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Investors, Entrepreneurs, and Executives Focused on Sports Business, Media, and Tech

Our Locations

Manhattan, New York

Founded in 2011

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San Francisco, California

Founded in 2017

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Boston, Massachusetts

Founded in 2018

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London, England

Founded in 2020

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Events

Livestream and in-person events featuring panels of industry veterans and executives.

Upcoming Events

Past Events

Events

May 29

From Founder to Leader - Building and Investing for Growth

Not all founders are meant to be CEOs of successful companies….and not all leaders are built to be founders of new ventures. We intend to look at this phenomenon from the perspective of a successful entrepreneur, investor, and sports business leader.

Oct 17

NYVC Sports Presents: "The Evolving College Sports and Media Landscape” at Advertising Week New York 2023

Our highly topical and curated discussion focused on “The Evolving College Sports and Media Landscape: What’s Next?” Conference realignment, NIL legislation, and expansion of the College Football Playoff are all driving an evolution in College Sports. We will discuss the changing landscape, the impact on broadcast & advertising, and what is still to come. The event will take place starting at 1pm SHARP at The Penn District (100 West 33rd Street). Please be sure to register, arrive early to get your badge (estimated 20-30 mins to get to CULTURE UNLEASHED STAGE), and navigate your way to the NYVC Sports stage for our 1pm start.

Apr 12

Harnessing Technology to Launch and Scale New Sports Leagues Through the Eyes of TMRW Sports

Great networking and return to normalcy focused on harnessing technology to create and scale new sports league, through the eyes of TMRW Sports.

Oct 20

“Creator Economy (of) Scale” with Jomboy Media at Advertising Week NY 2022

Oct 20

NYVC Sports & Sportico Present: Expanding the NIL Universe at Advertising Week New York

May 4

VC Sports Annual Perspective on "What's Next"

In everything that we do, our focus is to keep VC Sports members constantly thinking about ‘what’s next’ by presenting thoughtful discussions with the innovators, investors, leaders, and creators at the forefront of our space. More details to follow…

Jan 13

Welcome to 2021: GlobalVC Sports Virtually Attends CES

Please join us on January 13th, 2021 (11:00-1:30pm ET) for our first event of new year. We will feature a live (and lively) one-on-one conversation between Rich Greenfield (Media and Technology Analyst at LightShed Partners) and John Kosner (Founder, Sports Digital Media Consultancy, Kosner Media), as Lightshed releases their highly anticipated "21 Predictions for 2021." We wlll delve into “Equality and Justice through Sports: Leveraging our Platforms for Social Good,” featuring Allison Feaster (Vice President of Player Development & Organizational Growth, Boston Celtics), Steve Stowe (Vice President/Executive Director, Miami Heat Charitable Foundation), and M Quentin Williams (Founder & CEO, Dedication to Community). We will host a one-on-one discussion with WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre to discuss, his career, ascent, and personal journey, as moderated by Bonnie Bernstein (Esteemed Sportscaster & Founder, Walk Swiftly Productions).

Oct 8

GlobalVC Sports Presents “The Future of Sport at Advertising Week”

Jul 22

The Resurgence and Future of Sports Collectibles

Jul 16

Baseball in the New Normal

Jul 8

The Changing Diversity Landscape in Sports - What is the Path Forward For Hockey?

Jun 24

Syncing Sponsorship Value with the Return of Live Action

Jun 10

Navigating the Sports Media Landscape for the Current Normal

Jun 3

College Athletics in the Post-COVID Era: What to Expect

May 27

Investing for the Next Normal - VCSports Perspectives

May 20

Looking Around the COVID Corner – Planning, Preparing, & Surviving in the Current Sports Landscape

May 13

Staying Relevant in a Time of Uncertainty

Apr 29

“Storytelling” with Ross Greenburg and Mary Carillo

Apr 15

NYVC Sports & Sport Hiatus Present Live: "Office Hours" with John Kosner and Rich Greenfield

Jan 3

Check Out Our Early Events (2011-2020)

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Who We Are

VC Sports was founded in 2011 by Jeffrey Volk and Deepen Parikh. Starting in New York with NYVC Sports, Jeff and Deepen achieved a vision of bringing together the city’s greatest thought leaders in the sports and tech industries. Since then, VC Sports has expanded into Boston, San Francisco, and London.

