Colosseum Sport

What Colosseum Sport does

Colosseum Sport is a privately-held sports innovation group founded in 2018 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, that operates a four-pillar platform connecting the global sports technology ecosystem. Its four products are: (1) Sports Tech Nation, a flagship international summit series hosted annually across multiple cities including Munich, Tel Aviv, Rio de Janeiro, Dublin, Dubai, and Indiana; (2) Global Sports Tech Net (GSTN), a year-round membership platform connecting startups, clubs, brands, investors, and federations; (3) the Wingate Course, a cohort-based sports tech management program developed in partnership with Israel's Wingate Institute; and (4) a library of free industry whitepapers and ecosystem reports. The platform has cumulatively engaged 6,000+ industry leaders, 1,200+ educational program alumni, and 600+ startups across 40+ countries, with regional offices in Tel Aviv, Munich, Rio de Janeiro, and Dublin.

The underlying technology is a non-proprietary platform ecosystem combining events management, community networking, and educational delivery; no specific technology stack, AI/ML capabilities, or data assets are disclosed. The company does not develop hardware, software-as-a-service products, or APIs, and operates without disclosed patents, integrations, or developer-facing tooling. Its value creation is organizational and relational rather than technological: aggregating fragmented supply and demand in the sports innovation market and providing structured access points that startups, clubs, brands, investors, and federations could not easily replicate individually.

Colosseum Sport generates revenue through three primary streams: event fees from Sports Tech Nation summits (registrations, sponsorships, exhibition fees across multiple annual editions), recurring membership subscriptions to GSTN, and tuition from the cohort-based Wingate Course. Pricing is opaque and quote-based, with no published tiers; engagement is initiated via a website contact form routing inquiries into partnership, speaking, startup featuring, sponsorship, or press categories. The company is founder-led by Oren Simanian, operates with 11-50 employees distributed across four cities, has not disclosed external funding, and runs as a profitable or self-funded private business serving five primary customer segments: sports tech startups, sports brands and corporations, sports clubs and federations, sports professionals, and investors.

Name

Colosseum Sport

Legal name

Colosseum Sport

Website

https://colosseumsport.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Colosseum Sport is a Tel Aviv-headquartered sports innovation group operating a four-pillar platform, events (Sports Tech Nation), community (GSTN), education (Wingate Course), and industry reports, that connects startups, clubs, brands, investors, and federations across 40+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Technology Events and Community Services

NAICS

Other Spectator Sports (711219)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Sports tech events
• Sports innovation platform
• Sports industry summits
• Sports business community
• Sports tech education

Headquarters

HQ city

Tel Aviv

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Event Fees: Revenue from Sports Tech Nation summit registrations, sponsorships, and exhibition fees from multiple annual editions across different cities (Munich, Tel Aviv, and others).
2. Membership Subscriptions: Year-round membership fees for Global Sports Tech Net (GSTN) platform access, providing ongoing connection services to sports tech ecosystem participants.
3. Educational Programs: Revenue from the Wingate Course, the first sports tech management program, developed with the Wingate Institute, delivered as cohort-based programming in Israel.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Colosseum Sport is a sports innovation group that operates across four interconnected pillars: (1) Sports Tech Nation, a flagship international summit series held annually across multiple cities including Munich and Tel Aviv; (2) Global Sports Tech Net (GSTN), a year-round membership platform connecting startups, clubs, brands, investors, and federations; (3) Wingate Course, the first sports tech management program in the world developed with the Wingate Institute; and (4) Industry Reports, a library of whitepapers analyzing sports technology trends.

