Podcasts about courtside ventures

The evolution of the gaming industry in India during the past 25 years has been gradual, yet it has made significant strides. From what started with a subscription to our telecom packs, it has now transformed into a digital realm where individuals not only play games but also socialize and immerse themselves in digital identities. Gaming has come a long way and the Indian gaming market is poised to reach a whopping $10B by 2030!Nonetheless, the main question that still requires an answer is: What steps should India take next to solidify its status as a gaming powerhouse and effectively compete on the global stage?With this, we are back with the next part of our ‘Play Forward' series. This time we will be joined by Kai Bond, Partner Courtside Ventures and a dear friend, where we talk about the key whitespaces and the potential that investors see in the Indian gaming market.Courtside Ventures is an Early stage fund focussed on Sports, lifestyle and Gaming and we have been fortunate to partner with them in few of our portfolio companies.

Vasu Kulkarni is the self-proclaimed biggest pick-up hoops fans in the world. He eats, sleeps, breathes, basketball and will not move out of his NYC apartment because he's 45 seconds near a pick up game at all times. He also happens to be the former founder and CEO of Krossover, a sports analytics SaaS company selling video and data tools to sports teams around the world. Vasu nows invests in early stage sports, gaming, and collectible technology companies at Courtside Ventures. Vasu and I chat about how basketball can be used to evaluate talent in start-ups, what areas he's looking to invest in, and more.  Episode Breakdown: 0:00- Intro 2:25- Vasu's basketball obsession 5:40- Courtside Ventures and investing criteria 11:15- Evaluating startups like a starting 5 in basketball 13:58- Positive traits of founder's with athletic backgrounds 16:40- Investing in Generative AI applications with sports, gaming 19:00- Why sports tech companies aren't venture backable 22:07- Vasu's playlist  24:07- Outro I do not own rights to this music (One Shining Moment- Luther Vandross Version, The Killers- Human) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a--and--a/support

Rishabh Jain is the founder of Fermat, a platform that provides the tooling and the network to enable distributed commerce.  It helps brands embed shopping experiences in influencer content, so an influencer's audience has a native, engaging shopping experience. Fermat lets them effectively share their products with influencers to create shopping experiences. Specifically, brands can license products based on the partner, create unique payout structures per partner, and have closed loop attribution on each partner's impressions and sales. Fermat raised to date $12 million from Greylock and QED Investors, with participation from Courtside Ventures. If you like our podcast, please don't forget to subscribe and support us on your favorite podcast players. We also would appreciate your feedback and rating to reach more people.We recently launched our new newsletter, Principles Friday, where I share one principle that can help you in your life or business, one thought-provoking question, and one call to action toward that principle. Please subscribe Here.It is Free and Short (2min).

Interviewing Vasu Kulkarni, Partner at Courtside Ventures  Courtside Ventures is built on the backs of highly specialized sports and media entrepreneurs and investors. They look to utilize  industry networks and deep domain knowledge to bring unparalleled value to the companies that they invest in and support.  In this conversation, Vasu discusses his love for playing basketball that led him to starting his first software company in 2008. He highlights his struggles to raise funding from VC's and getting them to believe in the sports area. He talks about Dan and his willingness to back them up as they went on to set up a one of a kind (at the time) sports focused fund. And that set them off onto their journey of letting people know that sports is actually an investable industry. 7 years later, they are now on their third fund and over $200 million under management which is a great stamp of approval.  To learn more, visit http://www.courtsidevc.com Hosted by Rohn Malhotra from SportsTechX - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.

Kai Bond of Courtside Ventures tells us about his career path throughout the sports and gaming space, how sports and gaming intersect, and gives us a sneak peak of his iGamingNEXT NYC 2023 panel 'Specifics: Who Will Succeed in 2023?'.

Vasu Kulkarni is an entrepreneur turned VC and professional pickup basketball player. He is the Founder of Krossover, and Partner at Courtside Ventures. Vasu Kulkarni joins the show to talk about skipping out on his sister's wedding for the final four, universal symbols on the court, sport being the great equalizer, and President Obama owing him a game of horse.

On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Deepen Parikh, who is one of the founding partners at Courtside Ventures (www.courtsidevc.com). Courtside Ventures is an early-stage VC fund, investing across sports, collectibles, wellness/fitness and gaming, and they just announced their new $100M Fund.    We also again shine a spotlight on one of the startups from our community and that company is Wherewithal, who was a Top 5” Startup at the SOTY Summit in Memphis in 2019. They are now selling their bras at Nordstroms. Which is kind of a big deal. I believe they also got a patent for their innovations in undergarments. Learn more about them at: shopwherewithal.com.   We invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: www.est.us/join     Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at: www.est.us   Checkout Startup of the Year at: www.startupofyear.com   Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow   Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: www.podcast.startupofyear.com   Subscribe to the Established YouTube Channel: soty.link/ESTYouTube   *** Startup of the Year helps diverse, emerging startups, founding teams, and entrepreneurs push their company to the next level. We are a competition, a global community, and a resource.     Startup of the Year is also a year-long program that searches the country for a geographically diverse set of startups from all backgrounds and pulls them together to compete for the title of Startup of the Year.    The program includes a number of in-person and virtual events, including our annual South By Southwest startup pitch event and competition. All of which culminate at our annual Startup of the Year Summit, where the Startup of the Year winner is announced, along with an opportunity at a potential investment.   Established is a consultancy focused on helping organizations with innovation, startup, and communication strategies. It is the power behind Startup of the Year.  Created by the talent responsible for building the Tech.Co brand (acquired by an international publishing company), we are leveraging decades of experience to help our collaborators best further (or create) their brand & accomplish their most important goals.  Connect with us on Twitter - @EstablishedUs and Facebook - facebook.com/established.us  

