Arena Club is a sports card-collecting experience platform that buys and sells trade and display cards. It offers machine learning, fire damage, fraud detection, blockchain, and security services. The platform provides a bridge between the physical and digital worlds of sports collecting, which will enable frictionless buying/selling, trading, and displaying collectibles.
Arena Club was started by collectors for collectors. The place to buy, sell, and trade with other collectors. Every card is authenticated, every transaction is secure and stored on the blockchain for transparency.
The expert graders at Arena Club examine every detail of every card using computer vision and artificial intelligence. Cards are given four sub-grades (a fifth auto grade is given to signatures), adding up to a more accurate and comprehensive overall grade.
Arena Club’s competitors include Limepay, GridRival, and TriplePlay.
Arena Club was started by collectors for collectors. The place to buy, sell, and trade with other collectors. Every card is authenticated, every transaction is secure and stored on the blockchain for transparency.
The expert graders at Arena Club examine every detail of every card using computer vision and artificial intelligence. Cards are given four sub-grades (a fifth auto grade is given to signatures), adding up to a more accurate and comprehensive overall grade.
Arena Club’s competitors include Limepay, GridRival, and TriplePlay.
Total raised: $9M
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | BAM Ventur... | bam.vc |
| - | Defy | defy.vc |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 08.09.2022 | Pre-Seed | $9M | - |
Mentions in press and media 3
| Date | Title | Description |
| 09.09.2022 | Brian Lee, Derek Jeter Launch New Venture, Arena Club, Backed By $9M | Longtime, Los Angeles area serial entrepreneur Brian Lee--the co-founder of such companies as LegalZoom, ShoeDazzle, and The Honest Company--along with sports figure Derek Jeter--have founded a new, Los Angeles-based startup called Arena Cl... |
| 08.09.2022 | Renowned founder Brian Lee and Derek Jeter have a new sports card biz with a digital bent | L.A.-based entrepreneur Brian Lee, who previously co-founded and ran The Honest Company, ShoeDazzle.com and LegalZoom, has launched a new sports card collecting platform that’s likely to make a splash, not least because his co-founder in th... |
| - | Arena Club | “The new way to grade, buy, sell and trade.” |