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Unrivaled is putting a unique spin on women's basketball... Today's guest is Alex Bazzell, President of Unrivaled Basketball. The league will showcase 30 top women athletes in an exciting 3v3 format, aiming to captivate hoops fans worldwide. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮s𝐬: 🎙 1️⃣ Vision & founding story 2️⃣ State of women's basketball 3️⃣ Behind-the-scenes look of building a league Check out the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eikHAGig 👇

While many people, funds, and institutions 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 at least one sports asset…there are still relatively few thematic players. And that makes sense, given the asset class is still relatively new: • PE firms are about 15 years old • VC firms are about a decade old • Sports team-specific PE firms are about 4 years old 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀:  ❶ SportsTech VC - invest solely in SportsTech companies ❷ Accelerators - take equity upfront to build into their network ❸ Banks - institutional investors helping to commoditize the space ❹ Nation States - global players like Saudi Arabia deploying into sports ❺ Old PE - invest $50M+ to acquire majority stakes in sports assets/tech ❻ New PE - invest $100M+ to buy minority stakes in traditional sports teams Check out the FULL BRIEFING HERE: https://lnkd.in/egcK_tvp

Thank you to the 25,000+ people that now follow my account! 🎉 I've been posting 5x/week on LinkedIn for over two years now (𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 ~30 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 260 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵). 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 ─ 𝘀𝗼 𝗜'𝗺 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀. My goal is to continue adding value to as many people as possible across sports & its adjacent verticals! 📈

BatFast CEO and Co-Founder Runish Gudhka caught up with Andrew Petcash on the Profluence podcast. Runish spoke about driving BatFast’s mission to create engaging and innovative sports experiences as BatFast expands into new sports markets and explores future growth opportunities. Catch the podcast here: https://lnkd.in/gWNahnuv #SportsTechnology #SportsParticipation #Growth #AI

Thanks Andrew Petcash and The Petcash Pod (Profluence) for having me on and sharing the journey leading to the recent launch of our first DTC and B2B app, designed to empower athletes and improve their overall athletic performance! Check out our app here: https://lnkd.in/gA8apNfH #Profluence #UpliftLabs #humanperformance #athleticperformance #sports #fitness #wellness #AI

The youth sports market is projected to hit $69B by 2030... And this is pushing 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 products/people into the space. Just yesterday, Fastbreak.ai announced they're entering youth sports with the acquisition of Tourney Pro. 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘆𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 (𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄): • Pro Leagues (NBA, NHL) • Mid-Tier Leagues (AHL, MLP) • College (SEC, A-10, AAC, etc) • Now entering the broad space of youth sports via acquisition And this makes sense... Youth sports leagues face 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 scheduling challenges as professional leagues, including travel logistics, venue management, and competitive balance. 

Sports corps play a 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 in the overall economy... Today's guest is Patrick Talty, President of Indiana Sports Corp. Since its inception, the Indiana Sports Corp has led to over $4 billion in direct spending in the Indiana region. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮s𝐬: 🎙 1️⃣ Emerging Sports 2️⃣ Multi-purpose facilities 3️⃣ Understanding sports commissions Check out the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/ecCDgyny Awesome snippet from the podcast👇

Strava, Fanatics, Whoop, Sorare, Sportradar....... 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿+ 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲: They started Narrow (or niche) - one category, location, focus, etc. Strava 📳 Strava started by focusing solely on 𝘤𝘺𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 before expanding to other sports like running and swimming. TeamSnap 🏟️ TeamSnap initially targeted 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰, providing essential team management and communication tools. 𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻). Common challenges sports startups face at the beginning: • the need to start niche • a lot of similar-looking ideas • not many early-stage investors • unique demands and nuance of sports Check out the full briefing here: ▼ https://lnkd.in/e2eh8caW *𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵: 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵: 1. Increasing number of billion-dollar companies 2. Most large companies started over the last 10-20 years 3. All expand far beyond sports as they scale, despite starting niche And best of all... This category is still in its infancy! Exciting times ahead.

Excited to announce I'm joining Profluence Capital as an Investor/Advisor. Being an angel investor in sports betting has led to amazing outcomes. Some notable exits include Fresh8 to Sportradar, VAIX to Sportradar, Angstrom Sports to Entain, plus have 15 more investments with iGaming Ideas. I feel now its time to invest more directly in sport. Scott MacIntosh introduced me to Andrew Petcash, and watching Profluence Capital for a few years, the platform, traction, and network strengthen daily. The Profluence+ Community is a strong and diverse group I can't wait to contribute to. It was a no-brainer to get further involved as what they can do to help portfolio companies perfectly complements my skills. Profluence is shaping the future of sports through its vertically integrated ecosystem of content, community, and venture funding. Excited for what's to come! 📈 https://lnkd.in/exUb9578 #sports #investments #tech #vc #capital #media #betting