Kobe Bryant announced Monday that he was starting a $100 million media, technology and data fund.
Bryant will partner with investor Jeff Stibel, the vice chairman of Dun & Bradstreet, chairman of brain implant system BrainGate and former president of Web.com. Bryant has been privately investing with Stibel.
The venture, which is not open to outside investors, has already invested in 13 companies, according to The Wall Street Journal, including The Players' Tribune, video game designer Scopely, LegalZoom, apparel T-shirt company Represent, Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba and VIPKid, a company that provides a North American school experience to children in China.