The fund, a novel initiative, helmed by Common Companions Shikhar Dhawan, Mohammed Sirajuddin, Arif Padaria and Victor Tay, combines a pedigreed funding workforce with elite athletes. This collaboration leverages their experience and intensive networks within the sports activities ecosystem, aiming to offer unparalleled worth to portfolio firms by means of mentorship, strategic partnerships, and progress alternatives. Beforehand often known as Da One International Ventures, the fund has been rebranded to replicate its international ambitions and sharpened concentrate on innovation and wealth era.
Headquartered in Abu Dhabi, Yashaa International Capital has a focused $75M corpus (together with a $25M greenshoe choice), and is about to deploy capital globally throughout SportsTech, Health & Wellness, Esports & Gaming, MediaTech, Leagues & Groups. Leveraging ADGM’s standing as a premier monetary hub, the athlete-backed fund bridges international traders, startups, and sports activities entrepreneurs, fostering innovation and scalability. Its distinctive community ensures that its portfolio firms acquire strategic insights and connections, delivering distinctive worth to all stakeholders.
Shikhar Dhawan, Common Accomplice at Yashaa International Capital, mentioned in an announcement, “ADGM’s secure regulatory setting and strategic location at Capital of Capital Abu Dhabi, make it the proper base for our fund. That is an thrilling alternative to create a world influence and contribute to the evolving panorama of sports activities entrepreneurship. With ADGM’s assist, we’re assured in making a platform that not solely nurtures groundbreaking startups but in addition delivers significant worth to our traders globally.”
Mohammed Sirajuddin, Common Accomplice at Yashaa International Capital, expressed his imaginative and prescient for the fund, “Enterprise of Sports activities is at a transformative stage, changing into more and more globalized, institutionalized, and technology-driven. With a novel workforce mixing deep business experience, robust networks, and confirmed funding expertise, we goal to bridge the hole within the Asian market, the place sports-focused funds are restricted. As a world fund with a powerful Asia focus, we’re devoted to empowering visionary companies shaping the way forward for sports activities and delivering distinctive worth to founders, traders, and the broader ecosystem.”
“I’m proud to be related to this visionary international fund. As a sports activities ecosystem VC originating from the GCC area, it has the potential to reshape the enterprise of sports activities, esports, and gaming investments worldwide. I sit up for supporting entrepreneurs on and off the sector”, mentioned AB de Villiers.
