Maestro Secures Funding From Sports Tech VC SeventySix Capital
Maestro Secures Funding From Sports Tech VC SeventySix Capital
PHILADELPHIA (April 16, 2020) – SeventySix Capital, a sports tech venture capital firm that invests in sports tech, esports and sports betting companies, invested in Maestro, a Los Angeles, CA-based interactive streaming company. This investment adds to SeventySix Capital’s growing portfolio of innovative companies that are transforming the sports industry.
Maestro, led by CEO and Founder, Ari Evans, is developing a new standard in streaming that allows broadcasters to build more meaningful relationships with their viewers. Maestro’s interactive video platform allows for esports streamers and traditional broadcasters to own, engage and monetize audiences. Maestro customers include Epic Games Fortnite, Activision Blizzard - Overwatch League, FIFA, Microsoft, Adobe, WarnerMedia and Coachella.
“SeventySix Capital is all about working with entrepreneurs that are pushing the limits and moving the sports industry ahead, and that’s why we are so excited about being an investor in Ari and his team at Maestro,” SeventySix Capital Managing Partner Wayne Kimmel said.
“Maestro provides a unique, monetizable and customized viewer experience for traditional sports and esports fans,” Kimmel explained.
“Having investors like SeventySix Capital is critical to the growth of our business,” said Maestro CEO and Founder Ari Evans. “This is the time for next-generation platforms like Maestro to enable streamers and broadcasters to take control of their content.”
Evans continued, “SeventySix Capital’s team has already demonstrated their value based on their domain knowledge, access and relationships in esports media, and the overall sports industry.”
