Profluence

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

With over 350+ locations sold, Pickleball Kingdom is one of the fastest-growing franchise models in sports. Today's guest is the CEO/Founder, Ace Rodrigues. Pickleball Kingdom is a holding company of pickleball facilities around the United States, serving players of all levels. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮s𝐬: 🎙 1️⃣ Franchising model 2️⃣ Navigating real estate 3️⃣ Future of pickleball and their roadmap Check out the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gZpfvj8a Awesome snippet from the podcast👇

Andrew Petcash is joined by GoRout founder Mike Rolih to discuss on-field wearable technology in youth sports and beyond. 🏈 Quickly scaling over the last few years, GoRout has been transforming on-field communication, led by founder Mike Rolih. 📱GoRout is the only system that combines on-field wearable technology and real-time playmaking software to help teams perfect their on-field communication. ⚾ Mike played collegiate baseball and was the President of Mirro before founding Gorout in his garage. https://lnkd.in/eSj-mJ8q #YouthSports #Sportsbiz #LinkedInSports #Sports #YouthSportsBiz #Kids #Parents #Podcast #Tech #SportsTech

LEAD Principal Justin Driscoll is on this week’s episode of The Petcash Pod to talk about our new direct investment vehicle, LEAD ONE, and how connecting the fund’s Venture Partners like FC Cincinnati, Exos, and Spartan with the top sports and health tech startups will push our industry forward. Thank you to Andrew Petcash and Profluence for inviting Justin to share more about LEAD ONE and what’s on the horizon at LEAD. Listen to it here: https://lnkd.in/eFGa_nfK

1st party data is reimaging marketing (and sports are in the crosshairs)... w/ Adam Azor, EVP Global Marketing at Sportradar. Sportradar ($SRAD) is one of the world’s largest sports technology companies providing immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors. 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮s𝐬: 🎙 1️⃣ 1st-party data landscape 2️⃣ Hyper-personalized data and cookies 3️⃣ Educating the market about “owning sports data” Check out the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eHjR3pte Awesome snippet from the podcast👇