Sapphire Sport

Our Platform

A first-of-its-kind investing approach at the nexus of tech and culture. We launched a new category when we created Sapphire Sport by marrying our deep tech investing fundamentals with a world-class LP base across global sport, media and entertainment brands The result is a venture capital platform that gives founders of all stripes access to the resources of global brands who are creating the next generation’s companies of consequence

We believe now more than ever people want to engage with the brands and communities that inspire them, and the path to do so starts with technology

We bring together investors with long histories of building and monetizing loyal and passionate communities Our LPs offer the capital and industry-defining experience of premier global sporting, media and lifestyle brands, including City Football Group, owners of English Premier League champions Manchester City; owners and investors from major U S sports franchises—NFL, MLB, NBA, WNBA, NHL, and MLS—as well as strategic entertainment organizations, family offices and institutional investors

How We Invest —

Company Stage and Focus

We primarily invest in Seed, Series A and B-stage technology companies, which are focused on large markets with powerful growth trends, driven by the next generation of passionate consumers, as well as enabling technologies for those markets

We typically invest between $3M and $10M as our initial investment, acting as a lead or co-lead We selectively invest $1-3M in seed or syndicate deals We work well with others, just ask our CEOs

A Family Approach —

We believe in building communities because that’s who we are too: a family of partners, investors, and founders who energize and empower one another in an effort to push us all forward In a market where it’s easy to be seduced by hype or driven by FOMO, we can be counted on for an authentic partnership that’s made to last As part of this, our Portfolio Growth team supports our portfolio through customer, partner, and talent introductions from our deep bench of industry contacts

Learn More About Our Portfolio —

• Co-Founder + CEO: James Borow The community powered corporate card
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Co-Founder + CEO: James Borow

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• Founder: Aly Orady The smartest home gym, ever

• Tonal gets smarter as you get stronger

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• Founder: Delane Parnell PlayVS is a leading amateur esports platform

• Players come together to compete, fans gather to spectate and coaches manage their programs

• Through strategic partnerships with the NFHS and top game publishers, PlayVS has become the backbone of high school esports

• Learn More PlayVS is a leading amateur esports platform Players come together to compete, fans gather to spectate and coaches manage their programs Through strategic partnerships with the NFHS and top game publishers, PlayVS has become the backbone of high school esports

• Founder: Patricio Worthalter POAP is a new way of keeping a reliable record of life experiences

• Each time they take part on an event, POAP collectors get a unique badge that is supported by a cryptographic record

• These badges are Non Fungible Tokens (NFT) and open a whole new world of possibilities

• Learn More POAP is a new way of keeping a reliable record of life experiences Each time they take part on an event, POAP collectors get a unique badge that is supported by a cryptographic record These badges are Non Fungible Tokens (NFT) and open a whole new world of possibilities

• Co-Founder + CEO: Jesse Houston Phoenix Labs is an independent game company creating games for a passionate community

• They’re evolving the way great games are made and enjoyed

• They aspire to create new AAA gaming experiences that their community will share for years to come

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Co-Founder + CEO: Jesse Houston

Phoenix Labs is an independent game company creating games for a passionate community They’re evolving the way great games are made and enjoyed They aspire to create new AAA gaming experiences that their community will share for years to come

• Founders: Dan Porter and Zack Weiner OTE (Overtime Elite) is a transformative new sports league that offers the world’s most talented young basketball players a better pathway to becoming professional athletes and engage and inspire a new generation of fans
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Founders: Dan Porter and Zack Weiner

OTE (Overtime Elite) is a transformative new sports league that offers the world’s most talented young basketball players a better pathway to becoming professional athletes and engage and inspire a new generation of fans

• Founders: Pedro Presa + Joao Presa MyCujoo empowers sport federations, leagues and clubs to easily livestream their competitions and matches by combining low costs of production with state-of-the art quality and technology, enabling the creation of a worldwide sports network of nano-communities
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Founders: Pedro Presa + Joao Presa

MyCujoo empowers sport federations, leagues and clubs to easily livestream their competitions and matches by combining low costs of production with state-of-the art quality and technology, enabling the creation of a worldwide sports network of nano-communities