We invest in passionate innovators at the intersection of sports and technology.

Highland Park, IL
Joined June 2018
As US sportsbooks battle it out for market share, I asked 5 top investors to pick 2 startups they think are best positioned for the sector’s next phase of growth (one had to be a startup they weren’t invested in): businessinsider.com/top-spor…
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Excited to partner with @StatusProTJ, @Hawk, & the @StatusPro fam as they build the future of sports entertainment and training! s/o to other backers and supporters @TitletownTechGB @greycroftvc @VerizonVentures @sc_holdings @Browns @49ers @packers cc: @KBPartnersVC
KB Partners, Greycroft and Verizon Ventures were also involved in the seed round for StatusPro VR, which allows users to experience NFL games from a player’s perspective #SportsBiz #SportsTech #NFL bit.ly/37HwKr0
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We have been building @StatusPRO behind the scenes since I was playing in the NFL. Everything I’ve done has been a ladder to this! 🙏🏾 also, WE ARE HIRING so send recommendations!! @KBPartnersVC @TitletownTechGB @greycroftvc @VerizonVentures @sc_holdings @Browns @49ers @packers
.@StatusPRO Raises $5.2M Seed Round As It Aims To Continue Shaping The Industry Of Sports Technology bit.ly/3mfi9Mf
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Episode #9 with @lancedietz of @KBPartnersVC is out now! We talk about Lessons from the Military, Sports Tech Investing, and Chicago’s Place in Sports Tech. open.spotify.com/episode/2fb… & podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
John Garabedian is a partner @KBPartnersVC. He talks about investing in sports-related companies. For the full interview: ontt.tv/1FXrA @KristiRossX @Tony_BATtista #esports
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Thanks to @MensHealthMag for featuring @asensei as one of the top 5 rowing apps, and the only one offering structured coaching from world class athletes!
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Executives & investors from across the #sports & #fitness industry will be judging the 2021 SFIA #StartUp Challenge. Check out the list of registered judges (so far), ranging from @UnderArmour to @KBPartnersVC to @NFL to @SerraVentures & many more! sfiastartupchallenge.org
The future.
"On Ko Chi Shin; Learn from the Old to Understand the New". I wrote about how @asensei is the coaching product I wished I had when I was head coach for Edinburgh University Karate Club back in 1993. Read it here: bit.ly/3pE0XPA #ConnectedCoaching #SmartApparel
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One-on-One with David Levy: Founder, Back Nine Ventures and Keith Bank: CEO & Founder, @KBPartnersVC now! #HS20
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Congrats to the @StreamLayer team! Excited that @KBPartnersVC can be part of the journey to transform the way we watch #sports. 📱 🏀 📺 🎮 sportsbusinessdaily.com/Dail…
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StreamLayer raises $4M to bring ‘Fortnite-like experience’ to sports streaming zpr.io/H7NqS
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We’re excited to launch our new @BritishRowing Master The Basics program. All UK members that join asensei gain access to an ever-growing library of workouts AND automatically receive a free British Rowing indoor subscription for only $12.50 a month. asensei.com/pages/british-ro…
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It's you, the bike, and an open road. #outsideisfree
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The Lulu/Mirror deal validates the space that some VCs can’t yet embrace. The team at @asensei are hyper focused on turning apparel into a platform, reimagining content as something you watch, to something that watches you. #future #fitness asensei.com/pages/senpai – at Palo Alto, CA
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Are you competing in or watching the British Virtual Rowing Championships this weekend? Inspired by @TomGeorge1994 taking the GB Men's Record from @moesbihi, Tom shared with us how he paces his 2k. Maybe it will help you pace yours! @BritishRowing youtu.be/FMuxpibF-jI
1/ The name asensei reflected the ideal of lineage and legacy - that coaching and coaches pass the tradition and the future of the sport from one generation to the next, and that oftentimes, the student (the athlete) becomes the teacher (the coach).
Are you competing in or watching the British Virtual Rowing Championships this weekend? Inspired by @TomGeorge1994 taking the GB Men's Record from @moesbihi, Tom shared with us how he paces his 2k. Maybe it will help you pace yours! @BritishRowing youtu.be/FMuxpibF-jI
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Should be a great #sportstech event tomorrow with @ColosseumSport. Here: colosseumsport.com/sports-te…. With this crew: @mproman0707, @charliesayz, @girlstrong, @mmcf415; & these teams: @ZenkaiSports, @SpalkTalk, @VitruveFit, @dazzl_tv, @UrbanExpe, #SenSwim, @creativebothq.
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