# Courtside Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Courtside Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 65 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Jul 2026.

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# Courtside Ventures

Last cheque observed Jul 2026; 65 cheques on record.

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VC firm Deploying now Last fund, Jun 2024

Pre-seed Seed Series A Ehealth Videogame Connected Health

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**33%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 65 on record

Since the last cheque **127** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.0M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $3.0M** Rounds led **1 of 65** Sole investor **5 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 90%**

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## Courtside Ventures highlights

- 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 75% of its rounds
- 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-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Ehealth Videogame Connected Health
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **65 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Jul** **[Commons Clinic](https://millionrounds.com/company/commons-clinic)** Venture · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Packz](https://millionrounds.com/company/packz)** Seed · US **$11M** With 3 others
- **2025** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[Xpoint](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpoint)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Nov** **[Jawa](https://millionrounds.com/company/jawa)** Seed · US **$3.6M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Jump](https://millionrounds.com/company/jump)** Series A · US · AlleyWatch **$25M** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[Storycraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/storycraft)** Seed · CA **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Tappp](https://millionrounds.com/company/tappp)** US · AlleyWatch **$625K** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[LiveLike](https://millionrounds.com/company/livelike)** Venture · US **$50K** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Eternal](https://millionrounds.com/company/eternal)** Seed · US **$13M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[CAMB.AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/camb-ai)** Seed · US **$15M** Sole investor
- **2024** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[Magine Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/magine-studios)** Seed · US **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Rare Candy](https://millionrounds.com/company/rare-candy)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **May** **[Kabata](https://millionrounds.com/company/kabata)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Holograph](https://millionrounds.com/company/holograph)** Venture · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Planet Mojo](https://millionrounds.com/company/planet-mojo)** Venture · US **$5.5M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Betty](https://millionrounds.com/company/betty)** Seed · CA **$3.7M** With 1 other
- **2023** 10 rounds
- **Nov** **[Hypothetic](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypothetic)** Debt · US **$1.1M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Signos](https://millionrounds.com/company/signos)** Series B · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Cohart](https://millionrounds.com/company/cohart)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Tap](https://millionrounds.com/company/tap)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[SnapCalorie](https://millionrounds.com/company/snapcalorie)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Bebopbee](https://millionrounds.com/company/bebopbee)** Venture · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Kasheesh](https://millionrounds.com/company/kasheesh)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[vault](https://millionrounds.com/company/vault)** Series A · US **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[AC Momento](https://millionrounds.com/company/ac-momento)** Seed · US **$20M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Bezel](https://millionrounds.com/company/bezel)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **2022** 10 rounds
- **Nov** **[PlayPulse](https://millionrounds.com/company/playpulse)** Venture · NO **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Mojo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mojo)** Venture · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Tradeblock](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradeblock)** Seed · US **$11M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Fliff](https://millionrounds.com/company/fliff)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Veo](https://millionrounds.com/company/veo)** Series C · US **$80M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Religion of Sports](https://millionrounds.com/company/religion-of-sports)** Series B · US **$50M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Altan Insights](https://millionrounds.com/company/altan-insights)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[CXIP Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/cxip-labs)** Seed · US **$6.5M** With 5 others
- **Apr** **[Swoops](https://millionrounds.com/company/swoops)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Rei do Pitaco](https://millionrounds.com/company/rei-do-pitaco)** Series A · BR **$32M** With 5 others
- **2021** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[Incredible Dream Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/incredible-dream-studios)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Dibbs](https://millionrounds.com/company/dibbs)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[RECUR](https://millionrounds.com/company/recur)** Series A · US **$50M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Dibbs](https://millionrounds.com/company/dibbs)** Series A · US · Foundry Group **Undisclosed** With 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 registration **4 named**

DK **Deepen Kiran Parikh** Member / Manager of Courtside Ventures IV GP, LLC i Form ADV

KB **Kagiso Bond** Member / Manager of Courtside Ventures IV GP, LLC i Form ADV

VK **Vasu Kulkarni** Managing Member i Filing they signed

VB **Vasudev B Kulkarni** Member / Manager of Courtside Ventures Management, LLC i Form 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

**$334M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture 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.

Latest fund on file

**Raised**

a fund in Jun 2024

From its SEC filing. Nothing newer is on file yet.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$4.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.8M**

Led 1 of 65 rounds **2%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $3.0M
- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jul 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *32*
- Venture *13*
- Series A said *10*
- Series B *3*
- Series C *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Raine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raine-ventures) 6
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 5
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 4
- [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) 3
- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 3
- [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) 3

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## 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.

[**Raine Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raine-ventures)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**BoxGroup** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup)[**Greycroft** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Slow Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures)[**1Up Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1up-ventures)[**Advancit Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital)[**Arca** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arca)[**BITKRAFT Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bitkraft-ventures)[**Bullpen Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital)[**Company Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ag-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Courtside Ventures put money into.

[**Commons Clinic** $10M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/commons-clinic)[**Packz** $11M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/packz)[**Xpoint** Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpoint)[**Tappp** $625K · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/tappp)[**LiveLike** $50K · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/livelike)[**Eternal** $13M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/eternal)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [Village Global Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/village-global) 16 Jan 2019 · 31 min Investing in Sports Tech with Deepen Parikh With [Deepen Parikh](https://millionrounds.com/person/deepen-parikh) Mentions [Courtside Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/courtside-ventures)[Dan Gilbert](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-gilbert) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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