Raine
Venture capitalNew York · Seed–Late Stage · 61 people tracked
Also known as Raine Capital Llc
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Investment thesis
Raine combines strategic advisory, capital, and a global network to support both established industry leaders and emerging disruptors. It manages growth equity and venture capital strategies focused on four core verticals — sports, content, music, and gaming — as well as their intersections, supported by specialized teams in advertising, commerce, and technology. Raine believes these sectors will continue to see strong top-line growth driven by globalization and secular technology shifts, positioning its investment strategies to benefit from these trends. The firm leverages its industry expertise and network to guide portfolio companies toward maximizing growth opportunities.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 61 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 20 of 33 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×6Consumer ×5Enterprise Software ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Developer Tools ×4Fintech ×4Gaming ×4
HQs:United States×9India×1
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12020 · 12019 · 13 dated
Planetary Systems AI develops AI systems for space and satellite operations planning, serving government agencies, private companies, and businesses that need to integrate multiple data sources for decision-making in launch and orbital operations.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechSpace Tech
Sridhar Iyengar(Founder, Investor, Inventor)
Co-investorsSeraphim Space
AfterQuery is an applied research lab that curates training data solutions for foundation model development by capturing expert reasoning and decision-making processes.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Carlos Georgescu(Co-Founder)inSpencer Mateega(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsBoxGroupFailup VenturesY CombinatorAltos Ventures
Amuse offers self-service music distribution that lets independent artists release music to major streaming services and social networks, keep their royalties, and track performance via iOS, Android, or web.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsBridford Investments (Bridford Group)Lakestar
Barndoor provides a control plane for agentic AI that enables enterprises to manage how AI is used, shared, and scaled across their organization while maintaining security and governance.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investors8-Bit CapitalCrosslink CapitalMoment Ventures, LlcBlumberg CapitalFirst Round CapitalFoundersX Ventures+4 more
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
William Wolf(Founder)inJustin Woodbridge(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBayes Entrepreneurship Fund
Bedrock Robotics develops autonomous robotic systems for construction sites, applying self-driving vehicle technology to address skilled labor shortages in building, energy, data centers, and factories.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechRobotics
Boris Sofman(Founder & CEO)inKevin Peterson(Founder)inAjay Gummalla(Founder)inTom Eliaz(Founder)in
Co-investors8VCC4 VenturesCapitalGDeviation CapitalEclipse VenturesEmergence Capital Partners+8 more
Blackbird Presents produces music-focused entertainment content, including tribute celebrations and documentaries featuring artists such as Robbie Robertson and Willie Nelson.
Media & Entertainment
Buildbox is a platform that detects failed user journeys in AI agents that pass their evals but still fail to help users complete tasks, ranking these failures by business impact.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Trishala Jain(Co-Founder)inMark Nour(Founder)in
Co-investorsVela PartnersY CombinatorGaingelsLondon Venture Partners
Candle is a mobile app designed for couples that provides daily games, conversation prompts, date ideas, and shared memory storage to strengthen romantic relationships.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & FitnessNew York City, US
Alex Ruber(Co-Founder and CEO)inParth Chopra(Co-Founder and CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorDG Daiwa VenturesProgressionValor Equity PartnersTechstars
Carry1st provides payment processing, game distribution, and marketing services for publishers entering African and Middle Eastern markets.
B2B MarketplacesFintechGaming
Lucy Hoffman(Founder)in
Co-investorsBitkraft Esports VenturesSony Ventures CorporationAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAvenir Growth CapitalCapria Ventures+17 more
British premium sportswear brand and end-to-end digital retailing platform for professional sports teams.
Philip Beahon(Founder)inThomas Beahon(Founder)in
Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALHanaco Venture CapitalRedrice VenturesBNP Paribas
Chalo provides a live bus-tracking app and a tap-to-pay Chalo Card that lets riders in India see real-time bus arrival times and pay for bus travel.
ConsumerLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & Transportation
Vinayak Bhavnani(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvantedge FoundersAvataar Venture PartnersJITO Angel NetworkSnowflake VenturesStride VenturesTrifecta Capital Advisors+2 more
Cypher Games is a mobile game studio that develops match-3 games, including its title Match Squad, which features cinematic worlds, competitive multiplayer, and city-building mechanics.
