Vetted Sports

Marley Hughes is the CEO & Founder of Momentous Sports and CEO of Magnolia Hill Partners, a family office with a unique focus on Op Co and Prop Co investments in high-barrier sectors like data centers and professional sports. Momentous Sports, a division of Magnolia Hill Partners, is a global investment platform at the center of professional sports ownership and mixed-use real estate developme...

Andy Marston is Head of Corporate Venture at The Players Fund. He oversees the firm's corporate venture efforts, working with clubs, leagues, and entertainment brands to shape venture strategies, unlock access for startups, and build new models of innovation. The Players Fund is pioneering a new frontier in venture capital as the UK's first athlete-led firm, founded by athletes, to empower...

Ben Levin is Co-Founder & COO of Crux Football, a European women’s football multi-club platform focused on scaling the women’s game. Prior to Crux Football, he was the Vice Chairman of Crawley Town FC and a strategy consultant. Follow Ben: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-levin-lets-connect Follow Crux Football:  Website: https://www.cruxfootball.com Follow Vetted Sports on social med...

Jeff Berding is the Co-CEO of FC Cincinnati, who, with Carl H. Lindner III, founded the club as a USL franchise in 2015.  With three seasons of record-setting success on and off the field in the USL, Berding led the club’s expansion efforts that successfully resulted in the club’s ascension to Major League Soccer for the 2019 season and then the opening of TQL Stadium in 2021.  Before founding FCC...

Matt Rizzetta is Founder and Managing Partner of Underdog Global Partners, which owns, operates, and advises on assets that unlock unique experiences, provide exclusive access, and target attractive return profiles. Rizzetta is an entrepreneur and global executive with an exemplary track record of acquiring, operating, and scaling companies across media, sports, and entertainment platforms worldwi...

Jack Adler is the Founder & CEO of Out2Win.  Out2Win is a data intelligence platform that streamlines the way brands discover, analyze, and connect with athletes for influencer marketing partnerships. Follow Jack: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-adler Follow Out2Win:  Website: https://www.out2win.io Follow Vetted Sports on social media: 💌 Newsletter: https://www.vettedsports.com 💼...

Jasmine Robinson is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Monarch Collective. Monarch Collective is an investment fund that is focused exclusively on women's sports. So far, Monarch has invested in teams such as Angel City FC, San Diego Wave, and Boston FC. Follow Jasmine: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasmine-robinson-b3950813 Follow Monarch Collective: Website: https://monarchcoll.com...

Jason Burchard is Co-Founder and CEO of RootNote. RootNote is a software platform empowering athletes, creators, and the next generation of entertainment brands with data. Follow Jason: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-burchard Follow RootNote: Website: www.rootnote.co Follow Vetted Sports on social media: 💌 Newsletter: https://www.vettedsports.com 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com...

Harrison Brown is the Co-Founder & CEO of HEADCHECK Health. HEADCHECK Health is an end-to-end concussion management solution to help teams and organizations with concussion protocols, athlete recovery, and risk mitigation. HEADCHECK Health's clients include professional sports leagues like the MLS and the CFL, collegiate and high school athletic departments, national sports governing bodie...

María Teresa Pérez Lobatón is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Mural Ventures. Mural Ventures is an advisory and investment firm led by former founders in the convergence of sports, media, and tech. They focus on opportunities specifically in Latin America and Spanish-speaking countries.  Follow María: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariateresaperezlobaton Follow Mural Ventures: Web...

Jay Li, the CEO and co-founder of the Asian University Basketball League (AUBL). AUBL is a pan-regional intercollegiate basketball league spotlighting Asia’s most prestigious university basketball programs, anchored by top teams from Greater China, Japan, and Korea. Follow Jay: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayjintianli Follow AUBL: Website: https://www.aubl.com Follow Vetted Sports on soc...

Rebecca Kacaba is the CEO and Co-Founder of DealMaker. DealMaker is a disruptor in the capital markets and transforms the way leading brands raise private capital through technology. DealMaker Sports has helped numerous sports organizations raise community funding.  Follow Rebecca: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccakacaba Follow Dealmaker: Website: https://www.dealmaker.tech Follow Vett...

