Episode 91: Insights From a Sports VC

Jay Kapoor, an investor at MSG ventures joins Joe and Tom for a conversation on sports investing. Jay is a VC Investor at MSG Ventures, Madison Square Garden’s corporate venture group, where he focuses on sourcing and investing in innovative companies and visionary founders driving the future of live entertainment. He has worked closely with many digital media and consumer technology companies over his career, including at the National Football League, MESA/Houlihan Lokey, and most recently with Techstars’ NYC accelerator, where he helped over 25 early-stage teams in various product development, operating, and advisory capacities.In this episode, Jay talks about the current state of venture capital in sports, athletes as investors, trends to look out for and much more. Jay also talk about how MSG utilizes their existing assets to help their investments grow. Be sure to follow Jay on Twitter @JayKapoorNYCThe Facts The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports Our presenters are Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecuspshow.substack.com