Gaming
Co-investorsPlay Venturese2vc
Definely is an AI-powered legal technology platform that helps legal teams create, draft, and review contracts.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
Nnamdi Emelifeonwu(Co-Founder and CEO)inFeargus MacDaeid(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsCornerstone VCCRE Venture CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Octopus Ventures
Women-first game platform for creators, streamers, and players
Walnut, US
Yuliya Palatovska(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Gregory Milken(Director)in
Co-investorsKonvoy VenturesvgamesLondon Venture PartnersMarch Capital Partners
DraftKings operates a multi-product gaming platform offering online sportsbooks, daily fantasy sports, and casino games to consumers across desktop, mobile apps, and retail locations.
FintechGamingMarketplacesSector AgnosticSports TechBoston, US
Paul Liberman(Executive Officer, Director)inTige Savage(Co-founder)inMatt Kalish(Founder)inJanet Holian(Executive Officer)inTimothy Dent(Executive Officer)Alan Wayne Ellingson(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAccompliceACME CapitalAgman PartnersAtento CapitalAurumBoston Seed Capital+17 more
New York, US
Suchit Dash(Executive Officer)Jonas Druppel(Founder)in
BoardDanny Rimer(Director)in
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalEniac VenturesIndex VenturesLowercase CapitalSunstone Capital
Duetti offers independent music creators fast deals to buy music rights (masters, publishing, and royalties), along with catalog management, distribution, and marketing services to grow their careers.
Creator EconomyFintechMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US
Christopher Nolte(Founder)inLior Tibon(Founder)in
Co-investorsCohen CircleFlexpoint FordNycaNyca PartnersViola VenturesDeciens+3 more
DUPR is a rating platform for pickleball players that calculates and updates player ratings on a 2.000–8.000 scale based on match and tournament results submitted by players or clubs.
ConsumerSaaSSports Tech
Co-investorsChaifetz Group
LaunchPoint is a creator marketing platform that connects brands with a network of 50,000+ creators for on-demand content partnerships.
Creator EconomyData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGamingMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
Adam Neuwirth(Founder)in
Co-investorsRed Bear AngelsY CombinatorGalaxy Ventures
Perlego operates a subscription digital library of more than 1.5 million academic and non-fiction ebooks, offering study tools such as an app, smart search, and citation features.
ConsumerEdTechSaaS
Oliviero Muzi Falconi(Founder)in
Co-investorsEvli Growth PartnersFounders FactoryFounders Factory NYKPN VenturesRedbus VenturesACE & Company+1 more
RCX Sports is a youth sports platform backed by professional leagues that provides accessible and affordable sports experiences for youth athletes nationwide.
ConsumerSports Tech
BoardEli Manning
Co-investorsHamilton Lane
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AfterAltSpaceVRAntennaBODiCheddarDayDoc AuthorityEaslEssorPresents
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRCX Sports · rcxsports.com · Sep 18, 2025
Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 4
as of Jun 2025| Fund | Vintage | Committed | Net IRR | TVPI | DPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raine Partners IVLPs: New York City Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York, New York City Police Pension Fund | 2022 | — | — | 1.11x | 1.11x |
| Raine Partners IV, L.P.LPs: New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, New York City Employees' Retirement System, Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York +3 more | 2022 | — | 8.3% | 1.11x | 0.00x |
| Raine Partners IIILPs: New Mexico Educational Retirement Board, New York City Police Pension Fund, New York City Board of Education Retirement System | 2018 | — | 1.2% | 1.05x | 0.06x |
| Raine Partners IILPs: New York City Police Pension Fund, New York City Board of Education Retirement System | 2014 | — | 24.2% | 2.95x | 2.29x |
Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Raine made?
- Raine has 33 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Raine invest at?
- Raine invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Raine focus on?
- Raine focuses on AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Creator Economy, E-commerce, Gaming, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Sports Tech, Wellness & Fitness.
- Where is Raine located?
- Raine is headquartered in New York, US.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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