Courtside Ventures

Courtside Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that concentrates on early-stage investments in startups operating at the crossroads of sports, technology, media, lifestyle, and gaming. The firm emphasizes partnerships with management, leveraging its industry networks and domain expertise to provide ongoing strategic support across operations, product, and growth. It targets companies in sports, lifestyle, esports, gaming, media, and related information technology and TMT sectors, and positions itself as a professional partner for founders seeking long-term value beyond capital. The firm operates as a registered investment adviser.

Vasu Kulkarni

Partner

Deepen Parikh

Partner

Cort Post

Principal

Oliver Ressler

Associate

Past deals in Streaming

EloElo

Series B in 2025
EloElo is a live social entertainment software platform that enables content creators to host interactive broadcasts and engage fans through audio and video chat rooms with built-in games. The platform serves as a digital gathering space where audiences can unwind, interact with influencers, and participate in activities during live sessions, combining live video, voice chat, and social games to foster real-time connection between creators and their communities.

EloElo

Series B in 2023
EloElo is a live social entertainment software platform that enables content creators to host interactive broadcasts and engage fans through audio and video chat rooms with built-in games. The platform serves as a digital gathering space where audiences can unwind, interact with influencers, and participate in activities during live sessions, combining live video, voice chat, and social games to foster real-time connection between creators and their communities.

TEOOH

Seed Round in 2020
TEOOH is a platform for hosting Virtual Events. From panel discussions to business conferences, anyone can host or attend virtual events in just a few clicks. Our aim is to become the easiest and most powerful way to engage global audiences, by allowing communities across the world to attend events and interact as they would do in the physical world, without the hassle of travelling or finding a venue. For more information, please visit www.teooh.com.

Every Mother

Seed Round in 2020
Every Mother offers a fitness platform focused on prenatal and postnatal care, providing streaming workouts and programs designed to support pregnancy, postpartum recovery, pelvic floor health, core strength, and diastasis recti rehabilitation. The company pursues evidence-based approaches to maternal fitness and delivers progressive, efficient routines intended to assist labor preparation and accelerate recovery, with a goal of restoring core function within weeks. It serves mothers through all stages of motherhood by combining exercise therapy and guided routines to improve physical resilience and well-being.

LiveLike

Series B in 2018
LiveLike Inc., founded in 2015, provides a live streaming platform that enables broadcasters to deliver interactive content to users on mobile devices and virtual reality. Its platform offers sports viewing with replays, commentary, and statistics.

100 Thieves

Seed Round in 2017
100 Thieves is an American esports organization and lifestyle brand that combines competitive gaming with apparel and entertainment. It fields a professional esports team that competes in major leagues and championships and operates an online store selling apparel and merchandise such as t-shirts and jerseys. The company also focuses on gaming content and a branded lifestyle experience, connecting fans through competition and merchandise.

LiveLike

Series A in 2016
LiveLike Inc., founded in 2015, provides a live streaming platform that enables broadcasters to deliver interactive content to users on mobile devices and virtual reality. Its platform offers sports viewing with replays, commentary, and statistics.

Drone Racing League

Seed Round in 2016
Drone Racing League Inc., established in New York in 2015, specializes in staging professional drone races for top-tier pilots. The company hosts thrilling tournaments featuring first-person perspective drone racing, where elite pilots navigate custom-built drones through intricate, themed 3D courses. DRL generates revenue by selling tickets to these events and offering media services related to its high-octane competitions.

Mixer

Seed Round in 2016
Mixer, formerly known as Beam, is a live streaming platform that focuses on creating interactive experiences for gamers. It enables viewers to actively participate in the gameplay rather than passively watching. Through Mixer, audiences can influence game dynamics by striking lightning, generating terrain, creating quests, and selecting weapons, effectively becoming part of the game world. This innovative approach fosters deeper engagement between streamers and their viewers, connecting gaming communities through truly interactive live streams.

VSporto

Seed Round in 2016
VSporto, LLC is a sports-focused media company based in Ridgeland, Mississippi, founded in 2011. It operates an online platform that provides sports enthusiasts with access to a variety of audio and video content, including podcasts, news, opinions, and analyses related to their favorite teams. The platform features interviews with current and former players and coaches, fostering a deeper connection between fans and the sports they love. By offering an extensive array of quality content, VSporto aims to engage true sports fans and enhance their experience with the latest developments in athletics.
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