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Raine Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 97 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $94M, May 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAI & Machine LearningAdvertising (AdTech)Analytics

Deploying now
90%of best year18cheques in 12 months, 97 on record
Since the last cheque32days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$30MCheque size, as they say$100K – $10MRounds led5 of 97Sole investor11 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 79%
Pitch Raine Ventures

Raine Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    18 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 55% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 11 rounds, median $16M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Filed 1 private fund offerings with the SEC, the most recent in 2025-01From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $10M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
AI & Machine LearningAdvertising (AdTech)Analytics
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first97 appearances

  1. 2026

    17 rounds

  2. Sept
    NexSeries E · Crunchbase News$150MWith 3 others
  3. Sept
    TopDogSeed · Boston Seed Capital$2.5MWith 2 others
  4. Sept
    AfterQuerySeries B · US$30MWith 3 others
  5. Jun
    General IntuitionSeries A · US · TechCrunch$300MWith 7 others
  6. Jun
    Premier Lacrosse LeagueSeries E · US$100MWith 2 others
  7. Jun
    System1Debt · US$150MSole investor
  8. May
    KohortSeries A · GB$7.0MWith 4 others
  9. May
    DorianCrowdfunding · US$131KWith 2 others
  10. Apr
    AfterQueryUS · AlleyWatch$30MWith 3 others
  11. Apr
    PackzSeed · US$11MWith 3 others
  12. Feb
    DuettiSeries C · US · AlleyWatch$200MLed
  13. Feb
    HookSeries A · US$16MWith 2 others
  14. Feb
    Propagate ContentGrowth · US$50MWith 1 other
  15. Jan
    ZBDSeries C · US · Ventureburn$40MWith 3 others
  16. Jan
    General IntuitionVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  17. Jan
    MidniteSeries C · GB$35MWith 3 others
  18. Jan
    DuettiDebt · US$150MWith 4 others
  19. 2025

    8 rounds

  20. Dec
    XpointVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  21. Oct
    General IntuitionSeed · US · Silicon Canals$134MWith 2 others
  22. Oct
    Cypher GamesSeries A · TR · Ventureburn$30MLed
  23. Jul
    KaleidoscopeSeries A · US$5.0MSole investor
  24. Jun
    DefinelySeries B · GB · TechCrunch$30MWith 4 others
  25. May
    FiledSeed · US · TechCrunch$17MWith 3 others
  26. Mar
    DraftKingsDebt · US$600MWith 6 others
  27. Feb
    VoldexVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  28. 2024

    5 rounds

  29. Oct
    VOI TechnologyDebt · SE$55MWith 4 others
  30. Sept
    Cypher GamesSeed · US$10MWith 3 others
  31. Sept
    EssorVenture · FRUndisclosedWith 5 others
  32. Feb
    VatomSeries B · US$10MWith 2 others
  33. Jan
    TelevisaUnivisionDebt · US$241MWith 1 other
  34. 2023

    5 rounds

  35. Sept
    VideoAmpGrowth · US$150MWith 3 others
  36. Jul
    GenXCommVenture · US$8.2MWith 3 others
  37. Feb
    JackpocketVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  38. Jan
    AC MomentoSeed · US$20MWith 4 others
  39. Jan
    FirebirdVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  40. 2022

    7 rounds

  41. Sept
    SitetrackerSeries D · US$66MWith 4 others
  42. Aug
    RepositeSeries A · US$7.5MWith 4 others
  43. Aug
    FliffVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  44. Feb
    Tripledot StudiosSeries B · GB$116MWith 3 others
  45. Feb
    Reigning ChampsSeries A · US$16MSole investor

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 registration10 named

AJAlfred Joseph ChianeseOfficer and Director of the General Partner of the Issuer's Managing Member.iFiling they signed
ARAngela Renee RisherChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
BWBrandon Wade GardnerOfficer and Director of the General Partner of the Issuer's Managing Member.iFiling they signed
GJGordon J. RubensteinManaging PartneriFiling they signed
IWIrene WillardOfficer of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JAJeffrey Alan SineOfficer and Director of the General Partner of the Issuer's Managing Member.iFiling they signed
JAJoseph A. RavitchOfficer and Director of the General Partner of the Issuer's Managing Member.iFiling they signed
JAJoseph Anthony BeyroutyChief Financial Officer - Management CompanyiForm ADV
PVPeter VassilevOfficer of the General PartneriFiling they signed
SESteven Edward GannaloChief Financial Officer - Principal BusinessiForm ADV

We also hold 23 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

$2.8Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Raine Capital LLC
SEC number
CRD 157939

Funds on its Form ADV

36 private funds, $5.2B in gross assets · filed May 2024

  1. Raine Partners IV L.P.Private equity125 investors$934M
  2. Raine Partners III L.P.Private equity125 investors$880M
  3. Raine Partners II L.P.Private equity121 investors$723M
  4. Raine Partners IV - AIV 1 L.P.Private equity91 investors$561M
  5. Raine Partners III - AIV 1 L.P.Private equity80 investors$528M
  6. Raine Partners III - AIV 2 L.P.Private equity44 investors$279M
  7. Raine Venture Partners II L.P.Private equity38 investors$205M
  8. Raine Partners IV - AIV 2 L.P.Private equity33 investors$189M
  9. Raine Partners II (Cayman) L.P.Private equity121 investors$172M
  10. Raine Gaming Fund L.P.Private equity51 investors$128M

And 26 more on the filing.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

AltspaceVRBought by MicrosoftUndisclosedOct 2017
Rising Tide GamesBought by ZyngaUndisclosedSept 2015
VikiBought by Rakuten$200MSept 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Raine Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Raine Ventures

What does Raine Ventures invest in?

Raine Ventures invests most often at Series A and Seed (55% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as AI & Machine Learning, Advertising (AdTech) and Analytics.

How active is Raine Ventures?

97 investments on record, 18 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Raine Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Nex (Series E, Sept 2026), TopDog (Seed, Sept 2026) and AfterQuery (Series B, Sept 2026).

How big are Raine Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $30M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $10M.

Does Raine Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 97 investments on record (5%).

Where does Raine Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (79%) and the United Kingdom (13%).

Is Raine Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 18 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Raine Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Courtside Ventures (6 rounds together), CrossCut Ventures (6 rounds together) and General Catalyst (6 rounds together).

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