#66: Soma Somasegar - Owner Seattle Orcas & Seattle Sounders | Growth of International Sports in the US

As sports continue to grow as an asset class, venture capitalist & tech executive Soma Somesegar has entered the space through ownership. 

Soma is a majority owner of the Seattle Orcas in Major League Cricket and a minority owner of the Major League Soccer team Seattle Sounders. He is the current managing director of Madrona Venture Group. 

This was a great conversation on Soma’s journey from a youth cricket player in India to the owner of a cricket team in the US. 

Chapters:

(01:40) Journey to Sports Ownership

(07:20) Seattle Orcas

(10:40) Operating a team vs. company 

(13:00) Season 1 Major League Cricket

(16:15) US Cricket expansion plans

(18:45) Bringing sports downstream

(22:40) Sports franchises' growth

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Soma Somesegar:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-somasegar-113791a5/

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