Red Bull Italy SailGP Team has come under the management of a new group of investors, including the star of The Devil Wears Prada and Interstellar.
The Red Bull Italy SailGP Team has officially been acquired by a consortium of investors and sports industry leaders, including Hollywood royalty Anne Hathaway. The consortium is led by Muse Capital founding partner Assia Grazioli Venier and luxury brand entrepreneur Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, with one of the world’s most decorated sailors and SailGP icon Jimmy Spithill as CEO and co-owner.
The new ownership group brings together a powerful combination of elite sports leadership, entrepreneurial vision, and celebrity status, with deep-rooted expertise in brand building and media. The acquisition also marks a first for the global racing championship, establishing Red Bull Italy SailGP with a female-led ownership group and a firm eye on the growing commercial viability of the mixed-gender championship.
The group of investors includes MFO Certuity, Yeh Capital, Alexander Gilkes, Evan Yurman, and leaders from global business, sport and stardom, with Anne Hathaway, Adam Shulman, actress Miriam Leone, Julie Eddleman, Heather Karatz, Pete Delgrosso, and Dr. Jennifer Ashton on board.
With Red Bull as title partner, the team’s ambition is to become one of the most innovative and brand-driven presences in the championship. The ‘Made in Italy’ consortium blends expertise not only in the world of elite sport and cutting-edge technology but also culturally resonant storytelling and top-class entertainment — a model representation of a new generation of globally ambitious sports ventures.
The Rolex SailGP Championship returns next month with the sixth stop of the 2025 season, the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix on June 7-8, before the European summer events leg kicks off in Portsmouth, UK, 19-20 July.
