/The Athlete-Investor Summit
Summit
It's Game Time.For Startups.
Investor Lookbook · 2026
/Contents
Prove It. Scale It. Sell It.
Chapter 01
THE DIFFERENCE
The gap between athlete investors and the startups that want to reach them.
/02 · The Opportunity
More and more athletes
want to invest.
But there is no marketplace.
Startups want access to athlete investors.
Athletes want efficient access to quality investment opportunities.
Startups
→
Pitch Athletes
←
Athlete Investors
Pitch Athletes brings them together.
/03 · The Summit
150
Startups
150
Athlete Investors
ONE
Place
The world's greatest gathering of startups in:
- 01
Health & Wellness
- 02
Human Performance
- 03
Sports Tech
- 04
Athlete-Led Companies
All coming together to pitch athlete investors.
More Athletes. More Startups. More Opportunities.
pitchathletes.com ↗/04 · THE ATHLETE EXPERIENCE
Built around the
athlete investor.
Every participating startup is scouted before the summit.
Athletes can
- 01
Find
the company
- 02
Check
the score
- 03
View
the scouting report
- 04
Collect
the card
- 05
Find
the booth
Less noise. Better opportunities. Smarter conversations.
/05 · The Format
A format built
to repeat.
Preseason
Top-scoring startups are introduced before the summit.
↓
Playoffs
Athlete investors identify the companies they want to see advance.
↓
Championship
Finalists pitch athlete investors for the championship trophy.
↓
Owners Box
Athletes and founders tell the stories behind the investments that happen.
A recognizable format.
A repeatable property.
Chapter 02
THE DOLLARS
The business, the pipeline and the path to a sellable property.
/06 · The Business
$1.5M+projected Year One revenue.
Paid Booths
150 × $7,500 average
$1.125M
Sponsors
2 × $100K
$200K
Megabooth
1 × $200K
$200K
=
$1.525M
Athlete investors attend free.
/07 · The Pipeline
30
/ 150
30 companies already in our pipeline.
20% of our Year One booth target.
- Hytro
- CaddieVision
- Scoutz
- NIL Sports Tech
- WellSole
- FanWayz
- Purinstinct
- Valarita Sports
- Weasels FC
- LeagueLinq
- Neuro20
- Shmoody
- Bragging Rights
- Aelo
- LeagueOS
- Tenpo
- NTangible
- SquadAssist
- Intake Health
- Proprioceptive Solutions
- Beyond Pulse
- Brink
- SYP Hydration
- Sportified
- NFTix
- AI Vigil
- Neurable
- Svexa
- iTech Sportz
- MyVision Labs
Companies in our pipeline · each name links to the company website ↗
30 / 150
And we're just getting started.
/08 · Three-Year Projection
Prove it. Scale it. Sell it.
Year 1
Prove
- Revenue
- $1.525M
- EBITDA
- $400K
- EBITDA Margin
- 26%
Year 2
Scale
- Revenue
- $2.2M
- EBITDA
- $700K
- EBITDA Margin
- 32%
Year 3
Sell
- Revenue
- $3.0M
- EBITDA
- $1.0M
- EBITDA Margin
- 33%
$1M EBITDA by Year Three.
/09 · Built to Sell
The destination is
an acquisition.
Pitch Athletes is being designed from Day One as a:
Not a founder-dependent annual production.
Brand
Format
Audience
Sponsor Relationships
Startup Pipeline
Athlete Network
Operating Playbook
$1M+ EBITDA
↓
$6M+ Target Exit Value
Target exit value · not a current valuation
/10 · The Exit Thesis
A buyer isn't acquiring
one conference.
They're acquiring the category position.
Sports
×Venture
×Athlete Capital
×Health + Performance
A property that can be integrated into a larger events, sports, media, financial services or investment platform.
Build the category.
Own the position.
Sell the property.
Chapter 03
THE DEPTH OF THE TEAM
Why this team can reach athlete investors and produce the property.
/11 · Built by People Who Know the Field
Sports. Athletes.
Investing. Events.
Elijah May
Founder · Pitch Athletes
- 30+ years producing experiences.
- Founder of The Experience Firm.
- Managing Partner of Postgame Ventures.
Don Davis
NFL Veteran · Executive · Advisor
- NFL veteran and two-time Super Bowl champion.
- 16 years with the NFLPA and decades across the NFL ecosystem.
Casey Toohill
NFL Veteran · Investor
- Retired NFL defensive end.
- Investor focused on sports, health and human performance.
Terrance Orr
Athlete Wealth + Venture Advisor
- Helped create 32 Equity for the NFL.
- Advises professional athletes on investment and family-office strategy.
Ryan Bennett
MLB Veteran · Founder + Investor
- Former professional pitcher.
- Investor and Co-Founder of WIN Reality.
Chris Howard
Michigan Football · NFL Veteran · Investor + Producer
- University of Michigan standout and member of the 1997 National Championship team.
- Former NFL running back, investor, entrepreneur and television producer.
/12 · The Platform
We're not starting
from zero.
Creator + Producer
The Experience Firm
Three decades of experience production behind the property.
Investment Partner
Postgame Ventures
Deal flow and investment infrastructure focused on:
Health & Wellness · Human Performance · Sports Tech · Athlete-Led Companies
Startup Intelligence
Venture Scoreboard
A standardized system for scouting and evaluating participating startups.
Investor Readiness
Funded House
Helps participating companies improve how they present themselves to investors.
The team creates access.
The infrastructure makes it scalable.
Pitch Athletes is a property created and produced by The Experience Firm, with Postgame Ventures serving as investment partner.
/13 · The Ask
$100K
SAFE
$2M Valuation Cap
Invest at launch.
Year 1 · Prove
$1.525M Revenue
$400K EBITDA
→
Year 2 · Scale
$2.2M Revenue
$700K EBITDA
→
Year 3 · Sell
$3.0M Revenue
$1.0M EBITDA
Target Exit
$6M+
WE'RE BUILDING AN ASSET EVERY PLAYER IN THE SPACE WILL WANT TO OWN.
More Athletes.
More Startups.
More Opportunities.
The world's greatest gathering of startups pitching athlete investors.
Elijah May · Founder