Connect Ventures (CAA / NEA)

VC · Venture capital · Founded 2020 · Los Angeles, CA

Joint venture between talent agency CAA and VC firm NEA backing consumer and media companies. Led Jomboy Media's $5M round in May 2022 with WWE, Alexis Ohanian and Dwyane Wade; MLB later joined the cap table with a minority stake in June 2025.

Website www.connectventures.com ↗

Backed by Creative Artists Agency, New Enterprise Associates

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Sources

Forbes — Jomboy Media completes $5M funding ↗
Variety — MLB acquires stake in Jomboy Media ↗

Channels

Jomboy Media
youtube.com/@JomboyMedia ↗

VC Sports 2022

Jimmy O'Brien's baseball-first sports media company. Connect Ventures, the CAA/NEA joint venture, led a $5M round in May 2022 alongside WWE, Alexis Ohanian and Dwyane Wade; Major League Baseball took an undisclosed minority stake in June 2025 — the first equity stake by a sports league in a creator media company.