Investing Profile

Lance Dietz(64)

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Venture investor focused on sports, digital fitness/health, and gaming.
kbpartners.comChicago, Illinois
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Lance Dietz's investing connections

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1 Investor

Connected to Kurt Ramirez (Nine Four Ventures).

Networks Lance is a member of
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Network
46 CONNECTIONS
JP Morgan Network
15 CONNECTIONS
US Army Network
15 CONNECTIONS
United States Military Academy at West Point Network
15 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
KB Partners Principal
Investment Range
$500K - $2.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.3M
Investments On Record
19
Current Fund Size
$40M

Lance Dietz is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Lance Dietz's Investments On Record (16)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Bookseats
SeedSep 2023$1M
$1M
Kaya Climb
SeedSep 2022
Co-investors: Brad Jenkins (Seed Round Capital)
Goss
SeedAug 2022
$2.1M
Co-investors: Shanti Bergel (Transcend Fund), Allison Kopf (XFactor Ventures), DAVID SARGEANT (IGAMING IDEAS)
Stadium Live Studios
Series AJul 2022$10M
SeedJul 2020$3M
$13M
Co-investors: Andy Weissman (Union Square Ventures), Rich Kleiman (Thirty Five Ventures), Ilan Abehassera (Diaspora Ventures), Roger Ehrenberg, Ron Pragides, Antoine Martin, Jeff Chang, Salomon Aiach
StatusPro
SeedAug 2021$5M
$25M
Co-investors: M.G. Siegler (GV (Google Ventures)), Chris Sklarin (Alumni Ventures ), Jeff Stibel (Bryant Stibel), Cordero Barkley (TitletownTech), Will Szczerbiak, LeBron James, MG Siegler
ASENSEI
SeedJun 2021$2M
SeedAug 2018$4M
$6M
Co-investors: Keith Bank (KB Partners)
Compliable
SeedMay 2021$2M
$2.1M
Co-investors: Jenny Fielding (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), Scott Hartley (Everywhere Ventures (The Fund)), David VanEgmond (Bettor Capital), John Ives, Ethan Austin
Pandascore
SeedSep 2020$6M
$9M
Co-investors: François Meteyer (Alven), Olivier Martret (Serena Capital), Hugues De Braucourt

most interested in

Our core verticals include: digital fitness/wellness, immersive media (OTT/streaming, AR/VR, fan engagement), smart venue applications, esports, sports betting/fantasy. If you're doing anything in these spaces, feel free to reach out.

not interested in

We typically won't invest before the core team is in place and the product/service is in market (pilot stage works), but appreciate getting to know founding teams before then.

Lance Dietz's Experience

Investment Banking Associate JP Morgan2015 - 2018
Army Engineer Officer US Army2008 - 2013

Lance Dietz's Education

United States Military Academy at West Point BS Economics
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business MBA Finance & Entrepreneurship