VC
United States
New Fund 2025

Sapphire Sport

Check Size
€1M – €10M

Investment Focus

Investment Stages

Geographic Focus

United States
Global
Europe

Investment Thesis

Dedicated sports technology fund within the Sapphire Ventures platform ($11B+ AUM). Invests in startups at the intersection of sports, media, gaming, and fitness. LP base includes major sports leagues, teams, and brands. Best for sports tech founders who want introductions to major leagues, broadcasters, and sports brands through Sapphire's institutional LP network.

How to Pitch Sapphire Sport

No Stated Policy
Sapphire Sport hasn't published an outreach policy. A short, specific cold email is the safest default.

Who To Contact

Anders Ranum
Partner
Andreas Weiskam
Partner
Source

Portfolio Highlights

City Football Group
AEG
MSG
Sinclair
Pentland Group
Perplexity
Bounce
Lucky Energy
Backbone
Amo

Team

Auto-detected from Sapphire Sport's website.

Anders Ranum
Partner
Checked Oct 2026
Andreas Weiskam
Partner
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Cathy Gao
Partner
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Demi Obayomi
Principal
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Jai Das
Partner, President
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Jason Brooke
Principal
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Nino Marakovic
Partner, CEO
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Rajeev Dham
Partner
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Rami Branitzky
Partner
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Steve Abbott
Partner, Capital Markets
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Focus and check size from the firm's website. Website reachable as of Oct 2026.

Ready to Reach Sapphire Sport?

A fit check scores your pitch against their thesis, stage and ticket. An email draft uses their real deals and thesis, not a template.