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League One Volleyball: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

The League One Volleyball (LOVB), also known as "love," is a unique community that aims to transform the volleyball landscape. It seeks to revolutionize the sport by starting a professional league that is rooted in the junior volleyball clubs across the nation. Founded by Katlyn Gao, Peter Hirschmann, and Kevin Wong in Los Angeles, California in 2019, League One Volleyball is breaking new ground in the sport.

www.lovb.com LinkedIn Los Angeles, United States 51-100 employees
Total raised
$135M
Rounds
2
Latest
Undisclosed round
Nov 2024

League One Volleyball has raised $135M across 2 funding rounds on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $100M announced in Nov 2024.

That round is above the $1.6M median round size for Sports companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

League One Volleyball Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$135M
across 2 rounds on record
Funding rounds on record
2
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$100M in Nov 2024
Employees
51-100
reported band
Headquarters
Los Angeles, United States

Latest funding round on record: Nov 2024.

League One Volleyball Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$100M
Series B
$35.0M

League One Volleyball raised $35.0M in a Series B announced in Sep 2023.

1.2 years later, an undisclosed round of $100M was announced in Nov 2024.

League One Volleyball Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Katlyn Gao
Founder

No contact details are on record for this team yet.

League One Volleyball Funding Compared to Other Sports Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
111
$1.6M
29,722
$7.5M

League One Volleyball's latest round of $100M is above the median round in Sports. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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League One Volleyball Funding FAQs

What does League One Volleyball do?

The League One Volleyball (LOVB), also known as "love," is a unique community that aims to transform the volleyball landscape. It seeks to revolutionize the sport by starting a professional league that is rooted in the junior volleyball clubs across the nation. Founded by Katlyn Gao, Peter Hirschmann, and Kevin Wong in Los Angeles, California in 2019, League One Volleyball is breaking new ground in the sport.

How much funding has League One Volleyball raised?

League One Volleyball has raised $135M across 2 rounds on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $100M announced in Nov 2024.

When did League One Volleyball last raise funding?

League One Volleyball's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $100M, announced in Nov 2024.

Who founded League One Volleyball?

FundedIQ lists Katlyn Gao (Founder) at League One Volleyball.

Where is League One Volleyball headquartered?

League One Volleyball is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

How many employees does League One Volleyball have?

League One Volleyball is in the 51-100 employee band.

How does League One Volleyball's funding compare to other Sports startups?

League One Volleyball's latest round of $100M is above the $1.6M median round size for Sports companies on FundedIQ across 111 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's League One Volleyball Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for League One Volleyball is left off this page rather than filled in.

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