KB Partners is a suburban Chicago based investment firm focused on early stage venture capital investments. KB’s principals take an active approach in helping to build dominant new enterprises by working in partnership with talented entrepreneurs and experienced managers.
The firm is currently investing out of KB Partners Myriad Opportunity Fund, which invests in passionate innovators at the intersection of sports and technology.
The firm is currently investing out of KB Partners Myriad Opportunity Fund, which invests in passionate innovators at the intersection of sports and technology.
Location: United States, Illinois, Highland Park
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 1996
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 56
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 04.01.2025 | punchupliv... | punchup.live | - | - |
| 04.01.2025 | NIL FanBox | nilfanbox.com | - | United Sta... |
| 22.08.2024 | Pro League... | proleaguenetwork.com | - | - |
| 22.08.2024 | Symitri | symitri.com | - | - |
| 22.08.2024 | Flex | flex.game | - | United Sta... |
| 22.08.2024 | Ramble | ramble.camp | - | - |
| 13.05.2024 | Hello Alo | alo.ai | - | United Sta... |
| 09.02.2024 | THE REALES... | therealest.com | - | - |
| 09.02.2024 | Rypplzz | rypplzz.com | $6M | United Sta... |
| 09.07.2023 | GOES | goes.health | - | United Sta... |
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Persons 23
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Shawn | Spieth | Co-Founder... | - | - | - | |
| - | Matt | Howard | Associate | - | m**t@kbpar... | - | |
| - | Steve | Ahern | Partner | twitter.co... | s***e@kbpa... | - | |
| - | John | Rogers, Jr... | Chairman, ... | - | - | - | |
| - | Taylor | Thornton | Chief Admi... | twitter.co... | t****r@kbp... | - | |
| - | Reggie | Love | Senior Adv... | - | - | - | |
| - | Elton | Brand | General Ma... | - | - | - | |
| - | John | Garabedian | Partner | - | j**n@kbpar... | - | |
| - | Lance | Dietz | Partner | twitter.co... | l***e@kbpa... | - | |
| - | Keith | Bank | Founder &a... | - | k***h@kbpa... | - |
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Mentions in press and media 13
| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.02.2026 | SportIQ expands connected sports ball technology with $6.2M raise | SportIQ, a company that develops smart basketballs and in-app shooting coaching technology, has raised a total of $6.2 million in a Series A funding round completed in two closings. The latest closing included $3.2 million in new funding fr... |
| 07.11.2025 | IDL Raises $7M in Seed Funding | IDL, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of a professional sports league for dance, raised $7M in Seed funding. The round was led by Elysian Park Ventures with participation from KB Partners and APEX along with angel investors Nick Tran (Presi... |
| 07.11.2025 | IDL: $7 Million Seed Funding Raised To Launch Global Professional Dance League | IDL, the International Dance League and the first global professional sports league dedicated to dance, has raised a $7 million Seed round led by Elysian Park Ventures, the private investment arm of the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership group. ... |
| 08.08.2025 | VOW Raises Seed Funding to Transform Live Events With AI Innovation | VOW, the first AI-supported Operating System purpose-built for the $2 Trillion+ Live Experience Economy, has closed the first tranche of its Seed round to reimagine live event planning, operations, and experience. Powered by leading investo... |
| 08.08.2025 | VOW: Seed Funding Raised To Transform Live Events | VOW is an AI-driven operating system designed for the live experience economy, recently closing its initial Seed round led by KB Partners and other notable investors. Founded by Jennifer Brisman, VOW unifies event planning tools, communicat... |
| 07.08.2025 | VOW Closes Seed Round | VOW, a NYC-based provider of an AI-supported operating system purpose-built for the live experience economy, raised an undisclosed amount in Seed funding. The round was led by KB Partners with participation from Capitalize VC, Jim Kaplan of... |
| 23.03.2023 | The top 4 sports and sports tech VCs are ready to open their checkbooks. Here's what they're looking for. | Courtside Ventures, REI, Comcast NBCUniversal, KB Partners; Arif Qazi / Insider This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Redeem now Courtside Ventures and KB Partners each recently... |
| 28.07.2022 | Stadium Live Raises $10M Series A Led by KB Partners and Union Square Ventures to Build the Digital World for Gen Z Sports Fans | TORONTO, July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stadium Live, the leading platform for Gen Z sports fans, today announced its $10 million Series A funding round led by KB Partners and Union Square Ventures. Kevin Durant's 35 Ventures, Blaise Mat... |
| 09.10.2013 | Technology to screen blood for bacteria before transfusions raises $12M | Among Verax Biomedical’s investors are Village Ventures and KB Partners. The company points points out that the risk of bacterial contamination in red blood cells is lower than in platelets but it is far higher than the risk of contracting ... |
| - | 🎓💸 USC is spending big on research. Will it translate to more LA startups? 🤝 Venture Deals 📅 LA Tech Calendar 📙 What We’re Reading 🤝 Venture Deals 📅 LA Tech Calendar 📙 What We’re Reading 🤝 Venture Dea... | Happy Friday Los Angeles!🔦 Spotlight University of Southern California has long been known for big spending parents, but the university is now also attracting big investment in the form of research grants from agencies and institutions. In ... |
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