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Investor
Jun 2024
We equip business owners with an industry-tailored credit card, bank account, and bill pay platform — built to solve the cash flow issues holding you back.
Seed Investor
May 2024
Basepath is a NIL Operations Software for collectives, student athletes, university athletic departments and businesses. Our platform automates tasks, payments and communication between student-athletes and NIL entities.
Investor
May 2024
The Bay Golf Club draws inspiration from the Bay Area, one of the winningest markets in professional sports and home to some of the best golf courses in the world. Rooted in youth culture and championship swagger, The Bay Golf Club is bringing a new energy to golf culture with majority owner Marc Lasry’s Avenue Sports Fund. The Bay Golf Club represents the growing golf community who like the teams investors (Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala) find joy in golf and want to share it with others.
TGL is a new team-based golf league in partnership with the PGA TOUR where PGA TOUR golfers compete in a tech-driven competition that features a data-rich, virtual golf and highly dynamic short-game complex. The first TGL season will start in early 2025.
Investor
Apr 2024
Workweek is a new kind of media company.
Every business decision today is influenced by content. But that influential content is no longer limited to newspaper articles or dull white papers — it can come in the form of tweets, newsletters, memes, and more.
Workweek is a growing collective of industry-experts who are changing the world of business by creating something you actually enjoy and learn from. Here, personalities are elevated, industry expertise runs deep, and entertainment and cultural relevance are embraced.
We’re here to make work fun.
Investor Limited Partner
Apr 2024
LightShed Ventures is an early stage venture fund focused on private companies in the Technology, Media, Telecom and Consumer sectors. It was founded by the Principals of the leading TMT equity research firm, LightShed Partners (www.lightshedtmt.com). We invest in opportunities created by technological disruption.
The LightShed platform is a unique flywheel comprised of 3 units (Research, Media, Ventures) that all compliment and feed into one another.
• Research - Our industry leading research has led to a vast Rolodex of C-suite and operating execs from industry behemoths to early stage start-ups. We leverage this network to unlock access at the highest level for our startups so they can achieve their business objectives.
• Media - Our research, press visibility, social media reach and podcasts creates a powerful megaphone to shine a light on companies to industry executives, press and potential investors
• Ventures – We provide capital to support our founders through multiple financing rounds. Our understanding of the TMT and consumer sectors make us an informed partner for entrepreneurs to help them navigate the landscape going forward.
Angel Investor
Feb 2024
Edly income-based repayment student loans provide a safe and affordable way to help students close the funding gap.
Angel Investor
Oct 2023
Unify messaging apps on Android for: iMessage, SMS/MMS, WhatsApp, FB messenger & more. We never store your data. Setup in minutes. No server needed. Join the waitlist!
Seed Investor
May 2023
Big Watt is a digital infrastructure and power company that develops and owns data center and on-site power generation assets through a fully integrated platform.
Angel Investor
May 2023
Nexos Technologies has developed a series of API software that enables interoperability between modern day banking products such as real time payments, settlement, fraud detection, accounts, debit/credit cards, peer-to-peer, BSA/AML, reporting & compliance, etc. and the archaic legacy infrastructure that is a staple in most banks throughout the US and around the world.
Small brick & mortar banks up to the Fortune 50, will now compete with online digital Banking as a Service models. Marketplaces and digital based businesses now have options for more efficient and cost-effective check-outs, transfers, payments, and banking. The Nexos platform is state-of-the-art and meets all of today’s demanding regulatory compliance and certification requirements. Nexos empowers clients to conduct business safely, efficiently, real time, and in a manner that is traditional to them and their customers.
Angel Investor
May 2023
Torpago was born from our founder and CEO’s vision of providing businesses with a seamless and effective corporate credit card and expense-tracking platform experience. Throughout the past few years, weve refined our platform and established partnerships with banks and credit unions to launch our white-label program, Powered By. Now, Torpago collaborates closely with banks to deliver modern and industry-leading credit experiences to their customers.
Seed Investor
Feb 2023
Ferret is an AI platform architected from the ground up to empower companies and individuals with real-time, unbiased intelligence to identify risks and embrace opportunities.
Leveraging cutting-edge AI and more than hundreds of thousands of global data sources, Ferret provides information — once only available to the financial industry — to all types of professionals, from angel investors to business leaders, making transparency the new norm.
