Thirty Five Ventures

Thirty Five Ventures was founded in 2016 by Kevin Durant and his longtime manager Rich Kleiman to hold the pair’s businesses in sports, technology, media and philanthropy.⁠[1]

In 2019 Durant and Kleiman founded Boardroom, a sports business media brand. Boardroom is a 35V company focused on the intersection of sports and entertainment.⁠[2]

In June 2020 Durant bought a 5% stake in Major League SoccerMLSMajor League Soccer (MLS) is a top-flight professional soccer league comprising clubs in the United States and Canada. Play began in 1996, and the league has 30 clubs divided between Eastern and Western Conferences in 2026.Open the full entry club Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia UnionPhiladelphia Union is a Major League Soccer club representing the Philadelphia region. It began play in 2010 and plays at Subaru Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. Keystone Sports and Entertainment owns and operates the club.Open the full entry, with an option to buy a further 5%.⁠[3]

On May 4, 2022, NJ/NY Gotham FCGotham FCGotham FC is a women's professional soccer club representing the New York–New Jersey region in the NWSL. Formerly Sky Blue FC, it plays at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, and won the NWSL Championship in 2023 and 2025.Open the full entry announced that 35V had taken a minority stake in the club, its second professional soccer investment after Philadelphia Union. 35V also held a stake in Just Women’s Sports.⁠[4]

In July 2022 the Premier Lacrosse League closed a new funding round led by existing investor the Chernin Group, with 35V and WWE joining as new investors.⁠[5]

On October 13, 2022, the virtual reality basketball app Gym Class launched in the Meta Quest Store and announced a new funding round joined by 35V, Andre Iguodala, Lonzo Ball and others, bringing its total funding to just under $9 million.⁠[6]

On October 20, 2022, Durant and Kleiman bought a Major League Pickleball expansion team through 35V; Durant said he planned to be an “active owner.”⁠[7]

On March 21, 2023, TMRW Sports, founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and sports executive Mike McCarley, announced 35V, Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O’NealShaquille O’NealShaquille O’Neal (born March 6, 1972), known as Shaq, is an American former professional basketball player, sports analyst, entrepreneur and musician. A center and four-time NBA champion, he later pursued television, brand licensing and restaurant businesses. He serves as president of Reebok Basketball and commissioner of DUNKMAN.Open the full entry as investors.⁠[8]

NYC Point Gods, a 2022 documentary made by Boardroom with Showtime about New York City point guards of the 1980s and 1990s, was executive produced by Durant and Kleiman. In April 2023 it was nominated for Outstanding Long Documentary at the 44th Sports Emmy Awards.⁠[9]

On July 20, 2023, the Major League Pickleball club Brooklyn Aces, led by 35V, announced new investors including Drake, Michael B. Jordan and Steve Stoute; Kleiman is the team’s majority owner.⁠[10]

In September 2024 CNBCCNBCCNBC is an American business and financial news cable channel launched by NBC in 1989; it merged with its rival FNN in 1991 and since January 2026 has been part of Versant Media Group, spun off from Comcast.Open the full entry and Boardroom held the second annual Game Plan conference in Santa Monica, featuring eight conversations.⁠[11]

35V’s investment portfolio includes more than 75 companies, among them Acorns, Coinbase and OpenSea.⁠[1]

Boardroom’s business spans video, audio, editorial and newsletters, as well as events, the Game Plan conference with CNBC and an advisory arm; its film and TV work includes Two Distant Strangers (Netflix), Swagger (Apple TV+) and NYC Point Gods (Showtime).⁠[12]

Thirty Five Ventures: Official website: https://www.35v.com/ (opens in a new window)⁠[2]

Boardroom: Official website: https://boardroom.tv/ (opens in a new window)⁠[12]