Jake Schuster is the CEO and Founder of Gemini Sports. Gemini Sports helps elite sports team front offices  streamline roster management decisions with intuitive, customizable, AI-powered workflows. Follow Jake: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-george-schuster Follow Gemini Sports: Website: https://geminisports.ai Follow Vetted Sports on social media: 💌 Newsletter: https://www.vettedspo...

Chris Wilkerson is a former pro football player and twice-exited entrepreneur. Currently, he is the General Partner of 51Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in relentless founders in sports tech who want to change the game. Follow Chris: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswilkerson51 Follow 51 Ventures: Website: https://www.51ventures.vc Follow Vetted Sports on social media: 💌 News...

Eric Minnick is the Founder and General Partner of Versus Ventures, a passion-driven, technical VC fund investing in Gaming, SportsTech, and FinTech. He also has a BS in Computer Science from Stanford University where he was a student-athlete and an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. Follow Eric: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-minnick-12652340 Follow Versus...

Jordan Stuart is the Director of Sports & Entertainment at Keller Williams Realty as well as a co-owner of the USL teams Loudoun United FC and DC Power FC. He is also the club President of DC Power FC and a former collegiate soccer player at Haverford College. Follow Jordan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nextmovejordan/ Follow Loudoun United FC & DC Power FC: Website: https://www.l...

Keaton Nankivil is a Senior Principal at Alumni Ventures, a network-powered venture capital firm that provides accredited investors with a smart, simple way to own professionally managed venture portfolios. He focuses on sports technology and media investments. Before becoming an investor, Keaton played several years of professional basketball overseas. Follow Keaton: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedi...

Lloyd Danzig is the Managing Partner of Sharp Alpha Advisors, a venture capital firm specializing in sports betting, gaming, and competitive entertainment. Lloyd has invested in several companies, including Poorhouse, Triumph, C15 Studio, SlamBall, Jackpot, Almost Friday Media, GridRival, Kero Sports, and Ballera. Follow Lloyd: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lloyddanzig Follow Sharp Alpha A...

Mohit Pareek, CFA, is an award-winning investment banker with over 15 years of experience specializing in tech M&A and corporate finance advisory, with a particular focus on sports and digital media transactions. Based in Drake Star’s Los Angeles office, he has established himself as a leading advisor in the industry, successfully guiding numerous high-profile M&A and financing deals in sp...

Issac Richard III is the Founder & CEO of Mavros Capital. Mavros is a multi-family office and private investment firm built to serve the distinct needs of single-family offices, entrepreneurs, operators, investors, and businesses. Their clients include some of the most influential and accomplished individuals and institutions across technology, finance, media, and sports & entertainment. F...

CiCi Bellis is a former professional tennis player and the Founder and General Partner of Cartan Capital, a venture capital firm focused on the sports & health technology sectors. Cartan Capital specifically invests in companies that innovate within the following four sub-verticals: sports performance, health & medical, fan engagement, and wellness & lifestyle, and recently announced t...

Ashley Dewalt is the Co-Founder and Managing General Partner at The Collectiv, the sports industry’s first community-powered venture capital fund. He’s also a Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund and was formerly the Managing Director at DivInc, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting diverse founders in sportstech, healthtech, fintech, and other sectors. Follow Ashley Dewalt: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedi...

Oliver Kupe is a former MLS player and Founder & President of Aurélien Capital Partners, a boutique investment advisory and family office services to a select group of high net worth individuals, pro athletes, entrepreneurs, and exonerees. Before his career in finance, he was drafted by Real Salt Lake FC in Major League Soccer and attended Northwestern University, receiving a B.A. in Economics...

Peter Robert Casey is CEO of JDS Sports, a sports and entertainment holding company investing at the intersection of content & commerce.  At JDS Sports, Peter and his team provide capital, connections, and strategic guidance while working alongside founders and their teams from startup to profit to scale. They also operate Play with Purpose, a donor-advised fund that supports nonprofits using...

Brett Johnson is the founder and CEO of Benevolent Capital, a family office that invests in professional sports teams, real estate, private equity, and venture capital. His current portfolio includes Ipswich Town FC, Phoenix Rising FC, and Rhode Island FC, and investments in TerraCycle, Athletic Brewing Corporation, Oura Ring, and Seekr Technologies. Mr. Johnson is also Founder and Partner of Fort...