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    Courtside Ventures

    New York, New York, United StatesFounded 2015

    Courtside Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses its investments on companies within the sports, lifestyle, and gaming sectors. The firm partners with founders who are innovating in these industries, targeting areas such as sports technology, collectibles, wellness, and content creation, distribution, and monetization, typically participating in Seed and Series A funding rounds.

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    Portfolio

    13

    Fund Size

    $200M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Team

    LW

    Lomax Ward

    General Partner at Outsized Ventures

    KB

    Kai Bond

    Partner

    Cort Post

    Cort Post

    Principal

    Stage Distribution

    Portfolio

    13 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Commons ClinicSeries B$26MJun 2025
    Commons ClinicSeries A$19.5MOct 2023
    BettySeed$5MFeb 2023
    DrafteaSeries A$20MSep 2022
    KasheeshSeed$5.5MJun 2022
    JackpotSeries A$35MJun 2022
    KabataSeed$2MMay 2022
    WRKSHPUnknownJan 2022
    Nifty Games Inc.Series B$26MAug 2021
    Arena Innovation Corp.Seed$5.2MJul 2021
    GainfulSeries A$7.5MJan 2021
    Religion of SportsSeries A$10MJul 2020
    HammerheadSeed$4.1M

    Top Co-Investors

    Gaingels2 shared
    AngelList1 shared
    Defy1 shared
    SteelSky Ventures1 shared
    KB Partners1 shared
    Maveron1 shared
    OCA Ventures1 shared
    Subversive Capital1 shared
    305 Ventures1 shared
    Tribe1 shared
    Anthemis1 shared

    Last updated: 1 March 2026