Michael B. Jordan and Drake are among a new round of investors in Brooklyn Aces Pickleball team. Joining them as investors are businessman Steve Stoute, Baby2Baby co-CEO Kelly Sawyer Patricof and producer and Hunting Lane founder Jamie Patricof.
Drake and Michael B. Jordan have invested in the team as part of a new round of investors that includes tech, finance, business, sports and entertainment insiders in a move that is meant to grow the team’s brand presence, further engagement with the pickleball community and give the team a boost heading into the new season.
Joining the music superstar and Hollywood multihyphenate as co-owners are UnitedMasters and Translation Founder and CEO Steve Stoute; CityPickle co-founders Mary Cannon and Erica Desai; LionTree chairman and CEO Aryeh Bourkoff and managing director Alex Michael; Baby2Baby co-CEO Kelly Sawyer Patricof; producer and Hunting Lane founder Jamie Patricof; Status Labs CEO Darius Fisher and CMO Jesse Boskoff; Winible.com CEO Noah Traisman; and Dynamic DNA Labs founder and CEO Austin O’Reilly. Terms of their investments were not disclosed.
The investor news comes ahead of the Brooklyn Aces hosting its first youth-focused community event, Aces Day of Play, on Aug. 3.
As for Jordan, coming off the success of his directorial debut, Creed III, his sports interests also include co-investor in the Alpine F1 Team and A.F.C Bournemouth football club.
Drake serves as owner of OVO Sound. Major League Pickleball — branded as MLP by Margaritaville following an investment from Jimmy Buffett’s lifestyle brand — is the team-based professional pickleball league founded by Steve Kuhn in 2021 and comprising 24 teams.
