Alexander Bente, Jeremy Pressman and Michael Redd - ADvantage Sports Fund

In this episode, Alexandra Daly is joined by Alex Bente, Jeremy
Pressman and Michael Redd, the team behind the exciting ADvantage
Sports Fund, a joint venture between leAD Sports and OurCrowd.
They provide unique insights into the fast growing sports tech
market, which is expected to triple in the next 5 years, and
where they see the greatest opportunities to invest, including
e-sports, at home fitness, next-gen fan engagement/experience and
tracking & analytics. 





Alexander Bente is Co-founder of the ADvantage
Sports Fund. Prior to this he co-founded the leAD sports
accelerator in 2016. He is the great-grandson of Adi Dassler, the
founder of Adidas, which has become one of the most valuable and
highly regarded sports brands in the world. Continuing the family
tradition, Alex is passionate about sports entrepreneurship and
the opportunities to invest in category changing companies
through the ADvatnage fund. Through the success of the fund, Alex
aims not only to revitalize his great grandfather’s legacy, but
to establish a lasting legacy of his own.


Alex holds a Master’s degree in Accounting and Finance from the
University of St. Gallen, one of the leading business schools in
Europe, and gained venture experience during his graduate studies
and thereafter while co-founding multiple companies to preserve
his great grandfather’s legacy (including a Multi Family Office,
Multi Asset Fund, Athlete Management and Advisory Concept,
Hollywood movie concept etc). 





Jeremy Pressman is Partner at the ADvantage
Sports Fund, and also happens to be Israel’s only active venture
capitalist and professional basketball player, a unique
combination for leading a sports tech investment fund. With over
five years in venture, Jeremy has vast experience sourcing and
conducting due diligence on technology deals with a specific
focus on sports - including Replay Technologies (acquired by
Intel ~$180m).


After a successful collegiate career at Yeshiva University,
Jeremy chose to pursue his basketball career in Israel. Jeremy is
a veteran of Israel’s Artzit basketball league having played six
seasons on a number of teams in the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv areas.
Jeremy has connections with professional athletes and teams in a
number of international leagues, including NBA, NFL, Euroleague,
MLS, CBA, and many more.





Michael Redd is Venture Partner at the
ADvantage, and a former professional basketball player and
Olympic gold medallist. Michael has been building, developing and
investing in tech-focused startups since he retired from the NBA
in 2013. After twelve seasons as a professional basketball
player, both in the NBA and the US Olympic team in 2008, Michael
has continued a strong drive toward excellence in his focus on
ventures off the court. Michael is also involved in SnapChat’s
Yellow incubator as a mentor and investor, and developing his own
venture relationships with his firm 22 Ventures.





leAD is a global sports entrepreneurship and
investment platform inspired by Adi Dassler - one of the most
successful sports entrepreneurs in history and the founding
father of the modern sports industry. Initiated by the
grandchildren of Adi Dassler and a unique group of shareholders,
leAD has assembled a world class network of industry experts,
mentors and executives from the sports tech ecosystem.


Our Crowd is Israel’s most active VC with over
$1bn of committed funds worldwide. Their global network consists
of 30k members across 183 countries. Since 2013, they have
successfully made 34 exits – including freeD Technologies (acq.
Intel), Invertex (acq. Nike), Jump (acq. Uber).