Vasu Kulkarni

Partner at Courtside Ventures · Joined 2016

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Biography

Vasu Kulkarni is a Partner and co-founder of Courtside Ventures, an early stage venture firm launched in January 2016 with a $35 million debut fund to invest in technology and media companies at the intersection of sports and gaming. Before Courtside he founded Krossover, a sports analytics company that provided video and data tools to teams around the world and helped establish the sports analytics industry; Krossover was sold to Stack Sports in 2017. Kulkarni holds a BS in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and played junior varsity basketball there. Business Insider named him a top sports investor in 2023.

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Career Timeline

2016
Co-founded Courtside Ventures, which launched with a $35 million debut fund for sports and media technology.
2017
Sold Krossover, the sports analytics company he founded, to Stack Sports.
2023
Named a top sports investor by Business Insider.

Sources & References

Courtside Ventures - Vasu Kulkarni bio ↗Courtside Ventures - Team ↗Forbes - Courtside $35M fund launch (Jan 2016) ↗