Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • AR/VR • SaaS • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Nanotechnology • Consumer • Woman Focused |
Stages | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A |
Investing | United States • Canada • Australia • India • South Africa • Israel • New Zealand |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $5,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,500,000 |
Assets Under Management | $1,100,000 |
Stadia Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm centered around the nexus of sports, investment, and innovation. With its headquarters at 383 Marshall Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63122, United States, Stadia Ventures primarily focuses on startups within media, FinTech and financial services, entertainment and sports, AI and big data, HealthTech and fitness, blockchain and cryptos, gaming and eSports, AR/VR, SaaS, healthcare and wellness, nanotechnology, consumer, and women-focused industries. Their investment range lies between $100,000 to $5,000,000, striking a sweet spot at $1,500,000 for each investment. The firm specializes in seeding capital for Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A funding rounds and manages assets amounting to $1,100,000. Targeting companies that have already established product-market fit, typically with annual recurring revenue (ARR) between $250k and $1MM, Stadia Ventures has created a formidable reputation and network. They have completed 16 accelerator cohorts and have a portfolio of 76 companies with 14 successful exits. The fund has created a vast network of over 7,000 sports leaders and executives and 1,500 sports properties and businesses across 74 countries. Stadia Ventures champions diverse portfolio founders, with over 40% belonging to underrepresented groups. Their investment focus spans several areas including lifestyle and recreation, human performance and wellness, fan engagement and experience, esports technologies, and sports betting infrastructure. The firm prides itself on providing an 'unfair advantage' to founders in the sports and esports market by offering exclusive access to their global network, deal flow, and elite business development strategy.
We invest in early-stage startups in sports and esports that have defined product market fit, generally with ARR between $250k-$1MM.