Courtside Ventures

Courtside Ventures is a New York–based early-stage VC fund founded in 2015 by Vasu Kulkarni and Deepen Parikh. They specialize in investments across sports, lifestyle, gaming, fitness, media, and wellness. With over $200 million under management from three funds, Courtside has backed more than 80 companies—spanning multiple regions including the U.S. and internationally—and has seen nine portfolio exits via acquisition or IPO, achieving a combined enterprise value of over $9 billion.

Below, we've gathered the investment thesis of Courtside Ventures to help you qualify how well they align with your fundraising goals. You can access their full contact details and your calculated match score on Hopohopo.io.

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Investment thesis

Courtside Ventures invests in passionate founders at the intersection of sports, gaming, lifestyle, and wellness, targeting companies that enhance the fan experience, build community, monetize participation, or deliver personalized performance.

Invest in

  • Baltics
  • Nordics
  • Western Europe
  • Southern Europe
  • Central Eastern Europe
  • North America

Customer types

  • Consumers
  • Large enterprises
  • Small and medium enterprises

Product type

  • Hardware
  • Software
  • Software-enabled hardware

Industries / verticals

  • Digital Wellbeing
  • Gaming
  • SportTech / eSport

Investment details

Investment role

Lead and follow

Stages

Seed, Series A

First ticket size

US$500,000 - US$2,500,000

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