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Sharp Alpha Advisors — Seed & Series A VC Firm ($250K–$250K Checks)

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New York, New YorkProfile updated October 2026Website

Sharp Alpha Advisors is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in New York, New York. The firm typically writes $250K–$250K checks and has 26 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$250K
Portfolio
26 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
HQ
New York, New York
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-19

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$250K – $250K

Portfolio

26+ companies

Team

1 partner

About Sharp Alpha Advisors

Sharp Alpha Advisors is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York, New York. The firm is a specialist investor focused on early-stage gambling and sports betting businesses. It maintains a stated emphasis on seed and Series A opportunities in the space.

The fund is small and highly targeted, making it a strong fit for sportsbook infrastructure and prediction-market adjacency. Sharp Alpha Advisors invests in the sectors of sports betting, gambling, and sports tech. The firm typically deploys checks of $250K.

A warm introduction is the preferred way to be approached.

Investment Thesis

Specialist investor focused on early-stage gambling and sports betting businesses, with a stated emphasis on seed and Series A opportunities in the space. The fund is small and highly targeted, making it a strong fit for sportsbook infrastructure and prediction-market adjacency.

How Sharp Alpha Advisors invests

Sharp Alpha Advisors is a vc firm based in New York, New York. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages.

Sharp Alpha Advisors typically writes checks of $250K–$250K per investment.

Sharp Alpha Advisors has backed 26 companies in our records, including Almost Friday Media, Bezel, C15 Studio.

Partners & Team

LD

Lloyd Danzig

GP

Sports Betting
Gambling Infrastructure

Recent Activity

Investment Track Record

Sharp Alpha Advisors has recorded investments in 29 portfolio companies. The firm has backed early-stage startups including GridRival in sports betting and fantasy sports at the seed stage and Kero Sports in sports betting technology at the seed stage.

The firm's portfolio also includes Almost Friday Media, Betcha, Bezel, C15 Studio, Courtyard, Five Iron Golf UAE, Future Anthem, GiddyUp, Griiip, Jackpot.com, LinQ, LinQPackz, and Packz. Lloyd Danzig, the general partner, focuses on sports betting and gambling infrastructure.

Portfolio Companies (26)

Other

AL

Almost Friday Media

Sharp Alpha Fund I

Sports-focused media and production company

BE

Bezel

Watch marketplace / luxury commerce platform

C1

C15 Studio

Sharp Alpha Fund II

Operator and distributor of Formula 1’s streaming channel

CO

Courtyard

Sports and entertainment startup listed in Sharp Alpha’s portfolio

FI

Five Iron Golf UAE

Golf entertainment / venue operator

FU

Future Anthem

Data / AI company for gaming and betting

GR

Griiip

Motorsports data and fan engagement company

JA

Jackpot.com

Sharp Alpha Fund I

Digital lottery platform

LI

LinQ

PA

Packz

How to pitch Sharp Alpha Advisors
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $250K check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lloyd Danzig, GP.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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