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Deepen Parikh

Investor

Partner at Courtside Ventures

New York, New York

Writes $100K – $2M checks · typically $600K

FoundedAthletic MediaFan AiReligion of Sports Media

About

Deepen Parikh co-founded Courtside Ventures in 2016 and invests in sports betting, media, and wellness. He previously was a Partner at Interplay Ventures, an early-stage technology incubator and fund, helped launch and invest in 10+ companies, and earlier spent three years at UBS before founding a CRM company for professional and college sports teams. He holds a BA from the University of Maryland - College Park and serves as an Independent Director for 24 Hour Fitness.

Invests in

Media & EntertainmentSports TechWellness & Fitness

Experience

  1. Courtside VenturesPartnercurrent2015 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. The AthleticBoard Membercurrent2016 — present
  3. 24 Hour FitnessBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  4. 100 ThievesBoard Observercurrent2017 — presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
  5. Religion of SportsBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
  6. Beam Interactive, IncInvestorcurrent2016 — present
  7. RebelInvestorcurrent2016 — present
  8. LIVELYAdvisorcurrent2015 — present
  9. New York Venture CommunityBoard Membercurrent2011 — present
  10. NextGen Venture PartnersNYC Founding Member / Venture Partnercurrent2013 — present
  11. Interplay VenturesVenture Partner2013 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  12. FanMorCo-founder2011 — 2013New York City Metropolitan Area
  13. MyNinesMarketing and Business Development2010 — 2011New York City Metropolitan Area
  14. UBSAssociate2007 — 2010New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. University of MarylandBachelor of Art, Economics
  2. McDonogh School

Skills & more

Venture Capital86Entrepreneurship99Digital Media16Start-ups84Gaming1Sports4Product Development48Strategic Partnerships46Strategy36Financial Modeling23Management20Mergers & Acquisitions21
+5 moreInvestmentsPrivate EquityMarket ResearchCompetitive AnalysisCorporate Development

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Shared employers

Deals · 4

Athletic MediaBoard seat

via Courtside Ventures · filed Nov 2018 · $39.6M raise

Religion of Sports MediaBoard seat

via Courtside Ventures · filed Apr 2018 · $3M raise

Fan AiBoard seat

via Courtside Ventures · filed Feb 2018 · $4.5M raise

BeamLed round

via Courtside Ventures

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