Steamboat Ventures, LLC is the venture capital arm of the Walt Disney Company specializing in providing expansion capital to early, mid, and late stage investments. The firm seeks to invest in technology, digital media, and entertainment markets. It can also consider venture investments in other areas of broad strategic importance to The Walt Disney Company. The firm typically invests between $2 million and $5 million with a maximum of $10 million in any single company. It prefers to acquire board seats and observation rights in its portfolio companies. Steamboat Ventures, LLC was founded by Mr. John R. Ball in 2000 and is headquartered in Burbank, California.