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Play Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CAWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$750K – $5.0M

AUM

$450M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on next-gen sports technology startups driving innovation in sports teams, events, and sponsorship workflows.

Meet the Team

AB

Anton Backman

General Partner

HM

Harri Manninen

Partner

PK

Phylicia Koh

General Partner

JL

Juha Lindell

Director of Platform

JB

Joe Burridge

Director of Talent Acquisition

HS

Henric Suuronen

Partner

EK

Eliana Kim

Director of Events

FS

Florent Simon

Principal

BC

Ben Carter

Partner

Sports Management
B2B SaaS

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

PR

ProSponsor

Sports Tech
How to pitch Play Ventures
  • 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 $750K – $5.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Anton Backman, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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