Product overview

Colosseum Sport operates as a multi-product platform ecosystem under four interconnected pillars: (1) Sports Tech Nation — flagship international summit series; (2) Global Sports Tech Net (GSTN) — year-round membership network connecting startups, clubs, brands, investors and federations; (3) Wingate Course — the world's first sports tech management program developed with the Wingate Institute; and (4) Industry Reports — a library of whitepapers and ecosystem analysis reports. The platform has engaged over 12,000 attendees worldwide, connecting 6,000+ industry leaders, 1,200+ educational program alumni, 600+ sports tech startups, and representing 40+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sports Tech Nation: Flagship international summit series for the global sports tech community, held annually in Munich and Tel Aviv
• Global Sports Tech Net
• Wingate Course

Products and services

• Sports Tech Nation Flagship international summit series for the global sports tech community, serving sports clubs, federations, brands, startups, and investors through annual editions across multiple host cities.
• Global Sports Tech Net (GSTN) Year-round membership platform connecting startups, clubs, brands, investors, and federations for continuous sports innovation engagement between events.
• Wingate Course The world's first sports tech management program, developed with the Wingate Institute in Israel, blending academic rigor with industry engagement in a cohort-based format for sports professionals.
• Industry Reports Growing library of whitepapers and ecosystem reports analyzing technologies, markets, and trends shaping the future of sport, available as free downloads for industry stakeholders.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Wingate InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Israel's Wingate Institute to develop and deliver the Wingate Course - the first sports tech management program in the world. The program blends academic rigor with industry engagement, delivered as cohort-based programming in Israel.
• Sports Tech Nation PartnerscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSummit editions hosted in multiple cities including Munich, Tel Aviv, Rio de Janeiro, Dublin, Dubai, and Indiana. Local host city partners enable event execution across international markets.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• The World Football Summit: World Football Summit is an international conference and networking platform for the football industry with editions across multiple geographies. It is comparable as a multi-city sports industry event operator with similar B2B audience and sponsorship model.
• Front Office Sports: Front Office Sports is a US-based sports business media and events company covering the business of sports including technology, investment, and innovation. It overlaps with Colosseum's content and community positioning but focuses more on US sports business broadly.
• Liga Startup / Startupbootcamp SportsTech: Startupbootcamp (with prior SportsTech programs) is a global accelerator network that has run sports-focused cohorts connecting startups to corporate partners. It overlaps with Colosseum's startup-program pillar and target ecosystem participants.

Direct peers

• Sports Tech World Series: Sports Tech World Series (STWS) is a sports tech events company running international competition and networking formats for sports startups and investors. It competes directly with Sports Tech Nation in the global sports tech summit space.
• SportTechie: SportTechie is a US-based sports technology media and events company covering the sports tech industry with newsletters, events, and a community platform. It competes directly with Colosseum's thought-leadership and community engagement model.
• HYPE Sports Innovation: HYPE Sports Innovation is an Israeli-founded sports tech ecosystem operator that runs accelerator programs, showcases, and events connecting startups, investors, federations, and clubs. It is the closest direct competitor to Colosseum's sports tech innovation platform model.
• SportsTechX: SportsTechX is a European sports tech intelligence and networking platform providing research, a startup directory, deal-flow tools, and community events for the sports tech ecosystem. It overlaps directly with Colosseum's GSTN community and Industry Reports pillars.

Others

• FC Business / FC Bayern Digital Ventures ecosystem: FC Bayern Digital Ventures and adjacent club-led sports innovation programs serve as both partners and quasi-competitors to Colosseum, operating in-house sports tech scouting and venture arms that compete for startup attention. Comparable as adjacent ecosystem players in the global sports tech category.

Broad incumbents

• SportsPro: SportsPro is a global sports industry media and events company that hosts conferences (e.g., SportsPro Live) covering sports business, media rights, and technology. It is a broader incumbent that overlaps with Colosseum's event and content pillars at larger scale.
• Sports Innovation Lab: Sports Innovation Lab is a US-based sports tech consultancy and ecosystem builder providing market research, corporate innovation programs, and startup scouting for major sports brands. It overlaps with Colosseum's research and brand-engagement offerings but operates at a larger consultancy scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgN0j26iIyKC9JgO4_s-hGg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colosseumsport
• Instagraminstagram.com/colosseum.sport

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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