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Overview

Sports and esports-focused venture firm with an accelerator program.

Founded

2015

Deals · 12mo

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Stage focus

Seed
Series A

Geographic focus

India
United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Education
Innovation Management
Sports

Investment portfolio

11rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Helios
Oct 2025Participated
$2 MSeed
ROOK
Mar 2023Participated
$2 MSeed
Healium
Mar 2023Participated
$4 MSeed
Uplift Labs
Aug 2022Participated
$3 MSeed
GamerJi Esports
Mar 2022Participated
$1 MSeries A
Obsesh
Oct 2021Participated
$1 MSeed
MaxOne
Jul 2021Led
$4 MSeries A
Maestro Interactive Inc
Mar 2021Participated
$15 MSeries B
Boost
Oct 2020Participated
$1 MSeed
Realife Tech
Jun 2020Participated
$7 MSeries A
Teamworks
Apr 2020Participated
$25 MSeries C
Helios
Oct 2025Participated
$2 MSeed
ROOK
Mar 2023Participated
$2 MSeed
Healium
Mar 2023Participated
$4 MSeed
Uplift Labs
Aug 2022Participated
$3 MSeed
GamerJi Esports
Mar 2022Participated
$1 MSeries A
Obsesh
Oct 2021Participated
$1 MSeed
MaxOne
Jul 2021Led
$4 MSeries A
Maestro Interactive Inc
Mar 2021Participated
$15 MSeries B
Boost
Oct 2020Participated
$1 MSeed
Realife Tech
Jun 2020Participated
$7 MSeries A
Teamworks
Apr 2020Participated
$25 MSeries C
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Deal Distribution

Stadia Ventures: 11 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Stadia Ventures: 11 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed06
Series A12
Series B01
Series C+01

Monthly Deal Activity

Stadia Ventures: 11 deals are recorded across 79 months.All available history.
Stadia Ventures: 11 deals are recorded across 79 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Stadia Ventures: Consumer & Lifestyle is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 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.

Stadia Ventures: Consumer & Lifestyle is the largest displayed sector by deal count (7 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Consumer & Lifestyle7
Enterprise Software5
Media & Entertainment3
Health & Life Sciences3
Hardware & Robotics2
Education & Workforce2
AI & Machine Learning2
Gaming & eSports2
Data, Analytics & IT2
Marketing & Advertising1
E-Commerce & Retail1
AR/VR1

Deal Size Distribution

Stadia Ventures: 11 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.

Stadia Ventures: 11 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M8
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Stadia Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Stadia Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (9 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States9
Europe1
India1
Stadia Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Gaingels sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Investment Strategy

Stadia Ventures: Led accounts for 9% and participating for 91% of round participation.All available history.
Stadia Ventures: Led accounts for 9% and participating for 91% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led19%
Participating1091%
Stadia Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Stadia Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 100% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead1100%
Co-led00%

Team

Art Chou

Co Founder & Managing Director

Bill Powell

Managing Director

Brandon Janosky

Managing Director

Danny Dankner

Participant and Judge

Joe Pimmel

Managing Partner

Joseph Clemko

Advisor, Mentor, and Judge

Mark Gallion

Lead Mentor

Tim Hayden

Co-Founder & General Partner