Fund profile / United States

Sharp Alpha Fund II

Geography: United States
Stage: Seed
Fund size: $150M
Focus: Data Infrastructure, Gaming and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Sharp Alpha Fund II

Sports, gaming, media, data and tech SaaS, betting, fantasy sports. Early-stage, Seed, Series A.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeed

Industry Focus

Data Infrastructure

Gaming

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Competitive entertainment founders; equity $1–10M or non-dilutive $4–30M+

competitive entertainment

equity + non-dilutive

sports & recreation

winning-focused verticals

consumer passion monetization

Bullish Signals

20+ portfolio companies; strong exitswebsite

Est. 2019; $150M+ non-dilutive deployedwebsite

C-suite advisors: Caesars, Elliott, MLSwebsite

Topgolf founders, Andre Agassi backingwebsite

Prediction markets & sports tech focuswebsite

2026 press momentum: ProphetX CFTC approvalwebsite

Poolhouse $34M raise; AI-powered gamingexternal

Portfolio includes Ballers, C15 Studio, Five Ironexternal

Strategic exits: Vivid Seats (fantasy sports)external

Almost Friday Netflix deal; media expansion growthwebsite

F1 renewal C15 Studio multi-year partnershipwebsite

Sharp Alpha Fund II $25M+ closing gamingwebsite

Courtyard $2B annual GMV; luxury watcheswebsite

ProphetX $35M raise; B2B prediction marketswebsite

Poolhouse $55M raise; London flagship openedwebsite

Players Lounge Drake-backed; $10.5M Series Awebsite

Contrarian Signals

Narrow vertical may limit total TAMexternal

Non-dilutive model requires strong unit economicsexternal

Founder Do's

Build in competitive entertainment: sports, gaming, recreation

Equity raises $1–$10M | Non-dilutive $4–$30M+

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Show clear CAC & revenue cohort metrics

Target consumer competitive passion monetization

Founder Don'ts

Pitch outside competitive entertainment space

Expect pure equity deals (hybrid required)

Skip formal submission process

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$150M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Lloyd Danzig

Lloyd DanzigPartner

Mihir KumarPartner

Keith HornAdvisory Board

Don KornsteinAdvisory Board

Daniel BernardAdvisory Board

Emanuel PearlmanAdvisory Board

Roy BehrenAdvisory Board

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