Phoenix Capital Ventures
Venture capitalAtlanta · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Investment thesis
PCV invests exclusively in the sports, fitness, gaming, and entertainment sectors, where culture intersects with consumer behavior and where innovation scales through fan passion. The firm partners with early-stage companies, typically at pre-seed, seed, and Series A, and also participates through strategic entry stages. Its portfolio spans daily fantasy sports, connected fitness, ticketing and live events, gaming media, collectibles, athlete safety technology, and sports data platforms, reflecting a focus on consumer-facing and enabling technology across passion-driven industries.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 27, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 20 of 32 portfolio companiesSports Tech ×10Consumer ×8AI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×6Media & Entertainment ×5Creator Economy ×3E-commerce ×3Gaming ×3
HQs:United States×14
Who they back
founder profiles across 9 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×23 founders×1
Investments · 32 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12023 · 12022 · 12017 · 15 dated
Co-investorsBlue Venture FundsDeciens
Trulieve cultivates and produces cannabis products, growing plants by hand in state-approved, climate-controlled facilities to reduce unwanted chemicals and pests.
AgTechConsumerHealthtechWellness & FitnessQuincy, US
Kim Rivers(Executive Officer, Director)inJan Reese(Executive Officer)Joy Malivuk(Executive Officer)inEric Powers(Executive Officer)inJason Pernell(Executive Officer)Kyle Landrum(Executive Officer)in
cllct is a media and commerce company focused on the collectibles economy, covering categories such as game-used memorabilia and historical artifacts.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSports Tech
Darren Rovell(Founder)Steve Ziff(CEO)
BoardZach Leonsis(Board Chair)
Co-investorsDraftKingsGame Changers VenturesWarburg Pincus
Athletes.org is a players association for college athletes that educates, organizes, and represents members by negotiating the terms of their collegiate athletic experience.
Sports Tech
Co-investorsJDS Sports
Pass is a ticketing and revenue platform that enables teams, venues, and organizations to monetize unsold inventory by allowing holders to upgrade seat locations or purchase add-ons.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesSaaSSports Tech
Co-investorsElevate VenturesTribes Ventures
New York, US
Nigel Eccles(Executive Officer, Director)inRobat Jones(Director)
BoardSerge Kassardjian(Director)in
Co-investors6th Man VenturesAdvancit Capital
BookSeats allows fans to book sports and event tickets bundled with flights and hotel accommodations in a single platform.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesSports TechTravel & Hospitality
Co-investorsCalano VenturesComcast Ventures
A science-based fitness coaching platform with personalized training, nutrition, and habit coaching.
Caliber is a fitness coaching program that combines data-driven fitness and nutrition programming, one-on-one video coaching, and habit coaching to help members build muscle and lose weight.
ConsumerHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Jared Cluff(Founder)Justin Fauci(Founder)
Flexia provides at-home Pilates reformer equipment combined with digital technology and community features to make Pilates instruction accessible to a broad audience.
ConsumerHardwareWellness & FitnessSacramento, US
Kaleen Canevari(Founder & CEO)
Co-investorsalphabet angelsTechstarsADVANTAGEPhoenix Venture Partners
Provides retailers with AI solutions connecting the retail value chain.
A vertically integrated cannabis company.
An art streaming platform offering digital art playlists streamed in high resolution.
Loupe Art operates a streaming platform for visual art, offering curated original artist content and ambient art and music channels across connected TVs, web, and commercial spaces.
AdTechConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaSAtlanta, US
Cameron Clayton(Director)Michele Tobin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Mike Flannery(Director)
BoardMarisa Warren(Director)
Co-investorsGOAL VenturesGrit Capital PartnersSound Media VenturesALIAVIA Ventures
A nationwide home delivery pharmacy.
Nextiles is a materials science company that combines patented fabric-based sensor and sewing technology with a data analytics platform to measure human performance, capturing forces, range of motion, and 3D motion from compression clothing.
