Ackerley Partners

Ackerley Partners is a Seattle-based private investment firm specializing in media, entertainment, and sports sectors. Founded in 2002, the firm focuses on development-stage companies with exceptional management teams targeting emerging markets. It primarily invests in later stages of fundraising, typically Series B or later, in companies with established products or services generating revenue and a clear path to profitability. The firm often takes minority ownership positions and collaborates with other institutional financial backers.

In 2023, Ackerley Partners expanded its investment practice by launching Ackerley Sports Group (ASG), focusing on sports teams, leagues, and growth-stage sports technology globally. ASG's recent investments include a stake in Leeds United Football Club and participation in the ownership transition of the Seattle Kraken, the NHL's 32nd franchise. The firm has also been involved in the TMRW Sports initiative, backing the tech-fueled TGL golf league set to launch in January 2025.

Ackerley Partners' portfolio includes investments in media and entertainment entities, with a particular emphasis on media content and programming, internet-based media, digital broadcast and broadband, alternative media, media metric and delivery technology, and wireless marketing services. The firm customarily takes a Board seat or Board observer role in portfolio companies and is open to co-investing with other venture firms.