Venture capital firm Courtside Ventures recently raised $100 million dollars from investors for a new fund aiming to back sports-related startups around the world. Hosts Michael Barr and Scarlet Fu speak with the firm's founding partner Vasu Kulkarni and Executive Board Member and part owner John Burbank about the firm's goals and how it plans to continue to grow globally. Bloomberg's Kim Bhasin also joins the conversation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The NBA inks a U.K. broadcasting deal, Courtside Ventures closes its third fund, Anheuser-Busch buys three minutes of national air time for the Super Bowl, and Microsoft announces plans to cut 10,000 jobs.

“What we realised early on is that the consumer sentiment is shifting," says Deepen Parikh, Partner at Courtside Ventures and guest on this week's Sports Loft Podcast. "When you look at a younger consumer and the way they interact with sports – whether it's through live streaming or audio, whether they're fans of a team or players, even what they view as sports – these were all areas that were dramatically shifting.” When Courtside was founded in 2015, it was this realisation that informed the investment strategy of the New York firm, leading to successful early stage backing of startups operating across the sports, tech and media landscape, including adjacent sectors. Part of the founding team, Deepen instrumental in Courtside's involvement in sports media giant The Athletic, personalised nutrition business Gainful, esports and lifestyle organisation 100 Thieves, and many more.  We caught up with him to dig into where he sees the opportunities today (and which sectors Courtside is avoiding), to find out what VCs can offer founders beyond the funding itself, and to ask how the firm goes about making its investment decisions. Here's just one nugget from the conversation: "We like taking models that we know really well in the US, and then finding what we believe are the most compelling teams in more nascent markets but where the TAM is incredibly large and so we're diving [into sports gaming] really heavily," says Deepen. “We're looking a lot more at wellness as a category, nutrition, and a lot of other areas that we think there's a lot of growth opportunities that are still fairly nascent. So every fund within the world of sports, collectibles, gaming and wellness we'll go really deep in a couple of areas. Our goal is to talk to as many companies as we can to understand the market landscape and ultimately make investments in areas we think we can be really helpful to the founders in.”

Robert Schneider joined this episode of the Snacks from Dallas, Texas. He is a former paratrooper commander and Columbia Business School alumni.Rob is the Chief of Content, Development, and Strategy at Learfield – the leading media and technology company in college athletics. They connect brands with passionate fans through media, technology & data.He's responsible for growing Learfield's direct-to-consumer business across data, marketing & content. He's also an advisor to diverse organizations in sports like Stadia Ventures, Courtside Ventures, and Big Media Holdings.We talked about Robert's specific background in the military and the experiences that built his mindset around content and marketing. We then discussed the product mix strategy for Learfield through learning the reasoning behind projects like The Varsity Network and Learfield Studios. Lastly, we chatted about diverse trends around content, data, digital media, and innovation in college sports.Come snack with us!Listen on Apple | Spotify | GoogleFollow The Halftime Snacks Podcast on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn to get all future updates on the show!Apply to be a guest on the Halftime Snacks Podcast here.Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Learn more about the intersection between sports, business, and technology by subscribing to the Sports-Tech Biz newsletter.

This episode of On Point features an interview with Rob Schneider, Chief Content, Development and Strategy Officer at Learfield. Rob has an accomplished background in corporate development and strategy. He drives innovation and acceleration across the content, data, and digital product teams at Learfield. In this role, he strategizes on how to support growth and development within the sports, media, and entertainment industries. Rob currently serves on the advisory boards of Stadia Ventures, Courtside Ventures, and Big Media Holdings. Rob served in the 82nd Airborne Division of the U.S. Army as an infantry officer, graduating with honors from the United States Military Academy and earned his MBA at the Columbia Business School.In this episode of On Point, Rob talks about why he commissioned for infantry and how networking was so important to help him advance professionally after serving in the military. He discusses the steps it took to get his career started, including the importance of transitioning to new experiences and executive leadership roles. As well, Rob provides insights on sports and video gaming, and how Learfield is at the forefront of their future.---------------“Ultimately, my job here is the same as being a platoon leader in a lot of regards, right. I mean, it's to provide direction, it's to provide resources, to clear the brush so my team can be successful. It's important that I stay close to the business, not micromanage it. But, be close enough to appreciate the challenges that my team has and help build the trust and respect in experience to get things done. Let them know that we're all in the trenches together.” - Rob Schneider---------------Episode Timestamps(1:48) Segment: AAR - After Action Review(3:53) Rob's West Point experience(6:13) Why Rob commissioned for infantry(7:47) Rob's experience shifting gears post military(10:32) Networking after West Point(11:55) Segment: Situation Report(16:00) Rob's experience at Learfield(17:16) Why Rob remains at Learfield(18:47) Rob on the importance of transitioning to new experiences(20:53) Impact of COVID on Learfield(23:00) How Learfield is approaching esports(25:33) Rapid fire questions(27:44) Segment: Standard Operating Procedure(29:51) How Rob's West Point experience shaped him as a leader(32:26) Segment: Giving Back---------------LinksRob Schneider's LinkedInRob Schneider's TwitterTim Hsia LinkedInLance Dietz LinkedInWest Point Association of GraduatesOn Point Podcast

