25 min

Ep. 113: Sharp Alpha Advisors announces a $25 million Fund II w/ Lloyd Danzig from Sharp Alpha Advisors The Betting Startups Podcast

    • Entrepreneurship

Ep. 113 features Lloyd Danzig from Sharp Alpha Advisors, which is a venture capital firm specializing in sports, gaming, and entertainment.
 
Hear him discuss:
Reaching the milestone of oversubscribing Fund II, and how he is feeling now that the fund has closed
The similarities and differences in the process between startups raising money from VCs, and VCs raising money from LPs
What factors LPs are looking for when determining which VC funds to invest capital into
How his learnings from deploying Fund I have shifted his thinking going into Fund II
‘Competitive entertainment’ as a thematic focus for his fund, and where he draws the boundaries for investments within this category
Why he thinks that now is “the most favorable period in the last 15 years to bet on great founders”
Areas where he sees the opportunity for entrepreneurs within the space, despite it inching closer to maturity
 
Learn more 👇
➡️ Sharp Alpha Advisors website
➡️ Lloyd Danzig on Linkedin
 
 
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This podcast is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry. Since 2012, Optimove has served iGaming Operators from startups to industry leaders. Today, 4 out of the Top 5 US Operators Personalize Player Experiences with Optimove. iGaming operators know their growth journey begins and continues with Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.

Ep. 113 features Lloyd Danzig from Sharp Alpha Advisors, which is a venture capital firm specializing in sports, gaming, and entertainment.
 
Hear him discuss:
Reaching the milestone of oversubscribing Fund II, and how he is feeling now that the fund has closed
The similarities and differences in the process between startups raising money from VCs, and VCs raising money from LPs
What factors LPs are looking for when determining which VC funds to invest capital into
How his learnings from deploying Fund I have shifted his thinking going into Fund II
‘Competitive entertainment’ as a thematic focus for his fund, and where he draws the boundaries for investments within this category
Why he thinks that now is “the most favorable period in the last 15 years to bet on great founders”
Areas where he sees the opportunity for entrepreneurs within the space, despite it inching closer to maturity
 
Learn more 👇
➡️ Sharp Alpha Advisors website
➡️ Lloyd Danzig on Linkedin
 
 
--
This podcast is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry. Since 2012, Optimove has served iGaming Operators from startups to industry leaders. Today, 4 out of the Top 5 US Operators Personalize Player Experiences with Optimove. iGaming operators know their growth journey begins and continues with Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.

25 min