New York, 26th of July - ScorePlay, the AI-powered media asset manager, announces that it has closed its second round of investment, taking its pre-seed round to over €1M.
As well as further support from previous investors Kima Ventures (France's most influential early stage VC), Nicolas Julia (CEO of Sorare), David Apple (ex-Notion and Typeform), Omar da Fonseca (Ex-player / BeIN), ScorePlay are thrilled to announce business angel, World Cup champion and current player, Mario Götze, and German VC another.vc as the latest investors.
Besides having an extremely successful career with periods at Borussia Dortmund, Bayern München, PSV Eindhoven and now Eintracht Frankfurt, Götze has become a business angel with an eye for investment opportunities. He has now added ScorePlay to the list alongside other start-ups he already invested in.
As an athlete, Mario has always been conscious of the need to diversify outside of his playing career and foster a personal brand that can be attractive to potential endorsements and opportunities. He saw the pain points ScorePlay was fixing and could immediately relate.
"First time we met Mario, we knew it would be a great match. He immediately recognised the problems we are solving and understood how we fit into the market. We’re really happy to be able to work with him and excited about what we can do together." Victorien Tixier, CEO at ScorePlay
German and global expansion
After signing our first German client with 1. FC Köln, to add to our Swiss clients Team BDS (esports) and E-Bike World Tour, we closed an investment from another.vc in Germany to help expand our German market. As well as looking to hire a new country manager for the DACH region, we will be concentrating more of our efforts on signing some of the most innovative sports organisations in world football.
We haven’t just been working hard on our investment round, we’ve also been signing new sports organisations all around the world. From football, to golf, rugby, American football and baseball.
About ScorePlay
ScorePlay is your best-in-class media solution that provides an automated architecture to centralise, distribute, and classify your digital assets, whether photos, videos, or live broadcasts. We are transforming sports organizations, automating their creative processes and growing their brands and unlocking new revenue. We are the bridge to the future of sports storytelling, from content capture to fan consumption. Automate. Grow. Unlock.
Credits
Photo credit: Mario Götze
