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Elysian Park Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($500K–$100.0M Checks)

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Los Angeles, California, United StatesWebsite

Elysian Park Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California, United States investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$100.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$100.0M
Portfolio
3 companies on record
Partners
6 listed
AUM
$400M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML
HQ
Los Angeles, California, United States

Last verified: 2026-09-18

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$500K – $100.0M

AUM

$400M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Elysian Park Ventures invests in companies at the intersection of sports with health, culture, commerce, and technology globally, across seed to growth stages, and provides strategic resources alongside capital.

How Elysian Park Ventures invests

Elysian Park Ventures is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, California, United States. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML.

Elysian Park Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$100.0M per investment, backed by approximately $400M in assets under management.

Elysian Park Ventures has backed 3 companies in our records, including Just Women’s Sports, The Athletic, Future.

Partners & Team

PV

Pete Vlastelica

Managing Partner

esports
sports leagues
sports digital
NB

Nikhil Bahel

Managing Partner

sports
media
entertainment
digital strategy
AG

Ami Galani

Venture Partner

retail
corporate development
strategic investments
JA

Jay Adya

Managing Partner

sports
media
technology
CV

Cole Van Nice

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

sports
technology
entrepreneurship
TK

Tucker Kain

Partner

business enterprise
finance
operations

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

JU

Just Women’s Sports

Sports media
TH

The Athletic

Sports media
FU

Future

Fitness/coaching platform
How to pitch Elysian Park Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $100.0M check.
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Pete Vlastelica, Managing Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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