Vetted Sports

Dr. Scott Goldman is the Founder of Athletic Intelligence Quotient (AIQ). AIQ is an intelligence test that assesses the innate cognitive abilities most utilized in acquiring, developing, and applying athletic skills, strategies, and tactics. The test is being used by Olympic, NFL, NBA, NHL, MLS, and MLB teams, as well as multiple Power 5 Universities and esports teams.  Dr. Goldman is also the Con...

Brian Hough is the Co-Founder & CEO of PressBox. PressBox is an AI-powered content creation suite that helps sports leagues, teams, and media organizations create, design, and personalize engaging content. Rooted in deep industry expertise, PressBox is purpose-built for the future of media and entertainment, accelerating the discovery, creation, and distribution of personalized, multi-modal co...

Thomas Salas is the Co-Founder & CEO of Faves. Faves is a digital platform that offers athletes ownership, brand proof, and fans real access all in one place. The platform launched a few months ago, with hundreds of athletes and a $3 million funding round. Follow Thomas LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomassalas Follow Faves Website: https://www.faves.xyz Follow Vetted Sports on social...

Sam Morton is the Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer of Atlético Dallas. Atlético Dallas is a new expansion soccer club in the USL Championship that will make its debut in 2027. Follow Sam LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelmorton Follow Atlético Dallas Website: https://www.atleticodallas.com Follow Vetted Sports on social media: Newsletter: https://www.vettedsports.com LinkedIn: h...

Paul Rigault is the CEO and Co-Founder of DØDS Diving League. The Døds Diving League (DDL) is the official international competition circuit for  døds  (death diving), a Norwegian extreme sport where athletes jump from high platforms, performing tricks before landing in a curled, "flat-body" position to create a massive splash. Follow Paul LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-rigau...

Terrence Murphy is a former D1 and NFL athlete who transitioned to CEO and Founder of Terrence Murphy Companies and Founder and Managing Partner of Synergy Sports Capital.  Synergy Sports Capital is a sports fund focused on emerging leagues and teams, as well as real estate development and sports-related business opportunities.  After an extremely successful football career at Texas A&M, as a...

Daren Hornig is the CEO of CourtsApp. CourtsApp is the first AI-powered marketing and booking platform built to modernize court marketing and reservations across the racquet sports industry. Follow Daren LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daren-hornig-03659316 Follow CourtsApp Website: https://courtsapp.com Follow Vetted Sports on social media: Newsletter: https://www.vettedsports.com LinkedIn:...

Faatimah A is the Founder & CEO of the Women's Premier Basketball Association (WPBA). Women's Premier Basketball Association (WPBA) is an emerging league and a movement empowering women through basketball by providing a professional platform where athletes can develop their skills, elevate their careers, and inspire the next generation of female leaders.  Follow Faatimah A LinkedIn: ht...

Danny Menken is the Co-Founder & General Partner of Athvance Capital. Athvance Capital is a European investment platform investing in emerging and under-commercialized sports IP, alongside value-enhancing technologies and services across sport, media, and performance.  Before founding Athvance Capital, Danny previously served as Managing Director at Eurosport, CEO of Infostrada Sports Group, a...

Jordan Gardner is a notable football executive as well as the Chairman and Owner of Scottish League One team Kelty Hearts FC. He founded a ticketing company called Ticket Arsenal while at UC San Diego and later acquired minority stakes in Swansea City AFC and Dundalk FC.  In 2019, he became Chairman, Chief Executive, and Managing Partner of FC Helsingør, and since 2022, he has served as an Investm...

Spencer Keith Jones is a forward for the NBA’s Denver Nuggets as well as a tech investor. His investment portfolio includes companies such as Aescape, Rain, Planting, Pison, and ANDIEM. Follow Spencer Keith Jones LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skj21 Follow Vetted Sports on social media: Newsletter: https://www.vettedsports.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vetted-sports Twitter...

Omer Atesmen is the CEO of The Snow League. The Snow League is a new professional league reimagining snowboarding and free skiing. The league was co-founded by five-time Olympian snowboarder and skateboarder Shaun White. Follow Omer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omer-a-5291062 Follow The Snow League  Website: https://thesnowleague.com Follow Vetted Sports on social media: Newsletter: https...

Caroline Kutler is the Executive Vice President of Sports and Media Investments at Admiralty Partners.  Admiralty Partners is a family office with a partial focus on sports investments. Before Admiralty, Caroline was the Global Lead for Athlete Partnerships at YouTube. Caroline transformed the platform into a powerful tool for athletes and sports rights holders, spearheading the creation of YouTub...

