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Pressplay Capital — Seed VC Firm ($500K–$5.0M Checks)

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Pressplay Capital is a Seed venture capital firm based in null investing in Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$5.0M checks and has 16 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$5.0M
Portfolio
16 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
AUM
$1.5B
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, AI / ML
HQ
null

Last verified: 2026-10-20

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $5.0M

AUM

$1.5B

Portfolio

16+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Pressplay Capital is a seed fund built around sports tech and streaming, with an explicit focus on the convergence of sports, media, and AI-driven fan engagement. It targets early-stage companies that improve content distribution, video experiences, and monetization in sports and entertainment.

How Pressplay Capital invests

Pressplay Capital is a vc firm based in null. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, AI / ML.

Pressplay Capital typically writes checks of $500K–$5.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1.5B in assets under management. Our records include 3 funds raised by the firm.

Pressplay Capital has backed 16 companies in our records, including TVF, SC, TIE.

Partners & Team

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GP

Sports Tech
Streaming
Media Tech
VM

Vinit Mehta

Founder

VM

Viniit Mehta

General Partner

streaming
gaming
media-tech

A 3x founder and streaming media pioneer, Viniit has built and scaled SaaS and video tech startups across the US, India, and MENA. He led Brightcove’s business in the region, sits on the board of Asia’s second-largest video ad network, and has advised and invested in breakout ventures across streaming, gaming, and media-tech.

DM

Devang Mehta

Venture Partner

SaaS
analytics
fintech
GTM strategy
exits
fund structuring

Devang brings over 30 years of operational and investing experience across India and Silicon Valley. He has built SEBI-registered funds, scaled startups in SaaS, analytics, and fintech, and brings deep expertise in GTM strategy, exits, and fund structuring from his roles at Morningstar, eTouch, QMetry, and more.

YD

Yash Dhamane

Venture Fellow

digital media
Gen Z
Gen Alpha
entertainment
gaming

Yash is a digital media analyst specializing in Gen Z and Gen Alpha behavior across India’s fast-evolving entertainment and gaming landscape. He has evaluated 50+ early-stage deals and brings sharp analytical insights into the $100B+ Indian digital content ecosystem.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Funds

Pressplay Capital III

$800M2023
actively investing

Pressplay Capital II

$300M2021
fully deployed

Pressplay Capital I

$100M2019
fully deployed

Portfolio Companies (16)

Other

TV

TVF

SC

SC

TI

TIE

BM

BMS

FA

FanCode

JI

JioHotstar

MY

Myntra

IC

ICC

ZE

Zee5

UP

UpGrad

How to pitch Pressplay Capital
  • •Raising at 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 – $5.0M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as null, GP.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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