GamePlan Ventures — Seed VC Firm ($500K–$6.0M Checks)
GamePlan Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, Consumer. The firm typically writes $500K–$6.0M checks and has 6 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $500K–$6.0M
- Portfolio
- 6 companies on record
- Partners
- 3 listed
- Stage
- Seed
- Sectors
- Other, Consumer
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-09-28
Seed
$500K – $6.0M
6+ companies
3 partners
Investment Thesis
Investing in the intersection of sports, content, and direct-to-consumer technologies, GamePlan Ventures supports startups reshaping the sports industry.
How GamePlan Ventures invests
GamePlan Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Consumer.
GamePlan Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$6.0M per investment.
GamePlan Ventures has backed 6 companies in our records, including Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Celtics.
Partners & Team
Chris Manning
Partner
Andrew Woodward
Registered Representative
Andrew Woodward is a Registered Representative of and conducts securities transactions through the Broker Dealer StillPoint Capital, LLC, member FINRA / SIPC.
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (6)
Other
Golden State Warriors
Los Angeles Dodgers
Boston Celtics
Sacramento Kings
Cleveland Guardians
St. Louis Blues
- •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $6.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Collin Vataha, President.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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