Pitch Athletes Show
Season 1 — Coming SoonStartups pitch.
Athletes make the call.
Real startups. Real athlete investors. Real investment opportunities.
The Format
Three startups.
Three athletes.
One show.
Pregame
Meet the startups and athlete investors. Bizball Cards and Pitch Scores provide the scouting report.
The Pitch
Founders make their case. The Pitch Clock is running.
The Huddle
Athletes question the founder, challenge assumptions and dig into the investment opportunity.
The Call
Athletes decide whether they want in — and how much they're prepared to invest.
Postgame
See where the money went, who invested and which companies made it into athlete collections.
Mechanics
This isn't your typical pitch.
Pitch Clock
Every founder is on the clock.
Clock Violation
Zero means zero.
Timeout
Athletes can stop the clock when they need clarification.
Flag on the Play
An athlete sees something questionable? They throw a literal yellow penalty flag, explain the challenge, and the founder gets to respond.
Money on the Board
Put your money on the board.
Athletes decide whether they want in and how much they're willing to invest. They can invest together. They can compete for allocation. One athlete can try to take the whole thing.
The founder decides which offers to accept.
Hypothetical scenario
Bizball Cards
Interest is easy.
Investing gets the card.
Every startup has a Bizball Card. Athletes can pass, or ask Pitch Athletes to hold the card while they consider the opportunity. But they don't get to add it to their collection simply because they like the company.
Invest in the company. Earn the card.
You can't buy your way onto the Show
Earn your airtime.
Pitch Athletes Show appearances are exclusively available to startups participating in the Pitch Athletes Summit. But paying for Summit participation does not buy a Show appearance. Show opportunities are earned through Preseason performance.
Qualify
Commit
Preseason
Get the Call
Paying gets you into Pitch Athletes. Performance can get you on the Show.
You don't have to wait for the Summit to get in the game.
Preseason begins before Season 1. Qualified, committed startups can begin getting in front of athletes before the Summit — and strong Preseason performances can earn consideration for Pitch Athletes Show.
Season 1 is forming now.
Athletes
Meet qualified founders and put your judgment — and potentially your capital — to work.