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Drive by DraftKings portfolio

Drive by DraftKings has 14 portfolio companies on record at Recent Funding, with 2 investments in the last 12 months. It led 4 of the 19 rounds it joined. Its most recent investment on record is PvX Partners's $10.5M Series A round in April 2026, alongside T-Accelerate Capital, Z Venture Capital, Play Ventures and 1 other. By category, its portfolio leans toward Gaming (7) and Consumer and social (5). It has co-invested with Will Ventures, General Catalyst and Play Ventures, most often Will Ventures (4 rounds).

Website: drivebydraftkings.com.
Type: Investor.
Portfolio on Recent Funding: 14.
Deals, last 12 months: 2.
Rounds led: 4 of 19.
Capital in their rounds: $308.31M.
Latest deal: PvX Partners · Apr 24, 2026.

Drive by DraftKings team

Former team 14
  • JH
    Janet HolianCo-Founder & CEO (DRIVE 2019) · General partnerAug 2019 – Nov 2020
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  • RW
    Rashaun WilliamsCo-Founder & President (DRIVE 2019) · PartnerAug 2019 – 2020
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  • EH
    Excell Hardy Jr.Senior Director, DRIVE Athlete Network · Employee2019 – 2020
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  • JF
    Julian FialkowSenior Investment Associate · Employee2019 – 2020 · LinkedIn
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  • AP
    Amy-elizabeth ProvostOperations Manager · Employee2020 – 2025 · LinkedIn
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  • EK
    Ezra KucharzBoard of Directors (2019) · Advisor2019 – 2020
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  • JP
    Jason ParkBoard of Directors (2019); manager of DKFS · Advisor2019 – 2020
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  • JR
    Jason RobinsBoard of Directors (2019); Strategic Advisory Board (2020-2023); manager of DKFS2019 – 2023
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  • OL
    Olivia LewBoard of Directors (2019) · Advisor2019 – 2020
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  • PB
    Peter BlacklowBoard of Directors (2019); Strategic Advisory Board (2020-2023)2019 – 2023
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  • RM
    Ryan MooreBoard of Directors (2019); Strategic Advisory Board (2020-2023)2019 – 2023
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  • PB
    Peter BoyceStrategic Advisory Board (2020)2020 – 2021
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  • HS
    Hillary SieberStrategic Advisory Board (2021-2022)2021 – 2023
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  • EP
    Emily PateStrategic Advisory Board (2023)2023 – 2024
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People named as working at Drive by DraftKings on a public page: the firm's own site, their profiles, filings or press. Each source logo links the page that names them.

Drive by DraftKings limited partners

All limited partners 21
  • A
    Arctos Sports PartnersOther · DBDK Venture Fund I · Oct 21, 2021
    undisclosedS
  • B
    Boston Seed CapitalOther · DRIVE (2019 venture studio) · Aug 29, 2019
    undisclosedW
  • G
    General CatalystOther · DRIVE (2019 venture studio) · Aug 29, 2019
    undisclosedW
  • J
    Jones familyFamily office · DBDK Venture Fund I · Oct 21, 2021
    undisclosedS
  • M
    Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp.Corporate · DBDK Venture Fund I · Oct 21, 2021
    undisclosedS
  • M
    Madison Square Garden Sports Corp.Corporate · DBDK Venture Fund I · Oct 21, 2021
    undisclosedS
  • M
    Mike GordonIndividual · DBDK Venture Fund I · Oct 21, 2021
    undisclosedS
  • T
    The Kraft GroupFamily office · DBDK Venture Fund I · Oct 21, 2021
    undisclosedS
  • T
    Todd BoehlyIndividual · DBDK Venture Fund I · Oct 21, 2021
    undisclosedS

Limited partners that have disclosed a commitment to Drive by DraftKings's funds in public records (pension and endowment reports, filings, press). An amount is shown only where the source states it, and links to it.

What Drive by DraftKings invests in

Drive by DraftKings recent investments

CompanyRoundDateAlongside
PPvX PartnersSeries A · $10.5MT-Accelerate Capital (lead), Z Venture Capital, Play Ventures +1
PPvX PartnersSeed · $4.7MZ Venture Capital (lead), General Catalyst, Play Ventures +1
JJumpSeries A · $25MSeven Seven Six (lead), Forerunner Ventures, Courtside Ventures +1
OOzloround · $12MLifeArc Ventures (lead), Wise Ventures, Scrum Ventures +4
LLinQSeed · $2.3MSharp Alpha Advisors, Middlegame Ventures, a16z speedrun
PPicklebetSeries A · $9.91MDiscerning Capital (lead), Manifest
JJumpround · $20MForerunner Ventures (lead), Courtside Ventures, Will Ventures +2
BBurn GhostSeed · $3.1M · leadBitkraft Ventures (lead), Pillar VC

How Drive by DraftKings invests

StageDealsCapital in rounds
Seed 9 47%$37.9M
Series A 4 21%$69.41M
round 4 21%$41M
Series B+ 2 11%$160M
YearDealsCapital in rounds
2020 1 5%undisclosed
2021 4 21%$60.5M
2022 7 37%$163.4M
2023 2 11%$29.91M
2024 2 11%$14.3M
2025 2 11%$29.7M
2026 1 5%$10.5M

Share is of the 19 rounds on Recent Funding that name Drive by DraftKings. Rounds with no announced date are left out of the year split, and "round" is a round whose stage is not on file.

Drive by DraftKings portfolio companies

CompanyRound with Drive by DraftKingsTotal raisedLatest raise
PPvX Partners
Fintech
 Series A · $10.5M$19MApr 24, 2026
Series A
JJump
Gaming
 Series A · $25M$45MAug 12, 2025
Series A
OOzlo
Health and bio
 round · $12M$12MOct 22, 2024
round
LLinQ
Gaming
 Seed · $2.3M$2.3MJun 27, 2024
Seed
PPicklebet
Consumer and social
 Series A · $9.91M$9.91MNov 28, 2023
Series A
BBurn Ghost
Gaming
 Seed · $3.1M · lead$3.1MNov 29, 2022
Seed
SSpren
Health and bio
 Seed · $11.3M · lead$11.3MOct 11, 2022
Seed
VVidMob
Sales and marketing
 Series B+ · $110M$193.4MAug 17, 2022
Series B+
UUNKJD Studios
Gaming
 Series A · $24M$24MJul 14, 2022
Series A
JJust Women's Sports
Sales and marketing
 round · $6M$9.5MJun 9, 2022
round
NNextiles
Robotics and hardware
 Seed · $5M · lead$5MNov 6, 2023
Seed
EEvaluate.Market Seed · $4M$4MMay 17, 2022
Seed
PPickUp
Gaming
 round · $3M$3MSep 15, 2021
round
TToya
Gaming
 Seed · $4M · lead$4MSep 9, 2021
Seed

Most frequent co-investors

Similar investors

Investors whose portfolios on Recent Funding center on the same category (Gaming).

Portfolio companies are the companies on Recent Funding with a round that lists Drive by DraftKings, which is a subset of its real portfolio. API: /api/v1/investors/drive-by-draftkings (get a free API key). More: the most active VC firms and new venture capital funds.

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