leAD, the premier sports venture ecosystem, is inspired by Adi Dassler, the founding father of the modern sports industry. leAD works with the most promising early-stage sports tech startups from around the world, aiming to propel their growth through smart investment, premier network access, and expert mentorship. leAD consists of the leAD SPORT1 Accelerator, targeting pre-seed startups, the leAD Business Builder, focused on the gap between seed and growth, and the Series A ADvantage Sports Tech Fund.
The leAD SPORT1 Accelerator is a joint venture between leAD Sports and SPORT1, the leading 360° sports platform in the German-speaking region. The leAD SPORT1 Accelerator invests in visionary ventures around trendsetting sports technology, media, entertainment, management, and lifestyle. This next-generation accelerator model with tightly aligned support for entrepreneurs and a linked business builder and fund creates an unprecedented ecosystem for sports technology value-creation.
The leAD Business Builder manages the leAD portfolio investments that come through the leAD Sports Accelerator. The team not only provides the direction and guidance for the follow-on investments but also helps the companies tackle tricky issues that come up at the crucial development stage of the startups.
The ADvantage Sports Tech Fund is the first truly global sports tech fund. Backed by leAD Sports and OurCrowd, the leading global equity crowdfunding platform, ADvantage, a 50 million $ fund, will leverage a strong global network to source leading opportunities in the spaces of fan engagement and experience, connected athletes and communities, and derivative sports.
The leAD SPORT1 Accelerator is a joint venture between leAD Sports and SPORT1, the leading 360° sports platform in the German-speaking region. The leAD SPORT1 Accelerator invests in visionary ventures around trendsetting sports technology, media, entertainment, management, and lifestyle. This next-generation accelerator model with tightly aligned support for entrepreneurs and a linked business builder and fund creates an unprecedented ecosystem for sports technology value-creation.
The leAD Business Builder manages the leAD portfolio investments that come through the leAD Sports Accelerator. The team not only provides the direction and guidance for the follow-on investments but also helps the companies tackle tricky issues that come up at the crucial development stage of the startups.
The ADvantage Sports Tech Fund is the first truly global sports tech fund. Backed by leAD Sports and OurCrowd, the leading global equity crowdfunding platform, ADvantage, a 50 million $ fund, will leverage a strong global network to source leading opportunities in the spaces of fan engagement and experience, connected athletes and communities, and derivative sports.
Location: Germany, Berlin
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2016
Investment Type: Venture Capital; Accelerator
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
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| 18.09.2022 | GGWP Acade... | ggwpacademy.com | $1.1M | Australia,... |
| 05.09.2018 | TAPPP | tappp.com | $26M | United Sta... |
| 31.01.2018 | OurCrowd | ourcrowd.com | $772M | Israel, Je... |
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 10.03.2023 | Startup Showcase: leAD Sports & Health Tech Partners | Are you a sports enthusiast who wants to see innovative and disruptive ideas transform the sports and health industry? Then look no further than leAD Sports & Health Tech Partners. As a leading early-stage sports and health tech investo... |
| 06.06.2022 | AI-powered tennis courts: Wingfield raises €4M to convert tennis courts into smart playing fields | Hanover, Germany-based Wingfield, a sportstech startup that has developed a technology to convert tennis courts into smart playing fields, announced that it has raised €4M in a Series A round of funding. The company aims to further grow its... |
| 03.06.2022 | bmp Ventures beteiligt sich an 4 Millionen Euro Finanzierungsrunde für Sport-Tech Startup Wingfield | Magdeburg/Hannover 3. Juni 2022: Die bmp Ventures AG („bmp“) investiert mit dem IBG Risikokapitalfonds III GmbH & Co. KG („IBG“) 1,75 Millionen Euro in das Sporttechnologie-Unternehmen Wingfield. Weiterhin haben sich Adesso Ventures und... |
| 08.09.2021 | New leAD Sports & Health, Tavistock Group fund comes as sport tech market poised for double-digit growth | Sports and health technology investor leAD Sports & Health Tech Partners and private investment organization Tavistock Group have come together to launch the $30 million Lake Nona Sports & Health Tech Fund for early-stage startups i... |
| 02.07.2021 | Find Your Zeitgeist Moment: How The Spirit Of Time Can Create Market Leverage | Entrepreneur & investor with a passion for early-stage startups. CEO of leAD – leading sports & health tech investment ecosystem. |
| 19.05.2021 | How the 28-year-old CEO of a sports company backed by Adidas’ venture fund spends her day | Goyal cofounded Break the Love with Tess Szymanski. Courtesy of Break the Love / Gabby Perez Trisha Goyal is the CEO and cofounder of Break the Love, an app that allows people to book tennis classes and enter tournaments. She spends a lot o... |
| 11.03.2021 | A New Sports Tech Fund – The Draft aims to capture the Sports Industry | It is estimated that the sports tech sector will reach US$ 31.1 billion by 2024. To support this exponentially growing market, leAD Sports & Health Tech Partners and InStudio Ventures have partnered up to form The Draft, a U.S.-based se... |
| 09.03.2021 | New Sports Tech VC Fund Vies To Capture Its Piece Of A Soon-To-Be $30 Billion Industry | Some experts believe the sports tech sector will eclipse $30 billion by 2024.leAD |
| 05.02.2021 | The Intersection Of Sports, Health And Tech: A Promising Playing Field For Investors | Entrepreneur & investor with a passion for early-stage startups. CEO of leAD – leading sports & health tech investment ecosystem. |
| 22.10.2020 | Not All Capital Creates Equal Value: Three Questions To Ask Before Onboarding A New Investor | Entrepreneur & investor with a passion for early-stage startups. CEO of leAD – leading sports & health tech investment ecosystem. |
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