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KB Partners
Venture capital · Highland Park, IL, United States · North America
KB Partners is a suburban Chicago based investment firm focused on early stage venture capital investments at the intersection of sports and technology. It has completed investing out of its Myriad Opportunity Funds I and II and will consider select one-off opportunities via Special Purpose Vehicles while supporting existing portfolio companies.
Invests inEnterprise Software
In its own wordssportstechnologyearly stageventure capital
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Or find every investor that fitsKB Partners lists 43 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 5 funding rounds, 2 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Enterprise Software (28%), Media & Entertainment (15%) and AI & Machine Learning (11%). 62% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Techstars, Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech and Comcast Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name KB Partners, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not KB Partners' whole history. Rounds on record name 4 companies; its own site lists 43. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 50% |
| Series A | 50% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 2 | 1 |
| '26 | 3 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 79th | 43 companies |
| Recent activity | 76th | 3 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 73th | 50% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 69th | 7% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 45th | 28% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 88th | 7 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Software | 28% | 8% |
| Media & Entertainment | 15% | 4% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 11% | 18% |
| Consumer | 7% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 7% | 15% |
| Fintech | 5% | 12% |
| Gaming | 5% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Techstars | 3 |
| Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech | 2 |
| Comcast Ventures | 2 |
| Eberg Capital | 2 |
| Elysian Park Ventures | 2 |
| R/GA Ventures | 2 |
| Alumni Ventures | 1 |
| Alven | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4298%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company12%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare KB Partners head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with KB Partners| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2026 | Series A | |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Series A | |
| 3 Nov 2025 | Seed | |
| 7 Aug 2025 | Seed Led |
Round details for KB Partners
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in KB Partners' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
43 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company organizes and operates 3-on-3 hockey leagues and events. | Enterprise SoftwareEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform to find and register for races, local events, and things to do. | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Alembic uses AI developed for scientific research applications to predict ROI and provide decision-grade intelligence for enterprises | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| ANGLR develops and provides a fishing app and related services | Legal & ComplianceEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Asensei develops software for computer vision-based movement recognition and coaching intelligence | Healthcare & BiotechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| BookSeats sells sports and concert tickets along with travel packages | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
Media & EntertainmentEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | |||
| C15 Studio is an award winning sports-dedicated TV studio powering premium streaming TV channels in partnership with global sports organisations. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Club Champion provides custom golf club fitting services. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Cognitive Concepts provides professional development, classroom observations, instructional coaching, district support, curriculum development, and translation services for schools and districts | Education | Portfolio page | ||
| Compliable provides integrity and compliance solutions for sports, sports betting, gaming, and other related industries. | GamingEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Exacq Technologies provides IP video surveillance solutions | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| FanCompass provides a platform to engage fans, capture data, and generate revenue for sports teams and leagues. | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Firefly Energy manufactures batteries using carbon foam technology | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Fitgrid provides AI intelligence infrastructure for fitness businesses | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Full Swing Golf delivers sports technology experiences, including golf simulators and launch monitors. | Enterprise SoftwareConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Fusion Risk Management helps leaders answer questions about impacted areas, financial exposure, and prioritization using resilience data | FintechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| GridRival offers fantasy sports games based on various racing competitions, allowing users to join leagues and build teams to compete with others. | GamingEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Hammerhead develops and sells bike computers and related software and accessories. | ConsumerCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| IDL provides software for financial performance management as a central data source | Fintech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- kbpartners.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 7 Aug 2025
- Companies checked
- 43
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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