Events
Livestream and in-person events featuring panels of industry veterans and executives.
Upcoming Event
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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.
Entrepreneur, incubator, founder @CourtsideVC. Former Interplay Ventures, @nextgenangels. Die-hard Ravens fan.
Our Team
The Venture Community Sports concept was founded in New York City in 2011 by Jeff Volk and Deepen Parikh with a vision of bringing together many of the greatest thought leaders and entrepreneurs from the sports and tech industries. Beginning in the Fall of 2018, Boston VC Sports will do just that for sports industry execs located in Boston and throughout New England.
John Kosner
Kosner Media, former head of ESPN digital media (15 years), Sports Illustrated, NBA, CBS Sports and NBC Sports.
Joe Favorito
30 year veteran - sports, entertainment, marketing & PR consultant. Blogger. Director Industry Relations, Columbia Univ. Sports Management.
Tom Richardson
Founder of Convergence Sports & Media and Talent League. Adjunct professor at Columbia, NYU & Iona.
Blake Stuchin
VP, Digital Media Business Development at NFL. Partner, Pine Brook Fitness. Father of two. Husband of one. New Yorker now and forever.
Donna Goldsmith
Sports marketing, licensing exec. Former COO @WWE, SVP of Partnership Marketing @ToughMudder
Asher Simons
Executive at Creative Artists Agency, sports industry and marketing specialist. Expertise across most main stream US and UK team and individual sports (tennis, boxing MMA)
What We Do
We host weekly events covering all areas of the sports and digital marketplace, including:
+ Startup and Investment Strategies
+ Sports-League Partnerships
+ Disruption Trends
+ Big Data in Sports
+ Live Streaming & OTT Models
+ What's Next in Sports Investment
+ Online and Mobile Gaming
+ Social Media
+ Ticketing and Venue Intelligence
+ Emerging Sports and Leagues
+ Daily Fantasy Gaming
+ eSports Trends
+ What to Expect Next in Gambling
+ Culture of Winning on & off the Field
+ Content Creation and Distribution
Follow us on Twitter @NYVCSports
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