We discussed a few things including: 1. eSports/sports tech trends 2. How the funding of companies in this sector is changing 3. How fans are investing in their favorite athletes 4. Online betting and fintech integratiion into sports industry. 5. The intersection of crypto/NFTs and sports 6. Deven's startup, Prediction Strike Kai is a partner at Courtside Ventures. He is a: 3x Founder – marketplace, mobile gaming, and streaming platforms Investor at Hatch Labs, SamsungNEXT, and Comcast Ventures Formerly at Microsoft, Gerson Lehrman, IAC, and Oberon Media Graduate of Wesleyan Univerity----- Deven is the co-founder and CEO of PredictionStrike, a fantasy sports stock market that allows users to buy and sell shares of pro-athletes as if they were stocks. Prediction Strike was born from Deven's passion for sports, and aims to serve every type of sports fan. Prior to co-founding his company in 2018, he worked for Nike as a cybersecurity analyst. Deven's background is impressive. In addition to earning a bachelor's from Harvard (where he's now in law school), he's had stints at Google, Microsoft, the NBA, and Nike. Prediction Strike was born from his passion for sports and aims to serve every type of sports fan. Deven saw a golden opportunity at the intersection of personal finance and fantasy sports, one that has been magnified by the recent trend of stock market gamification. With Prediction Strike, users can buy and sell shares of their favorite pro athletes as if they were stocks. This is investing in its most engaging and exciting form, as it allows users to strategically customize portfolios that reflect their fandom. So far Prediction Strike has processed $4.5M worth of transactions and received $1.9M in funding. Deven is working to bring consumer investing into an exciting new arena, and would love to talk about transforming his passion into a venture-backed startup. As he sits at the forefront of an innovative new business model, he can offer valuable insights into what it's like to navigate the uncharted waters of entrepreneurship and industry disruption. 

Vasu Kulkarni had one mission in life: follow his love for basketball. Vasu founded Krossover, a sports analytics company that sold video and data tools to sports teams around the world. Vasu helped pioneer this industry and eventually built up his business and sold it. He went on to found ​​Courtside Ventures, an early stage venture fund investing in tech and media companies at the intersection of sports and gaming. Tune into this week's episode to discover the power of following a passion.

In Episode 16 of Venture Games, my guest Kai Bond, Partner at Courtside Ventures, discusses founding multiple startups, the continued convergence of sports/culture with gaming and the investment implications of these trends, some of his thoughts on NFTs/blockchain in gaming, and the diversity challenges in tech/VC.

In this week's episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Vasu Kulkarni, partner with Courtside Ventures, a New York-based venture capital firm. Eric and Chris also discuss the implications of Fanatics' dramatic entry into the sports trading card market, the new alliance between the Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, and Pac-12 Conferences; and the arrival of the 2021 US Open in tennis.

In this episode we are are joined by Vasu Kulkarni. As managing partner of Courtside Ventures he invests in companies across the sports, fitness, and gaming industries. This has given him a ten thousand foot view of what is going on in the alternative asset space.

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Eric Wu of Gainful.com, a startup delivering personalized nutrition such as protein powders and hydration products to your doorstep. In this episode, Eric talks about the importance of being at the intersection of major macro trends, treating VC meetings like "dating," tips for applying to Y Combinator, and much more. The Company most recently raised $7.5 million in venture capital. The Series A round was co-led by BrandProject and Courtside Ventures, with participation from AF Ventures, Round13 Capital, Barrel Ventures and the founder of Polaris Sports. Gainful was part of Y Combinator’s winter 2018 batch. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2.5 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com

Vasu Kulkarni Entrepreneur, Investor, Advisor to early stage startups and sports / media companies Partner at Courtside Ventures and CEO at Krossover. Time Stamps:: 1:00 Early Entrepreneurship Mindset 2:00 Starting Krossover 3:00 From Basketball to Business Mindset. 5:00 Working Hard and Having a Clear Mind. Making Sacrifices. 6:00 Living a Healthy Lifestyle 6:40 Risk and Control in Entrepreneurship 10:20 Dealing with problems. Monetizing what you love. 12:00 Know your strength and Weakness Knowing what your team and business needs. 14:00 Company is bigger than the owner. Get it to a point where it is running with out you. 15:00 Be innovative. Someone is always working harder.

