Stadia Ventures Accelerator
Sports, Media & Gaming · Run by Stadia Ventures · St. Louis, MO
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The facts
All fields verified Jul 22, 2026- Terms model
- Equity for cashInvests cash in your company and takes equity (an ownership stake) in return.
- Investment
- Not publishedHistorically an equity-investment accelerator (16 cohorts, 76 portfolio companies, cohorts held in St. Louis and Frisco, TX), but current check size/equity are not published on the site. Homepage's most recent cohort news ('Cohort 15 recently wrapped in Frisco') dates to roughly Fall 2022 and no 2024-2026 cohort announcements were found, so status is possibly_inactive; the firm may have shifted toward its fund/venture-studio activities.
- Equity taken
- Not publishedHistorically an equity-investment accelerator (16 cohorts, 76 portfolio companies, cohorts held in St. Louis and Frisco, TX), but current check size/equity are not published on the site. Homepage's most recent cohort news ('Cohort 15 recently wrapped in Frisco') dates to roughly Fall 2022 and no 2024-2026 cohort announcements were found, so status is possibly_inactive; the firm may have shifted toward its fund/venture-studio activities.
- Program length
- Not published
- Format
- In person
- Location
- St. Louis, MO
- Cohorts per year
- Not published
- Cohort size
- 5-6 per cohort (historical)
- Stage focus
- early stage
- Sub-vertical
- sports tech and esports
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- Not published
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: Historically an equity-investment accelerator (16 cohorts, 76 portfolio companies, cohorts held in St. Louis and Frisco, TX), but current check size/equity are not published on the site. Homepage's most recent cohort news ('Cohort 15 recently wrapped in Frisco') dates to roughly Fall 2022 and no 2024-2026 cohort announcements were found, so status is possibly_inactive; the firm may have shifted toward its fund/venture-studio activities.
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Terms in plain English
Stadia Ventures historically ran an equity investment accelerator for sports and esports startups, with cohorts in St. Louis and Frisco, Texas, and reports 16 cohorts and 76 portfolio companies. Current check size and equity terms are not published. The website does not list an open application; it directs interested founders to a general interest form. Whether the accelerator is currently accepting new cohorts is unclear from published information.
Who this is actually for
Sports and esports founders interested in the Stadia network of sports and business leaders should treat this as a network and investor relationship rather than a scheduled accelerator intake. Confirm current program status directly with the firm before planning around a cohort.
Application windows
No application window is on record for this program yet. Check the official website for the next cohort.
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Sources
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