Jörn Arne Rees

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Velocity Capital Management LLC /NY/

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Jörn Arne Rees is the founder of Velocity Capital Management LLC, serving as Founding Partner & Chief Compliance Officer since 2021.
Current jobs include Chief Executive Officer at Sportradar Americas, Inc. and Investment Committee Member at Crosslantic Capital Management GmbH since 2017.
Former jobs include Chairman of the Board at MSP Sports Advisors LLC, Director-Business Development at I-D Media AG, Member-Supervisory Board at Sport1 Medien AG, General Manager-International Digital Business at ESPN, Inc. from 2006 to 2013, Head-Strategic Business Development at Union of European Football Association from 2002 to 2006, and Chief Operations Officer at RSE Ventures LLC.
Education includes an MBA from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and a graduate degree from The Fletcher School.

Jörn Arne Rees active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Crosslantic Capital Management GmbH Crosslantic Capital Management GmbH Investment ManagersFinance Crosslantic invests in companies located in Europe, the United States and Israel with revenue between €10m and €200m. The firm target companies operating in the fields of consumer technologies, consumer services, consumer products and tech-enabled B2B businesses. They provide financing for buy out and growth capital requirements with an investment size of €10 million to €30 million. They also takes minority and majority position in the company.	Investment Committee Member	2016-12-31
Sportradar Americas, Inc.	Chief Executive Officer	-
Velocity Capital Management LLC /NY/ Velocity Capital Management LLC /NY/ Investment ManagersFinance Velocity Capital invests in companies located in the United States with an enterprise value less than USD 2000 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of intellectual property, sports, media, technology and entertainment businesses and sectors. It provides financing for growth stage capital requirements with an investment size up to USD 50 million. It makes both control and non-control investments.	Founder	2020-12-31

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Former positions of Jörn Arne Rees

Companies	Position	End
SPORT1 MEDIEN AG	Director/Board Member	2017-08-22
ESPN, Inc. ESPN, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Operates as a sports broadcasting company	Corporate Officer/Principal	2012-12-31
Union of European Football Association Union of European Football Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as the the governing body of European football	Corporate Officer/Principal	2005-12-31
MSP Sports Advisors LLC MSP Sports Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance MSP Sports Capital invests in companies located across the globe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of the global sports sectors. It provides financing for growth and buyout stage capital requirements. The firm also acquires controlling interest.	Director/Board Member	-
RSE Ventures LLC RSE Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance RSE Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on web, sports & entertainment, media & marketing and consumer. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Chief Operating Officer	-

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Private companies	11
Sport1 Medien AG Sport1 Medien AG Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Operates as a multichannel sports and entertainment platform	Technology Services
I-D Media AG I-D Media AG Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides digital marketing services including consulting, conception, designing and creation of integrated communication solutions	Commercial Services
ESPN, Inc. ESPN, Inc. BroadcastingConsumer Services Operates as a sports broadcasting company	Consumer Services
Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The Fletcher School The Fletcher School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Union of European Football Association Union of European Football Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as the the governing body of European football	Commercial Services
RSE Ventures LLC RSE Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance RSE Ventures invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on web, sports & entertainment, media & marketing and consumer. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Crosslantic Capital Management GmbH Crosslantic Capital Management GmbH Investment ManagersFinance Crosslantic invests in companies located in Europe, the United States and Israel with revenue between €10m and €200m. The firm target companies operating in the fields of consumer technologies, consumer services, consumer products and tech-enabled B2B businesses. They provide financing for buy out and growth capital requirements with an investment size of €10 million to €30 million. They also takes minority and majority position in the company.	Finance
MSP Sports Advisors LLC MSP Sports Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance MSP Sports Capital invests in companies located across the globe. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of the global sports sectors. It provides financing for growth and buyout stage capital requirements. The firm also acquires controlling interest.	Finance
Sportradar Americas, Inc.
Velocity Capital Management LLC /NY/ Velocity Capital Management LLC /NY/ Investment ManagersFinance Velocity Capital invests in companies located in the United States with an enterprise value less than USD 2000 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of intellectual property, sports, media, technology and entertainment businesses and sectors. It provides financing for growth stage capital requirements with an investment size up to USD 50 million. It makes both control and non-control investments.	Finance