Deepen Parikh co-founder of Courtside Ventures joins the lads to discuss financing innovation in sport. It is rare to have someone so central to the VC community speak so openly about how his world works. Brought to you by Pumpjack Dataworks

Joe and Tom are joined by Columbia University Business School alum T.J. Winfrey to discuss his journey in the sports partnership world. As a Detroit native, T.J. has come full circle from working with Nike, Courtside Ventures, and the MLS by returning to his hometown as the Chief of Partnerships for Detroit City FC, a professional soccer team with a long history of community involvement and partnerships. Having worked in soccer at the highest levels, T.J. discusses how the lessons he learned in the past have guided him in his new role to secure long term growth and new media opportunities. Together, the group covers community engagement, the team's role in social justice initiatives, and building the beautiful game in the city of Detroit. -- Detroit City FC Detroit City FC - Be An Owner ft. Iggy Pop Detroit City FC Welcomes T.J. Winfrey as Chief of Partnerships -- The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports. Our presenters are Joe Favorito (@Joefav), Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR), and produced by Tom Cerny (@Tom_Cerny19), Taylor DeBernardo (@TDeBernardo33), and Ben Walsh.

Today, I’m joined by Deepen Parikh, a partner at Courtside Ventures.    Courtside is an early-stage venture firm focused on fitness and wellness, sports and media, and gaming.    In this episode, Deepen tells us about Courtside’s new $75M fund, the firm’s thesis as it related to fitness: including the reinvented gym, human performance, community, and personalized data. And we get into how he thinks about the team, business model, and market when evaluating an investment opportunity.    A quick announcement that we touch on this in the episode: Anthony & I are excited to be partnering with Courtside — where we’ll be working as advisors to the firm. So if you’re building a company in health, fitness, wellness, or sports categories, we’d love to hear from you. Send us an email: insider@fitt.co   More from Deepen Deepen Parikh is a Partner at Courtside Ventures, a leading VC fund focused on early-stage companies across sports/digital media, fitness/wellness and gaming. Since launching Courtside Ventures in 2016, they've invested in 45+ companies, including Freeletics, Future.fit, Gainful, Silofit, Paceline, The Athletic, StockX, The Drone Racing League, Religion of Sports, Beam (acq by Microsoft), 100 Thieves, RecoverX, among several others.   He leads the funds investment focus across fitness, and wellness along with select investment in sports and digital media.    Sitting at the intersection of the rapidly growing entrepreneurial ecosystem and the broader sports technology industry, he was recognized as a 2018 Sports Business Journal Forty Under 40 recipient.   Previously, Deepen was a Partner at Interplay Ventures, an early-stage technology incubator and investor, where he was part of launching/building 15+ companies and investing in another 6 companies.   Deepen started his career as an Associate at UBS Financial Services and earned his BA in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park. He currently resides in New York City with his wife, Rakhi (who works at Major League Soccer) and his daughter Prem.   More on Courtside    Courtside Ventures is a leading early-stage VC fund, backed by several professional sports team owners, public media companies, global family offices and strategic individuals and athletes. They focus on investing across sports/digital media, fitness/wellness and gaming.    Across Fund I and Fund II (which they are in the process of closing), they've invested in 45+ companies, including The Athletic, StockX, The Drone Racing League, Religion of Sports, Beam (acq by Microsoft), Rebel (acq by Salesforce), Freeletics, 100 Thieves, Players Lounge, RecoverX, Future.fit, Gainful, Silofit, Paceline, among several others.    More from Fitt Insider    Fitt Insider is a weekly newsletter and podcast about the business of fitness and wellness.    From product launches and funding news to game-changing innovation, Fitt Insider provides listeners with insights and analysis on this ever-evolving industry.    Join your peers and colleagues from companies like Equinox, Apple, Peloton, Goldman Sachs, Nike, and ClassPass by subscribing.   Website:  http://insider.fitt.co

Vasu Kulkarni, Founder and CEO at Krossover that raised $50 million and got acquired in 2017 and currently a Partner at Courtside Ventures. In this episode he talks about how he personally managed to raise funding for his company and why he didn't go the traditional way with it. We also talked about Courtside Ventures and what's going on in the gaming and fitness industry now. Courtside Ventures: http://www.courtsidevc.com/ Register to vote in the US: https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote

Kai Bond was a serial entrepreneur before he became a venture capitalist. Before that, he was a program manager working with the MSN Mobile team at Microsoft. Now the partner at New York-based Courtside Ventures sits down with Beyond the Blue Badge host T.A. McCann for a frank discussion about challenges of starting companies, the importance of diverse investment teams, and three things all early-stage founders must do when they first meet with VCs.

Kai is a partner at Courtside Ventures is an early-stage fund focused on sports, fitness and gaming. Kai talks about his past work as 3x Founder,  working at Comcast Ventures leading investments focused on investing underrepresented founders, Hear his process in qualifying startups, founders who stand out, building teams, hiring to motivate & align company culture. He explains thoughts on raising capital, building a network & metrics for performance. Learn the opportunities that Courtside is looking to collaborate on & his words to live by. http://www.courtsidevc.com/ www.CharlieNYC.com http://www.courtsidevc.com/ www.joinentre.com www.CharlieNYC.com

Deepen Parikh is Partner at Courtside Ventures, a firm focused on investing in sports related ventures. He provides a fascinating window into a little discussed sector.

