Profluence/PEAK Startup Competition ($10k Cash Prize)
Impactful (but condensed) Newsletter today with Thanksgiving including a Profluence Black Friday Deal and updates.
Early Black Friday Special 🎁
We’re offering 20% off a Profluence yearly membership right now (through Black Friday).
Something else cool we’re doing for members…
Startup Competition ($10,000 Cash Prize)
We’re partnering with PEAK to launch the inaugural Startup World Cup (and Profluence is hosting the Americas qualifier).
This is your chance to pitch in front of our expert judges, top investors, and battle it out for $10,000+ cash prize, plus other prizes.
Profluence Americas Qualifier:
Format: Virtual pitch competition hosted by Profluence.
Qualifier Prizes: Free Booth + Tickets + Investor/Accelerator Access at PEAK (worth $7,500+) - more details below.
When: Thursday, December 11th (12noon EST).
Pitch Format: 3-minute quickfire pitch + 3-minute Q&A.
Finalists Receive: Booth + free tickets to PEAK 2026 (worth $7,500+), invitation to pitch on stage during the Finals, $10,000+ cash prize for the global winner, runners-up receive booths for PEAK 2027.
Eligibility: Under 5 years old, less than $5M raised, fewer than 25 employees, less than $1M annual revenue
Apply now to join the Profluence Americas Qualifier and earn your spot on the biggest SportsTech stage in the world.
2026 Profluence Events
In 2026, we’re bringing MORE Profluence events to cities across the U.S. with our partners at Citrin Cooperman.
We love bringing the “builders in sports” together through Profluence.
Behind the scenes, we’re working diligently to release 2026 event schedules as early as possible.
*If you’re a service provider or brand and want to bring a Profluence event to your city, reach out. Citrin Cooperman already has a 3x ROI in two months.
📅 Upcoming Profluence Member Events
12/11 - LA event at SoFi Stadium
12/11 - Tampa event at Golfology
12/11 - Startup Pitch Competition w/ PEAK
12/17 - EoY Community Networking
🔗 Members can RSVP for events here
🎙 Podcast
Brooks Wiley - Helped Found Major League Pickleball (MLP) and DUPR
fascinating listen on emerging leagues and sports tech
💬 New Members
Taylor Wrice - DocuLingo
Katie Wellner - Tourney Direct
Barbara Ross - Connextions.pro
Michael Branch - GTM Strategy
Emily Buckley - Exited Operator
Cedar Rihani - Eleven11 Team Sports
Caitlin Glazebrook - Andreessen Horowitz
Ryan M Wellner - Lacrosse Univ. Of Notre Dame
🔗 Connect directly with new members here.
Other Profluence Updates
We’re expanding our team. More announcements coming soon.
In 2026, we plan to expand programming into international markets.
Our media aggregation engine keeps getting better. Soon, you’ll get all your sports business news in real time inside the Profluence app.
All early members are grandfathered in. Pricing for new members will rise in 2026 as the value and programming continue to grow, especially with more free in-person events rolling out.
We’re rolling out more member-only tools inside the app. Templates, resources, vetted lists, benchmarking dashboards, & more.
More live sessions, more workshops, more vetted intros between members (including an AI-matchmaking tool we currently have in beta).
Thanks for being part of this community!
Have a superb Thanksgiving holiday with family & friends.