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Courtside Ventures

Courtside Ventures IV, L.P.

Open, writing first checks

Open: no first sale reported; age from Form D filed Jun 2024 (approximate)

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Vintage
Unknown
Fund size
$100M (Form D)
Stages
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Sectors
Gaming, Media, Consumer
Regions
Global

01 · Thesis

Courtside Ventures invests in early-stage sports, lifestyle, and gaming companies, partnering with founders challenging the traditional definition of these spaces. It backs new sports platforms, sports betting, wellness and commerce, and gaming infrastructure.Inferred from the firm's website

02 · Initial check

$667K to $1.25M (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Kagiso Bond, Manager of the General Partner of the Issuer
  • Vasu Kulkarni, Partner
  • Deepen Parikh, Partner

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-wideInvests in early-stage sports, lifestyle, and gaming companies.

    Courtside Ventures is the leading early-stage fund focused on Sports, Lifestyle, and Gaming.
    https://www.courtsidevc.com/
  • Firm-wideInvests in early-stage sports, lifestyle, and gaming companies.

    Courtside Ventures is the leading early-stage fund focused on Sports, Lifestyle, and Gaming.
    https://www.courtsidevc.com/
  • Firm-wideInvests in early-stage sports, lifestyle, and gaming companies.

    Courtside Ventures is the leading early-stage fund focused on Sports, Lifestyle, and Gaming.
    https://www.courtsidevc.com/
  • Firm-wideInvests in early-stage sports, lifestyle, and gaming companies.

    Courtside Ventures is the leading early-stage fund focused on Sports, Lifestyle, and Gaming.
    https://www.courtsidevc.com/
  • Firm-wideInvests in early-stage sports, lifestyle, and gaming companies.

    Courtside Ventures is the leading early-stage fund focused on Sports, Lifestyle, and Gaming.
    https://www.courtsidevc.com/
  • Firm-wideWe partner with early-stage founders who are challenging the traditional definition of sports, lifestyle, and gaming.

    We partner with early-stage founders who are challenging the traditional definition of sports, lifestyle, and gaming.
    https://www.courtsidevc.com/

06 · Sources

  1. https://www.courtsidevc.com/
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2028416/000202841624000003/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026