Here is our first live news ever! Enjoy merry X-mas and happy new year! You can find the video here: https://www.startuprad.io/news/startup-new-germany-december-2018-live-hangout/ Startup News December 2018This recording is in media cooperation with Gruendermetropole Berlin. Sponsoring MessageStartups.observer supports this program. Startups.observer is like online dating for startups and investors. It is by far the easiest and most efficient way to research potential investment candidates or look for potential investors. Learn more here: http://startups.observer/ Ecosystem First off, some Berlin bashing: Sebastian Diemer, calling himself “The Diemer”, founded a couple of startups , right now Farmako, a cannabis startup, has had it with Berlin. He wrote on Facebook: “I am not a fan of hipsters, excessive feminism, so I am looking forward to more conservative roles – men that act and look like men, vice versa for the ladies".” he writes and adds: “Drugs and Party. If you have never taken cocaine or any other chemical drugs like myself and don’t attend the “Berlin clubs” (I haven't made it to any of the trashy druggy places in 2,5 years) there isn’t much value in having 2147124 places around that allow you to party from Wednesday to Tuesday with fucked up people in fucked up locations :)” https://www.deutsche-startups.de/2018/12/17/derdiemer-wuenscht-sich-men-that-act-and-look-like-men-vice-versa-for-the-ladies/ First #German #Social #Entrepreneurship #Monitor (DSEM) published https://buff.ly/2STc9Xp - The #socialstartups are spread across Germany ( 22% #Berlin, 19% Hessen, 15,4% Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen (9,4%) and Baden-Württemberg (8,5%). - The biggest trouble is financing German #Fintech market matures - higher investments more international expansion and increasing number of cooperations - EY - Deutschland http://ow.ly/jSfu30n1NuN Fintech Revolut Receives EU Banking Licence | Finance Magnates https://buff.ly/2Ci0nk0 #fintech #Brexit #Banking Study of Comdirect shows, that #Berlin, #Munich and #Frankfurt are the leading #fintech hubs in Germany | heise online http://ow.ly/12AG30mXhDh Keep in mind all the international fintechs active in Frankfurt, who want to work with German banks. Also notice, that there is only an access to international capital markets in Frankfurt. ⇒ As Yassin said during the fintech review: Some competition is good, but it does not really matter where the fintech is located in Germany. European tech firm have raised a record $23 billion in 2018: The State of European Tech Report - Tech.eu http://ow.ly/IHc030mR1XX Mood on the German private equity markets are quite good says KfW. - Only early stage investments and later stage investments see a slight bumper. - Fundraising and exit environment are picking up http://ow.ly/RJnb30n2A9m #VentureCapital Media PartnershipsWe are media partners: https://www.techjobsfair.com/ April 2019 in Berlin and May 2019 in Vienna House KeepingWe have published a lot of videos in the last weeks. Just to name a view: We talked to the Winner of Blockchain Startup Summit, to the Fintech and Banking Lead Google Germany and many others. Check our channel www.youtube.com/startupradio Summarizebot uses AI for automated summaries of text, video and audio https://buff.ly/2PIzvNl #ai #summary #textmining #artificial_intelligence #ai #artificialintelligence #COSH18 #startup #startups #startupsawards #startupradio #Content #contentmarketing #bot Andreas König will be new CEO at ProGlove - Munich Startup http://ow.ly/gDkm30mVjxh learn more about this #Industry40 and #IoT startup in the interview here: https://youtu.be/dE76h-bKTH0 #wearable #startup #youtube #video #interview #glove HubsFrankfurtWeWork Labs: Starts in Frankfurt - Station Frankfurt http://ow.ly/Qy8z30n20qY “Ideal Location”: Asana expands to Frankfurt, even building their european data center here (planned start H1 2019) - Station http://ow.ly/x6x830n1W1k #startup #Europe #USA #SeriesE #VentureCapital #ToDoList #SaaS #WorkManagment #projectmanagement #Frankfurt-based #proptech co-living #startup homfully raised undisclosed amount #VentureCapital from Holtzbrinck Ventures and ru-Net http://ow.ly/inO030n1OvJ Frist #VentureCapital investment in the making for the #canabis #startup of Sebastian Diemer (controversial former co-founder of Kreditech) called Farmako | Gründerszene http://ow.ly/Os8330n0L6x Related: Sebastian Diemer, known as ousted co-founder of Germany's most valuable #fintech startup Kreditech. Currently three different companies complain he has stolen their ideas, according to an article in Gründerszene http://ow.ly/xqD330mQ0Zy IPO: Deutsche Familienversicherung a direct insurance company (think online), which sees itself as an #insurtech just sucessfully IPOed in #Frankfurt, raising more than 50 mn Euros http://ow.ly/CKSp30mTbOf CologneGerman on-demand staffing startup Zenjob raises €15 million - Tech.eu http://tech.eu/brief/german-on-demand-staffing-startup-zenjob-raises-e15-million/ ChemnitzStaffbase is a startup from Chemnitz, which enables companies on their platform to build apps for their employees. deutsche-startups.de reports they are doing great and only used 1.3 mn Euros of the 10 m #VentureCapital they have raised http://ow.ly/DpLm30mRXR1 MunichMunich had quite a run in large VC rounds: Fitlab, Causeway Media Partners, Jazz Venture Partners, Courtside Ventures, Elysian Park Ventures and Ward invest 40 m Euro #VentureCapital in #Munich based fitness #app Freeletics http://ow.ly/PUfh30mRXYhMunich-based Fineway raises an additional €6 million for its hyper-personalised AI-based travel service | EU-Startups http://ow.ly/zdSF30mR1Tw Idinvest Partners invests 7 mn Euro in #Munich #Telemedicine #startup TeleClinic. #medtech #tech #startups http://ow.ly/eK5W30mNPkr Companies#Fintech Serious financial situation at Germany’s formerly most valuable #fintech, #Hamburg-based Kreditech. In the last financing round the valuation went from 230 mn Euros down to the 14 mn Euros #VentureCapital