Investing Profile

Kai Bond

VCInvestor

Partner, Courtside Ventures at Courtside Ventures

courtsidevc.comNew York, New York

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Networks Kai is a member of

Microsoft Network

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Microsoft Corporation Network

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Samsung Electronics Network

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Wesleyan University Network

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Current Investing Position

Courtside Ventures Partner

Investment Range

$100K - $10.0M

Sweet Spot

$1M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$35M

Kai Bond is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Kai Bond's Investments On Record (7)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Storycraft	SeedApr 2025$3M	$5M
Co-investors: Josh Constine (SignalFire), Vinod Khosla (Khosla Ventures), Are Mack Growen (London Venture Partners)
EloElo	Series BSep 2023$22M	$41M
Co-investors: Pierre Planche (Griffin Gaming Partners), Anton Backman (Plug & Play Ventures), Ramakant Sharma (Livspace), Nick Tuosto (GoodGame Advisors), Vaibhav Domkundwar (Better Capital)
Bebopbee	Series UnknownApr 2023$4M	$6M
Co-investors: Scott Rupp (BITKRAFT Ventures), Ed Fries (1Up Ventures), Akin Babayigit (Palabra.ai)
Fello	SeedJan 2023$4M	$30M
Co-investors: Jed Katz (Javelin Venture Partners), Charlie Songhurst, Kunal Shah
Venly	Series AApr 2022$22M	$24M
Co-investors: Frank Kerim Reinecke (HTGF \| High-Tech Gründerfonds)
Every Mother	SeedMay 2020$2M	$2M
Co-investors: Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Aimee (LaFont) Leifer (Calibrate Ventures), Serena Williams (Serena Ventures), Ilia Papas
ROSS Intelligence	Series AOct 2017$9M	$9M
Co-investors: Karamdeep Nijjar (iNovia Capital)

Kai Bond's Experience

Partner, Courtside Ventures Courtside Ventures2019 - Present

Program Manager MicrosoftPresent

Manager GLGPresent

Director, Business Development Rave Mobile SafetyPresent

Director Hatch LabsPresent

Director Samsung ElectronicsPresent

Founder Hatch LabsPresent

Investor Comcast Ventures2016 - 2019

General Manager Samsung Accelerator2015 - 2016

Director Samsung2014 - 2015

Founder Pixie2013 - 2014

Founder CashPlay Games2011 - 2013

General Manager Hatch Labs2011 - 2013

Co-Founder SwitchGames2008 - 2011

Sr. Director, Strategy and M&A IAC2007 - 2008

Director, Business Development Rave Wireless2006 - 2007

Product Manager - Mobile Oberon Media2005 - 2005

Manager Gerson Lehrman Group2004 - 2005

Program Manager Microsoft Corporation2001 - 2004

Kai Bond's Education

Wesleyan University BA

Wesleyan University BA, International Relations International Relations

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