NextUp Ventures

NextUp Ventures works with startups and emerging brands within sports betting, esports, and sports technology to provide strategic capital and key resources for growth and scale. These are truly extraordinary times, and now, more than ever, startups have very little margin for error in navigating the ever-evolving sports landscape. We believe the best way to move an industry forward is by investing in startup companies and entrepreneurs who will be tomorrow's leaders. Getting the right people on board to push your vision forward is critical—our team is unmatched in the industry and ready to help you achieve your goals. When you engage NextUp Ventures, your startup instantly gains access to an experienced and versatile team of industry veterans who bring to the table: * A deep network of relationships to make the right connections with the right executives, angels and investors across all areas of sports * Personal capital to ignite and amplify seed rounds * Strategic counsel to evaluate and analyze a business, ensure capital is maximized and best utilized to connect to the consumer through sports * True partnership, sweat equity and a vested interest in driving an accelerated sales cycle to get to market quicker We are a team of highly experienced, hands-on operators, entrepreneurs, and technologists. We have decades of collective experience building highly-successful companies, launching products and services used by millions of people and creating tens of millions of dollars in commercial value. Our public relations practice area includes award-winning industry veterans with expertise across verticals to help startups build their brand narrative, storytell and generate impactful earned media coverage, while keeping costs low.