What The Caddie Network does

The Caddie Network (TCN) is a privately held digital media platform founded around 2017-2018 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. It operates a caddie-centric golf content business built on an exclusive license with 275 professional Tour caddies who serve as the platform's creators and storytellers. TCN publishes articles, tournament coverage, player/caddie pairings, editorial caddie profiles, and a weekly email newsletter through its website, with social distribution powered by Curator.io. The platform's core proposition is providing golf fans — both traditional insiders and next-generation lifestyle-oriented viewers — with authentic "inside the ropes" perspective that mainstream golf broadcasters do not deliver.

TCN's business model combines three revenue streams: content and media monetization (display advertising, with YETI visible as a site sponsor, and sponsored storytelling), commerce through a branded merchandise storefront operated via BreakingT.com (hoodies and apparel), and capital raises via SEC-registered exempt securities offerings. The company has filed a Form D to raise up to $5,650,000, of which $1,150,000 had been sold as of the 2021 filing. In March 2026, TCN announced strategic partnerships with Omaha Productions and CAA to extend distribution into YouTube, events, commerce, documentaries, and broadcast television — a move that significantly broadens the platform's surface area without proportionate headcount growth, given the team remains in the 1-10 employee range. The platform has no proprietary mobile app, no disclosed API, and no published AI/ML capabilities.

Name

The Caddie Network

Legal name

Caddie Network, LLC

Website

https://thecaddienetwork.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Caddie Network is a digital golf media platform built on an exclusive license with 275 Tour caddies, delivering insider storytelling, tournament coverage, and merchandise to golf fans through its website, newsletter, social channels, and media partners Omaha Productions and CAA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stamford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Content and Media: The Caddie Network generates revenue through content creation featuring Tour caddies, distributed via digital media, YouTube, events, commerce, documentaries, and broadcast television partnerships. The platform monetizes through advertising, sponsored content, and merchandise sales via BreakingT.com.
2. Commerce: The company operates an e-commerce shop through BreakingT.com, selling merchandise such as hoodies and apparel featuring The Caddie Network brand.
3. Securities Offering: The Caddie Network, LLC raised capital through SEC Form D filing for exempt securities offering of $5,650,000 with $1,150,000 already sold.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Caddie Network (TCN) is a golf-focused digital media platform that delivers insider perspectives from professional Tour caddies. It produces articles, tournament coverage, player/caddie pairings, caddie profile features, and a newsletter, and distributes content through its website, social media, and partnerships with media companies such as Omaha Productions and CAA. The company also sells branded apparel and merchandise via BreakingT.com.

Product overview

The Caddie Network (TCN) is a golf media platform that delivers content through an exclusive licensed network of professional tour caddies. The platform operates primarily through its website and includes multiple content products: a core media platform featuring golf news and insider perspectives, editorial profiles of caddies (Meet the Caddie), tournament coverage with player/caddie pairings, an e-commerce merchandise store via BreakingT.com, and an email newsletter subscription service. The platform positions caddies as authentic storytellers providing insider access to the world of professional golf.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Caddie Network (TCN) Digital Media Platform A golf media platform delivering articles, tournament coverage, player/caddie pairings, and caddie culture stories targeted at golf fans seeking authentic insider access to professional golf.
• Meet the Caddie Editorial Profiles Editorial profiles and interviews featuring professional golf caddies, showcasing their backgrounds, experiences, and personal stories for golf fans and readers.
• Tournament Caddie Pairings Coverage Coverage listing player/caddie pairings for professional golf tournaments including the PGA Tour, Masters, and other marquee events.
• The Shop (TCN Branded Merchandise) E-commerce store selling The Caddie Network branded apparel and accessories (such as hoodies) through BreakingT.com, targeting golf fans and brand enthusiasts.
• TCN Weekly Newsletter Subscription Email newsletter providing weekly updates on TCN news and golf content from the caddie perspective for subscribed golf fans.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Omaha ProductionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2026Partnership to bring caddie stories to life in digital media, YouTube, events, commerce, documentaries and broadcast television. Omaha Productions is a media company that will help distribute The Caddie Network's unique caddie perspective content.
• CAAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2026Partnership to bring caddie stories to life in digital media, YouTube, events, commerce, documentaries and broadcast television. CAA represents TCN in media and entertainment distribution.
• Tour CaddiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 March 2026Formalized exclusive license with Tour Caddies to access expertise from caddies, who are considered the game's greatest untapped source in golf. This partnership provides exclusive content from 275 Tour caddies inside the ropes every week.
• Content Creators and InfluencersminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 9 March 2026Partnership with other creators and influencers to bring interesting and insightful stories on and off the course, expanding the reach of caddie culture content.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bleacher Report: Major digital sports media brand producing video, social, and written content across multiple sports. Operates at much larger scale than TCN in the same general category of digitally distributed sports content and audience monetization.
• Barstool Sports: Large digital sports media portfolio covering multiple sports with personality-driven content, video, and commerce. Broader incumbent in the same digital sports media category but with significantly greater scale and diversification.
• Golf Digest: Established golf media brand with editorial, video, and instructional content across digital and print. Represents the incumbent golf media category TCN is attempting to disrupt with a caddie-centric content angle.

Direct peers

• Whistle Sports: Sports digital media company built around athlete and creator-driven video content distributed across social platforms. Directly comparable model to TCN's caddie-creator video strategy and social-led distribution approach.
• The Athletic: Subscription sports journalism platform with deep vertical coverage and a newsletter-led content model. Comparable to TCN in monetizing differentiated, insider-perspective sports content via direct subscription and brand partnerships.
• Morning Read: Long-running daily golf news brand distributed digitally and via newsletter. Comparable as a golf-vertical digital media property monetizing insider and tournament content.
• No Laying Up: Subscription-based golf lifestyle and media brand producing podcasts, video, and apparel for engaged golf fans. Most directly comparable peer to TCN — same golf-vertical digital media model with a strong personality-driven content layer and commerce monetization.
• Front Office Sports: Digital sports media brand producing newsletters, podcasts, and editorial content with a strong business-of-sports angle. Comparable business model to TCN's newsletter-anchored, digitally distributed sports content platform.
• The Players' Tribune: Athlete-first storytelling media platform that built a content brand around first-person sports perspectives. TCN applies the same athlete-adjacent insider storytelling concept specifically to caddies, making it a strong structural analogue.
• Skratch: Golf lifestyle media brand producing video, social, and editorial content targeting fun-focused, newer golfers. Closely mirrors TCN's "next-generation golfer" segment and creator-driven approach to the sport.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/caddienetwork
• Xx.com/CaddieNetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-caddie-network

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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