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359 Capital focuses on next-gen media, digital commerce, gaming, social, AI applications, prosumer tools, and wellness. They specifically invest in early-stage technology companies at the nexus of tech and culture, leveraging their LPs' expertise and networks in sports, media, and entertainment.

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Focus Areas

Consumer, Gaming, E Commerce

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Investment Thesis

359 Capital partners with relentless founders in consumer and consumer-adjacent spaces, positioning itself as an accelerant through a unique LP network of iconic brands across sports, media, and entertainment. The firm believes in helping founders achieve success by providing connectivity into difficult-to-penetrate markets that are typically hard for startups to access. With $300M under management, they back companies from Seed to Series C, acting as lead, co-lead, or syndicate investors.

What Sets Them Apart

  • Unique LP base of iconic brands including City Football Group, adidas, AEG, MSG, Sinclair, and owners from all major U.S. sports leagues
  • Deep expertise in the sports, media, and entertainment ecosystem that is difficult-to-penetrate for typical VCs
  • Ability to translate market insight into portfolio support and strategic introductions through LP relationships
  • Team with proven track record: co-founders previously built and sold YES Network to FOX for $3.8B in 2015
  • Prior investment success through founders' work at Sapphire Ventures (LinkedIn, DocuSign, Paytm, Square)

Portfolio Highlights

Amo

Consumer Social

Tonal

Wellness

Overtime

Media

SportsVisio

Prosumer

Rodeo

Prosumer

Perplexity

Prosumer

Jackpot

Gaming

Jabali AI

Gaming

+ 18 more companies in their portfolio

Investment Team

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