Co-founded by serial entrepreneur Rob Loughan and technologist Al MacDonald, Ferret is headquartered in the Los Angeles area with offices in Santa Monica, California and Melbourne, Australia.
Private Investor
Dec 2022
Back an athlete and get in the game!
Commonwealth allows you to invest in athletes careers starting at just $50/share.
When your athlete wins, you win.
The New Frontier of Sports.
Investor
Apr 2015
Strategic Preservation Partners LP is a private asset management firm based in Palo Alto, California USA. [ http://www.sppfund.com ]
Founded by Kirk D. Bostrom in early 2013, SPP LP manages the Strategic Preservation Fund (The Fund), a private wealth preservation fund for qualified accredited investors (including corporations, foundations, endowments and pensions), funds of hedge funds, family offices and high-net-worth individuals.
The Fund offers qualified investors the opportunity to protect traditionally managed portfolios by building real wealth through the next major financial market correction period. The stated minimum investment is $1MM USD.
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2024
Investor
Oct 2024
Avenue Capital Group, founded in 1995 by Marc Lasry and Sonia Gardner, is primarily focused on making opportunistic credit and other special situations investments across the United States, Europe and Asia. With over 185 employees worldwide, Avenue maintains dedicated accounting, operations, legal, risk management, compliance, business development and information technology teams. The Firm is headquartered in New York and has offices in Dublin, London, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney, Abu Dhabi and Silicon Valley. It has $13 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023.
Avenue’s team of over 60 investment professionals has deployed approximately $100 billion in investments across a variety of industries, regions and cycles with an eye towards value creation and capital conservation. Through rigorous due diligence and a robust network of relationships, the Firm proactively identifies public and private opportunities in fragmented, capital-constrained markets where excess premium can be extracted.
Avenue approaches workplace diversity in its broadest sense, recognizing that strong performance is best achieved through the hiring of professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. In addition, the Firm has adopted and implemented comprehensive ESG principles for its personnel to consider when fulfilling their responsibilities and is a proud signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment.
Information posted is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to sell or solicit investments. Such information should not be seen as legal, tax, or investment advice. Views expressed are based on conditions at publication and are subject to change. Information from third parties is believed reliable, but has not been verified by Avenue. Target returns are hypothetical and come with risks, including loss of capital. Past performance does not guarantee future results. www.avenuecapital.com/Disclosures
Investor
Jun 2024
We equip business owners with an industry-tailored credit card, bank account, and bill pay platform — built to solve the cash flow issues holding you back.
Limited Partner
Jun 2024
Venezia FC unites sport, culture, and entertainment, in symbiosis with Venice and its history.
Founded in 1907 and redefined in the modern era, VFC channels the spirit of the lagoon through identity-driven football, sporting integrity, and a distinctive aesthetic. The club’s mission blends competitive ambition with a commitment to heritage, civic values, and bold design.
As the official football club of Venice, VFC competes across mens, womens, and youth categories, offering a sporting experience that reflects the city’s uniqueness—resilient, multicultural, and visionary. Every match is a performance, shaped by a deep connection to place, history, and community.
Owned by Venezia FC SpA, the club operates within a long-term strategy of sustainable growth and brand equity development. Sporting success is pursued in tandem with cultural engagement and sound financial governance. The objective is to compete in top-flight series with both first teams, supported by a revitalized youth system, a new stadium, and operations aligned with the standards of major international clubs.
VFC represents a powerful platform for partners, investors, and fans seeking more than just football. Its value proposition combines tangible assets—infrastructure, merchandise, media rights—with intangible ones: emotional identity, symbolic capital, and the global appeal of Venice.
A club where sport, city, and history converge into a single, enduring idea - parts of something greater.
Seed Investor
May 2024
Teamworks powers high-performance organizations across collegiate and professional sports, military, and public safety. Our operating system brings together recruiting, development, operations, individual branding, and communication in one centralized platform — helping organizations align their people, data, and workflows.
Designed to support the full lifecycle of performance, Teamworks enables leaders, staff, and athletes to operate efficiently, stay connected, and perform at their best.
Seed Investor
May 2024
Basepath is a NIL Operations Software for collectives, student athletes, university athletic departments and businesses. Our platform automates tasks, payments and communication between student-athletes and NIL entities.
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