🚨 Another industry-leading partnership for Camb.ai, who will be working with AI-enriched eBooks company, Legible, to offer instantaneous conversion of literature in 160 languages. 📚 Full press release linked in comments.
About us
Built on the backs of highly specialized sports and media entrepreneurs and investors, we look to utilize our industry networks and deep domain knowledge to bring unparalleled value to our companies. We build long-term partnerships with management, by providing ongoing strategic support across all aspects of operations.
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http://www.courtsidevc.com
External link for Courtside Ventures
- Industry
- Technology, Information and Internet
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Type
- Partnership
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- Sports, Media, Entertainment, Technology, and Gaming
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Primary
148 W. 24th Street
New York, New York 10010, US
Employees at Courtside Ventures
Updates
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Camb.ai continues to be at the forefront of globalization in sports, recently working with Eurovision Sport to offer real-time translation at the U20 Championships in Lima. https://lnkd.in/ggHasBeg
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After launching in New Jersey earlier this year, Jackpot.com has continued its run of bringing lottery to the digital realm. Check out CEO Akshay K. Khanna's interview with NJ Biz detailing the exciting growth. Link in comments!
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🚨 We've been eagerly awaiting the day for the world to see what Mountaintop Studios has been working on... Thrilled for Nate Mitchell, Matt Hansen, and team who today unveiled Spectre Divide: a 3v3 multiplayer PC game with a twist. Link in the comments with more on the game!
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🔻 It's no secret that venture funds have been deeply impacted by the lack of liquidity in IPO and M&A markets over the past couple of years. 💰 Distributions from VC funds to LPs dropped 84% from 2021 to 2023 per Wellington Management, resulting in a 14-year low in overall distributions. 🇮🇳 Despite the anemic deal activity in the US markets, one market has far surpassed all others and continues to buck the liquidity trend: India. 🤑 Per Axios, India saw private capital-backed exits reach $25B in 2023 and has already surpassed $11.5B in the first half of 2024. Over these past 18 months, India has accounted for the highest share (37%) of overall exit value outside of North America and Europe...even surpassing China. 🏅 Not only has the country seen outsized deal and exit activity, but it has also experienced rapid growth specifically within sports and gaming. 🏏 Of the country's 1.4B people, an estimated 678M (47%) are now considered sports fans per Ormax Sports, roughly double the entire US population, with sports-related Google searches up 50% in the country this year. The Indian sports pandemonium hasn't been limited to just the country's borders. Just a couple of weeks ago, the US hosted the ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup, with jaw-dropping attendance numbers of 165k fans across the tournament as India's sports culture is successfully making its way into the US and abroad. 🎮 The Indian gaming ecosystem is also experiencing rampant growth. The country is now the fastest-growing mobile gaming market in the world per Interactive Entertainment, expecting to double in value from $3.1B in 2023 to over $6B by 2028. With over 568 million gamers and (even more noteworthy) 240 million paid gamers, the country is seeing unrivaled demand in various sectors of the gaming landscape. Courtside has long seen India as a market ripe for venture investment, having made 6 investments in the country within the past 4 years. With a rapidly growing population of sports / media / gaming fans, increasing venture deal volume, and an attractive exit market, we couldn't be more bullish on the future of venture in India. Check out the comments to see the full Axios article as well as Courtside's former blog post on India. Photo cred: Annelise Capossela/Axios
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Hard to describe the level of innovation at Camb.ai in the AI voice cloning and localization space. 🤯 Check out their new Mars5 model, bringing unprecedented realism to digital voice replication across 140 different languages. https://lnkd.in/gzcauukE
Exclusive: Camb takes on ElevenLabs with open voice cloning AI model Mars5 offering higher realism, support for 140 languages
https://venturebeat.com
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🚨 Sports Business Journal recently recognized Courtside as a Power Player among sports institutional investors. Check out their article below! https://lnkd.in/grwJ4SMe
Power Players: Courtside Ventures
sportsbusinessjournal.com
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🚨 Announcing Kabata's $5M Seed round! Courtside is thrilled to be a part of the journey with Kareem Aly and the entire Kabata team, as they revolutionize strength training. The company's AI-powered dumbbells are now available for pre-order. https://lnkd.in/gBw4WfRC
Kabata Raises $5M for AI-Powered Dumbbells That Track Form
https://athletechnews.com
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Collecting isn’t a hobby, it’s an asset class…with staggering scale that continues to grow: 🎴 61% of the US population collects something... 🌎 The global collectibles market is expected to surpass $1T in by 2032, with major categories including art ($68B), watches ($37B), sports memorabilia ($26B) and more... 🏅 Record collectible sale prices continue to be set in everything from Princess Diana dresses ($605k price tag), to iPhones ($190k for a first-gen model), to Joe Montana jerseys ($1.2M sale from Super Bowl XIX and XXII) and more Since investing in StockX in 2017, Courtside has backed dozens of platforms, marketplaces, and technology companies focused on the collectibles space including Bezel , Mantel, Cohart, Altan Insights, and more. As the industry continues to grow, we will continue to back the technology and tools that power collector ecosystems on a global level. If you are or know of a founder building a startup in the collectibles space, we’d love to speak with you. Drop us a comment, tag a founder below, or shoot us a message at [email protected].
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🏃♀️ Calling all health & wellness enthusiasts! 🍎 Courtside has invested in various segments of the health ecosystem, with several of our companies actively hiring, including: ⏱ Future 💪 Freeletics 🥛 Gainful ...and many more! Check out our jobs page to see the latest opportunities at some of the most exciting companies in the space. https://lnkd.in/gnqTmTY5
Jobs at Courtside Ventures Companies | Courtside Ventures
jobs.courtsidevc.com