# OpenSponsorship: Marketing & advertising, New York, United States

> OpenSponsorship: OpenSponsorship is a New York-based digital marketplace that connects corporate brands with professional athlete influencers, sports teams...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/opensponsorship (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# OpenSponsorship

OpenSponsorship is a New York-based digital marketplace that connects corporate brands with professional athlete influencers, sports teams, leagues, and events for sponsorship and

Funding reported Last round: Undisclosed round

Marketing & advertising New York, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2015 11 years old
- **Team:** 23 11 to 50 people
- **Funding reported:** $5.2M in dollars
- **Last round:** Undisclosed round Apr 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for OpenSponsorship has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About OpenSponsorship

OpenSponsorship is a New York-based digital marketplace that connects corporate brands with professional athlete influencers, sports teams, leagues, and events for sponsorship and

influencer marketing campaigns. Founded in 2014, the company operates the world’s largest marketplace for sports sponsorship, featuring a network of over 6,000 professional athletes across 50 countries and 160 sports. The platform offers a full-service, AI-powered solution that manages the entire sponsorship process. It includes features like AI-based matching to connect brands with athletes, end-to-end deal management, and real-time ROI tracking. OpenSponsorship also allows athletes and rights holders to create free profiles to showcase their partnership packages. The company serves a diverse clientele, including Fortune 500 companies and startups, focusing on making sports marketing accessible and data-driven for brands of all sizes.

## What company datasets say OpenSponsorship raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$5.2M** in dollars

Rounds **5**

Last round **Undisclosed round**

Last round date **Apr 2022**

Investors listed **16**

## Founders and team

From OpenSponsorship's own website: 1 founder, 9 on the team.

**Ron Nesbitt** Co-founder

- **Ishveen Jolly** CEO
- **Bianca Törnecrantz** Account Manager
- **Helen Chimbos** Account Manager
- **John-Louis Judges** Finance Manager
- **Kayla Dolan** Account Manager
- **Kelly Stultz** Director of Accounts
- **Matt Rota** Senior Software Developer
- **Sam Faber** Account Manager
- **Staley Gibson** Account Manager

## On 4 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Oxford Angel Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxford-angel-fund)
- [Rosecliff Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rosecliff)
- [Serena Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serena-ventures)
- [Oxonian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oxonian-ventures)

Each firm lists OpenSponsorship on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

consumers marketing services enterprises sales and marketing information technology & services enterprise software information technology saas advertising services tech brand marketing software sport sales & marketing influencer marketing

Built with from their website

Linkedin Sign-in HubSpot Sales Hub Google Tag Manager PWA Google Ads Google Workspace CloudFlare Viewport Meta LinkedIn Ads Emotion

+8 more

Element UI Hubspot webpack Facebook SDK Amazon S3 X (Twitter) Google Meet CloudFlare CDN

- **Sector:** Marketing & advertising
- **Industry code:** NAICS 541810, SIC 7311
- **Region:** New York
- **Revenue:** $5.6M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/opensponsorship)

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