Nic Sulsky is the CEO & Co-Founder of The Curling Group. The Curling Group is a sports business venture dedicated to revolutionizing the sport of curling through strategic investments and a commitment to innovation and content production. In 2024, The Curling Group acquired the Grand Slam of Curling event series, including global media rights. In 2026, TCG will launch Rock League, the world’s...

Jeremiah White is a former professional soccer player turned entrepreneur and investor. Currently, he is the principal owner of White Sports Ventures (WSV), a firm that operates at the intersection of media, technology, and live events to construct a sequenced ecosystem for the sport. They focus on converting attention into trust, and trust into measurable economic outcomes for clubs, creators, an...

Steve Sullivan is the CEO of Arcturus. Sullivan led research and development across Industrial Light & Magic and Lucasfilm, contributing to Star Wars, Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean, and many other films.  He then joined Microsoft to incubate volumetric video and later worked on HoloLens. Arcturus is a volumetric video company that captures and delivers real sports action in 3D volumetric vi...

Colin Rasmussen is the President & Co-founder at Nairobi City Thunder, and Subomi Odunowo is the Head of Emerging Markets at Chiron Sports Group. NCT is Kenya's #1 basketball brand. In just two years, Colin and his team have transformed Nairobi City Thunder from a small community club into Kenya’s most successful basketball team, with a rapidly growing fanbase (over 250,000 followers) and...

Zhen Ren Teo & Miles Chamley-Watson are the Co-Founders of the World Fencing League. World Fencing League (WFL) is a new professional fencing league set to debut in Los Angeles in April 2026, aiming to modernize the sport with simplified rules, faster matches, and AI-driven visuals to attract new fans and create viable professional careers for fencing athletes. Follow Miles Chamley-Watson: Lin...

Evan Kirkham is the Co-Founder & CEO at Outlier. Outlier is a first-of-its-kind sports betting platform where sports fans can browse, analyze, and execute bets with confidence.  So far, the company has raised over $15 million. Follow Evan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-kirkham-581b1220 Follow Outlier: Website: https://outlier.bet Follow Vetted Sports on social media: 💌 Newsletter...

Jake Hoselton is the CEO & Co-Founder of Grass Clippings and Grass League. Grass Clippings is a pioneering golf brand that elevates the golfing experience by spotlighting the unsung heroes of the sport: greenskeepers.  The brand’s innovation extends to creating the Grass League, the first global high-stakes par 3 golf league in North America.  The league features competitive tournaments with b...

Akshat Prakash is the CTO and Co-founder of CAMB.AI. CAMB.AI is a leading AI speech translation company that enables the world's biggest sports leagues, broadcasters, studios, and creators to go multi-lingual, at scale, in over 140 languages and locales.  Follow Akshat: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshat-prakash Follow CAMB.AI:  Website: https://www.camb.ai Follow Vetted Sports on so...

John Stewart is the CEO & Co-founder at Fastbreak.ai . Fastbreak.ai is a SaaS company transforming how the world of sports operates. Its AI-powered platforms deliver the intelligence behind scheduling, tournament management, and sponsor activation for professional, amateur, and youth sports organizations worldwide. John is a serial entrepreneur who founded his first company, an engineering ser...

Connor Lim is the Founder & CEO of International Dance League (IDL). The IDL is a first-of-its-kind professional sports league for dance. Think F1 meets America's Best Dance Crew.  The league transforms elite dance into a high-stakes, team-based competition, featuring city-based franchises, world-class talent, and a season-long format. Follow Connor: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/l...

Kushaan Ahuja is a Partner at Will Ventures, an investment firm focused on sports, entertainment, and consumer brands.  Before joining Will Ventures, Kushaan was leading venture & growth investments at the sports and entertainment conglomerates, Endeavor and TKO.  During his time there, he led investments across Consumer AI, Creator Economy, Gaming, Emerging CPG, and Sports. Before that, he wa...

Sameer Ahuja serves as president, GameChanger, senior vice president, DICK’S Sporting Goods. In this role, Sameer is responsible for leading GameChanger, a leading youth sports mobile app for video streaming, stats & data, scheduling, and communications. A long-time entrepreneur, prior to joining GameChanger in 2017, Sameer served as the Founder & CEO of the boutique hedge fund Dera Capita...