just invested reports Gründerszene http://ow.ly/x9wt30mWhnb #Valuation #VentureCapital #Berlin based #fintech RatePay gets 83 mn Euro #VentureCapital as #VentureDebt from NIBC Bank https://buff.ly/2AyGZwR #Berlin #startup #startups #payments #Berlin-based #startup Contentful raises €29.5 million Series D for its modern content delivery infrastructure | EU-Startups https://buff.ly/2ASfL4C SIGNAL IDUNA, finleap, Engel & Völkers Capital, SBI Investment, SBI Insurance and Alma Mundi Ventures invest 23 mn Euro #VentureCapital in #Berlin based #Tech company ELEMENT. The startup was founded March 2017 and offers a B2B2X-tech platform http://ow.ly/jV8T30mNPdb LeanIX, the Bonn, #Germany based #SaaS that lets #enterprises map out their #software #architecture, closes $30M Series C | TechCrunch http://ow.ly/b5kg30mVg8s High-Tech Gründerfonds and Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen invest undisclosed amount of #VentureCapital in Dresden-based startup denovoMATRIX. The startup helps to grow human #stemcell http://ow.ly/4spF30mXdbq Lausanne-based AgTech startup AgroSustain secures €1 million funding for its innovative product that will decrease food waste | EU-Startups https://buff.ly/2QHxjLy #VentureCapital Deutsche-startups_de lists all #VentureCapital investments of the founders of SumUp http://ow.ly/o9bH30mTeTX CaroobiComtravoCreative.aidiscandoooflaschenpost.dei2xOrdaVermietet.deZenjob #CorporateVentureCapital Katjesgreenfood (the German #sweets giant) took over two of it's portfolio startups in crisis repots Gründerszene exclusively https://buff.ly/2ABdkD8 ==> Caté is no more permitted to sell its drinks, due to new regulations and Hemptastic as been dissolved #food #VentureCapital #Blockchain and Crypto Bitwala: #Blockchain #Banking starts in Germany. solarisBank and #crypto startup Bitlawa offer now a blockchain account in Germany, including a crypto debit card | BTC-ECHO https://buff.ly/2RRANrj #RocketInternet Corner Stephanus foundation rescues insolvent #RocketInternet company Pflegetiger - deutsche-startups.de http://ow.ly/50SE30mR1C9 #healthcare #startup #startups #insolvency #berlin #berlinstartups German e-commerce platform Westwing sells its Russian subsidiary to Elbrus Capital - Tech.eu http://ow.ly/N8ap30mR28S #Accelerators #Target will be joined by Germany's #Metro in next year's #Techstars program - StarTribune.com http://ow.ly/NBCx30mR1JH #Gaming Deutsche Startups checks the numbers of Travian Games: They turned 21 mn Euro profit (2009) into 1,96 mn Euros loss (2016) they write http://ow.ly/3cMt30n0KYR swedish Stillfront Group takes over #Hamburger-based #game developer Playa Games for 20 mn Euro. 14 mn are paid in cash, 6 mn in newly issued shares | Gründerszene http://ow.ly/xBGX30mY69R Playtika acquires #Berlin-based #games studio Wooga for a rumoured acquisition price of over €100 million | EU-Startups https://buff.ly/2SpVxpS #AllOtherNews Flixbus, the German startup offering bus transportation in several countries, is working towards it's IPO NGIN Mobility writes they could list in 2019 http://ow.ly/M7rO30mVg4O #transportation #coach #startup #germany #usa #bus #mobility German ADAC association wants to turn the #airtaxi Volocopter into part of the emergency medical service in Germany | NGIN Mobility https://buff.ly/2RmF0Tx Language learning app Babbel sold 1M US subscriptions this year, moves into language travel | TechCrunch http://ow.ly/80JK30mR1TG #Berlin-based HomeToGo Buys a Near-Death #SanFransisco based Tripping in Vacation Rental Rollup – Skift http://ow.ly/kFPy30mTk55 #Holidayhomes, at least platforms to find them, are currently hot in the German startup scene. Two of the players generated big losses, so far: Holidu = 7,8 mn Euro loss - HomeToGo = 13,1 mn loss, according to deutsche-startups.de http://ow.ly/GTlZ30mQ0WE Since 2011 myToys revenue increased from 240 to 421 mn Euros, losses amounted to 170 mn Euros writes deutsche-startups.de. Revenue growth has recently just been 5.5% http://ow.ly/9ClE30mWhyu A new start fro Popcornloop, known from the German version of #SharkTank. They re-emerge from insolvency writes deutsche-startups.de. The founder buys assets and starts again http://ow.ly/l6lV30mVmnu 3D camera #startup Staramba has troubles with their auditor. The auditor denies their test seal for the balance for the listed startup reports Gründerszene. The market value sunk already from 150 mn Euros to 20 mn Euros http://ow.ly/fPGR30mVjWK “Denn der ist Kern eines öffentlichen Streits samt PR-Debakel geworden. Im Mai hatten die Wirtschaftsprüfer von BDO bekannt gegeben, den Jahresabschluss nicht testieren zu wollen, weil keine ausreichenden Nachweise für die Jahresumsätze 2017 und Prognosen für 2018 vorlägen. „Wir teilen die Einschätzung der BDO nicht“, kritisierte Staramba-CEO Christian Daudert daraufhin im Interview mit 4investors.de die Prüfer, räumte aber eigene Versäumnisse ein.” Booking.com axes 350 jobs in #Berlin | Gründerszene http://ow.ly/5X6730mNQHh Europe’s most promising eSports startups | EU-Startups http://ow.ly/ghWj30mR1Nu Including German startups DOJO MADNESS and Streake Windeln.de is fighting for survival. They had to issue several profit and revenue warnings in 2018. They are valued at 12.5 m Euros and now are trading as penny stock – Exciting Commerce http://ow.ly/da3e30mRYb2 Know How for those with vision #Fintech: Advantages and Costs to Become a Bank https://buff.ly/2AFOYbs Should Central Banks Start Issuing Cyber-Cash? https://buff.ly/2BQOWj0 Almost Every Electric Scooter Comes From This Chinese Company http://ow.ly/406T30mTkuS #escooter #scooters #scooterwars #competition #rental #platform #startup #VentureCapital #manufacturing #Manufacturers The Most Active Investors In Banking Automation - CB Insights Research http://ow.ly/RgRT30mVmZC #CustomerService #chatbot #bots #CRM #fintech #automation #startup #startups #banking #processautomation #processing #VentureCapital Synergy and disruption: Ten #fintech trends http://ow.ly/NLps30n2zQm Folge direkt herunterladen

