#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 . Soma Somesegar: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/s-somasegar-113791a5/ . Andrew Petcash: 🏠 Website: https://profluence.com 🎙 Podcast: https://profluence.com/podcasts/ 🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewpetcash 🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewpetcash 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrewpetcash 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewpetcash/ 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3q5jhAuCVT2FZCkLW5xBiQ/ . Thanks for listening! Make sure to hit the “follow” button to stay up to date on new podcasts.