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Art Chou

Investor

Managing Director at Stadia Ventures

St. Louis, Missouri

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Advisory board member and co-founder, also serving as General Manager North America at Rapsodo.

Experience

  1. Alumni Sports PartnersFounder and Principalcurrent2026 — presentSt Louis, Missouri, United States
  2. Rapsodo Sports (Rapsodo, Inc.)Business Development Consultantcurrent2023 — presentSt Louis, Missouri, United States
  3. Rapsodo Sports (Rapsodo, Inc.)GM-North America2017 — 2023Greater St. Louis
  4. Stadia VenturesManaging Director2023 — 2026St Louis, Missouri, United States
  5. Stadia VenturesManaging Partner2023 — 2026St Louis, Missouri, United States
  6. Stadia VenturesCo Founder and Managing Director2015 — 2026Greater St. Louis
  7. Chou Sports InitiativesPrincipal2014 — 2015Greater St. Louis
  8. Jarden Team Sports/Rawlings Sporting GoodsSVP & GM, Apparel2013 — 2014
  9. Jarden Team Sports/Rawlings Sporting GoodsSenior Vice President, Product2004 — 2013
  10. Pixl Golf CompanyPresident2000 — 2003
  11. Golf Digest magazineTechnical Editor1997 — 1999
  12. Titleist and Foot-Joy WorldwideDirector, Golf Club Research and Development1989 — 1996

Education

  1. University of PennsylvaniaBSE, Mechanical Engineering
  2. Drexel UniversityMS, Materials Engineering

Skills & more

Sporting Goods50Product Development92Sports39Brand Development16Apparel6Product Management39Start-ups21Product Marketing10Sports Marketing16Product Design8Consumer Products5Retail9
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipMarketingSalesBusiness PlanningMarketing StrategyTrainingMerchandisingStrategic PartnershipsManagementLeadershipStrategic PlanningStrategy

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Colleagues at Stadia Ventures

Alex Chalmers
Managing Partner at Stadia Ventures
Asher Weiss
Advisor at Stadia Ventures
Bill Powell
Managing Director, Black Lab Sports at Stadia Ventures
Brandon Janosky
Managing Partner at Stadia Ventures
Clint Lewis
Managing Director, Detalus at Stadia Ventures
Gretchen Brune
Partnership Associate at Stadia Ventures
Joe Garea
Managing Director, Detalus at Stadia Ventures
Joe Pimmel
Managing Partner at Stadia Ventures

Network5

Alex Chalmers
Managing Partner at Stadia Ventures
Asher Weiss
Advisor at Stadia Ventures
Brandon Janosky
Managing Partner at Stadia Ventures
Joe Pimmel
Managing Partner at Stadia Ventures
Tim Hayden
Co-Founder, Stadia Ventures & Xvisory at Stadia Ventures

Investors connected to Art in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Art Chou work?
Art Chou is Managing Director at Stadia Ventures.
What check size does Art Chou write?
Art Chou typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Same school

Also attended University of Pennsylvania765

Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesLeah von SiemensPartner at Manta Ray VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark Capital

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Also attended Drexel University57

AdamAdvisor at Clear VenturesJesse MiddletonGeneral Partner at Flybridge Capital PartnersNabil UllahAssociate at Osage University PartnersVictoria LewisVenture Professional at Medical Excellence CapitalEliza DragomirSenior Analyst at SKY VCMarcie ReillyChief Growth Officer at The Innovation Space

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Shared employers

Also worked at Alumni Sports Partners1

Alex ChalmersManaging Partner at Stadia Ventures

Also worked at Rapsodo Sports (Rapsodo, Inc.)1

Ben GreenAssociate at Manhattan Venture Partners

Also worked at Stadia Ventures12

David SchwabExecutive Vice President at Octagon Sports & Entertainment Network at 1809 CapitalJeremy LimPrincipal at GFR FundMike BynumCSO (Chief Solutions Officer) at OUTPOST VENTURESAlex ChalmersManaging Partner at Stadia VenturesBrandon JanoskyManaging Partner at Stadia VenturesGretchen BrunePartnership Associate at Stadia Ventures

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