BoardJohn Loser(Director)David Berry(Director)
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.
ConsumerGaming
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
King Of Prussia, US
Tim Tepass(Director)Mario Dodev(Executive Officer, Director)Garrett Gomes(Director)Feda Mecan(Director)Matthew Ricci(Executive Officer, Director)
Digital asset composability protocol for minting multichain fungible and non-fungible tokens.
Bermuda Dunes, US
Kai Bond(Director)Pablo Wiedmann(Director)Jason Crawford(Executive Officer, Director)
Infinite Objects manufactures and sells framed digital displays that play video art and collectible moving prints for consumers.
ConsumerHardwareBrooklyn, US
Roxana Fata(Executive Officer)Vasudev Kulkarni(Director)Alex Chung(Director)Sona Banker(Executive Officer)Nicholas Dangerfield(Executive Officer)Joseph Saavedra(Executive Officer, Director)
Jawa sells prebuilt custom gaming PCs that are tested and ready to use.
ConsumerGamingHardware
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)
Kabata makes AI-powered adjustable smart dumbbells (5–60 lbs per dumbbell) that use sensors and velocity-based training to analyze reps, provide real-time form feedback, and automatically change weight.
ConsumerHardwareSports Tech
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
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)
Mantel is an online retailer of cycling products including bikes, helmets, wheels, and related gear and accessories.
E-commerceRetail Tech
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.
Frequently asked questions
- 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 $500K – $3M.
- What sectors does Courtside Ventures focus on?
- Courtside Ventures focuses on Consumer, Creator Economy, 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.
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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