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Sharp Alpha

New York, NY · Invests in US · Website

Thesis

Competitive Entertainment — any form of recreation where winning matters. We invest at the software layer in sports betting, fantasy sports, gaming, esports, social sports venues, and fan engagement technology. We believe the most economically and experientially desirable place to build technology is where people lean forward and become enraptured in competition.

Likely not a fit for

Hardware, pure content plays (non-tech), and entertainment without a competitive/winning element

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Typical decision
~1 month
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Takes a board seat
Fund status
Actively deploying
Assets under mgmt
$185M
Decision process
Solo GP

Partners & team

7 contacts on file

LD

Lloyd Danzig

General PartnerFounder & Managing Partner · Primary contact

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MK

Mihir Kumar

PartnerPartner

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RB

Roy Behren

Platform & OpsAdvisory Board Member

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DB

Daniel Bernard

Platform & OpsAdvisory Board Member

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KH

Keith Horn

Platform & OpsAdvisory Board Member

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DK

Don Kornstein

Platform & OpsAdvisory Board Member

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EP

Emanuel Pearlman

Platform & OpsAdvisory Board Member

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Portfolio

Almost Friday MediaMedia Entertainment

Almost Friday Media is a comedy-focused media company that creates engaging content across various platforms, including podcasts and social media, targeting a young audience.

BallersEnterprise Software

Ballers is a social sports club that offers a variety of racquet sports, fitness and wellness services, and a vibrant community atmosphere. It features courts for pickleball, padel, squash, and soccer, alongside food and drink options, making it a hub for socializing and sports.

Betcha Sports
BezelEcommerce Marketplaces

Bezel is a technology-driven marketplace dedicated to the buying and selling of luxury watches, ensuring 100% authentication for every transaction. The company aims to enhance the watch buying experience by providing a platform that facilitates browsing, transacting, and market tracking for collectors and enthusiasts.

C15 StudioMedia Entertainment

C15 Studio is dedicated to creating premium Free Ad-funded Streaming TV channels in partnership with leading global sports properties. They manage, distribute, and monetize premium FAST channels, focusing on quality sports content.

CourtyardEcommerce Marketplaces

Courtyard.io offers a platform for digital packs and physical cards, allowing users to rip packs on-demand, buy and sell collectibles, and vault their collections securely.

Future AnthemEnterprise Software

Future Anthem is a real-time AI platform that powers personalisation in the gaming industry, delivering tailored experiences and content recommendations to enhance player engagement and retention.

GridRivalGaming

GridRival is a fantasy sports platform focused on motorsports, allowing users to join leagues, predict race outcomes, and compete for cash prizes.

GriiipEnterprise Software

Griiip enhances motorsport experiences with data-driven insights, enabling everything from performance improvement to immersive fan engagement.

JackpotGaming

Jackpot.com is a leading online lottery platform that aims to revolutionize the lottery experience through innovation and variety. Launched in 2016, it allows players to bet on the outcomes of major lotteries and offers an enriched gaming experience with casino games, scratchcards, and instant win games, all accessible via a user-friendly mobile app or desktop interface.

Kero SportsGaming

Kero operates as core infrastructure and aggregated intelligence for live betting — continuous pricing, automated trading, and risk management systems that run in production for hyper real time pricing, insights and decision making.

LinqEnterprise Software

LINQ modernizes K-12 school operations with best-in-class, cloud-based software solutions built to help districts return more resources to classrooms.

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Sharp Alpha Advisors Research Investment Thesis Sharp Alpha Advisors is a New York City-based venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Lloyd Danzig, specializing exclusively in what the firm calls "Competitive Entertainment" — defined as any form of recreation where winning matters. The thesis encompasses sports betting, fantasy sports, gaming, esports, sports-themed social venues, and the technolo

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