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LEAD Sports Accelerator

VC
Berlin, GermanyWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

AUM

$155M

Portfolio

7+ companies

Team

16 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Supports early-stage SportsTech startups tackling industry pain points with tech innovation, including workflow automation.

Meet the Team

MF

Matthew Foran

Program Manager

NS

Nathalie Sonne

Chief Innovation Officer

AN

Aaron Naisar

Operations Partner

TR

Thomas Rudy

Investment Manager

JD

Justin Driscoll

Principal

MF

Matthew Foran

Program Manager

JD

Justin Driscoll

Principal

NS

Nathalie Sonne

Chief Innovation Officer

AN

Aaron Naisar

Operations Partner

TR

Thomas Rudy

Investment Manager

AB

Alex Bente

Partner

Investments
JP

Jeremy Pressman

Partner

Investments
BT

Brian Thompson

Partner

Locker Room Fund
MF

Matt Foran

Principal

Healthcare
TG

Toon Gyssels

General Partner

SportsTech
B2B SaaS
DR

David R. Gilboa

GP

Fashion Tech
Consumer

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (7)

Other

KI

Kinexon

SportsTech
XC

XCounts

SportsTech
BI

Billie

Consumer App
PA

Parchie

Fashion Marketplace
BI

Bitewell

TA

TAPPP

MU

Mustard

How to pitch LEAD Sports Accelerator
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Matthew Foran, Program Manager.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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