Sapphire Ventures
Sapphire Ventures is a global software-focused venture capital firm with teams across Austin, London, Menlo Park and San Francisco. It partners with visionary management teams and venture funds to back companies that can become category leaders and has backed hundreds of companies worldwide, generating a track record of public listings and acquisitions. The firm operates a multi-pronged platform—Sapphire Ventures, Sapphire Partners and Sapphire Sport—that combines growth and early-stage investing with a portfolio-growth team providing strategic resources and operational support to help portfolio companies scale. Sapphire Sport is an early-stage investment vehicle focused on the intersection of sport, media and entertainment technology, while the broader platform targets software, cloud, cybersecurity, AI and other technology-enabled sectors.
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Past deals in Sports
SportsVisio
Seed Round in 2023
Founded in Boston in 2021, SportsVisio offers an AI-powered mobile platform that uses computer vision to generate real-time player statistics and automated highlights from games recorded on any camera or device.
Buzzer
Series A in 2023
Buzzer Media Inc., established in 2020 and headquartered in New York, specializes in a live sports streaming platform. It offers a mobile-based service, also named Buzzer, which aggregates sports content and rights, sends custom notifications, and provides subscription services. The company's technology supports partners' direct-to-consumer platforms, making them more efficient, personalized, and cost-effective, catering to a content-saturated and evolving consumer environment.
Overtime
Series D in 2022
Overtime is a digital-first sports network targeting the next generation of fans. Based in New York City, it produces original content across various platforms, including YouTube, Snapchat, IGTV, Instagram, and TikTok. The company generates revenue through sponsorships, advertising, media rights, and merchandise sales.
Fevo
Series C in 2021
Fevo operates a collaborative social commerce platform that enables groups to socialize and split payments for live events and merchandise. Users can select an event, invite friends, purchase tickets from vendors, arrange group seating, and manage campaigns and offers to boost sales and enhance the purchase experience. The platform also handles inventory and allows brands to build campaigns and launch offers to engage customers. Founded in 2011 and based in New York, Fevo focuses on simplifying group purchasing for live events and related merchandise.
GreenPark Sports
Series B in 2021
Founded in 2018, GreenPark Sports develops and operates an online gaming platform that provides digital experiences and games for sports and esports fans. Its flagship product is a free-to-play mobile game played over the top of sporting events, allowing users to compete as 'Best Fans' of their favorite leagues and teams.
Buzzer
Series A in 2021
Buzzer Media Inc., established in 2020 and headquartered in New York, specializes in a live sports streaming platform. It offers a mobile-based service, also named Buzzer, which aggregates sports content and rights, sends custom notifications, and provides subscription services. The company's technology supports partners' direct-to-consumer platforms, making them more efficient, personalized, and cost-effective, catering to a content-saturated and evolving consumer environment.
Overtime
Series C in 2021
Overtime is a digital-first sports network targeting the next generation of fans. Based in New York City, it produces original content across various platforms, including YouTube, Snapchat, IGTV, Instagram, and TikTok. The company generates revenue through sponsorships, advertising, media rights, and merchandise sales.
GreenPark Sports
Series A in 2020
Founded in 2018, GreenPark Sports develops and operates an online gaming platform that provides digital experiences and games for sports and esports fans. Its flagship product is a free-to-play mobile game played over the top of sporting events, allowing users to compete as 'Best Fans' of their favorite leagues and teams.
Buzzer
Seed Round in 2020
Buzzer Media Inc., established in 2020 and headquartered in New York, specializes in a live sports streaming platform. It offers a mobile-based service, also named Buzzer, which aggregates sports content and rights, sends custom notifications, and provides subscription services. The company's technology supports partners' direct-to-consumer platforms, making them more efficient, personalized, and cost-effective, catering to a content-saturated and evolving consumer environment.
GreenPark Sports
Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2018, GreenPark Sports develops and operates an online gaming platform that provides digital experiences and games for sports and esports fans. Its flagship product is a free-to-play mobile game played over the top of sporting events, allowing users to compete as 'Best Fans' of their favorite leagues and teams.
Overtime
Series B in 2019
Overtime is a digital-first sports network targeting the next generation of fans. Based in New York City, it produces original content across various platforms, including YouTube, Snapchat, IGTV, Instagram, and TikTok. The company generates revenue through sponsorships, advertising, media rights, and merchandise sales.
Fevo
Series B in 2019
Fevo operates a collaborative social commerce platform that enables groups to socialize and split payments for live events and merchandise. Users can select an event, invite friends, purchase tickets from vendors, arrange group seating, and manage campaigns and offers to boost sales and enhance the purchase experience. The platform also handles inventory and allows brands to build campaigns and launch offers to engage customers. Founded in 2011 and based in New York, Fevo focuses on simplifying group purchasing for live events and related merchandise.
MyCujoo
Venture Round in 2019
mycujoo, was born in July 2014, and is the primary football long tail streaming and media rights platform, allowing players, clubs, leagues, federations and confederations to live stream, upload, syndicate and monetise data and content.
mycujoo targets semi-professional, amateur and youth football content. This segment represents an estimate 95% of the overall football market: an estimate 400 million players and 5.1 million football teams, a market worth an estimate USD 20 Billion.
mycujoo.tv currently has currently formed partnerships with content rights holders in more than 100 countries.
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