# Fanatics funding: rounds and investors

> Fanatics has raised $2.5B across 6 rounds since 2012. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Temasek Holdings and Bank of America. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/fanatics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Fanatics*

6 rounds we have observed, with the 12 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Esports Internet

Valuation: $31B, Mar 2026

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$2.5B** raised across 6 rounds since 2012, from 6 sources

**$225M** Growth **$75M** Debt **$170M** Growth **$300M** Growth **$1.0B** Round **$700M** Growth

- **Latest round:** Growth, $700M Dec 2022
- **Biggest round:** $1.0B Round · Sept 2017
- **Investors:** 12 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022

**$225M** Growth

**$75M** Debt

**$170M** Growth

**$300M** Growth

**$1.0B** Round

**$700M** Growth

- **First round:** Growth, $225M
- **Biggest round:** $1.0B
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years

## The rounds

- **Dec 2022** Growth **$700M** *3 new* *2 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) Source recorded SEC filing: $1.5B sold, first sale Dec 2021
- **Sept 2017** Round **$1.0B** *3 new* [VISIÓN FUND](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vision-fund) Lead MLB SoftBank's Vision Fund/ NFL Reported by TechCrunch
- **Aug 2015** Growth **$300M** *1 new* [Silver Lake Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-lake) From a historical funding record
- **Jun 2013** Growth **$170M** *2 new* [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [Alibaba](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alibaba) Reported by pevc.dowjones.com
- **Jun 2012** Growth **$225M** *3 new* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) [Bank of America](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bank-of-america) Reported by finsmes.com
- **Jun 2012** Debt **$75M** *1 returning* [Bank of America](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bank-of-america) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From Fanatics's own website: 33 on the team.

- **Andrew Low Ah Kee** Chief Executive Officer - Fanatics Commerce
- **Kelly Guo** Chief Executive Officer - Fanatics China
- **Matt King** Chief Executive Officer - Fanatics Betting & Gaming
- **Michael Rubin** Chief Executive Officer - Fanatics
- **Mike Mahan** Chief Executive Officer - Fanatics Collectibles
- **Nick Bell** Chief Executive Officer - Fanatics Collect
- **David Leiner** President, Trading Cards - Fanatics Collectibles
- **Emilie Arel** President, Mitchell & Ness - Fanatics Commerce
- **Gary Gertzog** President, Business Affairs - Fanatics Commerce
- **Joe Monahan** Global President, Fanatics Brands - Fanatics Commerce
- **Mike Hermalyn** President, VIP - Fanatics
- **Stephen Dowling** President, International - Fanatics Commerce
- **Zohar Ravid** President of International - Fanatics Collectibles
- **Alexis Capra** Chief People Officer - Fanatics Collectibles
- **Amy Thurlow** Chief Administrative Officer - Fanatics Collectibles
- **Andrea Ellis** Chief Financial Officer - Fanatics Betting & Gaming
- **Brian Miles** Interim Chief Financial Officer - Fanatics Commerce
- **Greg Abovsky** Chief Financial Officer - Fanatics Collectibles

And 15 more on the team.

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Growth** 2012 **Debt** 2012 **Growth** 2013 **Growth** 2015 **Round** 2017 **Growth** 2022 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) [Bank of America](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bank-of-america) [VISIÓN FUND](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vision-fund) L [Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) [Alibaba](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alibaba) [Silver Lake Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-lake)

## Exits

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired Kynetic undisclosed Jun 2011

Acquired [GSI Commerce](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsi-commerce) undisclosed Feb 2011

From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=fanatics).

## Everyone who backed them

[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **2** rounds

[Temasek Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/temasek) VC firm **2** rounds

[Bank of America](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bank-of-america) Company **2** rounds

[VISIÓN FUND](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vision-fund) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Insight Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/insight-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

[BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Asset manager **1** round

[Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) Family office **1** round

[Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) Private equity **1** round

[Alibaba](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alibaba) Growth equity **1** round

[Silver Lake Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-lake) Private equity **1** round

MLB no record of our own yet **1** round

SoftBank's Vision Fund/ NFL no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=fanatics).

## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Fanatics as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Rosecliff Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rosecliff) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Fanatics

### Who invested in Fanatics?

Fanatics's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Temasek Holdings, Bank of America, VISIÓN FUND and Insight Partners, and 7 more on record.

### How much has Fanatics raised?

Fanatics has raised $2.5B across 6 rounds since 2012.

### When did Fanatics last raise?

Fanatics's most recent round was a Growth of $700M in Dec 2022.

### What was Fanatics's biggest round?

Fanatics's largest round on record is $1.0B (Undisclosed round), in Sept 2017, led by VISIÓN FUND.

### Who backed Fanatics first?

Fanatics's first round on record, in Jun 2012, was backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Insight Partners and Bank of America.

### What stage is Fanatics at?

Fanatics's latest named round is a Growth, in Dec 2022.

### Where is Fanatics based?

Fanatics is based in the United States.

### Who led Fanatics's rounds?

VISIÓN FUND led the Undisclosed round in 2017.

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