Vetted Sports

What Vetted Sports does

Vetted Sports, operating as Vetted Sports Ventures LLC and headquartered in Miami, Florida, is a private, invite-only membership network serving sports-focused investors, dealmakers, and operators. The company curates a compact member base drawn from family offices with sports exposure, venture capital and angel investors writing checks into sports companies, team owners, sports bankers, and M&A advisors. Members access a stack of benefits including invite-only in-person private dinners and fireside conversations held in rotating cities (currently US-focused), monthly virtual roundtables with notable investors and operators, a private member directory for warm introductions, and curated deal flow and sourcing opportunities. The company's core proposition is that the highest-quality sports investment opportunities are surfaced through small, trusted rooms rather than open communities, and that the increasing flow of capital into sports has made trust and access the primary currency of the market.

The product is not built on a proprietary technology platform; it is an information and networking service operated manually by a small team. Distribution runs through an application-only intake funnel hosted on Typeform, with each application individually reviewed and a 15-minute introductory call required for qualification. Virtual programming and the member directory are globally accessible, while physical events are concentrated in the US with international chapters planned. Revenue is generated exclusively through annual membership fees billed via Stripe, with pricing undisclosed publicly and shared only upon approval; membership is non-refundable outside the discretion of the company, and there is no free trial or freemium tier. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding, operates with 1-10 employees, and integrates only commodity tooling (Stripe for billing, Typeform for intake, Google Analytics for traffic analysis), with no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, patents, certifications, or external partnerships.

Name

Vetted Sports

Legal name

Vetted Sports Ventures LLC

Website

https://vettedsports.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vetted Sports is a private, invite-only membership network for sports-focused investors, dealmakers, and operators, offering curated in-person events, virtual roundtables, a private member directory, and deal flow access on an annual subscription basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Investment Membership Services

NAICS

Spectator Sports (7112), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Compliance, Governance & Integrity Services (Safeguarding, Anti-Doping, Match Integrity) (MPAKAKAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Licensing, Merchandising & Co-Branded Products (Sponsored Merchandise, Collabs) (MPAKALAE)

Keywords

• Private membership network
• Sports investment community
• Deal flow sourcing
• Investor dealmaking networking
• Sports capital introductions

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Fees: Vetted Sports generates revenue through annual membership fees paid by accepted members. Fees are billed and processed annually through Stripe. Pricing is shared upon approval and not publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vetted Sports is a private, invite-only annual membership network connecting sports-focused investors, dealmakers, owners, and operators. Accepted members gain access to exclusive in-person dinners and fireside conversations in rotating global cities, monthly virtual roundtables, a private member directory for warm introductions, and curated deal flow and introduction opportunities. Revenue is generated solely through annual membership fees billed via Stripe, with pricing disclosed only upon approval and the entire community operated manually rather than through proprietary technology infrastructure.

Product overview

Vetted Sports is a private membership network offering a single unified product—a curated community for sports-focused investors, dealmakers, and operators. The core offering comprises exclusive in-person events (private dinners and fireside conversations in rotating global cities), monthly virtual roundtables (digital programming focused on ownership and dealmaking), deal flow and introductions (access to investment opportunities and key dealmakers), and a private member directory. All components are interconnected within the membership, designed to facilitate trusted relationships and dealmaking within the sports investment space.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vetted Sports Membership Annual, invite-only membership network connecting sports-focused investors, dealmakers, owners, and operators. The single unified offering bundles exclusive in-person dinners and fireside conversations in rotating global cities, monthly virtual roundtables, a private member directory for warm introductions, and curated deal flow and introductions; pricing is disclosed only upon approval and is non-refundable except at the sole discretion of Vetted Sports Ventures LLC.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Sourcescrub: Subscription deal sourcing platform for private equity and M&A professionals, providing vetted access to proprietary deal flow and counterparty data. Comparable to Vetted Sports in offering curated, subscription-gated deal flow to professional investors, though operating across industries rather than sports only.
• AngelList: Curated platform connecting startup investors, dealmakers, and operators, with subscription access to deal flow and trusted introductions. Highly comparable to Vetted Sports in business model (gated, recurring membership with deal sourcing), but focused on venture/startup dealmaking rather than sports.
• Crunchbase: Subscription platform providing curated access to private company, investor, and deal flow data. The closest comparable in business model — gated, recurring-fee access to vetted dealmakers and capital data — though operating horizontally rather than exclusively in sports.
• Affinity.co: Relationship intelligence platform helping dealmakers capture, manage, and leverage warm introductions across their networks. Comparable to Vetted Sports in building trusted introductions and network effects among capital allocators, though sold as enterprise SaaS rather than as a curated membership.

Emerging players

• Front Office Sports: Sports business media brand covering ownership, investment, and the business side of sports, with a flagship daily newsletter reaching sports executives and investors. Comparable to Vetted Sports in serving the sports-capital audience but operates as an open media property rather than a gated network.
• Boardroom: Sports business media company producing content and partnerships at the intersection of sports, business, and culture. Targets a similar audience of investors, executives, and operators in sports and is comparable as a curated sports-business content and brand property, though without a paid membership layer.

Others

• Young Presidents' Organization (YPO): Global membership organization for chief executives and business leaders built around curated peer-to-peer networking, exclusive events, and trusted communities. Comparable in business model — invitation-based, recurring membership fees gated on member quality, with in-person and virtual programming — though broader than sports-specific.

Broad incumbents

• Sportico: Subscription sports business media outlet from Penske that covers the business of sports including deals, ownership, and capital flows. Operates events and a paid membership product targeting the same sports dealmaker and investor audience as Vetted Sports, but as part of a broader media portfolio.
• PitchBook: Industry-standard PE/VC data and research platform owned by Morningstar, with subscription access to deals, investors, and curated industry events. Comparable in serving capital allocators and dealmakers with subscription access to trusted, vetted counterparties, but at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Sports Business Journal: Long-standing flagship trade publication for the sports business industry, hosting major conferences, awards, and networking events for sports executives, owners, and investors. Comparable audience overlap with Vetted Sports but serves a much broader media and event ecosystem rather than a curated dealmaker community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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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