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Courtside Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 65 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund, Jun 2024

Pre-seedSeedSeries AEhealthVideogameConnected Health

Deploying now
33%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 65 on record
Since the last cheque127days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.0MCheque size, as they say$500K – $3.0MRounds led1 of 65Sole investor5 roundsMostly inUnited States, 90%
Pitch Courtside Ventures

Courtside Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $4.8M

What they do

Courtside Ventures is the leading early-stage fund focused on Sports, Lifestyle, and Gaming.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $3.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
EhealthVideogameConnected Health
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first65 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Jul
    Commons ClinicVenture · US$10MWith 2 others
  3. Apr
    PackzSeed · US$11MWith 3 others
  4. 2025

    8 rounds

  5. Dec
    XpointVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  6. Nov
    JawaSeed · US$3.6MWith 2 others
  7. Oct
    JumpSeries A · US · AlleyWatch$25MWith 9 others
  8. Apr
    StorycraftSeed · CA$3.0MWith 2 others
  9. Mar
    TapppUS · AlleyWatch$625KWith 1 other
  10. Feb
    LiveLikeVenture · US$50KWith 3 others
  11. Feb
    EternalSeed · US$13MWith 1 other
  12. Jan
    CAMB.AISeed · US$15MSole investor
  13. 2024

    6 rounds

  14. Nov
    Magine StudiosSeed · US$4.0MSole investor
  15. Sept
    Rare CandyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  16. May
    KabataSeed · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  17. Apr
    HolographVenture · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  18. Apr
    Planet MojoVenture · US$5.5MWith 3 others
  19. Jan
    BettySeed · CA$3.7MWith 1 other
  20. 2023

    10 rounds

  21. Nov
    HypotheticDebt · US$1.1MWith 1 other
  22. Oct
    SignosSeries B · US$20MWith 4 others
  23. Aug
    CohartSeed · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  24. Jun
    TapSeed · US$3.0MWith 3 others
  25. Jun
    SnapCalorieSeed · US$1.8MWith 3 others
  26. Apr
    BebopbeeVenture · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  27. Feb
    KasheeshSeed · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  28. Feb
    vaultSeries A · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  29. Jan
    AC MomentoSeed · US$20MWith 4 others
  30. Jan
    BezelSeed · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  31. 2022

    10 rounds

  32. Nov
    PlayPulseVenture · NOUndisclosedWith 1 other
  33. Sept
    MojoVenture · US$25MWith 3 others
  34. Aug
    TradeblockSeed · US$11MWith 2 others
  35. Aug
    FliffVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  36. Jun
    VeoSeries C · US$80MWith 3 others
  37. Jun
    Religion of SportsSeries B · US$50MWith 1 other
  38. May
    Altan InsightsSeed · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  39. Apr
    CXIP LabsSeed · US$6.5MWith 5 others
  40. Apr
    SwoopsSeed · US$3.5MWith 4 others
  41. Jan
    Rei do PitacoSeries A · BR$32MWith 5 others
  42. 2021

    8 rounds

  43. Dec
    Incredible Dream StudiosSeed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  44. Dec
    DibbsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  45. Sept
    RECURSeries A · US$50MWith 3 others
  46. Jul
    DibbsSeries A · US · Foundry GroupUndisclosedWith 10 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

DKDeepen Kiran ParikhMember / Manager of Courtside Ventures IV GP, LLCiForm ADV
KBKagiso BondMember / Manager of Courtside Ventures IV GP, LLCiForm ADV
VKVasu KulkarniManaging MemberiFiling they signed
VBVasudev B KulkarniMember / Manager of Courtside Ventures Management, LLCiForm ADV

We also hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$334Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Courtside Ventures Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 306603

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

T4Q

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Courtside Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Courtside Ventures put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Courtside Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Courtside Ventures

What does Courtside Ventures invest in?

Courtside Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ehealth, Videogame and Connected Health.

How active is Courtside Ventures?

65 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jul 2026.

What has Courtside Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Commons Clinic (Venture, Jul 2026), Packz (Seed, Apr 2026) and Xpoint (Venture, Dec 2025).

How big are Courtside Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.0M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $3.0M.

Does Courtside Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 65 investments on record (2%).

Where does Courtside Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (90%) and Canada (5%).

Is Courtside Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Courtside Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Raine Ventures (6 rounds together), Y Combinator (5 rounds together) and Alumni Ventures (4 rounds together).

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