HardwareNew MaterialsSports TechBrooklyn, US
George Sun(Chief Executive Officer)John Peters(Director)Matthew Evans(Executive Officer)
BoardMeredith McPherron(Director)in
Co-investorsDrive by DraftKings
Noteefy provides golf course and resort operators with software to capture demand and reduce no-shows, including a waitlist automation tool, an AI pro shop assistant, and booking reporting that integrates with existing tee sheets.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSports Tech
Jake Gordon 🔔(Founder)inDathan Wong🔔⛳️(Founder)in
Co-investorsTeamworthy VenturesPerot Jain
Pinpoint provides a workforce of AI agents that respond to comments, DMs, mentions, and other signals across a brand's organic, paid, and influencer social media content in the brand's voice.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Co-investorsEdge Case Capital Partners
A smart mouthguard that monitors head impacts in real-time to enhance athlete safety.
HealthtechMinneapolis, US
STEVE WASHBURN(Executive Officer, Director)FRANK GRAZZINI II(Executive Officer, Director)MICHAEL WRIGHT(Executive Officer, Director)
PrizePicks is a daily fantasy sports and prediction platform where users build lineups combining player stat projections with team picks (game winners, spreads, and over/unders) across sports like NBA, WNBA, and MLB.
ConsumerGamingSports Tech
Co-investors305 VenturesAtlanta Technology AngelsRevUp Capital
Pro Shop Holdings is the parent company of golf-focused media and lifestyle brands—including Skratch, GolfWRX, Sugarloaf Social Club, Pro Shop Studios, and Paige Co.—producing video content, running online golf communities, and selling merchandise.
ConsumerE-commerceMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsCauseway PartnersPalm Tree Crew Investments
Resurgens connects brands and agencies to gaming and esports audiences through a community-driven platform that includes live event production, livestreaming, gaming influencers, media, and original video game development.
Creator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentAtlanta, US
Co-investorsSound Media Ventures
An AI studio powering online casinos with photorealistic, autonomous live dealers scaling across 140+ languages.
Stats Perform combines proprietary sports data with AI to deliver analytics, content, and technology for media, broadcast, sports organizations, and betting platforms.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSports Tech
Carl Mergele(Chief Executive Officer)Mike Perez(Chief Operating Officer)Steve Xeller(Chief Revenue Officer)Elizabeth Cutri(Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel)Charles Kaplan(Chief Marketing Officer)Nick Burrello(Chief Financial Officer)
Co-investorsAndera Partners
Tallysight operates a neutral distribution network connecting sports creators and media partners with licensed prediction platforms and sportsbooks such as DraftKings, FanDuel, Kalshi, and Polymarket.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSports Tech
A retail marketplace connecting fashion through intelligent software.
Genesys provides an AI infrastructure platform that automates the sale and distribution of retailer inventory across global marketplaces, handling product listings, descriptions, pricing, and shipping logistics across 190 countries.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaSUSA, US
The LIST is a shopping platform powered by artificial intelligence that connects consumers with a curated network of global boutiques and retailers, enabling personalized discovery and direct social shopping experiences.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketplacesRetail TechNew Castle, US
Co-investorsMVP VenturesSignal Peak Ventures
A mobile and connected TV service changing how sports fans discover and connect to sports programming.
Palo Alto, US
Warren Packard(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Byers(Director)Marc Morgenstern(Director)Don Parsons(Director)Robert Barcklay(Director)Bill Bradford(Executive Officer)
A fitness and health platform using virtual reality to gamify fitness.
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioAccessnewswireNYSE: ACCSTrulieve CannabisNYSE: TRLV
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesTrulieve Cannabis · tickeron.com · Aug 24, 2026
Athletes · eaglecountryonline.com · Aug 10, 2026
Flexia · en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br · Jul 2, 2026
BetHog · igamingbusiness.com · Apr 23, 2026
Noteefy · forbes.com · Jun 17, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Phoenix Capital Ventures made?
- Phoenix Capital Ventures has 29 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Phoenix Capital Ventures invest at?
- Phoenix Capital Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Phoenix Capital Ventures focus on?
- Phoenix Capital Ventures focuses on Consumer, Gaming, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sports Tech, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is Phoenix Capital Ventures located?
- Phoenix Capital Ventures is headquartered in Atlanta, US.
- Who does Phoenix Capital Ventures co-invest with?
- Phoenix Capital Ventures most often shares deals with Sound Media Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Deciens, among 22 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamAdam Lewites, Phoenix Capital Ventures - The Sports VC Playbook
Profluence Sports · Adam Lewites
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