Speakers for this Event
Jordan Fliegel has a diverse background that includes being an entrepreneur, angel investor, team owner, and author. He is currently Managing Director of the Techstars Sports Accelerator, Managing Partner of Founders First, Founder & Chairman of CoachUp.com, Former Co-CEO of Draft.com and minority owner of the New Zealand Breakers (Australian National Basketball League’s 4-time Champion). His book, published in 2016, is called Coaching Up!
Twitter: @jordanfliegel
Melanie Strong spent over 17 years at Nike, leading international teams across running, soccer/football, women’s and skateboarding. In 2019 she left the comforts of corporate life to join the new VC fund NEXT VENTURES, as Managing Partner, investing in the next generation of innovative health, sports and wellness companies. (She’s never once regretted that decision.)
Twitter: @girlstrong
Michael Spirito is a founding partner and lead investor for Sapphire Sport, the first-of-its-kind $115 million investment platform focused on technology companies at the intersection of sport, media and entertainment.
Twitter: @SapphireVC
Victoire Cogevina Reynal co-founded the first women-only led Sports Agency, GLORIA, as a visibility platform offering unprecedented exposure for aspiring soccer players globally by connecting them to Federations and Pro-Leagues. Now Co-Founder and CEO of Silicon Soccer, Victoire is working to solve the sport's biggest problems by leveraging exponential technologies and redefining Soccer Tech.
Twitter: @vhcogevina
Deepen Parikh is a Partner at Courtside Ventures, which is the first early-stage VC fund focused on investing in technology companies across the sports, fitness and gaming. He has led several of the firm’s investments, among which include Beam (sold to Microsoft), The Athletic and 100 Thieves. He is also a Co-founder of NYVC Sports and VC Sports.
Twitter: @deepenparikh
