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Sports Tech · Pre-seed

Community-owned local sports streaming.

Founded
2025
Location
Portland, OR
Submitted
Mar 20, 2026
Ask
$800K pre-seed at $4M post.
AI-generated memo

The read

Interesting mission-aligned concept in a real market gap, but submission is early and thin on operational detail. Mechanism design is novel but unproven.

Team

Solo first-time founder with adjacent domain experience. The TV production background is relevant; the absence of a technical co-founder for a streaming product is a concern.

Creativity

The community-ownership mechanism applied to local sports is genuinely novel and mission-aligned with reclaiming community infrastructure.

Viability

Too little data to assess. 340 subscribers at an undisclosed price with an undisclosed cost structure.

Strengths
  • Real market gap as RSNs shut down
  • Mission resonates with community-funding zeitgeist
  • Founder has domain proximity
Weaknesses
  • Solo founder without technical co-founder
  • Revenue and cost data absent
  • Legal structure of 'community ownership' not explained
Open questions
  • ?What is the actual revenue per subscriber and per school?
  • ?How is the 'community ownership' legally structured?
  • ?Who is building the streaming technology?
  • ?Is there a technical co-founder search underway?
Score breakdown

Six dimensions

Each category is weighted, scored 1–5, and annotated. Totals round to the final AI score.

Rationale

An intriguing concept with a real market thesis, but the submission leaves too many foundational questions unanswered to score above 3. The mission and creativity of the mechanism keep this out of a 2; the team composition and data gaps keep it out of a 4.

2
Team
25% weight
contribution 0.50

Solo non-technical founder is a structural concern for a streaming product.

4
Creativity
20% weight
contribution 0.80

Community-ownership mechanism is genuinely novel.

3
Market
20% weight
contribution 0.60

Real gap; addressable size unclear.

2
Viability
20% weight
contribution 0.40

Insufficient data to assess unit economics.

3
Traction
10% weight
contribution 0.30

Early pilot signal exists but absolute numbers small.

2
Clarity
5% weight
contribution 0.10

Four critical fields missing from submission.

Evidence used
  • Self-reported subscriber count
  • Public filings on RSN shutdowns
Missing information
  • Revenue per subscriber and per school
  • Legal structure of community ownership
  • Technical team plans
  • Cost breakdown
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Submission detail

Problem

Local high school and minor-league sports have collapsed coverage as regional sports networks shut down.

Solution

Community-funded streaming cooperative for local sports. Subscribers own equity-like participation in their local team's coverage.

Market size

Claimed $6B local sports rights market; unclear how much is addressable.

Business model

Subscription + community ownership mechanism.

Traction

Pilot with 2 high schools in Oregon. 340 paying subscribers. No revenue data provided.

Ask

$800K pre-seed at $4M post.

Founders
Jordan Blake
Founder

Former local TV sports producer. First-time founder.

Audit

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  1. Mar 20, 2026 · 11:00
    Submission received
    by System
  2. Mar 20, 2026 · 11:01
    Pitch parsed · 72% complete, 4 fields missing
    by Parser
  3. Mar 20, 2026 · 11:02
    Score assigned · AI score: 3 · confidence 48%
    by AI Analyst