Jeff Volk

Bus dev & strategy exec, @Deltatre, entrepreneur, innovator, investor, adventurer, advisor, and Boston sports fan.

Deepen Parikh

Bus dev & strategy exec, @Deltatre, entrepreneur, innovator, investor, adventurer, advisor, and Boston sports fan.

VC Sports in the Press

3 Phases: Sport Hiatus, Resume, The Next Normal

“I have heard an exec in a major sport league saying: “What we are putting together in terms of digital and remote production now in 4 weeks would have taken 4 years to make it happen under normal circumstances.”

Sport Hiatus founder Jeff Volk, featured in this piece for Entrepreneur Magazine.

"Beyond the pain and uncertainty surrounding the pandemic, this window of time has altered my management style and perspective on the intersection of sports, media and technology in some significant ways," says GlobalVC Sports co-founder Jeff Volk.

Jeff Volk, Sports Execs Launch Sport Hiatus To Inform Amid Unique Time

“Jeff Volk, founder of VC Sports with communities in N.Y., Boston, S.F. and London, last month helped launch SportHiatus.com to recognize and celebrate the innovation, leadership and creativity across the sports industry happening during this window with limited live sports.”

After Hours - SF Giants’ Gabe Kapler on baseball in the ‘New Normal’

Formed soon after the COVID-enforced shutdown of live sports, Sport Hiatus set out to connect and engage the sports business community with content that highlights those who are excelling in creative programming and innovative thinking. The team, led by Jeff Volk and Carlo De Marchis, immediately thereafter launched live video Office Hours, a virtual series of weekly discussions featuring innovators, creators and thought leaders from across the sports business.

US sports media landscape faces dramatic change amid Covid-19

“As part of a new series of video interviews with senior industry figures, Deltatre senior vice-president Jeff Volk and Octagon senior vice-president Dan Cohen speak to SportBusiness US Editor Eric Fisher about the impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic on the media landscape and US sports industry at large.”

Sport Hiatus, Resume, The Next Normal @CDM Digital Sports

“Never like in this weird moment we need to be futurists to navigate the intricacies of what is happening and to prepare for new scenarios we will have to face.”

NYVC Sports’ Co-founders Deepen Parikh & Jeff Volk Assess the Post-Sports Hiatus World and Investment Areas

“Deepen Parikh, Parnter of Courtside Ventures, and Jeff Volk, Co-Founder of NYVC Sports delve into the current changes in content creation and the future of the gaming and sports industries.”

Youth Sports Growing The Digital Niche

“Any brand today in the space has to be continuing to improve and iterate on the digital experience, e.g. the product or service app,” said Tom Richardson, SVP, Strategy and Business Development, Mercury Intermedia, and professor of digital media at Columbia University.”

North American SportsTech Report 2020

“NYVC Sports, SFVC Sports, and BostonVC Sports are all referenced in SportsTechX’s “North American SportsTech Report 2020 - The most comprehensive overview about the North American SportsTech ecosystem.” Additionally, our very own, Jeff Volk has been named as a North American #SportsTech Innovator (one of 28 individuals highlighted for collectively driving the growth and the success of the ecosystem through their engagement in new and leading initiatives).”

No Games. Sporthiatus Looks To Fill The Creative “What” In One Place

"Enter SportHiatus. Created by the folks at Deltatre as “as an informal initiative amongst peers in the sports industry to see if we can contribute with some creative ideas to fill the gap in this weird moment’ to try an answer ‘what can we feed fans with now?’"

Sport on hiatus: How media minds are adjusting to their new virtual reality

"One initiative spawned from the current dearth of live action is ‘SportHiatus’, an idea dreamt up by Carlo de Marchis, the group chief evangelist at Deltatre, a Turin-based data and streaming technology company which powers digital products and experiences for dozens of top rights holders."

Introducing SportHiatus

“Sporthiatus is a new platform whose goal is to pull in all the learnings, innovation and best practices going on in our business when we have no games.”

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