LeagueApps, a leading youth sports management platform, announced that it has received a significant equity investment from Accel-KKR. This investment will support LeagueApps’ role in providing youth and local sports organizers with the tools, partnerships, and community they need to succeed on and off the field, helping them manage and grow their clubs, tournaments, leagues, camps, and facilities. moves forward.
Launched in 2010, LeagueApps is currently used by thousands of youth and local sports organizations across eight different team sports, as well as programs by many professional leagues and teams. To date, the LeagueApps platform has helped youth sports organizations manage millions of events, process billions of dollars in sports programming, and engage millions of players, parents, and coaches. We have helped to support.
In conjunction with Accel-KKR’s significant equity investment in LeagueApps, private investment firm Arctos Partners, which has a platform dedicated to the sports industry, will also take a minority stake. Since 2020, Arctos has invested in more than 25 professional sports franchises, including the Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Tampa Bay Lightning, as well as mobile sports platforms like SeatGeek.
The company’s existing investors Contour Venture Partners, funds managed by Hamilton Lane, and various sports and business leaders continue their commitment to LeagueApps to support the company’s mission to deliver great sports experiences. Continue. These investors include Julie Foudy (broadcaster, Olympic gold medalist, USWNT World Cup champion), Shane Battier (NBA champion, NCAA champion), and Swin Cash (New Orleans Pelicans basketball operations and team development manager). SVP, NCAA Champion, WNBA Champion, Olympic Gold Medal). Medalist), Dani Jones (11-year NFL veteran, NCAA champion), and Derrick Dockery (10-year NFL veteran).
LeagueApps is committed to continued leadership in the youth sports industry. LeagueApps launched and leads NextUp, a leading industry conference created to provide professional development and networking opportunities for youth sports leaders. He also co-founded and chairs the PLAY Sports Coalition, an industry advocacy platform that has received millions of dollars in federal and federal funding. State funding. Since its founding, LeagueApps has participated in the Aspen Institute’s Project Play initiative, participating in a 63×30 roundtable of leading organizations focused on increasing U.S. youth sports participation to 63% by 2030. I am committed to participating.
LeagueApps will continue to leverage its success to strengthen its ability to increase access and improve the quality of youth sports experiences. And LeagueApps’ impact initiative FundPlay has now officially grown into a public charity, the FundPlay Foundation (501c3), a sports-based youth organization doing great work in underserved communities. We provide technology, resources, and professional development to support growing organizations. More than 200 youth sports organizations have been granted free perpetual licenses for LeagueApps software, resulting in more than 275,000 youth sports opportunities in underserved communities. The foundation has set a goal of enabling an additional 500,000 unique sports experiences over the next three years.
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“We are excited to partner with Accel-KKR to further our mission of creating great sports experiences for everyone.The youth sports industry is evolving, and LeagueApps We strive to bring more solutions, technology and data to the sports community, and our partnership with Accel-KKR gives us the capacity and resources to strengthen our ability to serve organizations at the heart of the youth sports experience. .”
– Brian Litvak, LeagueApps CEO and Co-Founder
“We want to further build on the strength of our products and technology and will use this investment to expand our capabilities across more aspects of youth sports management and expand our capabilities through our web and mobile technology. ” partnership to further impact the experience of coaches, parents, and participants. We chose to partner with Accel-KKR because of their track record of supporting the growth of market-leading software companies and their portfolio of over 60 software companies that are similarly focused on innovation and success. Because we are prepared. Accel-KKR is a perfect fit for our values-driven culture and shares our belief in our mission to impact the world through sport. ”
– Jeremy Goldberg, President and Co-Founder of LeagueApps
“We are excited about LeagueApps’ important role in the rapidly evolving world of youth sports and how we can integrate technology to help organizations scale, simplify, and build community to reach more youth athletes and families. We are thrilled to support their important mission to bring the benefits of sport to children and communities around the world.”
-Dean Jacobson, Managing Director, Accel-KKR
“I have experienced the value that LeagueApps provides through technology in my own organization, Julie Foudy and espnW Sports Leadership Academy, and across the industry through NextUp, FundPlay, and their strategic partnerships. There are many opportunities to make youth sports better for everyone, and I look forward to continuing my involvement with LeagueApps and others who share our commitment to improving the industry through innovation and community. I’m looking forward to engaging with people.”
-Julie Foudy, former captain of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and founder of the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy
