Gaming-oriented alternative fund SCCG Venture Fund has unveiled an investment in sports data and tech company RoninSport.io, a client partner of the SCCG Management consultancy. The move was announced by SCCG’s Stephen Crystal and will find the venture fund offering strategic support and business development.
The SCCG Venture Fund is managed by Stephen Crystal, David Hanlon, Pierre Cadena and Dave Antony. It describes itself as focused on increasing value and distributing profit through investing in gaming opportunities, targeting the best opportunities for Seed / Series A funding.
SCCG will be a strategic business partner to Ronin and help the company grow the business in the North American market. SCCG will provide insights, business development, and advisory services to grow the company within different North American sports market segments.
Ronin Sport is a platform that collects information and compiles it into high-quality TV guides for live sports. The platform first joined forces with SCCG in April, when the two inked a partnership deal. It started in January 2020, and was launched by a team with over 20 years of experience in the digital media industry and sports in particular. The company provides solutions for publishers, iGaming, affiliates and tech partners.
The platform is described as “flexible and robust,” and offers built-in affiliate business models. The main B2B clients are companies in media and iGaming and offers a fully customizable sports section to help them attract and retain a broad sport-interested audience.
This transaction joins two others made by the fund this year, including investments in Play Caller Sports and Bounty Sports.
Play Caller Sports is planned as a fan engagement platform that offers both fantasy sports and sports betting. It aims to reach the demographics of some of the most popular sports leagues like the National Football League, the National Basketball League, and the Major League Baseball.
Meanwhile, Bounty Sports claims to have built the world’s first daily fantasy sports platform designed for casual sports fans. It was built “by a dedicated team of everyday fans,” and aims to level the playing field by allowing fans to compete against each other to win cash prizes. “No advanced algorithms or one-sided odds, just fans vs fans,” Bounty Sports says.
These recent deals are part of the fund’s mission to identify “the most innovative companies and founders” involved in sports wagering, iGaming, esports gaming and wagering, sports data, affiliate solutions, and venue management.
