Arne Rees

Founding Partner at Velocity Capital Management

Panelist

Arne is a member of the Firm’s Investment Committee. In addition to an active origination and due diligence role, he works closely with the Fund’s portfolio companies on strategy execution and value creation. He was previously the U.S. CEO of Sportradar Group (NASDAQ: SRAD; $3.0 billion Mkt. Cap.), the leading global provider of products and services in the sports betting and entertainment space. Prior to this, Arne was a Co-Founder and Partner at MSP, leading investments into McLaren Racing Formula 1 and Global Football Holdings. Prior to his role at MSP, Arnes was the COO at RSE Ventures and Partner at Vayner / RSE, investing in sports-related and technology-enabled companies such as Primesport, Krossover, Coinbase, and Resy. He was also the VP of International Business Development and Digital, and Chief of Staff to the ESPN President. Arne was the former Head of Strategy and Business Development for UEFA and is currently the Honorary U.S. Chairman for Bundesliga. Arne graduated with a Master of Arts and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Tufts University and received his MBA at École des Ponts Business School.