On this episode, Erik is joined by Deepen Parikh (@deepenparikh), partner at Courtside Ventures.Deepen explains how Courtside Ventures came to be and the thesis behind the fund. He breaks down the four areas where Courtside invests — all of which involve sports. Dan Gilbert, owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, is one of Courtside’s LPs, and Deepen at one time worked for a family office that was looking to purchase a pro sports team — so Deepen knows a lot about the space.Erik asks whether sports can really be a venture backable business and where the opportunities are to be in on the ground floor of a new sport and sports league, like UFC, competitive gaming, or drone racing. Deepen shares a number of interesting insights on the economics of professional sports and talks about the idea that “non-helmet sports generate bigger personalities.”Deepen also talks about some of the transformations we can expect in the sporting world in the next decades, some of his requests for products in the space, and how people will consume sports in ten years.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg. Colin Campbell is our audio engineer and the show is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

On this episode, Erik is joined by Deepen Parikh (@deepenparikh), partner at Courtside Ventures.Deepen explains how Courtside Ventures came to be and the thesis behind the fund. He breaks down the four areas where Courtside invests — all of which involve sports. Dan Gilbert, owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, is one of Courtside’s LPs, and Deepen at one time worked for a family office that was looking to purchase a pro sports team — so Deepen knows a lot about the space.Erik asks whether sports can really be a venture backable business and where the opportunities are to be in on the ground floor of a new sport and sports league, like UFC, competitive gaming, or drone racing. Deepen shares a number of interesting insights on the economics of professional sports and talks about the idea that “non-helmet sports generate bigger personalities.”Deepen also talks about some of the transformations we can expect in the sporting world in the next decades, some of his requests for products in the space, and how people will consume sports in ten years.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg. Colin Campbell is our audio engineer and the show is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

SportsPro editor-at-large Eoin Connolly and print editor Michael Long return for a breezy run through the goings-on in the sports industry over the Christmas break, from Susanna Dinnage's shock U-turn over the Premier League's top job to CVC's bold plans for Premiership Rugby and the NFL's new casino deal. Then Bruin Sports Capital founder George Pyne lays out the philosophies that drive the private equity firm - which owns the likes of Deltatre, Courtside Ventures, Engine Shop and On Location Experiences - shares some of the lessons he has learned in a career taking in Nascar and IMG, and reveals some of his business role models.

