Full Name
Kevin Durant
Job Title
Co-founder and President
Company
Thirty Five Ventures
Speaker Bio
Kevin Durant is a 13-year NBA veteran and forward for the Brooklyn Nets. He is a 2x NBA Champion and Finals MVP; having also won an NBA MVP Award, four NBA scoring titles, two Olympic gold medals, two NBA All-Star Game MVP Awards, and an NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He is also an eleven-time NBA All-Star.
Off the court, Durant is co-founder and president of Thirty Five Ventures alongside his business partner Rich Kleiman. Founded in 2016, Thirty Five Ventures incorporates the duo’s business entities across sports, tech, media, philanthropy and more.
The Thirty Five Ventures umbrella includes the sports business media network Boardroom; an investment portfolio with over 70+ companies, including Acorns, Coinbase, Dutchie, Overtime, Dapper Labs/NBA Top Shot, Postmates, Goldin Auctions and more; a film/TV arm with projects including the documentary seriesIn the Water (SHOWTIME), the Academy Award-winning Two Distant Strangers(Netflix),and the upcoming scripted series "SWAGGER"(Apple); equity partnerships with premium audio brand Master & Dynamic and digital media network Just Women Sports; a minority stake in the Philadelphia Union, and more.
The Kevin Durant Charity Foundation’s signature programs include Build It and They Will Ball, a global basketball court renovation project with 25 courts completed to date, and The Durant Center, a 10-year, 10-million dollar program in partnership with College Track that helps low-income and underserved students enroll and graduate from college. Durant received the season long NBA Cares Community Assist and ESPN Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian awards in 2018.
Off the court, Durant is co-founder and president of Thirty Five Ventures alongside his business partner Rich Kleiman. Founded in 2016, Thirty Five Ventures incorporates the duo’s business entities across sports, tech, media, philanthropy and more.
The Thirty Five Ventures umbrella includes the sports business media network Boardroom; an investment portfolio with over 70+ companies, including Acorns, Coinbase, Dutchie, Overtime, Dapper Labs/NBA Top Shot, Postmates, Goldin Auctions and more; a film/TV arm with projects including the documentary seriesIn the Water (SHOWTIME), the Academy Award-winning Two Distant Strangers(Netflix),and the upcoming scripted series "SWAGGER"(Apple); equity partnerships with premium audio brand Master & Dynamic and digital media network Just Women Sports; a minority stake in the Philadelphia Union, and more.
The Kevin Durant Charity Foundation’s signature programs include Build It and They Will Ball, a global basketball court renovation project with 25 courts completed to date, and The Durant Center, a 10-year, 10-million dollar program in partnership with College Track that helps low-income and underserved students enroll and graduate from college. Durant received the season long NBA Cares Community Assist and ESPN Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian awards in 2018.
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