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Overview

Retail chain offering a variety of affordable products for teens.

Founded

2002

Deals · 12mo

0

Stage focus

Series A

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Retail
Sales
Shopping

Investment portfolio

1rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Nerd Street Gamers
Oct 2019Led
$12 MSeries A
Nerd Street Gamers
Oct 2019Led
$12 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Five Below: 1 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Five Below: 1 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A10

Monthly Deal Activity

Five Below: 1 deals are recorded across 85 months.All available history.
Five Below: 1 deals are recorded across 85 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Five Below: Gaming & eSports is the largest displayed sector by deal count (1 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Five Below: Gaming & eSports is the largest displayed sector by deal count (1 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Gaming & eSports1
Consumer & Lifestyle1

Deal Size Distribution

Five Below: 1 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Five Below: 1 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M0
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
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$500M-$1B0
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Deals By Geography

Five Below: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (1 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Five Below: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (1 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States1
Five Below: 3 co-investors are shown, with Comcast sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Five Below: 3 co-investors are shown, with Comcast sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Comcast1
Elevate Capital1
SeventySix Capital1

Investment Strategy

Five Below: Led accounts for 100% and participating for 0% of round participation.All available history.
Five Below: Led accounts for 100% and participating for 0% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led1100%
Participating00%
Five Below: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Five Below: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead1100%
Co-led00%

Team

Allan Ritumban

Senior Frontend Engineer

George Hill

Chief Retail Officer

Jim Gorenc

Vice President of Human Resources & Talent Management

Joel Anderson

President & CEO

Ken Bull

COO and CFO

Kyrylo Ledovskoy

Business Transition Consultant

Thomas G. Vellios

Founder and CEO