One of Europe's most popular fitness applications is poised to flourish in the U.S. market with the help of several Los Angeles-based investors. Freeletics, headquartered in Munich, Germany, is today announcing its first round of private capital after bootstrapping since 2013. The $45 million Series A was co-led by FitLab, Causeway Media Partners and JAZZ Venture Partners, with participation from Courtside Ventures, Elysian Park Ventures and ward.ventures.

What do you tell your employees when your bank account is empty and payroll is tomorrow? What do you tell MJ when you find yourself sitting next to him at his Birthday party uninvited? In the first ever recorded episode of Wantra, I sat down with investor, founder, UPenn compsci major who can't code, bucket-getter, and blogger, Vasu Kulkarni. Vasu is the managing partner and co-founder of Courtside Ventures, a Dan Gilbert backed 35 million dollar fund focused on early stage sports companies. This is a special episode. Follow the podcast on Instagram & Twitter @wantrapodcast. Please subscribe, share, rate, and support the show on Anchor.fm! Editing/Mixing/Engineering by: Justin Saintil | @jfsaint_ Original Music Produced by: Woodshelm | @woodshelm --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/justin-saintil/support

Vasu Kulkarni, Founder of Krossover and Investor at Courtside Ventures.  Check him out at VasuKulkarni.com

Deepen Parikh is a partner at Courtside Ventures, co-founder of NYVC Sports, and (in his words) disillusioned Baltimore Ravens fan. Investing at the intersection of sports, fitness, media, and technology, Deepen says he "feels lucky to work in the field he's been in love with his entire life."  Deepen, along with powerful backers in Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, George Pyne’s Bruin Sports Capital and British advertising company WPP, has helped the Courtside Ventures become a major firm helping several well-known entities take significant leaps. Since taking the position 2 years ago, he's made investments in over 20 early-stage companies. On the podcast, we discuss how Deepen got into venture, the principle differences between venture investing and other forms of private equity and debt, we do our best to forecast the future of broadcast media among major sports properties, and give advice to the aspiring sports business analyst. “It’s a challenge, but the game of venture is not for the faint of heart.” Suiting Up is a show that explores the psychology, playbook of tools, and strategies of the most influential people in sports, entrepreneurship, and entertainment. 

Jeff Volk and Deepen Parikh join Joe and Tom this week for a conversation on NYVC Sports. Jeff is the Senior Vice President of Business Development at MLB (Major League Baseball) Advanced Media. Previously, he headed major web developments as the head of USTA's  Digital Media team, shaping interactive and promotional campaigns. is also the founding member of New York Venture Community  and a member of the executive committee at NextGen Angels NYC. Deepen is a Partner at Courtside Ventures, which invest in early-stage companies that are transforming the intersection of sports technology, media and gaming. Courtside has invested in companies like LiveLike VR and The Atlantic. Before that, Deepen was a partner at Interplay Ventures. NYVC Sports seeks to integrate New York City's vast entrepreneurial, enterprise, and investing communities through a curated network of executives -- all at the intersection of the digital and sports marketplaces. Through monthly panels, debates, breakfast series, business pitches, and other unique events, NYVC Sports integrates New York's vast entrepreneurial, enterprise, and investing communities. In this episode, Deepen and Jeff talk about the story behind NYVC Sports and how they have managed to grow and expand it. They also talk about some of the key aspects of running a successful sports conference and creating a community.  Be sure to check out NYVC Sports' website at http://www.nyvcsports.com/ and follow Deepen on Twitter @deepenparikh and Jeff @javolk The Facts The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports Our presenters are Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR).  

Deepen Parikh joins Joe and Tom this week for a conversation on investing in sports tech. Deepen is a Partner at Courtside Ventures, which invest in early-stage companies that are transforming the intersection of sports technology, media and gaming. Courtside has invested in companies like LiveLike VR and The Atlantic. Before that, Deepen was a partner at Interplay Ventures. In this episode, Deepen talks about the rapidly growing sports tech industry and the opportunities it brings for young entrepreneurs. Deepen also shares some of his best practices for people that are trying to make it in the sports industry.  Be sure to check out Courtside's website at Courtside.vc and follow Deepen on Twitter @deepenparikh The Facts The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports Our presenters are Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR).

Vasu Kulkarni, founder of Krossover & Courtside Ventures continues our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series talking to Coach Brendan Suhr about how Krossover got started, how Krossover helps teams win more games, the next big thing in sports tech & much more! Vasu Kulkarni, founder of Krossover & Courtside Ventures continues our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series talking to Coach Brendan Suhr about how Krossover got started, how Krossover helps teams win more games, the next big thing in sports tech & much more!

Vasu Kulkarni, founder of Krossover & Courtside Ventures continues our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series talking to Coach Brendan Suhr about how Krossover got started, how Krossover helps teams win more games, the next big thing in sports tech & much more! Vasu Kulkarni, founder of Krossover & Courtside Ventures continues our Coaching U LIVE 2015 Podcast Series talking to Coach Brendan Suhr about how Krossover got started, how Krossover helps teams win more games, the next big thing in sports tech & much more! Follow @VasuKulkarni