The LA Dodgers generated roughly $1 Billion in annual revenue in 2025, they spend more on player salaries than almost any franchise in global sport, and operate what many consider the most commercially sophisticated organisation in MLB. That part is well known.
What is far less understood is that behind the Dodgers, the ownership group has quietly spent the last decade building a second empire through Elysian Park Ventures, investing across sports betting, AI, athlete data, youth sports, golf technology, women’s sports, esports, media, collectibles, and fan infrastructure before many of those categories became mainstream investment themes.
The portfolio has already produced hundreds of millions of dollars in exits and still holds stakes in more than 50 companies operating across almost every layer of the modern sports economy. From DraftKings and Arena to Oura, LeagueApps, WSC Sports, and TOGETHXR, the strategy reveals where some of the smartest money in sport believes the industry is heading next.
This one’s a must-read. Inside Elysian Park Ventures Investment strategy, their bet on Golf through EP Golf Ventures and a complete look into their portfolio.
The Investment thesis behind Elysian Park Ventures
What Elysian Park Ventures has really built since 2016 is a portfolio around the infrastructure layer of the modern sports economy. The firm invests in